| CLM short name |
CLM long_name |
CLM units |
1d output |
Levels |
Spatial validity |
| BTRAN | transpiration beta factor (soil moisture limitation) | unitless | pft | 1 | lakes excluded |
| ELAI | exposed one-sided leaf area index | m2/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| ERRH2O | total water conservation error | mm | column | 1 | global |
| ERRSEB | surface energy conservation error | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| ERRSOI | soil/lake energy conservation error | W/m2 | column | 1 | global |
| ERRSOL | solar radiation conservation error | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| ESAI | exposed one-sided stem area index | m2/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FCEV | evaporation of canopy-intercepted water | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FCTR | canopy transpiration | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FGEV | ground evaporation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FGR | heat flux into snow/soil (includes snow melt) | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FIRA | net infrared (longwave) radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FIRE | emitted infrared (longwave) radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FLDS | incident longwave radiation | W/m2 | gridcell | 1 | global |
| FPSN | photosynthesis | unitless | pft | 1 | global |
| FSA | absorbed solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDSNDLN | direct near-infrared incident solar radiation at local noon | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDSND | direct near-infrared incident solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDSNI | diffuse near-infrared incident solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDS | incident solar radiation | W/m2 | gridcell | 1 | global |
| FSDSVDLN | direct visible incident solar radiation at local noon | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDSVD | direct visible incident solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSDSVI | diffuse visible incident solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSH_G | sensible heat from ground | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSH | sensible heat flux | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSH_V | sensible heat from vegetation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSM | snow melt heat flux | W/m2 | column | 1 | global |
| FSNO | fraction of soil covered by snow | unitless | column | 1 | global |
| FSRNDLN | direct near-infrared reflected solar radiation at local noon | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSRND | direct near-infrared reflected solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSRNI | diffuse near-infrared reflected solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSR | reflected solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSRVDLN | direct visible reflected solar radiation at local noon | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSRVD | direct visible reflected solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| FSRVI | diffuse visible reflected solar radiation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| H2OCAN | water on the canopy | mm | pft | 1 | global |
| H2OSNO | snow depth (liquid water equivalent) | mm | column | 1 | global |
| H2OSOI | volumetric soil water (ratio of water to total soil volume) | mm3/mm3 | column | 10 | lakes excluded |
| Q2M | 2-m specific humidity | kg/kg | pft | 1 | global |
| QBOT | atmospheric specific humidity | kg/kg | gridcell | 1 | global |
| QCHANR | RTM river flow (included if RTM defined) | m3/s | 2-D only | 1 | global |
| QCHOCNR | RTM river discharge into ocean (included if RTM defined) | m3/s | 2-D only | 1 | global |
| QDRAI | sub-surface drainage | mm/s | column | 1 | global |
| QDRIP | throughfall | mm/s | pft | 1 | global |
| QINFL | water infiltration in soil | mm/s | column | 1 | global |
| QINTR | canopy interception of precipitation | mm/s | pft | 1 | global |
| QMELT | snow melt | mm/s | column | 1 | global |
| QOVER | surface runoff | mm/s | column | 1 | global |
| QRGWL | surface runoff at glaciers, wetlands, and lakes | mm/s | column | 1 | global |
| QSOIL | ground evaporation | mm/s | pft | 1 | global |
| QVEGE | evaporation of canopy-intercepted water | mm/s | pft | 1 | global |
| QVEGT | canopy transpiration | mm/s | pft | 1 | global |
| RAIN | rain | mm/s | gridcell | 1 | global |
| RSSHA | shaded leaf stomatal resistance (minimum over time interval) | s/m | pft | 1 | lakes excluded |
| RSSUN | sunlit leaf stomatal resistance (minimum over time interval) | s/m | pft | 1 | lakes excluded |
| SABG | solar radiation absorbed by ground | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| SABV | solar radiation absorbed by vegetation | W/m2 | pft | 1 | global |
| SNOWAGE | snow age | unitless | column | 1 | global |
| SNOWDP | snow height | m | column | 1 | global |
| SNOWICE | snow ice | kg/m2 | column | 1 | lakes excluded |
| SNOWLIQ | snow liquid water | kg/m2 | column | 1 | lakes excluded |
| SNOW | snow | mm/s | gridcell | 1 | global |
| SOILICE | soil ice | kg/m2 | column | 10 | lakes excluded |
| SOILLIQ | soil liquid water | kg/m2 | column | 10 | lakes excluded |
| TAUX | zonal surface stress | kg/m/s2 | pft | 1 | global |
| TAUY | meridional surface stress | kg/m/s2 | pft | 1 | global |
| TBOT | atmospheric air temperature | K | gridcell | 1 | global |
| TG | ground temperature | K | column | 1 | global |
| THBOT | atmospheric air potential temperature | K | gridcell | 1 | global |
| TLAKE | lake temperature | K | column | 10 | only lakes included |
| TREFMNAV | daily minimum of hourly-averaged 2-m temperature | K | pft | 1 | global |
| TREFMXAV | daily maximum of hourly-averaged 2-m temperature | K | pft | 1 | global |
| TSA | 2-m air temperature | K | pft | 1 | global |
| TSNOW | snow temperature | K | column | 1 | lakes excluded |
| TSOI | soil temperature | K | column | 10 | lakes excluded |
| TV | vegetation temperature | K | pft | 1 | global |
| WIND | atmospheric wind velocity magnitude | m/s | gridcell | 1 | global |
| ZBOT | atmospheric reference height | m | gridcell | 1 | global |