Index of primary variables and parameters

This index defines many (but not all) of the symbols used frequently in the ice model code. Values appearing in this list are fixed or recommended; most namelist parameters are indicated ( \(\bullet\)) with their default values. All quantities in the code are expressed in MKS units (temperatures may take either Celsius or Kelvin units). Deprecated parameters are listed at the end.

Namelist variables are partly included here, but they are fully documented in section Tables of Namelist Options.

Alphabetical Index of Icepack Variables and Parameters

A

a_rapid_mode

\(\bullet\) brine channel diameter

afsd(n)

floe size distribution (in category n)

ahmax

\(\bullet\) thickness above which ice albedo is constant

0.3m

aice_init

concentration of ice at beginning of timestep

aice0

fractional open water area

aice(n)

total concentration of ice in grid cell (in category n)

albedo_type

\(\bullet\) type of albedo parameterization (‘default’ or ‘constant’)

albice

bare ice albedo

albicei

\(\bullet\) near infrared ice albedo for thicker ice

albicev

\(\bullet\) visible ice albedo for thicker ice

albocn

ocean albedo

0.06

albpnd

melt pond albedo

albsno

snow albedo

albsnowi

\(\bullet\) near infrared, cold snow albedo

albsnowv

\(\bullet\) visible, cold snow albedo

algalN

algal nitrogen concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

alndf

albedo: near IR, diffuse

alndr

albedo: near IR, direct

alvdf

albedo: visible, diffuse

alvdr

albedo: visible, direct

alndf_ai

grid-box-mean value of alndf

alndr_ai

grid-box-mean value of alndr

alvdf_ai

grid-box-mean value of alvdf

alvdr_ai

grid-box-mean value of alvdr

amm

ammonia/um concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

aparticn

participation function

apeff_ai

grid-cell-mean effective pond fraction

apondn

area concentration of melt ponds

araftn

area fraction of rafted ice

ardgn

fractional area of ridged ice

argcheck

optional argument setting

first

aspect_rapid_mode

\(\bullet\) brine convection aspect ratio

1

astar

e-folding scale for participation function

0.05

atmiter_conv

\(\bullet\) convergence criteria for ustar

0.0

atm_data_format

\(\bullet\) format of atmospheric forcing files

atm_data_type

\(\bullet\) type of atmospheric forcing

atmbndy

\(\bullet\) atmo boundary layer parameterization (‘similarity’,‘constant’ or ‘mixed’)

awtidf

weighting factor for near-ir, diffuse albedo

0.36218

awtidr

weighting factor for near-ir, direct albedo

0.00182

awtvdf

weighting factor for visible, diffuse albedo

0.63282

awtvdr

weighting factor for visible, direct albedo

0.00318

B

bgc_data_type

\(\bullet\) forcing type for biogeochemistry

bgc_flux_type

\(\bullet\) ice-ocean flux velocity type

bgc_tracer_type

tracer_type for bgc tracers

bgrid

nondimensional vertical grid points for bio grid

bignum

a large number

\(10^{30}\)

bphi

porosity of ice layers on bio grid

bTiz

temperature of ice layers on bio grid

C

calc_dragio

\(\bullet\) if true, calculate dragio from iceruf_ocn and thickness_ocn_layer1

F

calc_strair

\(\bullet\) if true, calculate wind stress

T

calc_Tsfc

\(\bullet\) if true, calculate surface temperature

T

Cdn_atm

atmospheric drag coefficient

Cdn_ocn

ocean drag coefficient

Cf

\(\bullet\) ratio of ridging work to PE change in ridging

cgrid

vertical grid points for ice grid (compare bgrid)

char_len

length of character variable strings

80

char_len_long

length of longer character variable strings

256

check_step

time step on which to begin writing debugging data

cldf

cloud fraction

cm_to_m

cm to meters conversion

0.01

coldice

value for constant albedo parameterization

0.70

coldsnow

value for constant albedo parameterization

0.81

conduct

\(\bullet\) conductivity parameterization

congel

basal ice growth

m

conserv_check

if true, check conservation

coszen

cosine of the zenith angle

Cp

proportionality constant for potential energy

kg/m\(^2\)/s\(^2\)

cp_air

specific heat of air

1005.0 J/kg/K

cp_ice

specific heat of fresh ice

  1. J/kg/K

cp_ocn

specific heat of sea water

  1. J/kg/K

cp_wv

specific heat of water vapor

1.81x\(10^3\) J/kg/K

cp063

diffuse fresnel reflectivity (above)

0.063

cp455

diffuse fresnel reflectivity (below)

0.455

cpl_frazil

\(\bullet\) type of frazil ice coupling

Cs

fraction of shear energy contributing to ridging

0.25

Cstar

constant in Hibler ice strength formula

D

d_afsd_[proc]

change in FSD due to processes

daice_da

data assimilation concentration increment rate

daidtd

ice area tendency due to dynamics/transport

1/s

daidtt

ice area tendency due to thermodynamics

1/s

dalb_mlt

[see icepack_shortwave.F90]

-0.075

dalb_mlti

[see icepack_shortwave.F90]

-0.100

dalb_mltv

[see icepack_shortwave.F90]

-0.150

darcy_V

Darcy velocity used for brine height tracer

dardg1(n)dt

rate of fractional area loss by ridging ice (category n)

1/s

dardg2(n)dt

rate of fractional area gain by new ridges (category n)

1/s

daymo

number of days in one month

daycal

day number at end of month

days_per_year

\(\bullet\) number of days in one year

365

dbl_kind

definition of double precision

selected_real_kind(13)

dbug

\(\bullet\) write extra diagnostics

.false.

depressT

ratio of freezing temperature to salinity of brine

0.054 deg/ppt

dhbr_bt

change in brine height at the bottom of the column

dhbr_top

change in brine height at the top of the column

dhsn

depth difference for snow on sea ice and pond ice

diag_file

\(\bullet\) diagnostic output file (alternative to standard out)

diagfreq

\(\bullet\) how often diagnostic output is written (10 = once per 10 dt)

divu

strain rate I component, velocity divergence

1/s

divu_adv

divergence associated with advection

1/s

dms

dimethyl sulfide concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

dmsp

dimethyl sulfoniopropionate concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

dpscale

\(\bullet\) scaling factor for flushing in permeable ice (ktherm=1)

\(1\times 10^{-3}\)

dragio

drag coefficient for water on ice

0.00536

dSdt_slow_mode

\(\bullet\) drainage strength parameter

dsnow

change in snow thickness

m

dt

\(\bullet\) thermodynamics time step

  1. s

dt_dyn

dynamics/ridging/transport time step

dT_mlt

\(\bullet\) \(\Delta\) temperature per \(\Delta\) snow grain radius

  1. deg

dumpfreq

\(\bullet\) dump frequency for restarts, y, m or d

dumpfreq_n

\(\bullet\) restart output frequency

dvidtd

ice volume tendency due to dynamics/transport

m/s

dvidtt

ice volume tendency due to thermodynamics

m/s

dvirdg(n)dt

ice volume ridging rate (category n)

m/s

dwavefreq

widths of wave freqency bins

1/s

E

eice(n)

energy of melting of ice per unit area (in category n)

J/m\(^2\)

emissivity

emissivity of snow and ice

0.985

eps13

a small number

10\(^{-13}\)

eps16

a small number

10\(^{-16}\)

esno(n)

energy of melting of snow per unit area (in category n)

J/m\(^2\)

evap

evaporative water flux

kg/m\(^2\)/s

F

faero_atm

aerosol deposition rate

kg/m\(^2\)/s

faero_ocn

aerosol flux to the ocean

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fiso_atm

water isotope deposition rate

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fiso_ocn

water isotope flux to the ocean

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fiso_evap

water isotope evaporation rate

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fbot_xfer_type

\(\bullet\) type of heat transfer coefficient under ice

fcondtop(n)(_f)

conductive heat flux

W/m\(^2\)

ferrmax

max allowed energy flux error (thermodynamics)

1x \(10^{-3}\) W/m\(^2\)

ffracn

fraction of fsurfn used to melt pond ice

fhocn

net heat flux to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fhocn_ai

grid-box-mean net heat flux to ocean (fhocn)

W/m\(^2\)

first_ice

flag for initial ice formation

flat

latent heat flux

W/m\(^2\)

floe_rad_l

lower bounds for FSD size bins (radius)

m

floe_rad_c

centers of FSD size bins (radius)

m

floe_binwidth

width of FSD size bins (radius)

m

floediam

effective floe diameter for lateral melt

  1. m

floeshape

floe shape constant for lateral melt

0.66

flux_bio

all biogeochemistry fluxes passed to ocean

flux_bio_ai

all biogeochemistry fluxes passed to ocean, grid cell mean

flw

incoming longwave radiation

W/m\(^2\)

flwout

outgoing longwave radiation

W/m\(^2\)

formdrag

\(\bullet\) calculate form drag

fpond

fresh water flux to ponds

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fr_resp

bgc respiration fraction

0.05

frain

rainfall rate

kg/m\(^2\)/s

frazil

frazil ice growth

m

fresh

fresh water flux to ocean

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fresh_ai

grid-box-mean fresh water flux (fresh)

kg/m\(^2\)/s

frz_onset

day of year that freezing begins

frzmlt

freezing/melting potential

W/m\(^2\)

frzmlt_init

freezing/melting potential at beginning of time step

W/m\(^2\)

frzmlt_max

maximum magnitude of freezing/melting potential

  1. W/m\(^2\)

frzpnd

\(\bullet\) Stefan refreezing of melt ponds

‘hlid’

fsalt

net salt flux to ocean

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fsalt_ai

grid-box-mean salt flux to ocean (fsalt)

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fsens

sensible heat flux

W/m\(^2\)

fsnow

snowfall rate

kg/m\(^2\)/s

fsnowrdg

snow fraction that survives in ridging

0.5

fsurf(n)(_f)

net surface heat flux excluding fcondtop

W/m\(^2\)

fsw

incoming shortwave radiation

W/m\(^2\)

fswabs

total absorbed shortwave radiation

W/m\(^2\)

fswfac

scaling factor to adjust ice quantities for updated data

fswint

shortwave absorbed in ice interior

W/m\(^2\)

fswpenl

shortwave penetrating through ice layers

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru

shortwave penetrating to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru_vdr

visible direct shortwave penetrating to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru_vdf

visible diffuse shortwave penetrating to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru_idr

near IR direct shortwave penetrating to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru_idf

near IR diffuse shortwave penetrating to ocean

W/m\(^2\)

fswthru_ai

grid-box-mean shortwave penetrating to ocean (fswthru)

W/m\(^2\)

fyear

current data year

fyear_final

last data year

fyear_init

\(\bullet\) initial data year

G

gravit

gravitational acceleration

9.80616 m/s\(^2\)

grow_net

specific biogeochemistry growth rate per grid cell

s \(^{-1}\)

Gstar

piecewise-linear ridging participation function parameter

0.15

H

H2_16O_ocn

concentration of H2_16O isotope in ocean

kg/kg

H2_18O_ocn

concentration of H2_18O isotope in ocean

kg/kg

HDO_ocn

concentration of HDO isotope in ocean

kg/kg

hfrazilmin

minimum thickness of new frazil ice

0.05 m

hi_min

minimum ice thickness for thinnest ice category

m

hi_ssl

ice surface scattering layer thickness

0.05 m

hicen

ice thickness in category n

m

highfreq

\(\bullet\) high-frequency atmo coupling

F

hin_old

ice thickness prior to growth/melt

m

hin_max

category thickness limits

m

history_format

turns on netcdf history output if set to ‘nc’

hmix

ocean mixed layer depth

  1. m

hour

hour of the year

hp0

pond depth at which shortwave transition to bare ice occurs

0.2 m

hp1

\(\bullet\) critical ice lid thickness for topo ponds (dEdd)

0.01 m

hpmin

minimum melt pond depth (shortwave)

0.005 m

hpondn

melt pond depth

m

hs_min

minimum thickness for which \(T_s\) is computed

1.\(\times\)10\(^{-4}\) m

hs0

\(\bullet\) snow depth at which transition to ice occurs (dEdd)

hs1

\(\bullet\) snow depth of transition to pond ice

0.03 m

hs_ssl

snow surface scattering layer thickness

0.04 m

Hstar

determines mean thickness of ridged ice

  1. m

I

i0vis

fraction of penetrating visible solar radiation

0.70

lateral_flux_type

\(\bullet\) laterally flux ice or open water into grid cell when closing

ice_ic

\(\bullet\) choice of initial conditions

ice_stdout

unit number for standard output

ice_stderr

unit number for standard error output

ice_ref_salinity

reference salinity for ice–ocean exchanges

  1. ppt

iceruf

ice surface roughness

5.\(\times\)10\(^{-4}\) m

iceruf_ocn

under-ice roughness

0.03 m

idate

the date at the end of the current time step (yyyymmdd)

idate0

initial date

igrid

interface points for vertical bio grid

int_kind

definition of an 4-byte integer

selected_int_kind(6)

int8_kind

definition of an 8-byte integer

selected_int_kind(13)

istep

local step counter for time loop

istep0

\(\bullet\) number of steps taken in previous run

0

istep1

total number of steps at current time step

Iswabs

shortwave radiation absorbed in ice layers

W/m\(^2\)

J

K

kalg

\(\bullet\) absorption coefficient for algae

kappav

visible extinction coefficient in ice, wavelength\(<\)700nm

1.4 m\(^{-1}\)

kcatbound

\(\bullet\) category boundary formula

kg_to_g

kg to g conversion factor

kice

thermal conductivity of fresh ice ([6])

2.03 W/m/deg

kitd

\(\bullet\) type of itd conversions (0 = delta function, 1 = linear remap)

1

krdg_partic

\(\bullet\) ridging participation function

1

krdg_redist

\(\bullet\) ridging redistribution function

1

krdgn

mean ridge thickness per thickness of ridging ice

ksno

thermal conductivity of snow

0.30 W/m/deg

kstrength

\(\bullet\) ice stength formulation (1= [57], 0 = [21])

1

ktherm

\(\bullet\) thermodynamic formulation (-1 none, 1 = [6], 2 = mushy)

L

l_brine

flag for brine pocket effects

l_mpond_fresh

\(\bullet\) if true, retain (topo) pond water until ponds drain

Lfresh

latent heat of melting of fresh ice = Lsub - Lvap

J/kg

lhcoef

transfer coefficient for latent heat

lmask_n(s)

northern (southern) hemisphere mask

log_kind

definition of a logical variable

kind(.true.)

Lsub

latent heat of sublimation for fresh water

2.835\(\times\) 10\(^6\) J/kg

Lvap

latent heat of vaporization for fresh water

2.501\(\times\) 10\(^6\) J/kg

M

m_to_cm

meters to cm conversion

m1

constant for lateral melt rate

1.6\(\times\)10\(^{-6}\) m/s deg\(^{-m2}\)

m2

constant for lateral melt rate

1.36

m2_to_km2

m\(^2\) to km\(^2\) conversion

1\(\times\)10\(^{-6}\)

max_blocks

maximum number of blocks per processor

max_ntrcr

maximum number of tracers available

5

maxraft

maximum thickness of ice that rafts

  1. m

mday

day of the month

meltb

basal ice melt

m

meltl

lateral ice melt

m

melts

snow melt

m

meltt

top ice melt

m

min_salin

threshold for brine pockets

0.1 ppt

mlt_onset

day of year that surface melt begins

month

the month number

monthp

previous month number

mps_to_cmpdy

m per s to cm per day conversion

8.64\(\times\)10\(^6\)

mu_rdg

\(\bullet\) e-folding scale of ridged ice

N

n_aero

number of aerosol species

n_iso

number of water isotope species

natmiter

\(\bullet\) number of atmo boundary layer iterations

5

nbtrcr

number of biology tracers

ncat

number of ice categories

5

ndtd

\(\bullet\) number of dynamics/advection steps under thermo

1

new_day

flag for beginning new day

new_hour

flag for beginning new hour

new_month

flag for beginning new month

new_year

flag for beginning new year

nfreq

number of wave frequency bins

25

nfsd

number of floe size categories

12

nhlat

northern latitude of artificial mask edge

30\(^\circ\)S

nilyr

number of ice layers in each category

7

nit

nitrate concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

nlt_bgc_[chem]

ocean sources and sinks for biogeochemistry

nml_filename

namelist file name

npt

\(\bullet\) total number of time steps (dt)

nslyr

number of snow layers in each category

nspint

number of solar spectral intervals

nt_<trcr>

tracer index

ntrcr

number of tracers

nu_diag

unit number for diagnostics output file

nu_dump

unit number for dump file for restarting

nu_forcing

unit number for forcing data file

nu_nml

unit number for namelist input file

nu_restart

unit number for restart input file

nu_rst_pointer

unit number for pointer to latest restart file

nx(y)_block

total number of gridpoints on block in x(y) direction

nyr

year number

O

ocean_bio

concentrations of bgc constituents in the ocean

oceanmixed_ice

\(\bullet\) if true, use internal ocean mixed layer

ocn_data_format

\(\bullet\) format of ocean forcing files

ocn_data_type

\(\bullet\) source of ocean surface data

omega

angular velocity of Earth

7.292\(\times\)10\(^{-5}\) rad/s

opening

rate of ice opening due to divergence and shear

1/s

P

p001

1/1000

p01

1/100

p025

1/40

p027

1/36

p05

1/20

p055

1/18

p1

1/10

p111

1/9

p15

15/100

p166

1/6

p2

1/5

p222

2/9

p25

1/4

p333

1/3

p4

2/5

p5

1/2

p52083

25/48

p5625m

-9/16

p6

3/5

p666

2/3

p75

3/4

phi_c_slow_mode

\(\bullet\) critical liquid fraction

phi_i_mushy

\(\bullet\) solid fraction at lower boundary

phi_sk

skeletal layer porosity

phi_snow

\(\bullet\) snow porosity for brine height tracer

pi

\(\pi\)

pi2

\(2\pi\)

pih

\(\pi /2\)

piq

\(\pi /4\)

pndaspect

\(\bullet\) aspect ratio of pond changes (depth:area)

0.8

potT

atmospheric potential temperature

K

PP_net

total primary productivity per grid cell

mg C/m\(^2\)/s

precip_units

\(\bullet\) liquid precipitation data units

print_points

\(\bullet\) if true, print point data

F

Pstar

ice strength parameter

2.75\(\times\)10\(^4\)N/m\(^2\)

puny

a small positive number

1\(\times\)10\(^{-11}\)

Q

Qa

specific humidity at 10 m

kg/kg

Qa_iso

water isotope specific humidity at 10 m

kg/kg

qdp

deep ocean heat flux

W/m\(^2\)

qqqice

for saturated specific humidity over ice

1.16378\(\times\)10\(^7\)kg/m\(^3\)

qqqocn

for saturated specific humidity over ocean

6.275724\(\times\)10\(^6\)kg/m\(^3\)

Qref

2m atmospheric reference specific humidity

kg/kg

Qref_iso

2m atmospheric water isotope reference specific humidity

kg/kg

R

R_C2N

algal carbon to nitrate factor

  1. mole/mole

R_gC2molC

mg/mmol carbon

12.01 mg/mole

R_chl2N

algal chlorophyll to nitrate factor

  1. mg/mmol

R_ice

\(\bullet\) parameter for Delta-Eddington ice albedo

R_pnd

\(\bullet\) parameter for Delta-Eddington pond albedo

R_S2N

algal silicate to nitrate factor

0.03 mole/mole

R_snw

\(\bullet\) parameter for Delta-Eddington snow albedo

r16_kind

definition of quad precision

selected_real_kind(33,4931)

Rac_rapid_mode

\(\bullet\) critical Rayleigh number

10

rdg_conv

convergence for ridging

1/s

rdg_shear

shear for ridging

1/s

real_kind

definition of single precision real

selected_real_kind(6)

refindx

refractive index of sea ice

1.310

restart

\(\bullet\) if true, initialize using restart file instead of defaults

T

restart_age

\(\bullet\) if true, read age restart file

restart_bgc

\(\bullet\) if true, read bgc restart file

restart_dir

\(\bullet\) path to restart/dump files

restart_file

\(\bullet\) restart file prefix

restart_format

history files are read/written in binary or netcdf format if set to ‘bin’ or ‘nc’ respectively

bin

restart_[tracer]

\(\bullet\) if true, read tracer restart file

restore_bgc

\(\bullet\) if true, restore nitrate/silicate to data

restore_ice

\(\bullet\) if true, restore ice state along lateral boundaries

restore_ocn

\(\bullet\) restore sst to data

rfracmin

\(\bullet\) minimum melt water fraction added to ponds

0.15

rfracmax

\(\bullet\) maximum melt water fraction added to ponds

1.0

rhoa

air density

kg/m\(^3\)

rhofresh

density of fresh water

1000.0 kg/m\(^3\)

rhoi

density of ice

  1. kg/m\(^3\)

rhos

density of snow

  1. kg/m\(^3\)

rhosi

average sea ice density (for hbrine tracer)

  1. kg/m\(^3\)

rhow

density of seawater

  1. kg/m\(^3\)

rnilyr

real(nlyr)

rside

fraction of ice that melts laterally

rsnw_fresh

freshly fallen snow grain radius

  1. \(\times\) 10\(^{-6}\) m

rsnw_mlt

\(\bullet\) melting snow grain radius

  1. \(\times\) 10\(^{-6}\) m

rsnw_nonmelt

nonmelting snow grain radius

  1. \(\times\) 10\(^{-6}\) m

rsnw_sig

standard deviation of snow grain radius

  1. \(\times\) 10\(^{-6}\) m

S

salinz

ice salinity profile

ppt

saltflux_option

constant or prognostic salinity fluxes

constant

saltmax

max salinity, at ice base ([6])

3.2 ppt

scale_factor

scaling factor for shortwave radiation components

sec

seconds elasped into idate

secday

number of seconds in a day

shcoef

transfer coefficient for sensible heat

shear

strain rate II component

1/s

shlat

southern latitude of artificial mask edge

30\(^\circ\)N

shortwave

\(\bullet\) flag for shortwave parameterization (‘ccsm3’ or ‘dEdd’)

sil

silicate concentration

mmol/m\(^3\)

sk_l

skeletal layer thickness

0.03 m

snowage_drdt0

snowage table 3D data for drdt0 (10^-6 m/hr)

snowage_kappa

snowage table 3D data for kappa (10^-6 m)

snowage_rhos

snowage table dimension data for rhos (kg/m^3)

snowage_T

snowage table dimension data for temperature (deg K)

snowage_tau

snowage table 3D data for tau (10^-6 m)

snowage_Tgrd

snowage table dimension data for temp gradient (deg K/m)

snoice

snow-ice formation

m

snowpatch

length scale for parameterizing nonuniform snow coverage

0.02 m

skl_bgc

\(\bullet\) biogeochemistry on/off

spval

special value (single precision)

\(10^{30}\)

spval_dbl

special value (double precision)

\(10^{30}\)

ss_tltx(y)

sea surface in the x(y) direction

m/m

sss

sea surface salinity

ppt

sst

sea surface temperature

C

Sswabs

shortwave radiation absorbed in snow layers

W/m\(^2\)

stefan-boltzmann

Stefan-Boltzmann constant

5.67\(\times\)10\(^{-8}\) W/m\(^2\)K\(^4\)

stop_now

if 1, end program execution

strairx(y)

stress on ice by air in the x(y)-direction (centered in U cell)

N/m\(^2\)

strairx(y)T

stress on ice by air, x(y)-direction (centered in T cell)

N/m\(^2\)

strax(y)

wind stress components from data

N/m\(^2\)

strength

ice strength

N/m

stress12

internal ice stress, \(\sigma_{12}\)

N/m

stressm

internal ice stress, \(\sigma_{11}-\sigma_{22}\)

N/m

stressp

internal ice stress, \(\sigma_{11}+\sigma_{22}\)

N/m

strintx(y)

divergence of internal ice stress, x(y)

N/m\(^2\)

strocnx(y)

ice–ocean stress in the x(y)-direction (U-cell)

N/m\(^2\)

strocnx(y)T

ice–ocean stress, x(y)-dir. (T-cell)

N/m\(^2\)

strtltx(y)

surface stress due to sea surface slope

N/m\(^2\)

swidf

incoming shortwave radiation, near IR, diffuse

W/m\(^2\)

swidr

incoming shortwave radiation, near IR, direct

W/m\(^2\)

swvdf

incoming shortwave radiation, visible, diffuse

W/m\(^2\)

swvdr

incoming shortwave radiation, visible, direct

W/m\(^2\)

sw_redist

option to redistribute shortwave

.false.

sw_frac

fraction of redistributed shortwave

0.9

sw_dtemp

temperature threshold from melting for redistributed shortwave

0.02

T

Tair

air temperature at 10 m

K

tday

absolute day number

Tf

freezing temperature

C

Tffresh

freezing temp of fresh ice

273.15 K

tfrz_option

\(\bullet\) form of ocean freezing temperature

thickness_ocn_layer1

thickness of first ocean level

2.0 m

thinS

minimum ice thickness for brine tracer

time

total elapsed time

s

time_forc

time of last forcing update

s

Timelt

melting temperature of ice top surface

  1. C

tscale_pnd_drain

mushy pond macroscopic drainage timescale

10 days

TLAT

latitude of cell center

radians

Tliquidus_max

maximum liquidus temperature of mush

  1. C

TLON

longitude of cell center

radians

tmask

land/boundary mask, thickness (T-cell)

tmass

total mass of ice and snow

kg/m\(^2\)

Tmin

minimum allowed internal temperature

-100. C

Tmltz

melting temperature profile of ice

Tocnfrz

temperature of constant freezing point parameterization

C

tr_aero

\(\bullet\) if true, use aerosol tracers

tr_iso

\(\bullet\) if true, use water isotope tracers

tr_bgc_[tracer]

\(\bullet\) if true, use biogeochemistry tracers

tr_brine

\(\bullet\) if true, use brine height tracer

tr_FY

\(\bullet\) if true, use first-year area tracer

tr_iage

\(\bullet\) if true, use ice age tracer

tr_lvl

\(\bullet\) if true, use level ice area and volume tracers

tr_pond_lvl

\(\bullet\) if true, use level-ice melt pond scheme

tr_pond_topo

\(\bullet\) if true, use topo melt pond scheme

trcr

ice tracers

trcr_depend

tracer dependency on basic state variables

Tref

2m atmospheric reference temperature

K

trestore

\(\bullet\) restoring time scale

days

Tsf_errmax

max allowed \(T_{\mathit sf}\) error (thermodynamics)

5.\(\times\)10\(^{-4}\)deg

Tsfc(n)

temperature of ice/snow top surface (in category n)

C

Tsmelt

melting temperature of snow top surface

  1. C

TTTice

for saturated specific humidity over ice

5897.8 K

TTTocn

for saturated specific humidity over ocean

5107.4 K

U

uatm

wind velocity in the x direction

m/s

umin

min wind speed for turbulent fluxes

  1. m/s

uocn

ocean current in the x-direction

m/s

update_ocn_f

\(\bullet\) if true, include frazil ice fluxes in ocean flux fields

use_leap_years

\(\bullet\) if true, include leap days

ustar_min

\(\bullet\) minimum friction velocity under ice

uvel

x-component of ice velocity

m/s

V

vatm

wind velocity in the y direction

m/s

vice(n)

volume per unit area of ice (in category n)

m

vicen_init

ice volume at beginning of timestep

m

viscosity_dyn

dynamic viscosity of brine

\(1.79\times 10^{-3}\) kg/m/s

vocn

ocean current in the y-direction

m/s

vonkar

von Karman constant

0.4

vraftn

volume of rafted ice

m

vrdgn

volume of ridged ice

m

vsno(n)

volume per unit area of snow (in category n)

m

vvel

y-component of ice velocity

m/s

W

warmice

value for constant albedo parameterization

0.68

warmsno

value for constant albedo parameterization

0.77

wave_sig_ht

significant height of waves

m

wave_spectrum

wave spectrum

m/ \(^2\)/s

wavefreq

wave frequencies

1/s

wind

wind speed

m/s

write_restart

if 1, write restart now

X

Y

ycycle

\(\bullet\) number of years in forcing data cycle

yday

day of the year

year_init

\(\bullet\) the initial year

Z

zlvl

atmospheric level height for momentum (and scalars if zlvs not present)

m

zlvs

atmospheric level height for scalars

m

zref

reference height for stability

  1. m

zTrf

reference height for \(T_{ref}\), \(Q_{ref}\), \(U_{ref}\)

  1. m

zvir

gas constant (water vapor)/gas constant (air) - 1

0.606

Deprecated options and parameters

heat_capacity

if true, use salinity-dependent thermodynamics

T

kseaice

thermal conductivity of ice for zero-layer thermodynamics

2.0 W/m/deg

ktherm

thermodynamic formulation (0 = zero-layer, 1 = [6], 2 = mushy)

tr_pond_cesm

if true, use CESM melt pond scheme