Variable Name Dataset Timestep Description Native Unit Converted Unit Distribution tas mo Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal tasmax mo Maximum Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal tasmin mo Minimum Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal pr mo Precipitation kg/m2/s m/da Gamma evspsbl mo Evaporation kg/m2/s m/da Normal rhs mo Near-Surface Relative Humidity % % (monthly mean) Normal mrros mo Surface Runoff kg/m2/s m3/da Gamma mo Moisture in Upper Soil Column kg/m2 in upper 0.1 m m3/m3 Normal sfcWindmax mo Maximum Near-Surface Wind m/s m/da Weibull sic mo Sea Ice Area Fraction % m2/m2 Beta sit mo Sea Ice Thickness m M ageice mo Age of Sea Ice yr da Gamma ridgice mo Sea Ice Ridging Rate 1/s (m2/da)/m2 Gumbel Table 3: CMIP5 Variables Having Uncertainty-Distribution Estimates
Variable Name Dataset Timestep Description Native Unit Converted Unit Distribution tas mo Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal tasmax mo Maximum Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal tasmin mo Minimum Near-Surface Air Temp K K Normal pr mo Precipitation kg/m2/s m/da Gamma evspsbl mo Evaporation kg/m2/s m/da Normal rhs mo Near-Surface Relative Humidity % % (monthly mean) Normal mrros mo Surface Runoff kg/m2/s m3/da Gamma mo Moisture in Upper Soil Column kg/m2 in upper 0.1 m m3/m3 Normal sfcWindmax mo Maximum Near-Surface Wind m/s m/da Weibull sic mo Sea Ice Area Fraction % m2/m2 Beta sit mo Sea Ice Thickness m M ageice mo Age of Sea Ice yr da Gamma ridgice mo Sea Ice Ridging Rate 1/s (m2/da)/m2 Gumbel Table 3: CMIP5 Variables Having Uncertainty-Distribution Estimates
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