Update CMIP6 CMOR tables to version 01.00.31 (6.8.31)

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_3hr.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table 3hr", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Total Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
+            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "clt", 
             "type": "real", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_6hrLev.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table 6hrLev", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@
     }, 
     "variable_entry": {
         "bs550aer": {
-            "frequency": "6hr", 
+            "frequency": "6hrPt", 
             "modeling_realm": "aerosol", 
             "standard_name": "volume_scattering_function_of_radiative_flux_in_air_due_to_ambient_aerosol_particles", 
             "units": "m-1 sr-1", 
-            "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
+            "cell_methods": "area: mean time: point", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient", 
             "comment": "Aerosol  Backscatter at 550nm and 180 degrees, computed from extinction and lidar ratio", 
-            "dimensions": "longitude latitude time lambda550nm scatter180", 
+            "dimensions": "longitude latitude time1 lambda550nm scatter180", 
             "out_name": "bs550aer", 
             "type": "real", 
             "positive": "", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_6hrPlev.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table 6hrPlev", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_6hrPlevPt.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table 6hrPlevPt", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@
             "ok_max_mean_abs": ""
         }, 
         "mrsol": {
-            "frequency": "6hr", 
+            "frequency": "6hrPt", 
             "modeling_realm": "land", 
             "standard_name": "mass_content_of_water_in_soil_layer", 
             "units": "kg m-2", 
-            "cell_methods": "area: mean where land time: point", 
+            "cell_methods": "area: mean time: point", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Total Water Content of Soil Layer", 
             "comment": "in each soil layer, the mass of water in all phases, including ice.  Reported as 'missing' for grid cells occupied entirely by 'sea'", 
-            "dimensions": "longitude latitude time1 sdepth1", 
+            "dimensions": "longitude latitude sdepth time1", 
             "out_name": "mrsol", 
             "type": "real", 
             "positive": "", 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
             "ok_max_mean_abs": ""
         }, 
         "mrsos": {
-            "frequency": "6hr", 
+            "frequency": "6hrPt", 
             "modeling_realm": "land", 
             "standard_name": "mass_content_of_water_in_soil_layer", 
             "units": "kg m-2", 
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
             "ok_max_mean_abs": ""
         }, 
         "tsl": {
-            "frequency": "6hr", 
+            "frequency": "6hrPt", 
             "modeling_realm": "land", 
             "standard_name": "soil_temperature", 
             "units": "K", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_AERday.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table AERday", 
         "realm": "aerosol", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_AERhr.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table AERhr", 
         "realm": "aerosol", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_AERmon.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table AERmon", 
         "realm": "aerosol", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Convective Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Convective cloud area fraction for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes only convective cloud.", 
+            "comment": "Convective cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes only convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "cltc", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
             "units": "kg m-2 s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "Dry Deposition Rate of sea-salt aerosol", 
+            "long_name": "Dry Deposition Rate of Sea-Salt Aerosol", 
             "comment": "Dry deposition includes gravitational settling, impact scavenging, and turbulent deposition.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "dryss", 
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
             "units": "kg m-2 s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "Total Emission Rate of sea-salt aerosol", 
+            "long_name": "Total Emission Rate of Sea-Salt Aerosol", 
             "comment": "Integrate 3D emission field vertically to 2d field.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "emiss", 
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@
             "units": "kg kg-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "sea-salt aerosol Mass Mixing Ratio", 
+            "long_name": "Sea-Salt Aerosol Mass Mixing Ratio", 
             "comment": "Mass fraction in the atmosphere of sea salt aerosol (dry mass).", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude alevel time", 
             "out_name": "mmrss", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_AERmonZ.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table AERmonZ", 
         "realm": "aerosol", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -287,12 +287,12 @@
         "vt100": {
             "frequency": "mon", 
             "modeling_realm": "aerosol", 
-            "standard_name": "northward_heat_flux_in_air_due_to_eddy_advection", 
-            "units": "W m-2", 
+            "standard_name": "covariance_over_longitude_of_northward_wind_and_air_temperature", 
+            "units": "K m s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "longitude: mean time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "", 
-            "long_name": "Northward Heat Flux Due to Eddies", 
-            "comment": "Zonally averaged meridional heat flux at 100hPa as monthly means derived from daily (or higher frequency) fields.", 
+            "long_name": "Northward Eddy Temperature Flux", 
+            "comment": "Zonally averaged eddy temperature flux at 100hPa as monthly means derived from daily (or higher frequency) fields.", 
             "dimensions": "latitude time p100", 
             "out_name": "vt100", 
             "type": "real", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_Amon.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table Amon", 
         "realm": "atmos atmosChem", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Total Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
+            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "clt", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
             "units": "kg m-2 s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "Carbon Mass Flux into Atmosphere Due to All Anthropogenic Emissions of CO2", 
+            "long_name": "Carbon Mass Flux into Atmosphere Due to All Anthropogenic Emissions of CO2 [kgC m-2 s-1]", 
             "comment": "This is requested only for the emission-driven coupled carbon climate model runs.  Does not include natural fire sources but, includes all anthropogenic sources, including fossil fuel use, cement production, agricultural burning, and sources associated with anthropogenic land use change excluding forest regrowth.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "fco2antt", 
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
             "units": "kg m-2 s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "Carbon Mass Flux into Atmosphere Due to Fossil Fuel Emissions of CO2", 
+            "long_name": "Carbon Mass Flux into Atmosphere Due to Fossil Fuel Emissions of CO2 [kgC m-2 s-1]", 
             "comment": "This is the prescribed anthropogenic CO2 flux from fossil fuel use, including cement production, and flaring (but not from land-use changes, agricultural burning, forest regrowth, etc.)", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "fco2fos", 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@
             "units": "kg m-2 s-1", 
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
-            "long_name": "Surface Carbon Mass Flux into the Atmosphere Due to Natural Sources", 
+            "long_name": "Surface Carbon Mass Flux into the Atmosphere Due to Natural Sources [kgC m-2 s-1]", 
             "comment": "This is what the atmosphere sees (on its own grid).  This field should be equivalent to the combined natural fluxes of carbon  that account for natural exchanges between the atmosphere and land (nep) or ocean (fgco2) reservoirs.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "fco2nat", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_CF3hr.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table CF3hr", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: mean time: point", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Percentage Cover of Stratiform Cloud", 
-            "comment": "'Layer' means any layer with upper and lower boundaries that have constant values in some vertical coordinate. There must be a vertical coordinate variable indicating the extent of the layer(s). If the layers are model layers, the vertical coordinate can be model_level_number, but it is recommended to specify a physical coordinate (in a scalar or auxiliary coordinate variable) as well. 'X_area_fraction' means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. 'X_area' means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. Cloud area fraction is also called 'cloud amount' and 'cloud cover'. In an atmosphere model, stratiform cloud is that produced by large-scale convergence (not the convection schemes).", 
+            "comment": "Cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column due to stratiform clouds, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude alevel time1", 
             "out_name": "cls", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: mean time: point", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Total Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
+            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time1", 
             "out_name": "clt", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: mean time: point", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "Convective Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Convective cloud area fraction for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes only convective cloud.", 
+            "comment": "Convective cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. Includes only convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time1", 
             "out_name": "cltc", 
             "type": "real", 

esmvalcore/cmor/tables/cmip6/Tables/CMIP6_CFday.json

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
     "Header": {
-        "data_specs_version": "01.00.29", 
-        "cmor_version": "3.4", 
+        "data_specs_version": "01.00.31", 
+        "cmor_version": "3.5", 
         "table_id": "Table CFday", 
         "realm": "atmos", 
-        "table_date": "14 December 2018", 
+        "table_date": "24 July 2019", 
         "missing_value": "1e20", 
         "int_missing_value": "-999", 
         "product": "model-output", 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "CALIPSO Percentage Cloud Cover", 
-            "comment": "Percentage cloud cover at CALIPSO standard heights.", 
+            "comment": "Percentage cloud cover in CALIPSO standard atmospheric layers.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude alt40 time", 
             "out_name": "clcalipso", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "CALIPSO Total Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "'X_area_fraction' means the fraction of horizontal area occupied by X. 'X_area' means the horizontal area occupied by X within the grid cell. Cloud area fraction is also called 'cloud amount' and 'cloud cover'. The cloud area fraction is for the whole atmosphere column, as seen from the surface or the top of the atmosphere. The cloud area fraction in a layer of the atmosphere has the standard name cloud_area_fraction_in_atmosphere_layer.", 
+            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen by the  Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) instrument. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "cltcalipso", 
             "type": "real", 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
             "cell_methods": "area: time: mean", 
             "cell_measures": "area: areacella", 
             "long_name": "ISCCP Total Cloud Cover Percentage", 
-            "comment": "Percentage total cloud cover, simulating ISCCP observations.", 
+            "comment": "Total cloud area fraction (reported as a percentage) for the whole atmospheric column, as seen by the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) analysis. Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.  (MODIS). Includes both large-scale and convective cloud.", 
             "dimensions": "longitude latitude time", 
             "out_name": "cltisccp", 
             "type": "real",