Symbol Description Uses
A22 18
abEps Adams-Bashforth-2 stabilizing weight 19
ABLCL1 6
ABLCL2 6
ABLCO2 7
ABLWIN 8
ABLWV1 6
ABLWV2 6
ABSAER 7
ABSCL1 6
ABSCL2 6
ABSDRY 8
ABSWV1 9
ABSWV2 6
adjDumpFreq 6
adjMonitorFreq 4
aim_albFile file name for Albedo input file (F.M. surfBC) 6
aim_clrSkyDiag compute clear-sky radiation for diagnostics 10
aim_diagFreq Frequency^-1 for diagnostic output (s) 6
aim_dragStrato stratospheric-drag damping time scale (s) 9
aim_energPrecip account for energy of precipitation (snow & rain temp) 10
aim_LandFile file name for Land fraction (F.M. surfBC) 7
aim_lstFile file name for Land.Surf.Temp (F.M. surfBC) 7
aim_MMsufx sufix for all Monthly Mean surface forcing files 8
aim_MMsufxLength Length of sufix (Monthly Mean surf. forc. files) 8
aim_oiceFile file name for Sea Ice fraction (F.M. surfBC) 7
AIM_PAR_CNV 2
AIM_PAR_FOR 2
AIM_PAR_LSC 2
AIM_PAR_RAD 2
AIM_PAR_SFL 2
AIM_PAR_VDI 2
AIM_PARAMS 2
aim_pickup_read_mnc 10
aim_pickup_write_mnc 10
aim_snapshot_mnc 12
aim_snowFile file name for Snow depth (F.M. surfBC) 7
aim_splitSIOsFx compute separately Sea-Ice & Ocean surf. Flux 13
aim_sstFile file name for Sea.Surf.Temp (F.M. surfBC) 7
aim_surfPotTemp surf.Temp input file is in Pot.Temp (aim_useMMsurfFc) 7
aim_swcFile file name for Soil Water content (F.M. surfBC) 9
aim_taveFreq Frequency^-1 for time-average output (s) 11
aim_tendFreq Frequency^-1 for tendencies output (s) 6
aim_timeave_mnc 11
aim_useFMsurfBC select surface B.C. from Franco Molteni 8
aim_useMMsurfFc select Monthly Mean surface forcing (e.g., NCEP) 13
aim_vegFile file name for vegetation fraction (F.M. surfBC) 6
AirHumidityFile 5
airPotTempFile 7
AirTempFile 7
ALBCL 6
albColdSnow albedo of cold (=dry) new snow (Tsfc < -10) 14
ALBICE 8
albIceMax max albedo of bare ice (thick ice) 7
albIceMin minimum ice albedo (very thin ice) 6
albOldSnow albedo of old snow (snowAge > 35.d) 14
ALBSEA 7
ALBSN 8
albWarmSnow albedo of warm (=wet) new snow (Tsfc = 0) 12
allowFreezing Allows surface water to freeze and form ice 7
alph_AB Adams-Bashforth-3 primary factor 12
apressure_exfremo_intercept 5
apressure_exfremo_slope 5
apressureconst 5
apressurefile 8
apressureperiod 6
apressurestartdate1 6
apressurestartdate2 6
aqh_errfile 10
aqh_exfremo_intercept 5
aqh_exfremo_slope 5
aqhconst 5
aqhFile 10
aqhfile 8
aqhperiod 6
aqhstartdate1 6
aqhstartdate2 6
argosfile 8
argosstartdate1 5
argosstartdate2 4
argotfile 8
argotstartdate1 5
argotstartdate2 6
atemp_errfile 10
atemp_exfremo_intercept 5
atemp_exfremo_slope 5
atempconst 5
atempFile 10
atempfile 8
atempperiod 6
atempstartdate1 6
atempstartdate2 6
atm_Cp specific heat (Cp) of the (dry) air at constant pressure 30
atm_emissivity 5
atm_Rd gas constant for dry air 11
atm_Rq water vapour specific volume anomaly relative to dry air 6
AtmospFile 11
autodiff_mnc 5
averagingFreq frequency (in s) for periodic averaging interval 7
averagingPhase phase (in s) for periodic averaging interval 4