Dataset Units

This list is up to date as of March 2018 and is applicable to CMS versions 4.1 and above.

Water Surface Elevation

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Water Surface Elevation	$m$
Total Water Depth	$m$

Current Velocity

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Current Magnitude	$m/s$
Current Velocity	$m/s$
Save Point Flux (UV-Vel * h)	$m^{2}/s$

Eddy Viscosity

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Eddy Viscosity	$m^{2}/s$

Sediment Transport

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Sediment Concentration	$kg/m^{3}$
Sediment Capacity	$kg/m^{3}$
Total Sediment Transport	$kg/(m\cdot s)$
Fraction Suspended	$--$
Grain Sizes (D50, D90, etc)	$mm$

Morphology Change

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Morphology Depth	$m$
Morphology Change	$m$

Salinity

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Salinity	$ppt$

Temperature

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Temperature	°C

Waves

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Wave Height <Vector>	$m$
Wave Period	$s$
Wave Dissipation	$N/m/s$
Wave Breaking Index	$--$
Wave Radiation Stress	$N/m^{2}$

Wind

Dataset	Default Units written to output file
Wind Velocity	$m/s$
Wind Magnitude	$m/s$
Wind Stress	$N/m^{2}$
Wind Stress Magnitude	$N/m^{2}$
Atmospheric Pressure	Pa

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