(2-2-1) Institution name

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office

(2-2-2) contact person & address (inc. email)

1. Watson W. Gregg 
Global Modeling and Assimilation Office
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771  USA
(watson.gregg@nasa.gov)

2. Nancy W. Casey 
(ncasey@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov)

(2-2-3) number of files to upload

14 netCDF files 

(2-2-4) list of the file names

NOBM_monthly_SiO3_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_DIC_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_TOTZOO_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_COC_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_DOC_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_FER_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_NO3_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_SST_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_ZMXL_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_DIA_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_TOTCHL_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_MIX_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_PIC_1985-2010.nc
NOBM_monthly_NH4_1985-2010.nc

(2-2-5) anything which may be useful or must be cared when one processes
your model outputs

all NOBM output has 14 layers as shown in ZMXL 
except for SST (1 layer)

(2-2-6) description of PFTs (model organism)

see attached paper

(2-2-7) list of model parameters

see attached paper

(2-2-8) variable names for variables provided

see below (2-2-9)
 
(2-2-9) variable units

DOC mol m^-3 dissolved organic carbon
FER mol m^-3 dissolved iron
NH4 mol m^-3 ammonium
NO3 mol m^-3 nitrate
SiO3 mol m^-3 silica
TOTCHL mol m^-3 total chlorophyll
TOTZOO mol m^-3 total zooplankton
DIA mol m^-3 diatoms
COC mol m^-3 coccolithophores
PIC mol m^-3 cyanobacteria
MIX mol m^-3 chlorophytes
DIC mol m^-3 dissolved inorganic carbon
ZMXL m mixed layer depth (sigma)
SST degC SST

(2-2-10) up-to-date model reference(s) and additional remarks

Gregg, W., N. Casey, 2007. Modeling Coccolithophores in the Global Oceans.
Deep-Sea Research II Special Issue, , 447-477. DOI:10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.12.007.
(paper is attached)