| local_name | standard_name | long_name | units | type | dimensions | kind | intent | optional |
| ncol | horizontal_loop_extent | horizontal loop extent | count | integer | () | | in | False |
| nlev | vertical_dimension | number of vertical levels | count | integer | () | | in | False |
| con_g | gravitational_acceleration | gravitational acceleration | m s-2 | real | () | kind_phys | in | False |
| con_rd | gas_constant_dry_air | ideal gas constant for dry air | J kg-1 K-1 | real | () | kind_phys | in | False |
| restart | flag_for_restart | flag for restart (warmstart) or coldstart | flag | logical | () | | in | False |
| imp_physics | flag_for_microphysics_scheme | choice of microphysics scheme | flag | integer | () | | in | False |
| imp_physics_thompson | flag_for_thompson_microphysics_scheme | choice of Thompson microphysics scheme | flag | integer | () | | in | False |
| spechum | water_vapor_specific_humidity | water vapor specific humidity | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| qc | cloud_condensed_water_mixing_ratio | cloud water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| qr | rain_water_mixing_ratio | rain water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| qi | ice_water_mixing_ratio | ice water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| qs | snow_water_mixing_ratio | snow water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| qg | graupel_mixing_ratio | graupel mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| ni | ice_number_concentration | ice number concentration | kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| nr | rain_number_concentration | rain number concentration | kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | False |
| is_aerosol_aware | flag_for_aerosol_physics | flag for aerosol-aware physics | flag | logical | () | | in | False |
| nc | cloud_droplet_number_concentration | cloud droplet number concentration | kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| nwfa2d | tendency_of_water_friendly_aerosols_at_surface | instantaneous fake water-friendly surface aerosol source | kg-1 s-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| nifa2d | tendency_of_ice_friendly_aerosols_at_surface | instantaneous fake ice-friendly surface aerosol source | kg-1 s-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| nwfa | water_friendly_aerosol_number_concentration | number concentration of water-friendly aerosols | kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| nifa | ice_friendly_aerosol_number_concentration | number concentration of ice-friendly aerosols | kg-1 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| tgrs | air_temperature | model layer mean temperature | K | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | in | False |
| prsl | air_pressure | mean layer pressure | Pa | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | in | False |
| phil | geopotential | geopotential at model layer centers | m2 s-2 | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | in | False |
| area | cell_area | area of the grid cell | m2 | real | (horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | in | False |
| re_cloud | effective_radius_of_stratiform_cloud_liquid_water_particle_in_um | eff. radius of cloud liquid water particle in micrometer | m | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| re_ice | effective_radius_of_stratiform_cloud_ice_particle_in_um | eff. radius of cloud ice water particle in micrometer | m | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| re_snow | effective_radius_of_stratiform_cloud_snow_particle_in_um | effective radius of cloud snow particle in micrometer | m | real | (horizontal_dimension, vertical_dimension) | kind_phys | inout | True |
| mpicomm | mpi_comm | MPI communicator | index | integer | () | | in | False |
| mpirank | mpi_rank | current MPI-rank | index | integer | () | | in | False |
| mpiroot | mpi_root | master MPI-rank | index | integer | () | | in | False |
| threads | omp_threads | number of OpenMP threads available to scheme | count | integer | () | | in | False |
| errmsg | ccpp_error_message | error message for error handling in CCPP | none | character | () | len=* | out | False |
| errflg | ccpp_error_flag | error flag for error handling in CCPP | flag | integer | () | | out | False |