ELMv1_highlat
and
Observations
Set 2 Description:
Horizontal contour plots of DJF, MAM, JJA, SON, and ANN 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
|
| TSA | 2m air temperature
| K
| NA
|
| PREC | ppt: rain+snow
| mm/s
| NA
|
| ASA | all-sky albedo:FSR/FSDS
| proportion
| NA
|
| RNET | net radiation:fsa-fira
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| LHEAT | latent heat:FCTR+FCEV+FGEV
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTRUNOFF | Runoff:qover+qdrai+qrgwl
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| SNOWDP | snow height
| m
| NA
|
| FPSN | photosynthesis
| umol/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| FSH | sensible heat
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSH_V | sensible heat from vegetation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSH_G | sensible heat from ground
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| TV | vegetation temperature
| K
| NA
|
| TG | ground temperature
| K
| NA
|
| TSNOW | snow temperature
| K
| NA
|
| FSA | absorbed solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| SABV | solar rad absorbed by vegetation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| SABG | solar rad absorbed by ground
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSR | reflected solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FIRA | net infrared (longwave) radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FIRE | emitted infrared (longwave) radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FCTR | canopy transpiration
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FCEV | canopy evaporation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FGEV | ground evaporation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FGR | heat flux into snow/soil (includes snow melt)
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSM | snow melt heat flux
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FGNET | net ground heat flux:fgr-fsm
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| TAUX | zonal surface stress
| kg/m/s^2
| NA
|
| TAUY | meridional surface stress
| kg/m/s^2
| NA
|
| ELAI | exposed one-sided leaf area index
| m2/m2
| NA
|
| ESAI | exposed one-sided stem area index
| m2/m2
| NA
|
| TLAI | total one-sided leaf area index
| m2/m2
| NA
|
| TSAI | total one-sided stem area index
| m2/m2
| NA
|
| LAISUN | Sunlit Projected Leaf Area Index
| m2/m2
| NA
|
| LAISHA | Shaded Projected Leaf Area Index
| m^2/m^2
| NA
|
| BTRAN | transpiration beta factor
| unitless
| NA
|
| H2OSNO | total snow water equiv (SNOWICE + SNOWLIQ)
| mm
| NA
|
| H2OCAN | intercepted water
| mm
| NA
|
| SNOWLIQ | snow liquid water
| kg/m^2
| NA
|
| SNOWICE | snow ice
| kg/m^2
| NA
|
| QINFL | infiltration
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QOVER | surface runoff
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QRGWL | surface runoff at glaciers, wetlands, lakes
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QDRAI | sub-surface drainage
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QINTR | interception
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QDRIP | throughfall
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QSNOMELT | snow melt
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QSOIL | ground evaporation
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QVEGE | canopy evaporation
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| QVEGT | canopy transpiration
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| ERRSOI | soil/lake energy conservation error
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| ERRSEB | surface energy conservation error
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSNO | fraction of ground covered by snow
| unitless
| NA
|
| ERRSOL | solar radiation conservation error
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| ERRH2O | total water conservation error
| mm
| NA
|
| RAIN | atmospheric rain
| mm/s
| NA
|
| SNOW | atmospheric snow
| mm/s
| NA
|
| TBOT | atmospheric air temperature
| K
| NA
|
| TLAKE | lake temperature
| K
| NA
|
| WIND | atmospheric wind velocity magnitude
| m/s
| NA
|
| THBOT | atmospheric air potential temperature
| K
| NA
|
| QBOT | atmospheric specific humidity
| kg/kg
| NA
|
| ZBOT | atmospheric reference height
| m
| NA
|
| FLDS | atmospheric longwave radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDS | atmospheric incident solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSND | direct nir incident solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSNDLN | direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSNI | diffuse nir incident solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSVD | direct vis incident solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSVDLN | direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSDSVI | diffuse vis incident solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRND | direct nir reflected solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRNDLN | direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRNI | diffuse nir reflected solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRVD | direct vis reflected solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRVDLN | direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| FSRVI | diffuse vis reflected solar radiation
| W/m^2
| NA
|
| Q2M | 2m specific humidity
| kg/kg
| NA
|
| TREFMNAV | daily minimum of average 2m temperature
| K
| K
|
| TREFMXAV | daily maximum of average 2m temperature
| K
| K
|
| VBSA | visible black-sky albedo
| proportion
| NA
|
| NBSA | near-IR black-sky albedo
| proportion
| NA
|
| VWSA | visible white-sky albedo
| proportion
| NA
|
| NWSA | near-IR white-sky albedo
| proportion
| NA
|
| SOILLIQ
| soil liquid water : layers 1-10
| kg/m^2
| NA
|
| SOILICE
| soil ice : layers 1-10
| kg/m^2
| NA
|
| H2OSOI | volumetric soil water
| mm3/mm3
| NA
|
| TSOI
| soil temperature : layers 1-10
| K
| NA
|
| EVAPFRAC | LHEAT/(LHEAT+FSH)
| unitless
| NA
|
| XIM | moisture index
| +/-1
| NA
|
| P-E | PREC-ET
| mm/s
| NA
|
| WA | water in the unconfined aquifer
| mm
| NA
|
| TWS | total water storage
| mm
| NA
|
| ZWT | water table depth
| m
| NA
|
| ZWT_PERCH | perched water table depth
| m
| NA
|
| QCHARGE | aquifer recharge rate
| mm/s
| mm/y
|
| FCOV | fractional area with water table at surface
| unitless [0-1]
| NA
|
| PCO2 | partial pressure of CO2
| Pa
| NA
|
| NEE | net ecosys exchange of C
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| NEP | net ecosystem production
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| GPP | gross primary production
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| PSNSUN_TO_CPOOL | GPP from Sunlit Canopy
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| PSNSHADE_TO_CPOOL | GPP from Shaded Canopy
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| NPP | net primary production
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| AGNPP | above ground net primary production
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| BGNPP | below ground net primary production
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| MR | maintenance respiration
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| GR | total growth respiration
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| AR | autotrophic respiration (MR + GR)
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| LITHR | litter hetereotrophic respiration
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| SOMHR | SOM hetereotrophic respiration
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| HR | total hetereotrophic respiration
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| RR | root respiration (fine root MR + total root GR)
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| SR | total soil respiration (HR + root resp)
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| ER | total ecosystem respiration (AR + HR)
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| LEAFC | leaf carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| FROOTC | fine root carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| LIVESTEMC | live stem C
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| DEADSTEMC | dead stem carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| LIVECROOTC | live coarse root carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| DEADCROOTC | dead coarse root carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| CPOOL | temporary photosynthate C pool
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| SOIL3C | Soil organic matter C (slow pool)
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| SOIL4C | Soil organic matter C (slowest pool)
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| XSMRPOOL | Temporary Photosynthate C Pool
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTVEGC | total vegetation C, excluding cpool
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| CWDC | coarse woody debris carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTLITC | total litter carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTSOMC | total SOM carbon
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTECOSYSC | total ecosystem C, incl veg but excl cpool
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTCOLC | total ecosystem C, incl veg and cpool
| gC/m^2
| NA
|
| FPG | fraction of potential GPP
| proportion
| NA
|
| FPG_P | fraction of potential GPP due to P limitation
| proportion
| NA
|
| FPI | fraction of potential immobilization
| proportion
| NA
|
| FPI_P | fraction of potential immobilization of phosphorus
| proportion
| NA
|
| NDEP_TO_SMINN | nitrogen deposition
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| POTENTIAL_IMMOB | Potential Immobilization
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| ACTUAL_IMMOB | Actual Immobilization
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| GROSS_NMIN | Gross N Mineralization
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| NET_NMIN | Net N Mineralization
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| NDEPLOY | Total N Deployed in New Growth
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| RETRANSN_TO_NPOOL | Retranslocated N to NPool
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| SMINN_TO_NPOOL | Mineral N to NPool
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| DENIT | Total Denitrification
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| SOIL3N | soil organic matter N (slow pool)
| gN/m^2
| NA
|
| SOIL4N | Soil organic matter N (slowest pool)
| gN/m^2
| NA
|
| NFIX_TO_SMINN | nitrogen fixation
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| SUPPLEMENT_TO_SMINN | supplement to mineral nitrogen
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| SMIN_NO3_LEACHED | soil NO3 pool loss to leaching
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| SMINN | soil mineral N
| gN/m^2
| NA
|
| RETRANSN | plant pool of retranslocated N
| gN/m^2
| NA
|
| COL_FIRE_CLOSS | total column-level fire C loss
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| PFT_FIRE_CLOSS | total pft-level fire C loss
| gC/m^2/s
| PgC/y
|
| COL_FIRE_NLOSS | total column-level fire N loss
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| PFT_FIRE_NLOSS | total pft-level fire N loss
| gN/m^2/s
| TgN/y
|
| FIRESEASONL | annual fire season length
| days
| NA
|
| FIRE_PROB | daily fire probability
| 0-1
| NA
|
| ANN_FAREA_BURNED | annual total fractional area burned
| proportion
| NA
|
| MEAN_FIRE_PROB | e-folding mean of daily fire probability
| 0-1
| NA
|
| CWDC_HR | Coarse Woody Debris C Hetereotrophic respiration
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| CWDC_LOSS | Coarse Woody Debris C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| FROOTC_ALLOC | Fine root C allocation
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| FROOTC_LOSS | Fine root C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| LEAFC_ALLOC | Leaf C Allocation
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| LEAFC_LOSS | Leaf C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| LITTERC | Total Litter C
| gC/m2
| NA
|
| LITTERC_HR | Litter Hetereotrophic Respiration
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| LITTERC_LOSS | Litter C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/m2y
|
| SOILC | soil organic matter C (fast pool)
| gC/m2
| NA
|
| SOILC_HR | Soil C hetereotrophic respiration
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| SOILC_LOSS | Soil C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| WOODC | Wood C
| gC/m2
| NA
|
| WOODC_ALLOC | Wood C Allocation
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| WOODC_LOSS | Wood C Loss
| gC/m2s
| PgC/y
|
| SOLUTIONP | soil solution P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| LABILEP | soil Labile P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| SECONDP | soil secondary P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| OCCLP | soil occluded P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| PRIMP | soil primary P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTLITP | total litter P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTSOMP | total soil organic matter P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| TOTECOSYSP | total ecosystem P
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| NPOOL | Nitrogen pool
| gN/m^2
| NA
|
| PPOOL | Phosphorous pool
| gP/m^2
| NA
|
| POTENTIAL_IMMOB_P | potential P immobilization
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| ACTUAL_IMMOB_P | actual P immobilization
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| SMINP_TO_PLANT | plant uptake of soil mineral P
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| GROSS_PMIN | gross rate of P mineralization
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| NET_PMIN | net rate of P mineralization
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| BIOCHEM_PMIN | biochemical rate of P mineralization
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| PLANT_PDEMAND | P flux required to support initial GPP
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|
| SMINP_LEACHED | soil mineral P pool loss to leaching
| gP/m^2/s
| TgP/y
|