Configuration (main) file keywords

Path definitions

Keyword

Type

Description

Maps_Folder

System Path

Path to folder with land surface information

Clim_Maps_Folder

System Path

Path to folder with Climate information

Output_Folder

System Path

Path to folder where outputs will be written

Tracking

Keyword

Type

Description

Tracking

option

Boolean switch to turn water tracking (isotopes and/or ages) on (1) or off (0)

TrackingConfig

System Path

Location and name of the tracking configuration file

Options

Keyword

Description

MapTypes

Format of maps, in this version it is csf (PCRaster)

Species_State_Variable_Input_Method

Specifies the input format of the vegetation state variables. Options are table or maps

Reinfiltration

Boolean switch: reinfiltration during lateral routing on (1) or off (0)

Channel

Boolean switch: channel routing and specific processes on (1) or off (0)

Channel_infiltration

Boolean switch: channel bed infiltration on (1) or off (0)

Lateral_Exit

Boolean switch: lateral output (surface and subsurface) at the drainage outlet(s) (= 1, usual case) or not (= 0)

Hydraulic_Conductivity_profile

Switches between different ways to prescribe horizontal saturated hydraulic conductivity maps. 0: vertically uniform; 1: exponentially-decreasing (surface value and shape factor maps); 2: one map for each subsurface layer. Corresponding maps are defined in a later section.

Porosity_profile

Switches between different ways to prescribe total porosity maps. 0: vertically uniform; 1: exponentially-decreasing (surface value and shape factor maps); 2: one map for each subsurface layer. Corresponding maps are defined in a later section.

Pedotransfer_Parameters_profile

Switch to either uniform (= 0) or layer-dependent (= 1) peodtransfer parameters (Brooks-Corey air entry pressure and pore size distribution “lambda”). Corresponding maps are defined in a later section.

Aerodyn_resist_opt

Switches between different aerodynamic resistance formulations. 0: Penman; 1: Thom and Oliver (1977)

Soil_resistance_opt

Switches between different soil resistance formulations. 0: No resistance; 1: Passerat de Silans et al. (1989); 2: Sellers et al. (1992); 3: Sakaguchi and Zeng (2009).

Uptake_Profile_opt

Switch between ways to define root uptake profile. 0: reliant on structural root profile (exponential shape parameter Kroot in m-1). 1: Dynamic root uptake based on potential-based “easing” function from Fan et al (2017), only limited by a maximum uptake depth (depth Kroot in m). Kroot defined in SpeciesParams file.

Time controls

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Simul_start

Integer

Seconds

Time of simulation start. In the current version this value must be 0

Simul_end

Integer

Seconds

Time when simulation ends in seconds. This value indicates the total simulated time

Simul_tstep

Integer

Seconds

Size of the integration time step

Clim_input_tstep

Integer

Seconds

Time step of climate forcing. Typically it is the same as Simul_tstep but can be larger (i.e. climate inputs are daily but we are using an hourly integration time step). Clim_input_tstep cannot be smaller than Simul_tstep

Report_interval

Integer

Seconds

Intervals between time series outputs. Report_interval cannot be smaller than Simul_tstep, typically it is equal to Simul_tstep (but can be larger)

ReportMap_interval

Integer

Seconds

Intervals between maps outputs. ReportMap_interval cannot be smaller than Simul_tstep, but can be larger to save disk space and I/O time

ReportMap_starttime

Integer

Seconds

First time step for maps outputs (e.g. after spinup time), from which ReportMap_interval is counted

Vegetation dynamics

optional binary file(s) must be placed in Clim_Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Vegetation_dynamics

option

\([-]\)

Switches between different approaches to vegetation dynamics: 0 assumes constant LAI (equal to initial value); 1 turns on vegetation allocation and growth module to calculate LAI; and 2 allows for externally forcing LAI.

TimeSeries_LAI

Binary file

\(m^2.m^{-2}\)

if Vegetation_dynamics = 2, template name of binary files giving LAI dynamics, one for each species. Files name format: template + ‘_’ + species # + ‘.bin’

Climate information

maps and binary files must be placed in Clim_Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Precipitation

Binary climate file

\(ms^{-1}\)

Precipitation input

AirTemperature

Binary climate file

\(^{\circ}C\)

Average air temperature

MaxAirTemp

Binary climate file

\(^{\circ}C\)

Maximum air temperature (for snow melt)

MinAirTemp

Binary climate file

\(^{\circ}C\)

Minimum air temperature (for snow melt)

RelativeHumidity

Binary climate file

\(kPa~kPa^{-1}\)

Relative air humidity

WindSpeed

Binary climate file

\(ms^{-1}\)

Wind speed

IncomingLongWave

Binary climate file

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Incoming long wave radiation

IncomingShortWave

Binary climate file

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Incoming solar radiation

ClimateZones

Map file name

\([-]\)

Map identifying the climate zones

Isohyet_map

Map file name

\([-]\)

This map redistributes precipitation within the domain (including climate zones), using multiplication factors in each pixel. A map containing 1 over the domain does not modify the precipitation inputs

Irrigation

optional binary file must be placed in Clim_Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Irrigation_Input

option

\([-]\)

Switch to activate (1) or deactivate (0) irrigation inputs

Irrigation

Binary file

\(ms^{-1}\)

if Irrigation_Input = 1, irrigation inputs

Spatial domain geometry

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

DEM

Map file name

\(m\)

Digital elevation model. It also defines the lateral extent and resolution of the simulation domain

Slope

Map file name

\(m m^{-1}\)

Local terrain slope. Rise over run

local_drain_direc

Map file name

\([-]\)

Drain network: D8 steepest descent local drainage direction

S(ubs)urface parameters

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Soil_depth

Map file name

\(m\)

Total domain depth

Depth_soil_layer_1

Map file name

\(m\)

Depth of first hydrological layer

Depth_soil_layer_2

Map file name

\(m\)

Depth of 2nd hydrological layer

Vert_Horz_Anis_ratio

Map file name

\([-]\)

Ratio of vertical to horizontal hydraulic conductivity

Soil_bedrock_leakance

Map file name

\([-]\)

Factor between 0 and 1 setting the vertical hydraulic conductivity at the bottom of simulation domain (in fraction of Kv in layer 3)

if Hydraulic_Conductivity_profile = 0

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity

Map file name

\(ms^{-1}\)

Saturated horizontal hydraulic conductivity

if Hydraulic_Conductivity_profile=1

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity

Map file name

\(ms^{-1}\)

Surface’s saturated horizontal hydraulic conductivity

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity_Profile_Coeff

Map file name

\(m\)

Exponential depth decay shape factor for sat. horizontal hydraulic conductivity

if Hydraulic_Conductivity_profile = 2

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity

Map file name

\(ms^{-1}\)

Layer 1’s saturated horizontal hydraulic conductivity

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity_Layer2

Map file name

\(ms^{-1}\)

Layer 2’s saturated horizontal hydraulic conductivity

Horiz_Hydraulic_Conductivity_Layer3

Map file name

\(ms^{-1}\)

Layer 3’s saturated horizontal hydraulic conductivity

if Porosity_profile = 0

Porosity

Map file name

\([-]\)

Total porosity

Residual_soil_moisture

Map file name

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Minimum allowed volumetric water content

if Porosity_profile = 1

Porosity

Map file name

\([-]\)

Surface-level total porosity

Porosity_Profile_Coeff

Map file name

\([-]\)

Exponential depth decay shape factor for porosity

Residual_soil_moisture

Map file name

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Minimum allowed volumetric water content

if Porosity_profile = 2

Porosity

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 1’s total porosity

Porosity_Layer2

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 2’s total porosity

Porosity_Layer3

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 3’s total porosity

Residual_soil_moisture

Map file name

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Layer 1’s minimum allowed volumetric water content

Residual_soil_moisture_Layer2

Map file name

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Layer 2’s minimum allowed volumetric water content

Residual_soil_moisture_Layer3

Map file name

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Layer 3’s minimum allowed volumetric water content

if Pedotransfer_Parameters_profile = 0

Air_entry_pressure

Map file name

\(m\)

Soil air entry pressure

Brooks_Corey_lambda

Map file name

\([-]\)

Pore size distribution

if Pedotransfer_Parameters_profile = 1

Air_entry_pressure

Map file name

\(m\)

Layer 1’s soil air entry pressure

Brooks_Corey_lambda

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 1’s pore size distribution

Air_entry_pressure_Layer2

Map file name

\(m\)

Layer 2’s soil air entry pressure

Brooks_Corey_lambda_Layer2

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 2’s pore size distribution

Air_entry_pressure_Layer3

Map file name

\(m\)

Layer 3’s soil air entry pressure

Brooks_Corey_lambda_Layer3

Map file name

\([-]\)

Layer 3’s pore size distribution

Veget_water_use_param1

Map file name

\(m\)

Vegetation water use parameter from Landsberg & Waring (1997)

Veget_water_use_param1

Map file name

\(m\)

Vegetation water use parameter from Landsberg & Waring (1997)

Albedo

Map file name

\([-]\)

Surface albedo

Surface_emissivity

Map file name

\([-]\)

Surface emissivity/absorptivity

Terrain_Random_Roughness

Map file name

\(m\)

Local surface roughness

Dry_Soil_Heat_Capacity

Map file name

\(Jm^{-3}K^{-1}\)

Heat capacity of soil solid particles

Dry_Soil_Therm_Cond

Map file name

\(Wm^{-1}K^{-1}\)

Thermal conductivity of soil solid particles

Damping_depth

Map file name

\(m\)

Depth of bottom of second soil thermal layer

Temp_at_damp_depth

Map file name

\(^{\circ}C\)

Soil temperature at damping depth

Snow parameters

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Snow_rain_temp_threshold

Map file name

\(^{\circ}C\)

Air temperature threshold for snow/rain transition

Snow_Melt_Coeff

Map file name

\(m^{\circ}C^{-1}s^{-1}\)

Snowmelt rate coefficient factor

Channel parameters

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

channel_width

Map file name

\(m\)

Mask with width of channel network. Pixels with no channel must be <= 0. Positive numbers indicate the width of the channel in the pixel

channel_gw1_transfer_param

Map file name

\(m^{-1}\)

Coefficient controlling transfers of water from subsurface layer 1 to the channel

channel_gw2_transfer_param

Map file name

\(m^{-1}\)

Coefficient controlling transfers of water from subsurface layer 2 to the channel

channel_gw3_transfer_param

Map file name

\(m^{-1}\)

Coefficient controlling transfers of water from subsurface layer 3 to the channel

mannings_n

Map file name

\(sm^{-1/3}\)

Manning’s n roughness coefficient in the channel

Initial (sub)surface states

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Streamflow

Map file name

\(m^3 s^{-1}\)

Stream discharge

snow_water_equivalent

Map file name

\(m\)

Snow water equivalent

Soil_moisture_1

Map file name

\(m^3 m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content (hydro layer 1)

Soil_moisture_2

Map file name

\(m^3 m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content (hydro layer 2)

Soil_moisture_3

Map file name

\(m^3 m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content (hydro layer 3)

Soil_temperature

Map file name

\(^{\circ}C\)

Temperature atop the top thermal layer

Temp_at_damp_depth

Map file name

\(^{\circ}C\)

Average temp. of bottom thermal layer

Vegetation parameters

files must be located in Maps_Folder

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

ForestPatches

Map file name

integers

Map identifying land cover categories (patches)

Number_of_Species

Integer

\([-]\)

Number of species included in the simulation

Species_Parameters

Parameter table

\([-]\)

Table containing the parameters values (up to 40) for each simulated species. Only the first Number_of_Species lines are read.

Initial vegetation states *

* if Species_State_Variable_Input_Method = tables

Keyword

Type

Unit

Description

Species_Proportion_Table

Variable table

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Table with initial fraction (<=1) of covered area (canopy cover) for each species

Species_LAI_Table

Variable table

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Table with initial leaf area index for each species. Overriden if Vegetation_dynamics= 2.

Below variables are mostly for biomass allocation routines

Species_StemDensity_Table

Variable table

\(trees.m^{-2}\)

Table with initial stem density for each species. Values only used for ligneous species

Species_AGE_Table

Variable table

\(years\)

Table with initial average age for each species

Species_BasalArea_Table

Variable table

\(m^{2}\)

Table with initial total basal area per species.

Species_Height_table

Variable table

\(m\)

Table with initial effective height per species.

Species_RootMass_table

Variable table

\(g m^{-3}\)

Table with initial root mass per volume of soil for each species.

Initial vegetation states **

** if Species_State_Variable_Input_Method = maps

Default map name (\(k\) is the species number, starting at 0)

Unit

Description

p_ \(k\).map

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

fraction (<=1) of covered area (canopy cover) for \(k\)-th species

lai_ \(k\).map

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Leaf area index for \(k\)-th species. Overriden if Vegetation_dynamics=2

Below variables are mostly for biomass allocation routines

ntr_ \(k\).map

\(trees.m^{-2}\)

for stem density for \(k\)-th species

age_ \(k\).map

\(years\)

initial average age for \(k\)-th species

bas_ \(k\).map

\(m^{2}\)

Total basal area for \(k\)-th species

hgt_ \(k\).map

\(m\)

effective height for \(k\)-th species

root_ \(k\).map

\(g m^{-3}\)

root mass per volume of soil for \(k\)-th species.

Simulation outputs: map report switches

Keyword

Unit

Description

File root

Inputs

Report_Long_Rad_Down

\(W m^{-2}\)

Downwelling long wave (infrared) radiation at the top of the canopy (climate input)

LDown

Report_Short_Rad_Down

\(W m^{-2}\)

Incoming shortwave (visible) radiation at the top of the canopy (climate input)

Sdown

Report_Precip

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Input precipitation

Pp

Report_Irrig

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Input irrigation (only if Irrigation_Input = 1)

Irg

Report_Rel_Humidity

\(Pa^{1}~Pa^{-1}\)

Relative humidity in the atmosphere (climate input)

RH

Report_Wind_Speed

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Horizontal wind speed (climate input)

WndSp

Report_AvgAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Average air temperature (climate input)

Tp

Report_MinAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Minimum air temperature (climate input)

TpMin

Report_MaxAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Maximum air temperature (climate input)

TpMax

Water storage

Report_Canopy_Water_Stor_sum

\(m\)

Intercepted water storage (summed over species fractions)

Cs

Report_Canopy_Water_Stor

\(m\)

Intercepted water storage of species \(k\)

Cs_ \(k\)

Report_SWE

\(m\)

Snow water equivalent

SWE

Report_Saturation_Area

\(-\)

Fraction of water-saturared area

SatA

Report_Ponding

\(m\)

Surface (non-channel) water height

PndS

Report_Channel_Storage

\(m\)

Channel water height

ChnS

Report_Soil_Water_Content_Average

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Average volumetric water content for entire subsurface domain

SWCav

Report_Soil_Water_Content_Up

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Average volumetric water content for the two upper subsurface layers

SWCup

Report_Soil_Water_Content_L1

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for topmost subsurface layer

SWC1

Report_Pore_Relative_Humidity_L1

\(-\)

Relative humidity of air in the soil pore in L1

RHL1

Report_Soil_Water_Content_L2

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for second subsurface layer

SWC2

Report_Soil_Water_Content_L3

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for third subsurface layer

SWC3

Report_WaterTableDepth

\(m\)

Depth to the equivalent water table using the vertically-averaged water content

WTD

Report_WaterTableDepth_Perched

\(m\)

Depth to the equivalent water table, considering the shallowest saturated storage in layers

WTDp

Report_Soil_Sat_Deficit

\(m\)

Meters of water needed to saturate soil

SatDef

Report_Ground_Water

\(m\)

Meters of water above field capacity all layers combined

GW

Time constant

Report_Field_Capacity_L1

\(m^3~m^{-3}\)

Field capacity in hydrological layer 1 (if Porosity_profile > 0) or in the whole subsurface (if Porosity_profile = 0)

FCap1 or FCap

Report_Field_Capacity_L2

\(m^3~m^{-3}\)

Field capacity in hydrological layer 2 (if Porosity_profile > 0)

FCap2

Report_Field_Capacity_L3

\(m^3~m^{-3}\)

Field capacity in hydrological layer 3 (if Porosity_profile > 0)

FCap3

Hydro fluxes

Report_Streamflow

\(m^{3}~s^{-1}\)

Channel discharge

Q

Report_Total_ET

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Total evapotranspiration

Evap

Report_Transpiration_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated over the grid cell using species cover fractions

EvapT

Report_Transpiration_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 1

EtL1

Report_Transpiration_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 2

EtL2

Report_Transpiration_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 3

EtL3

Report_Einterception_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evaporation of intercepted water integrated over the grid cell using species fractions

EvapI

Report_Esoil_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Soil evaporation integrated over subcanopy and bare soil fractions

EvapS

Report_species_ET

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evapotranspiration for species \(k\)

ETc\(k\)_

Report_Transpiration

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration from species \(k\)

Et\(k\)_

Report_Einterception

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evaporation of intercepted water for the species \(k\)

Ei\(k\)_

Report_Esoil

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Soil evaporation under the species \(k\)

Es\(k\)_

Report_Leakage_Out_of_System

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Vertical drainage at the bottom of the subsurface domain

Leak

Hydro fluxes

(internal)

Report_Throughfall

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Throughfall summed over speceis fractions

ThFall

Report_Snowmelt

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Snow melt rate

Melt

Report_Infiltration

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water (re)infiltrated water in the first hydrological layer

Inf

Report_Percolation_to_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water transfer from the 1st to the 2nd hydrological layer

PrcL2

Report_Percolation_to_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water transfer from the 2nd to the 3rd hydrological layer

PrcL3

Report_Groundwater_Recharge

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Incoming water in the saturated part (above field capacity) in all layers

Rchg

Report_GWseepage_Layer1_to_Channnel

\(m\)

Groundwater seepage from layer 1 in stream water

GW1Chn

Report_GWseepage_Layer2_to_Channnel

\(m\)

Groundwater seepage from layer 2 in stream water

GW2Chn

Report_GWseepage_Layer3_to_Channnel

\(m\)

Groundwater seepage from layer 3 in stream water

GW3Chn

Report_Surface_to_Channel

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface runoff contributing to stream water

SrfChn

Report_Return_Flow_Surface

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the first hydrological layer

RSrf

Report_Return_Flow_to_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the 2nd to the 1st hydrological layer

RL1

Report_Return_Flow_to_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the 3rd to the 2nd hydrological layer

RL2

Report_Overland_Inflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface run-on (excluding channel inflow)

LSrfi

Report_Stream_Inflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Incoming stream water

LChni

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer1

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 1

LGW1i

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer2

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 2

LGW2i

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer3

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 3

LGW3i

Report_Overland_Outflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface run-off (excluding channel outflow)

LSrfo

Report_Stream_Outflow

\(m\)

Outgoing stream water

LChno

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer1

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 1

LGW1o

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer2

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 2

LGW2o

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer3

\(m\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 3

LGW3o

Hydro fluxes (time-cumulative)

Report_Transpiration_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative, species-summed transpiration

EtA

Report_Transpiration_Layer1_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative, species-summed transpiration from uptake in layer 1

EtL1A

Report_Transpiration_Layer2_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative, species-summed transpiration from uptake in layer 2

EtL2A

Report_Transpiration_Layer3_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative, species-summed transpiration from uptake in layer 3

EtL3A

Report_E_Interception_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative, species-summed evaporation of intercepted water

EiA

Report_Soil_Evaporation_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative soil evaporation over subcanopy and bare soil fractions

EsA

Report_Leakage_Out_of_System_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative vertical drainage at the bottom of the subsurface domain

LeakA

Report_Infiltration_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative water (re)infiltrated water in the first hydrological layer

InfA

Report_Percolation_to_Layer2_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative water transfer from the 1st to the 2nd hydrological layer

PrcL2A

Report_Percolation_to_Layer3_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative water transfer from the 2nd to the 3rd hydrological layer

PrcL3A

Report_GWseepage_Layer1_to_Channnel_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative groundwater seepage from layer 1 in stream water

GW1ChnA

Report_GWseepage_Layer2_to_Channnel_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative groundwater seepage from layer 2 in stream water

GW2ChnA

Report_GWseepage_Layer3_to_Channnel_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative groundwater seepage from layer 3 in stream water

GW3ChnA

Report_Surface_to_Channel_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative surface runoff contributing to stream water

SrfChnA

Report_Return_Flow_Surface_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative exfiltration from the first hydrological layer

RSrfA

Report_Return_Flow_to_Layer1_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative exfiltration from the 2nd to the 1st hydrological layer

RL1A

Report_Return_Flow_to_Layer2_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative exfiltration from the 3rd to the 2nd hydrological layer

RL2A

Report_Overland_Inflow_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative surface run-on (excluding channel inflow)

LSrfiA

Report_Stream_Inflow_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative incoming stream water

LChniA

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer1_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater inflow in layer 1

LGW1iA

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer2_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater inflow in layer 2

LGW2iA

Report_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer3_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater inflow in layer 3

LGW3iA

Report_Overland_Outflow_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative surface run-off (excluding channel outflow)

LSrfoA

Report_Stream_Outflow_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative outgoing stream water

LChnoA

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer1_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater outflow in layer 1

LGW1oA

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer2_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater outflow in layer 2

LGW2oA

Report_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer3_acc

\(m\)

Time-cumulative lateral groundwater outflow in layer 3

LGW3oA

Energy balance

Report_Surface_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Soil-level net radiation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

NRs

Report_Vegetation_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Net radiation at canopy level integrated over the grid cell

NRv

Report_Total_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Overall net radiation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

NRt

Report_Surface_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of soil evaporation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

LatHs

Report_Vegetation_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of canopy evaporation (interception+transpiration) integrated over the grid cell

LatHv

Report_Total_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of ET integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

LatHt

Report_Surface_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Soil-level sensible flux heat integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

SenHs

Report_Vegetation_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Sensible heat flux at canopy level integrated over the grid cell

SenHv

Report_Total_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Overall sensible heat flux integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

SenHt

Report_Grnd_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Ground heat flux

GrndH

Report_Snow_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Turbulent heat exchange with snowpack

SnowH

Report_Soil_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Subsurface temperature in the bottom (2nd) thermal layer

Ts

Report_Skin_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Soil skin temperature (top of 1st thermal layer)

Tskin

Report_Canopy_Temp

\(^{\circ}C\)

Canopy temperature of species \(k\)

Tc\(k\)_

Report_Canopy_NetR

\(W m^{-2}\)

Canopy-level net radiation above the species \(k\)

NRc\(k\)_

Report_Canopy_LE_E

\(W m^{-2}\)

Latent heat for evaporation of canopy interception for species \(k\)

LEEi\(k\)_

Report_Canopy_LE_T

\(W m^{-2}\)

Transpiration latent heat for species \(k\)

LETr\(k\)_

Report_Canopy_Sens_Heat

\(W m^{-2}\)

Sensible heat, canopy layer of species \(k\)

Hc\(k\)_

Vegetation state

Report_GPP_sum

\(gC m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative gross primary production summed over species fractions

GPP

Report_NPP

\(gC^{-1} m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative net primary production summed over species fractions

NPP

Report_Veget_frac

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Fraction of cell covered by canopy of species \(k\)

p\(k\)_

Report_Stem_Density

\(stems m^{-2}\)

Density of individuals of species \(k\)

ntr\(k\)_

Report_Leaf_Area_Index

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Leaf area index of species \(k\)

lai\(k\)_

Report_Stand_Age

\(years\)

Age of stand of species \(k\)

age\(k\)_

Report_Canopy_Conductance

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Canopy conductance for species \(k\)

gc\(k\)_

Report_GPP

\(gC m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative gross primary production for species \(k\)

gpp\(k\)_ |

Report_NPP

\(gC^{-1} m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative net primary production for species \(k\)

npp\(k\)_

Report_Basal_Area

\(m^{2}\)

Total basal area of species \(k\)

bas\(k\)_

Report_Tree_Height

\(m\)

Height of stand of species \(k\)

hgt\(k\)_

Report_Root_Mass

\(g m^{-3}\)

Root mass per volume of soil species \(k\)

root\(k\)_

Map mask for time series locations

Keyword

Type

Description

TS_mask

Map file name

Map identifying cells for which state variables will be reported. Map should be zero or NaN everywhere except for target cells. A maximum of 32 cells can be reported.

Simulation outputs: time series report switches

Written outputs file are time series tables at cells identified in TS_mask (except for outlet discharge, see below). In the output files, the order of columns might differ from that of locations IDs specified in TS_mask, please check the output files’ header.

Keyword

Unit

Description

File name

Inputs

Ts_Long_Rad_Down

\(W m^{-2}\)

Downwelling long wave (infrared) radiation at the top of the canopy (climate input)

LDown.tab

Ts_Short_Rad_Down

\(W m^{-2}\)

Incoming shortwave (visible) radiation at the top of the canopy (climate input)

Sdown.tab

Ts_Precip

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Input precipitation

Precip.tab

Ts_Precip

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Input irrigation (only if Irrigation_Input = 1)

Irrig.tab

Ts_Rel_Humidity

\(Pa^{1}~Pa^{-1}\)

Relative humidity in the atmosphere (climate input)

RelHumid.tab

Ts_Wind_Speed

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Horizontal wind speed (climate input)

WindSpeed.tab

Ts_AvgAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Average air temperature (climate input)

AvgTemp.tab

Ts_MinAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Minimum air temperature (climate input)

MinTemp.tab

Ts_MaxAir_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Maximum air temperature (climate input)

MaxTemp.tab

Water storage

Ts_Canopy_Water_Stor_sum

\(m\)

Interception storage (summed over species fractions)

CanopyWaterStor.tab

Ts_Canopy_Water_Stor

\(m\)

Interception storage of species \(k\)

CanopyWaterStor_\(k\).tab

Ts_SWE

\(m\)

Snow water equivalent

SWE.tab

Ts_Ponding

\(m\)

Surface (non-channel) water height

Ponding.tab

Ts_Channel_Storage

\(m\)

Channel water height

ChannelStorage.tab

Ts_Soil_Water_Content_Average

\(m^{3} m^{-3}\)

Average volumetric water content for entire subsurface domain

SoilMoistureAv.tab

Ts_Soil_Water_Content_Up

\(m^{3} m^{-3}\)

Average volumetric water content for the two upper subsurface layers

SoilMoistureUp.tab

Ts_Soil_Water_Content_L1

\(m^{3} m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for topmost subsurface layer

SoilMoistureL1.tab

Ts_Pore_Relative_Humidity_L1

\(-\)

Relative humidity of air in the soil pore in L1

PoreRelHumid_L1.tab

Ts_Soil_Water_Content_L2

\(m^{3} m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for second subsurface layer

SoilMoistureL2.tab

Ts_Soil_Water_Content_L3

\(m^{3}~m^{-3}\)

Volumetric water content for third subsurface layer

SoilMoistureL3.tab

Ts_WaterTableDepth

\(m\)

Depth to the equivalent water table using the vertically-averaged water content

WaterTableDepth.tab

Ts_WaterTableDepth_Perched

\(m\)

Depth to the equivalent water table, considering the shallowest saturated storage in layers

WaterTableDepth_p.tab

Ts_Soil_Sat_Deficit

\(m\)

Meters of water needed to saturate soil

SoilSatDef.tab

Ts_Ground_Water

\(m\)

Meters of water above field capacity all layers combined

GroundWater.tab

Hydro fluxes

Ts_OutletDischarge

\(m^{3} s^{-1}\)

Stream discharge at cells where local_drain_direc map (ldd) = 5 (outlets and sinks)

OutletDisch.tab

Ts_Streamflow

\(m^{3} s^{-1}\)

Stream discharge (at TS_mask locations)

Streamflow.tab

Ts_Total_ET

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Total evapotranspiration

Evap.tab

Ts_Transpiration_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated over the grid cell using species cover fractions

EvapT.tab

Ts_Transpiration_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 1

EvapT_L1.tab

Ts_Transpiration_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 2

EvapT_L2.tab

Ts_Transpiration_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration integrated using species cover fractions, from uptake in layer 3

EvapT_L3.tab

Ts_Einterception_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evaporation of intercepted water integrated over the grid cell using species fractions

EvapI.tab

Ts_Esoil_sum

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Soil evaporation integrated over subcanopy and bare soil fractions

EvapS.tab

Ts_species_ET

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evapotranspiration for species \(k\)

ETc_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Transpiration

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Transpiration from species \(k\)

EvapT_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Einterception

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Evaporation of intercepted water for the species \(k\)

EvapI_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Esoil

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Soil evaporation under the species \(k\)

EvapS_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Leakage_Out_of_System

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Vertical drainage at the bottom of the subsurface domain

Leakage.tab

Hydro fluxes

(internal)

Ts_Throughfall

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Throughfall summed over speceis fractions

Throughfall.tab

Ts_Snowmelt

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Snow melt rate

Snowmelt.tab

Ts_Infiltration

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water (re)infiltrated water in the first hydrological layer

Infilt.tab

Ts_Percolation_to_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water transfer from the 1st to the 2nd hydrological layer

PercolL2.tab

Ts_Percolation_to_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Water transfer from the 2nd to the 3rd hydrological layer

PercolL3.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Recharge

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Incoming water in the saturated part (above field capacity) in all layers

Recharge.tab

Ts_GW_to_Channnel

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Groundwater seepage rate in stream water

GWtoChn.tab

Ts_Surface_to_Channel

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface runoff contributing to stream water

SrftoChn.tab

Ts_Return_Flow_Surface

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the first hydrological layer

ReturnSrf.tab

Ts_Return_Flow_to_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the 2nd to the 1st hydrological layer

ReturnL1.tab

Ts_Return_Flow_to_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Exfiltration rate from the 3rd to the 2nd hydrological layer

ReturnL2.tab

Ts_Overland_Inflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface run-on (excluding channel inflow)

SrfLatI.tab

Ts_Stream_Inflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Incoming stream water

ChnLatI.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 1

GW1LatI.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 2

GW2LatI.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Inflow_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater inflow in layer 3

GW3LatI.tab

Ts_Overland_Outflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Surface run-off (excluding channel outflow)

SrfLatO.tab

Ts_Stream_Outflow

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Outgoing stream water

ChnLatO.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer1

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 1

GW1LatI.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer2

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 2

GW2LatI.tab

Ts_Groundwater_Outflow_Layer3

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Lateral groundwater outflow in layer 3

GW3LatO.tab

Energy balance

Ts_Surface_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Soil-level net radiation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

NetRad_srf.tab

Ts_Vegetation_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Net radiation at canopy level integrated over the grid cell

NetRad_veg.tab

Ts_Total_Net_Rad

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Overall net radiation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

NetRad_tot.tab

Ts_Surface_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of soil evaporation integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

LatHeat_srf.tab

Ts_Vegetation_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of canopy evaporation (interception+transpiration) integrated over the grid cell

LatHeat_veg.tab

Ts_Total_Latent_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Latent heat flux of ET integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

LatHeat_tot.tab

Ts_Surface_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Soil-level sensible flux heat integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

SensHeat_srf.tab

Ts_Vegetation_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Sensible heat flux at canopy level integrated over the grid cell

SensHeat_veg.tab

Ts_Total_Sensible_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Overall sensible heat flux integrated over the grid cell (including bare soil fraction)

SensHeat_tot.tab

Ts_Grnd_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Ground heat flux

GrndHeat.tab

Ts_Snow_Heat

\(Wm^{-2}\)

Turbulent heat exchange with snowpack

SnowHeat.tab

Ts_Soil_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Subsurface temperature in the bottom (2nd) thermal layer

SoilTemp.tab

Ts_Skin_Temperature

\(^{\circ}C\)

Soil skin temperature (top of 1st thermal layer)

SkinTemp.tab

Ts_Canopy_Temp

\(^{\circ}C\)

Canopy temperature of species \(k\)

CanopyTemp_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Canopy_NetR

\(W m^{-2}\)

Canopy-level net radiation above the species \(k\)

NetRadC_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Canopy_LE_E

\(W m^{-2}\)

Latent heat for evaporation of canopy interception for species \(k\)

CanopyLatHeatEi_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Canopy_LE_T

\(W m^{-2}\)

Transpiration latent heat for species \(k\)

CanopyLatHeatTr_ \(k\).tab

Ts_Canopy_Sens_Heat

\(W m^{-2}\)

Sensible heat, canopy layer of species \(k\)

CanopySensHeat_ \(k\).tab

Vegetation state

Ts_GPP_sum

\(gC m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative gross primary production summed over species fractions

GPP.tab

Ts_NPP

\(gC^{-1} m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative net primary production summed over species fractions

NPP.tab

Ts_Veget_frac

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Fraction of cell covered by canopy of species \(k\)

p_\(k\).tab

Ts_Stem_Density

\(stems m^{-2}\)

Density of individuals of species \(k\)

num_of_trees_\(k\).tab

Ts_Leaf_Area_Index

\(m^{2} m^{-2}\)

Leaf area index of species \(k\)

lai_\(k\).tab

Ts_Stand_Age

\(years\)

Age of stand of species \(k\)

age\(k\)_

Ts_Canopy_Conductance

\(m~s^{-1}\)

Canopy conductance for species \(k\)

CanopyConduct_\(k\).tab

Ts_GPP

\(gC m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative gross primary production for species \(k\)

GPP_\(k\).tab

Ts_NPP

\(gC^{-1} m^{-2}\)

Timestep-cumulative net primary production for species \(k\)

NPP_\(k\).tab

Ts_Basal_Area

\(m^{2}\)

Total basal area of species \(k\)

BasalArea_\(k\).tab

Ts_Tree_Height

\(m\)

Height of stand of species \(k\)

TreeHeight_\(k\).tab

Ts_Root_Mass

\(g m^{-3}\)

Root mass per volume of soil species \(k\)

RootMass_\(k\).tab