Redundant surface variable cleanup

[mzhangw]

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Associated PR: NCAR/ccpp-physics#659
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[climbfuji]

@mzhangw can you please also create a ufs-weather-model PR? And address the review comments I left in NCAR/ccpp-physics#679 and #317? Thanks!

[climbfuji]

This PR is on hold until the issues in NCAR/ccpp-physics#659 are resolved.

[climbfuji]

This PR will be replaced with a new one once the issues are resolved.