| local_name | standard_name | long_name | units | type | dimensions | kind | intent |
| ncol | horizontal_dimension | horizontal dimension | count | integer | () | | in |
| nlev | vertical_layer_dimension | number of vertical levels | count | integer | () | | in |
| con_g | gravitational_acceleration | gravitational acceleration | m s-2 | real | () | kind_phys | in |
| con_rd | gas_constant_of_dry_air | ideal gas constant for dry air | J kg-1 K-1 | real | () | kind_phys | in |
| con_eps | ratio_of_dry_air_to_water_vapor_gas_constants | rd/rv | none | real | () | kind_phys | in |
| restart | flag_for_restart | flag for restart (warmstart) or coldstart | flag | logical | () | | in |
| imp_physics | control_for_microphysics_scheme | choice of microphysics scheme | flag | integer | () | | in |
| imp_physics_thompson | identifier_for_thompson_microphysics_scheme | choice of Thompson microphysics scheme | flag | integer | () | | in |
| convert_dry_rho | flag_for_converting_hydrometeors_from_moist_to_dry_air | flag for converting hydrometeors from moist to dry air | flag | logical | () | | in |
| spechum | specific_humidity | water vapor specific humidity | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| qc | cloud_liquid_water_mixing_ratio | cloud water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| qr | rain_mixing_ratio | rain water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| qi | cloud_ice_mixing_ratio | ice water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| qs | snow_mixing_ratio | snow water mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| qg | graupel_mixing_ratio | graupel mixing ratio wrt dry+vapor (no condensates) | kg kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| ni | mass_number_concentration_of_cloud_ice_water_crystals_in_air | ice number concentration | kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| nr | mass_number_concentration_of_rain_water_in_air | rain number concentration | kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| is_aerosol_aware | flag_for_aerosol_physics | flag for aerosol-aware physics | flag | logical | () | | in |
| nc | mass_number_concentration_of_cloud_liquid_water_particles_in_air | cloud droplet number concentration | kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| nwfa2d | tendency_of_hygroscopic_aerosols_at_surface_adjacent_layer | instantaneous fake water-friendly surface aerosol source | kg-1 s-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| nifa2d | tendency_of_nonhygroscopic_ice_nucleating_aerosols_at_surface_adjacent_layer | instantaneous fake ice-friendly surface aerosol source | kg-1 s-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| nwfa | mass_number_concentration_of_hygroscopic_aerosols | number concentration of water-friendly aerosols | kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| nifa | mass_number_concentration_of_nonhygroscopic_ice_nucleating_aerosols | number concentration of ice-friendly aerosols | kg-1 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | inout |
| tgrs | air_temperature | model layer mean temperature | K | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | in |
| prsl | air_pressure | mean layer pressure | Pa | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | in |
| phil | geopotential | geopotential at model layer centers | m2 s-2 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension) | kind_phys | in |
| area | cell_area | area of the grid cell | m2 | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension) | kind_phys | in |
| mpicomm | mpi_communicator | MPI communicator | index | integer | () | | in |
| mpirank | mpi_rank | current MPI-rank | index | integer | () | | in |
| mpiroot | mpi_root | master MPI-rank | index | integer | () | | in |
| threads | number_of_openmp_threads | number of OpenMP threads available to scheme | count | integer | () | | in |
| ext_diag | flag_for_extended_diagnostic_output_from_thompson_microphysics | flag for extended diagnostic output from thompson microphysics | flag | logical | () | | in |
| diag3d | extended_diagnostics_output_from_thompson_microphysics | set of 3d arrays for extended diagnostics output from thompson microphysics | none | real | (ccpp_constant_one:horizontal_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:vertical_layer_dimension, ccpp_constant_one:number_of_3d_diagnostic_output_arrays_from_thompson_microphysics) | kind_phys | in |
| 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 |