NCSS Grids As Point Data ( Gridded Dataset )

Select Variable(s):

area = grid cell areas
landfrac = land fraction
landmask = land/ocean mask (0.=ocean and 1.=land)
pftmask = pft real/fake mask (0.=fake and 1.=real)
topo = grid cell topography

ACTUAL_IMMOB = actual N immobilization
AGNPP = aboveground NPP
ANN_FAREA_BURNED = annual total fractional area burned
AR = autotrophic respiration (MR + GR)
BCDEP = total BC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere
BGNPP = belowground NPP
BTRAN = transpiration beta factor
BUILDHEAT = heat flux from urban building interior to walls and roof
COL_CTRUNC = column-level sink for C truncation
COL_FIRE_CLOSS = total column-level fire C loss
COL_FIRE_NLOSS = total column-level fire N loss
COL_NTRUNC = column-level sink for N truncation
CPOOL = temporary photosynthate C pool
CWDC = coarse woody debris C
CWDC_HR = coarse woody debris C heterotrophic respiration
CWDC_LOSS = coarse woody debris C loss
CWDN = coarse woody debris N
DEADCROOTC = dead coarse root C
DEADCROOTN = dead coarse root N
DEADSTEMC = dead stem C
DEADSTEMN = dead stem N
DENIT = total rate of denitrification
DISPVEGC = displayed veg carbon, excluding storage and cpool
DISPVEGN = displayed vegetation nitrogen
DSTDEP = total dust deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere
DSTFLXT = total surface dust emission
DWT_CLOSS = total carbon loss from land cover conversion
DWT_CONV_CFLUX = conversion C flux (immediate loss to atm)
DWT_CONV_NFLUX = conversion N flux (immediate loss to atm)
DWT_NLOSS = total nitrogen loss from landcover conversion
DWT_PROD100C_GAIN = landcover change-driven addition to 100-yr wood product pool
DWT_PROD100N_GAIN = addition to 100-yr wood product pool
DWT_PROD10C_GAIN = landcover change-driven addition to 10-yr wood product pool
DWT_PROD10N_GAIN = addition to 10-yr wood product pool
DWT_SEEDC_TO_DEADSTEM = seed source to PFT-level deadstem
DWT_SEEDC_TO_LEAF = seed source to PFT-level leaf
DWT_SEEDN_TO_DEADSTEM = seed source to PFT-level deadstem
DWT_SEEDN_TO_LEAF = seed source to PFT-level leaf
EFLX_DYNBAL = dynamic land cover change conversion energy flux
EFLX_LH_TOT_R = Rural total evaporation
EFLX_LH_TOT_U = Urban total evaporation
ELAI = exposed one-sided leaf area index
ER = total ecosystem respiration, autotrophic + heterotrophic
ERRH2O = total water conservation error
ERRH2OSNO = imbalance in snow depth (liquid water)
ERRSEB = surface energy conservation error
ERRSOI = soil/lake energy conservation error
ERRSOL = solar radiation conservation error
ESAI = exposed one-sided stem area index
FCEV = canopy evaporation
FCOV = fractional impermeable area
FCTR = canopy transpiration
FGEV = ground evaporation
FGR = heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt
FGR12 = heat flux between soil layers 1 and 2
FGR_R = Rural heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt
FGR_U = Urban heat flux into soil/snow including snow melt
FIRA = net infrared (longwave) radiation
FIRA_R = Rural net infrared (longwave) radiation
FIRA_U = Urban net infrared (longwave) radiation
FIRE = emitted infrared (longwave) radiation
FIRESEASONL = annual fire season length
FLDS = atmospheric longwave radiation
FPG = fraction of potential gpp
FPI = fraction of potential immobilization
FPSN = photosynthesis
FROOTC = fine root C
FROOTC_ALLOC = fine root C allocation
FROOTC_LOSS = fine root C loss
FROOTN = fine root N
FSA = absorbed solar radiation
FSAT = fractional area with water table at surface
FSA_R = Rural absorbed solar radiation
FSA_U = Urban absorbed solar radiation
FSDS = atmospheric incident solar radiation
FSDSND = direct nir incident solar radiation
FSDSNDLN = direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon
FSDSNI = diffuse nir incident solar radiation
FSDSVD = direct vis incident solar radiation
FSDSVDLN = direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon
FSDSVI = diffuse vis incident solar radiation
FSH = sensible heat
FSH_G = sensible heat from ground
FSH_NODYNLNDUSE = sensible heat not including correction for land use change
FSH_R = Rural sensible heat
FSH_U = Urban sensible heat
FSH_V = sensible heat from veg
FSM = snow melt heat flux
FSM_R = Rural snow melt heat flux
FSM_U = Urban snow melt heat flux
FSNO = fraction of ground covered by snow
FSR = reflected solar radiation
FSRND = direct nir reflected solar radiation
FSRNDLN = direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon
FSRNI = diffuse nir reflected solar radiation
FSRVD = direct vis reflected solar radiation
FSRVDLN = direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon
FSRVI = diffuse vis reflected solar radiation
GC_HEAT1 = initial gridcell total heat content
GC_ICE1 = initial gridcell total ice content
GC_LIQ1 = initial gridcell total liq content
GPP = gross primary production
GR = total growth respiration
GROSS_NMIN = gross rate of N mineralization
H2OCAN = intercepted water
H2OSNO = snow depth (liquid water)
H2OSNO_TOP = mass of snow in top snow layer
HC = heat content of soil/snow/lake
HCSOI = soil heat content
HEAT_FROM_AC = sensible heat flux put into canyon due to heat removed from air conditioning
HR = total heterotrophic respiration
HTOP = canopy top
LAISHA = shaded projected leaf area index
LAISUN = sunlit projected leaf area index
LAND_UPTAKE = NEE minus LAND_USE_FLUX, negative for update
LAND_USE_FLUX = total C emitted from land cover conversion and wood product pools
LEAFC = leaf C
LEAFC_ALLOC = leaf C allocation
LEAFC_LOSS = leaf C loss
LEAFN = leaf N
LITFALL = litterfall (leaves and fine roots)
LITHR = litter heterotrophic respiration
LITR1C = litter labile C
LITR1C_TO_SOIL1C = decomp. of litter 1 C to SOM 1 C
LITR1N = litter labile N
LITR2C = litter cellulose C
LITR2C_TO_SOIL2C = decomp. of litter 2 C to SOM 2 C
LITR2N = litter cellulose N
LITR3C = litter lignin C
LITR3C_TO_SOIL3C = decomp. of litter 3 C to SOM 3 C
LITR3N = litter lignin N
LITTERC = litter C
LITTERC_HR = litter C heterotrophic respiration
LITTERC_LOSS = litter C loss
LIVECROOTC = live coarse root C
LIVECROOTN = live coarse root N
LIVESTEMC = live stem C
LIVESTEMN = live stem N
MEAN_FIRE_PROB = e-folding mean of daily fire probability
MR = maintenance respiration
NBP = net biome production, includes fire, landuse, and harvest flux, positive for sink
NDEPLOY = total N deployed in new growth
NDEP_TO_SMINN = atmospheric N deposition to soil mineral N
NEE = net ecosystem exchange of carbon, includes fire, landuse, harvest, and hrv_xsmrpool flux, positive for source
NEP = net ecosystem production, excludes fire, landuse, and harvest flux, positive for sink
NET_NMIN = net rate of N mineralization
NFIX_TO_SMINN = symbiotic/asymbiotic N fixation to soil mineral N
NPP = net primary production
OCDEP = total OC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere
PBOT = atmospheric pressure
PCO2 = atmospheric partial pressure of CO2
PFT_CTRUNC = pft-level sink for C truncation
PFT_FIRE_CLOSS = total pft-level fire C loss
PFT_FIRE_NLOSS = total pft-level fire N loss
PFT_NTRUNC = pft-level sink for N truncation
PLANT_NDEMAND = N flux required to support initial GPP
POTENTIAL_IMMOB = potential N immobilization
PROD100C = 100-yr wood product C
PROD100C_LOSS = loss from 100-yr wood product pool
PROD100N = 100-yr wood product N
PROD100N_LOSS = loss from 100-yr wood product pool
PROD10C = 10-yr wood product C
PROD10C_LOSS = loss from 10-yr wood product pool
PROD10N = 10-yr wood product N
PROD10N_LOSS = loss from 10-yr wood product pool
PRODUCT_CLOSS = total carbon loss from wood product pools
PRODUCT_NLOSS = total N loss from wood product pools
PSNSHA = shaded leaf photosynthesis
PSNSHADE_TO_CPOOL = C fixation from shaded canopy
PSNSUN = sunlit leaf photosynthesis
PSNSUN_TO_CPOOL = C fixation from sunlit canopy
Q2M = 2m specific humidity
QBOT = atmospheric specific humidity
QCHARGE = aquifer recharge rate (vegetated landunits only)
QDRAI = sub-surface drainage
QDRIP = throughfall
QFLX_ICE_DYNBAL = ice dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux
QFLX_LIQ_DYNBAL = liq dynamic land cover change conversion runoff flux
QINFL = infiltration
QINTR = interception
QIRRIG = water added through irrigation
QOVER = surface runoff
QRGWL = surface runoff at glaciers (liquid only), wetlands, lakes
QRUNOFF = total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE)
QRUNOFF_NODYNLNDUSE = total liquid runoff (does not include QSNWCPICE) not including correction for land use change
QRUNOFF_R = Rural total runoff
QRUNOFF_U = Urban total runoff
QSNOMELT = snow melt
QSNWCPICE = excess snowfall due to snow capping
QSNWCPICE_NODYNLNDUSE = excess snowfall due to snow capping not including correction for land use change
QSOIL = Ground evaporation (soil/snow evaporation + soil/snow sublimation - dew)
QVEGE = canopy evaporation
QVEGT = canopy transpiration
RAIN = atmospheric rain
RETRANSN = plant pool of retranslocated N
RETRANSN_TO_NPOOL = deployment of retranslocated N
RH2M = 2m relative humidity
RH2M_R = Rural 2m specific humidity
RH2M_U = Urban 2m relative humidity
RR = root respiration (fine root MR + total root GR)
SABG = solar rad absorbed by ground
SABV = solar rad absorbed by veg
SEEDC = pool for seeding new PFTs
SEEDN = pool for seeding new PFTs
SMINN = soil mineral N
SMINN_LEACHED = soil mineral N pool loss to leaching
SMINN_TO_NPOOL = deployment of soil mineral N uptake
SMINN_TO_PLANT = plant uptake of soil mineral N
SNOBCMCL = mass of BC in snow column
SNOBCMSL = mass of BC in top snow layer
SNODSTMCL = mass of dust in snow column
SNODSTMSL = mass of dust in top snow layer
SNOOCMCL = mass of OC in snow column
SNOOCMSL = mass of OC in top snow layer
SNOW = atmospheric snow
SNOWDP = snow height
SNOWICE = snow ice
SNOWLIQ = snow liquid water
SNOW_SINKS = snow sinks (liquid water)
SNOW_SOURCES = snow sources (liquid water)
SOIL1C = soil organic matter C (fast pool)
SOIL1N = soil organic matter N (fast pool)
SOIL2C = soil organic matter C (medium pool)
SOIL2N = soil organic matter N (medium pool)
SOIL3C = soil organic matter C (slow pool)
SOIL3N = soil orgainc matter N (slow pool)
SOIL4C = soil organic matter C (slowest pool)
SOIL4N = soil orgainc matter N (slowest pool)
SOILC = soil C
SOILC_HR = soil C heterotrophic respiration
SOILC_LOSS = soil C loss
SOILWATER_10CM = soil liquid water + ice in top 10cm of soil (veg landunits only)
SOMHR = soil organic matter heterotrophic respiration
SR = total soil respiration (HR + root resp)
STORVEGC = stored vegetation carbon, excluding cpool
STORVEGN = stored vegetation nitrogen
SUPPLEMENT_TO_SMINN = supplemental N supply
SoilAlpha = factor limiting ground evap
SoilAlpha_U = urban factor limiting ground evap
TAUX = zonal surface stress
TAUY = meridional surface stress
TBOT = atmospheric air temperature
TBUILD = internal urban building temperature
TG = ground temperature
TG_R = Rural ground temperature
TG_U = Urban ground temperature
THBOT = atmospheric air potential temperature
TLAI = total projected leaf area index
TOTCOLC = total column carbon, incl veg and cpool
TOTCOLN = total column-level N
TOTECOSYSC = total ecosystem carbon, incl veg but excl cpool
TOTECOSYSN = total ecosystem N
TOTLITC = total litter carbon
TOTLITN = total litter N
TOTPFTC = total pft-level carbon, including cpool
TOTPFTN = total PFT-level nitrogen
TOTPRODC = total wood product C
TOTPRODN = total wood product N
TOTSOMC = total soil organic matter carbon
TOTSOMN = total soil organic matter N
TOTVEGC = total vegetation carbon, excluding cpool
TOTVEGN = total vegetation nitrogen
TREFMNAV = daily minimum of average 2-m temperature
TREFMNAV_R = Rural daily minimum of average 2-m temperature
TREFMNAV_U = Urban daily minimum of average 2-m temperature
TREFMXAV = daily maximum of average 2-m temperature
TREFMXAV_R = Rural daily maximum of average 2-m temperature
TREFMXAV_U = Urban daily maximum of average 2-m temperature
TSA = 2m air temperature
TSAI = total projected stem area index
TSA_R = Rural 2m air temperature
TSA_U = Urban 2m air temperature
TSOI_10CM = soil temperature in top 10cm of soil
TV = vegetation temperature
U10 = 10-m wind
URBAN_AC = urban air conditioning flux
URBAN_HEAT = urban heating flux
WA = water in the unconfined aquifer (vegetated landunits only)
WASTEHEAT = sensible heat flux from heating/cooling sources of urban waste heat
WIND = atmospheric wind velocity magnitude
WOODC = wood C
WOODC_ALLOC = wood C allocation
WOODC_LOSS = wood C loss
WOOD_HARVESTC = wood harvest carbon (to product pools)
WOOD_HARVESTN = wood harvest N (to product pools)
WT = total water storage (unsaturated soil water + groundwater, veg landunits)
XSMRPOOL = temporary photosynthate C pool
XSMRPOOL_RECOVER = C flux assigned to recovery of negative xsmrpool
ZBOT = atmospheric reference height
ZWT = water table depth (vegetated landunits only)