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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 K
PREC ppt: rain+snow mm/s mm/s
ASA all-sky albedo:FSR/FSDS 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
TOTRUNOFF Total Liquid Runoff mm/s mm/s
SNOWDP snow height m m
FPSN photosynthesis umol/m^2/s gC/m2s
FSH sensible heat W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH_V sensible heat from vegetation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH_G sensible heat from ground W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH_TO_COUPLER sensible heat sent to coupler W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH_PRECIP_CONVERSION SHF from conv of rain/snow atm forcing W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH_RUNOFF_ICE_TO_LIQ SHF from conv of ice runoff to liquid W/m^2 W/m^2
CPL_ENERGY_BAL Coupler Energy Balance (Global Area) W/m2 W/m2
TV vegetation temperature K K
TG ground temperature K K
FSA absorbed solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
SABV solar rad absorbed by vegetation W/m^2 W/m^2
SABG solar rad absorbed by ground W/m^2 W/m^2
FSR reflected solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FIRA net infrared (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
FGNET net ground heat flux:fgr-fsm W/m^2 W/m^2
TAUX zonal surface stress kg/m/s^2 kg/m/s^2
TAUY meridional surface stress kg/m/s^2 kg/m/s^2
ELAI exposed one-sided leaf area index m2/m2 m2/m2
ESAI exposed one-sided stem area index m2/m2 m2/m2
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
BTRAN transpiration beta factor unitless unitless
H2OSNO total snow water equiv (SNOWICE + SNOWLIQ) mm mm
H2OCAN intercepted water mm mm
SNOWLIQ snow liquid water kg/m^2 kg/m^2
SNOWICE snow ice kg/m^2 kg/m^2
QINFL infiltration mm/s mm/s
QOVER surface runoff mm/s mm/s
QRGWL surface runoff at glaciers (liquid only), wetlands, lakes; also includes melted ice runoff from QSNWCPICE mm/s mm/s
QDRAI sub-surface drainage mm/s mm/s
QINTR interception mm/s mm/s
QDRIP throughfall mm/s mm/s
QSNOMELT snow melt mm/s mm/s
QSOIL ground evaporation mm/s mm/s
QVEGE canopy evaporation mm/s mm/s
QVEGT canopy transpiration mm/s mm/s
ERRSOI soil/lake energy conservation error W/m^2 W/m^2
ERRSEB surface energy conservation error W/m^2 W/m^2
FSNO fraction of ground covered by snow unitless unitless
ERRSOL solar radiation conservation error W/m^2 W/m^2
ERRH2O total water conservation error mm mm
RAIN atmospheric rain mm/s mm/s
SNOW atmospheric snow mm/s mm/s
TBOT atmospheric air temperature K K
TLAKE lake temperature K K
WIND atmospheric wind velocity magnitude m/s m/s
THBOT atmospheric air potential temperature K K
QBOT atmospheric specific humidity kg/kg kg/kg
ZBOT atmospheric reference height m m
FLDS atmospheric longwave radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDS atmospheric incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSND direct nir incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSNDLN direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSNI diffuse nir incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSVD direct vis incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSVDLN direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDSVI diffuse vis incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRND direct nir reflected solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRNDLN direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRNI diffuse nir reflected solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRVD direct vis reflected solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRVDLN direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon W/m^2 W/m^2
FSRVI diffuse vis reflected solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
Q2M 2m specific humidity kg/kg kg/kg
RH2M 2m relative humidity % %
TREFMNAV daily minimum of average 2m temperature K K
TREFMXAV daily maximum of average 2m temperature K K
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
SOILLIQ soil liquid water : layers 1-10 kg/m^2 kg/m^2
SOILICE soil ice : layers 1-10 kg/m^2 kg/m^2
H2OSOI volumetric soil water mm3/mm3 mm3/mm3
TSOI soil temperature : layers 1-10 K K
EVAPFRAC LHEAT/(LHEAT+FSH) unitless unitless
XIM moisture index +/-1 unitless
P-E PREC-ET mm/s mm/s
WA water in the unconfined aquifer mm mm
ZWT water table depth m m
TWS total water storage mm mm
VOLR river channel total water storage m3 m3
QCHARGE aquifer recharge rate mm/s mm/s
FCOV fractional area with water table at surface unitless [0-1] unitless [0-1]
PCO2 partial pressure of CO2 Pa Pa
DSTDEP total dust deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTFLXT total surface dust emission kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
OCDEP total OC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
BCDEP total BC deposition (dry+wet) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
U10 10-m wind m/s m/s
PCT_BSOIL_PFT Percent Bare Soil on Natural Veg Landunit % %
PCT_TREE_PFT Percent Tree on Natural Veg Landunit % %
PCT_GRASS_PFT Percent Grass on Natural Veg Landunit % %
PCT_SHRUB_PFT Percent Shrub on Natural Veg Landunit % %
PCT_CROP_PFT Percent Crop on Natural Veg Landunit or Gridcell (CropModel) % %
ZETA dimensionless stability parameter unitless unitless
RAIN_FROM_ATM atmospheric rain (pre-downscaling) mm/s mm/s
SNOW_FROM_ATM atmospheric snow (pre-downscaling) mm/s mm/s
FLDS_NOT_DOWNSCALED atmospheric longwave radiation (pre-downscaling) W/m^2 W/m^2
Tair_from_atm atmospheric air temperature (pre-downscaling) K K
Thair_from_atm atmospheric air potential temperature (pre-downscaling) K K
QBOT_NOT_DOWNSCALED atmospheric specific humidity (pre-downscaling) kg/kg kg/kg
PBOT_NOT_DOWNSCALED atm pressure of bottom layer (pre-downscaling) Pa Pa
Rho_from_atm atmospheric density of bottom layer (pre-downscaling) kg/m3 kg/m3
UWIND atmospheric uwind velocity magnitude m/s m/s
VWIND atmospheric vwind velocity magnitude m/s m/s
BCPHIDRY BC deposition (phidry) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
BCPHODRY BC deposition (phodry) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
BCPHIWET BC deposition (phiwet) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
OCPHIDRY OC deposition (phidry) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
OCPHODRY OC deposition (phodry) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
OCPHIWET OC deposition (phiwet) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTWET1 dust deposition (wet1) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTDRY1 dust deposition (dry1) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTWET2 dust deposition (wet2) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTDRY2 dust deposition (dry2) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTWET3 dust deposition (wet3) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTDRY3 dust deposition (dry3) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTWET4 dust deposition (wet4) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
DSTDRY4 dust deposition (dry4) from atmosphere kg/m2/s kg/m2/s
ATM_TOPO atmospheric surface height m m