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| Short name | Long name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| clt | Total Cloud Fraction | % |
| hfls | Surface Upward Latent Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| hfss | Surface Upward Sensible Heat Flux | W m-2 |
| huss | Near-Surface Specific Humidity | 1 |
| pr | Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prc | Convective Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| prsn | Solid Precipitation | kg m-2 s-1 |
| psl | Sea Level Pressure | Pa |
| rhs | Near-Surface Relative Humidity | % |
| rhsmax | Surface Daily Maximum Relative Humidity | % |
| rhsmin | Surface Daily Minimum Relative Humidity | % |
| rlds | Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlus | Surface Upwelling Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rlut | TOA Outgoing Longwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsds | Surface Downwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| rsus | Surface Upwelling Shortwave Radiation | W m-2 |
| sfcWind | Daily-Mean Near-Surface Wind Speed | m s-1 |
| sfcWindmax | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Wind Speed | m s-1 |
| tas | Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| tasmax | Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| tasmin | Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature | K |
| uas | Eastward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
| vas | Northward Near-Surface Wind | m s-1 |
