Standard Name Example (Version 1.0)

Following is a list of standard names that are currently being used by real life models. Following this list are the corresponding lists of objects quantities, and operators.

Please note this is an early list and some of these names may change without notice.

Names

air__density air__emissivity air__mean_over_domain_of_temperature air__relative_humidity air__temperature air__thermal_capacity air_water_vapor__partial_pressure air_water_vapor__saturated_partial_pressure atmosphere__optical_path_length_ratio atmosphere__richardson_number atmosphere__thermal_bulk_exchange_coefficient atmosphere_column_water__liquid_equivalent_depth atmosphere_dust__transmittance_reduction atmosphere_turbulent_boundary_layer__roughness_length atmosphere_water__area_time_integral_of_liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate atmosphere_water__liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate atmosphere_water__mass_bulk_exchange_coefficient atmosphere_water__max_over_grid_and_time_of_liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate atmosphere_water__mean_over_domain_of_liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate atmosphere_water__neutral_bulk_exchange_coefficient bed_load_sediment__mass_flow_rate bedrock_surface__elevation bedrock_surface__elevation_increment channel_bed__manning_coefficient channel_bed__max_over_grid_of_manning_coefficient channel_bed__max_over_grid_of_roughness_length channel_bed__min_over_grid_of_manning_coefficient channel_bed__min_over_grid_of_roughness_length channel_bed__roughness_length channel_bed_surface__slope channel_centerline__straight_sinuosity channel_centerline__valley_sinuosity channel_cross_section__hydraulic_radius channel_cross_section_trapezoid__bank_angle channel_cross_section_trapezoid__bottom_width channel_cross_section_water__depth channel_cross_section_water__initial_depth channel_cross_section_water__speed channel_outflow_end__bankfull_width channel_outflow_end__width channel_outflow_end_bed_load_sediment__mass_flow_rate channel_outflow_end_suspended_load__mass_flow_rate channel_outflow_end_suspended_load_sediment__volume_concentration channel_outflow_end_suspended_sediment__discharge channel_outflow_end_water__depth channel_outflow_end_water__discharge channel_outflow_end_water__speed channel_water__depth channel_water__discharge channel_water__friction_factor channel_water__froude_number channel_water__volume channel_water__volume_inflow_rate channel_water__volume_outflow_rate channel_water_surface__slope earth__standard_gravity_constant glacier__area_time_integral_of_melt_rate glacier__melt_rate glacier__thickness glacier_surface__elevation land_snow__melt_rate land_subsurface_to_surface_water__area_time_integral_of_baseflow_seepage_rate land_subsurface_to_surface_water__baseflow_seepage_rate land_surface__albedo land_surface__aspect_angle land_surface__brutsaert_emissivity_canopy_factor land_surface__brutsaert_emissivity_cloud_factor land_surface__elevation land_surface__emissivity land_surface__latitude land_surface__longitude land_surface__longwave_radiation_flux land_surface__net_irradiation_flux land_surface__net_latent_heat_flux land_surface__net_longwave_irradiation_flux land_surface__net_shortwave_irradiation_flux land_surface__slope land_surface__slope_angle land_surface__temperature land_surface_air__latent_heat_flux land_surface_air__pressure land_surface_air__sensible_heat_flux land_surface_air__temperature land_surface_air_water_vapor__dew_point_temperature land_surface_air_water_vapor__partial_pressure land_surface_air_water_vapor__saturated_partial_pressure land_water__area_time_integral_of_evaporation_rate land_water__area_time_integral_of_infiltration_rate land_water__baseflow_emergence_rate land_water__cumulative_infiltrated_depth land_water__evaporation_rate land_water__infiltration_rate land_water__runoff_rate land_water__time_integral_of_infiltration_rate model__time_step model_grain_class__count model_grid_cell__area model_grid_cell__x_length model_grid_cell__y_length physics__stefan_boltzmann_constant physics__von_karman_constant river_mouth__location_model_x_component river_mouth__location_model_y_component river_mouth_bed_load_sediment__mass_flow_rate river_mouth_event__duration sea_floor__elevation sea_floor_bedrock_surface__elevation sea_floor_sediment__bulk_density sea_floor_sediment__mean_duration_since_deposition sea_floor_sediment__permeability sea_floor_sediment__porosity sea_floor_sediment_clay__volume_fraction sea_floor_sediment_grain__mean_diameter sea_floor_sediment_model_grain_class_0__volume_fraction sea_floor_sediment_mud__volume_fraction sea_floor_sediment_sand__volume_fraction sea_floor_sediment_silt__volume_fraction sea_floor_surface__elevation sea_floor_surface__x_gradient_component sea_floor_surface__y_gradient_component sea_water__depth sea_water_surface_wave__from_direction sea_water_surface_wave__height sea_water_surface_wave__max_over_increment_of_from_direction sea_water_surface_wave__mean_over_increment_of_from_direction sea_water_surface_wave__min_over_increment_of_from_direction sea_water_surface_wave__model_from_direction_asymmetry_constant sea_water_surface_wave__model_from_direction_highness_constant sea_water_surface_wave__period sea_water_to_sediment__depth_ratio sediment__bulk_density sediment__erosion_rate sediment__mean_duration_since_deposition sediment__permeability sediment__porosity sediment__thickness_increment sediment_grain__mean_diameter snow__area_time_integral_of_melt_rate snow__degree_day_coefficient snow__degree_day_threshold_temperature snow__density snow__depth snow__initial_depth snow__initial_liquid_equivalent_depth snow__liquid_equivalent_depth snow__melt_rate snow__thermal_capacity soil__brooks_corey_eta_parameter soil__brooks_corey_lambda_parameter soil__brooks_corey_smith_c_parameter soil__brooks_corey_smith_pressure_head_offset_parameter soil__porosity soil__reference_depth_temperature soil__temperature_reference_depth soil__thermal_conductivity soil_capillary__length_scale soil_model_layer_0__porosity soil_model_layer_0__thickness soil_model_layer_0__wetted_thickness soil_model_layer_1__porosity soil_model_layer_1__thickness soil_model_layer_1__wetted_thickness soil_model_layer_2__porosity soil_model_layer_2__thickness soil_model_layer_2__wetted_thickness soil_model_layer__porosity soil_model_layer__thickness soil_model_layer__wetted_thickness soil_model_top_layer__porosity soil_model_top_layer__thickness soil_model_top_layer__wetted_thickness soil_surface__conduction_energy_flux soil_surface__temperature soil_water__bubbling_pressure_head soil_water__downward_volume_flux soil_water__hydraulic_conductivity soil_water__hygroscopic_volume_fraction soil_water__initial_hydraulic_conductivity soil_water__initial_volume_fraction soil_water__normalized_volume_fraction soil_water__pressure_head soil_water__relative_hydraulic_conductivity soil_water__residual_volume_fraction soil_water__saturated_hydraulic_conductivity soil_water__saturated_volume_fraction soil_water__smith_parlange_gamma_parameter soil_water__volume_fraction soil_water__wetting_front_depth soil_water_table__area_time_integral_of_recharge_rate soil_water_table__recharge_rate soil_water_table_surface__elevation surface__elevation surface__elevation_increment surface__x_gradient_component surface__y_gradient_component surface_bed_load_sediment__mass_flow_rate surface_sediment__bulk_density surface_sediment__mean_duration_since_deposition surface_sediment__permeability surface_sediment__porosity surface_sediment_clay__volume_fraction surface_sediment_grain__mean_diameter surface_sediment_model_grain_class_0__volume_fraction surface_sediment_mud__volume_fraction surface_sediment_sand__volume_fraction surface_sediment_silt__volume_fraction water__density water__fusion_specific_latent_heat water__liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate water__vaporization_specific_latent_heat watershed_outlet_water__depth watershed_outlet_water__discharge watershed_outlet_water__friction_factor watershed_outlet_water__max_over_time_of_depth watershed_outlet_water__max_over_time_of_discharge watershed_outlet_water__max_over_time_of_speed watershed_outlet_water__speed watershed_outlet_water__time_integral_of_discharge watershed_outlet_water__time_of_max_of_depth watershed_outlet_water__time_of_max_of_discharge watershed_outlet_water__time_of_max_of_speed watershed_water__area_time_integral_of_runoff_rate watershed_water__max_over_grid_of_depth watershed_water__max_over_grid_of_discharge watershed_water__max_over_grid_of_speed watershed_water__min_over_grid_of_depth watershed_water__min_over_grid_of_discharge watershed_water__min_over_grid_of_speed wind__reference_height_speed wind__speed_reference_height

Objects

air air_water_vapor atmosphere atmosphere_column_water atmosphere_dust atmosphere_turbulent_boundary_layer atmosphere_water bed_load_sediment bedrock_surface channel_bed channel_bed_surface channel_centerline channel_cross_section channel_cross_section_trapezoid channel_cross_section_water channel_outflow_end channel_outflow_end_bed_load_sediment channel_outflow_end_suspended_load channel_outflow_end_suspended_load_sediment channel_outflow_end_suspended_sediment channel_outflow_end_water channel_water channel_water_surface earth glacier glacier_surface land_snow land_subsurface_to_surface_water land_surface land_surface_air land_surface_air_water_vapor land_water model model_grain_class model_grid_cell physics river_mouth river_mouth_bed_load_sediment river_mouth_event sea_floor sea_floor_bedrock_surface sea_floor_sediment sea_floor_sediment_clay sea_floor_sediment_grain sea_floor_sediment_model_grain_class_0 sea_floor_sediment_mud sea_floor_sediment_sand sea_floor_sediment_silt sea_floor_surface sea_water sea_water_surface_wave sea_water_to_sediment sediment sediment_grain snow soil soil_capillary soil_model_layer soil_model_layer_0 soil_model_layer_1 soil_model_layer_2 soil_model_top_layer soil_surface soil_water soil_water_table soil_water_table_surface surface surface_bed_load_sediment surface_sediment surface_sediment_clay surface_sediment_grain surface_sediment_model_grain_class_0 surface_sediment_mud surface_sediment_sand surface_sediment_silt water watershed_outlet_water watershed_water wind

Quantities

albedo area aspect_angle bank_angle bankfull_width baseflow_emergence_rate baseflow_seepage_rate bottom_width brooks_corey_eta_parameter brooks_corey_lambda_parameter brooks_corey_smith_c_parameter brooks_corey_smith_pressure_head_offset_parameter brutsaert_emissivity_canopy_factor brutsaert_emissivity_cloud_factor bubbling_pressure_head bulk_density conduction_energy_flux count cumulative_infiltrated_depth degree_day_coefficient degree_day_threshold_temperature density depth depth_ratio dew_point_temperature discharge downward_volume_flux duration elevation elevation_increment emissivity erosion_rate evaporation_rate friction_factor from_direction froude_number fusion_specific_latent_heat height hydraulic_conductivity hydraulic_radius hygroscopic_volume_fraction infiltration_rate initial_depth initial_hydraulic_conductivity initial_liquid_equivalent_depth initial_volume_fraction latent_heat_flux latitude length_scale liquid_equivalent_depth liquid_equivalent_precipitation_rate location_model_x_component location_model_y_component longitude longwave_radiation_flux manning_coefficient mass_bulk_exchange_coefficient mass_flow_rate mean_diameter mean_duration_since_deposition melt_rate model_from_direction_asymmetry_constant model_from_direction_highness_constant net_irradiation_flux net_latent_heat_flux net_longwave_irradiation_flux net_shortwave_irradiation_flux neutral_bulk_exchange_coefficient normalized_volume_fraction optical_path_length_ratio partial_pressure period permeability porosity pressure pressure_head recharge_rate reference_depth_temperature reference_height_speed relative_humidity relative_hydraulic_conductivity residual_volume_fraction richardson_number roughness_length runoff_rate saturated_hydraulic_conductivity saturated_partial_pressure saturated_volume_fraction sensible_heat_flux slope slope_angle smith_parlange_gamma_parameter speed speed_reference_height standard_gravity_constant stefan_boltzmann_constant straight_sinuosity temperature temperature_reference_depth thermal_bulk_exchange_coefficient thermal_capacity thermal_conductivity thickness thickness_increment time_of_max_of_depth time_of_max_of_discharge time_of_max_of_speed time_step transmittance_reduction valley_sinuosity vaporization_specific_latent_heat volume volume_concentration volume_fraction volume_inflow_rate volume_outflow_rate von_karman_constant wetted_thickness wetting_front_depth width x_gradient_component x_length y_gradient_component y_length

Operators

area_time_integral max_over_grid max_over_grid_and_time max_over_increment max_over_time mean_over_domain mean_over_increment min_over_grid min_over_increment time_integral

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Standard Name Example (Version 1.0)

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