LND Variable Definitions

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Set 5 Description: Tables of annual means
'D_' denotes a variable derived from two or more history file variables (lnd_func.ncl)
'C_' denotes a CASA model variable.

Variable Name | Long Name | NativeUnits | ReportedUnits
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TSA | 2m air temperature | K | K
PREC | ppt: rain+snow | mm/s | mm/d
RAIN | atmospheric rain | mm/s | mm/d
SNOW | atmospheric snow | mm/s | mm/d
SNOWDP | snow height | m | m
FSNO | fraction of ground covered by snow | unitless | unitless
H2OSNO | total snow water equiv (SNOWICE + SNOWLIQ) | mm | mm
VBSA | visible black-sky albedo | proportion | % reflected
NBSA | near-IR black-sky albedo | proportion | % reflected
VWSA | visible white-sky albedo | proportion | % reflected
NWSA | near-IR white-sky albedo | proportion | % reflected
RNET | net radiation:fsa-fira | W/m^2 | W/m^2
LHEAT | latent heat:FCTR+FCEV+FGEV | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FSH | sensible heat | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FSDS | atmospheric incident solar radiation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FSA | absorbed solar radiation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FLDS | atmospheric longwave radiation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FIRE | emitted infrared (longwave) radiation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FCTR | canopy transpiration | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FCEV | canopy evaporation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FGEV | ground evaporation | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FGR | heat flux into snow/soil (includes snow melt) | W/m^2 | W/m^2
FSM | snow melt heat flux | W/m^2 | W/m^2
TLAI | total one-sided leaf area index | m2/m2 | m2/m2
TSAI | total one-sided stem area index | m2/m2 | m2/m2
LAISUN | Sunlit Projected Leaf Area Index | m2/m2 | m^2/m^2
LAISHA | Shaded Projected Leaf Area Index | m^2/m^2 | m^2/m^2
ET | Evapotranspiration | mm/s | mm/d
QOVER | surface runoff | mm/s | mm/d
QDRAI | sub-surface drainage | mm/s | mm/d
QRGWL | surface runoff at glaciers, wetlands, lakes | mm/s | mm/d
WA | water in the unconfined aquifer | mm | mm
WT | total water storage | mm | mm
ZWT | water table depth | m | m
QCHARGE | aquifer recharge rate | mm/s | mm/d
FCOV | fractional area with water table at surface | unitless [0-1] | unitless [0-1]
CO2_PPMV | CO2 concentration | ppmv | ppmv
PREC | ppt: rain+snow | mm/s | mm/y
QVEGE | canopy evaporation | mm/s | mm/y
QVEGEP | canopy evap:QVEGE/(RAIN+SNOW)*100 | % | %
QVEGT | canopy transpiration | mm/s | mm/y
QSOIL | ground evaporation | mm/s | mm/y
TOTRUNOFF | Runoff:qover+qdrai+qrgwl | mm/s | mm/y