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Table A4: Extremes indices data (longitude, latitude, time:annual)

To learn about the directory structure used in storing CM2.0 data on this server, see the FAQ How are the CM2.0 model output files arranged in directories on the GFDL Data Portal?.
The variables and output variable names listed in this table are consistent with those of the IPCC/PCMDI archive as outlined in their document titled IPCC Standard Output from Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere GCMs

	CF standard_name	output variable name	GFDL's CM2 variable name(s)	Notes
		Location on GFDL Data Portal relative to http://nomads.gfdl.noaa.gov/dods-data/
1	Frost Days	fd	Calculated from t_ref_min
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/fd_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
2	Extreme temperature Range	etr	Calculated from t_ref_min and t_ref_max
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/etr_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
3	Growing Season Length	gsl	Calculated from t_ref_min and t_ref_max
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/gsl_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
4	Heat wave duration index	hwdi	Calculated from t_ref_max and the daily t_ref_max normal from 1961-1990
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/hwdi_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
5	T min > 90th percentile	tn90	Calculated from t_ref_min and the monthly 90th percentile of t_ref_min from 1961-1990
		Not yet available
6	Days with precip > 10 mm/d	r10	Calculated from precip
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/r10_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
7	Consecutive dry days	cdd	Calculated from precip
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/cdd_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
8	Maximum 5 day precip total	r5d	Caluclated from precip
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/r5d_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
9	Simple daily intensity index	sdii	Calculated from precip
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/sdii_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc
10	% of annual precip from large events	r95t	Calculated from precip and the overall 95th percentile of precip from 1961-1990
		/ModelName/ExpName/pp/indices/ts/annual/r95t_A4.YYYY-YYYY.nc

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