| local_name | standard_name | long_name | units | type | dimensions | kind | intent |
| idate | date_and_time_at_model_initialization_in_iso_order | initialization date and time | none | integer | (ccpp_constant_one:8) | | in |
| jdate | date_and_time_of_forecast_in_united_states_order | current forecast date and time | none | integer | (ccpp_constant_one:8) | | in |
| deltsw | period_of_shortwave_radiation_calls | frequency for shortwave radiation | s | real | () | kind_phys | in |
| deltim | timestep_for_dynamics | dynamics timestep | s | real | () | kind_phys | in |
| lsswr | flag_for_calling_shortwave_radiation | logical flags for sw radiation calls | flag | logical | () | | in |
| me | mpi_rank | current MPI-rank | index | integer | () | | in |
| slag | equation_of_time | equation of time (radian) | radian | real | () | kind_phys | out |
| sdec | sine_of_solar_declination_angle | sin of the solar declination angle | none | real | () | kind_phys | out |
| cdec | cosine_of_solar_declination_angle | cos of the solar declination angle | none | real | () | kind_phys | out |
| solcon | solar_constant | solar constant (sun-earth distant adjusted) | W m-2 | real | () | kind_phys | out |
| errmsg | ccpp_error_message | error message for error handling in CCPP | none | character | () | len=* | out |
| errflg | ccpp_error_code | error code for error handling in CCPP | 1 | integer | () | | out |