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SUEWS_Snow.txt#
SUEWS_Snow.txt specifies the characteristics for snow surfaces when
SnowUse=1 in RunControl.nml. If the snow part of
the model is not run, fill this table with ‘-999’ except for the first
(Code) column and set SnowUse=0 in RunControl.nml.
For a detailed description of the variables, see Järvi et al.
(2014) [Järvi et al., 2014].
No. |
Column Name |
Use |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0 |
Code linking to a corresponding look-up table. |
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2.0 |
Hourly radiation melt factor of snow [mm W-1 h-1] |
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3.0 |
Hourly temperature melt factor of snow [mm K-1 h-1] |
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4.0 |
Effective surface albedo (middle of the day value) for wintertime (not including snow). |
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5.0 |
Effective surface albedo (middle of the day value) for summertime. |
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6.0 |
Effective surface emissivity. |
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7.0 |
Time constant for snow albedo aging in cold snow [-] |
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8.0 |
Time constant for snow albedo aging in melting snow [-] |
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9.0 |
Limit for hourly precipitation when the ground is fully covered with snow [mm] |
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10.0 |
Fresh snow density [kg m-3] |
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11.0 |
Maximum snow density [kg m-3] |
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12.0 |
Time constant for snow density ageing [-] |
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13.0 |
Minimum water holding capacity of snow [mm] |
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14.0 |
Maximum water holding capacity of snow [mm] |
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15.0 |
Temperature limit when precipitation falls as snow [°C] |
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16.0 |
Code for OHM coefficients to use for this surface during wet conditions in summer, linking to SUEWS_OHMCoefficients.txt. |
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17.0 |
Code for OHM coefficients to use for this surface during dry conditions in summer, linking to SUEWS_OHMCoefficients.txt. |
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18.0 |
Code for OHM coefficients to use for this surface during wet conditions in winter, linking to SUEWS_OHMCoefficients.txt. |
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19.0 |
Code for OHM coefficients to use for this surface during dry conditions in winter, linking to SUEWS_OHMCoefficients.txt. |
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20.0 |
Temperature threshold determining whether summer/winter OHM coefficients are applied [°C] |
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21.0 |
Soil moisture threshold determining whether wet/dry OHM coefficients are applied [-] |
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22.0 |
Code for ESTM coefficients linking to SUEWS_ESTMCoefficients.txt |
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23.0 |
Volumetric heat capacity for this surface to use in AnOHM [J m-3] |
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24.0 |
Thermal conductivity for this surface to use in AnOHM [W m K-1] |
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25.0 |
Bulk transfer coefficient for this surface to use in AnOHM [-] |
An example SUEWS_Snow.txt can be found below:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Code RadMeltFactor TempMeltFactor AlbedoMin AlbedoMax Emissivity tau_a tau_f PrecipLimAlb SnowDensMin SnowDensMax tau_r CRWMin CRWMax PrecipLimSnow OHMCode_SummerWet OHMCode_SummerDry OHMCode_WinterWet OHMCode_WinterDry OHMThresh_SW OHMThresh_WD ESTMCode AnOHM_Cp AnOHM_Kk AnOHM_Ch
99999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 -999 61 61 61 61 10 0.9 99999 100000 1.2 4 !
1 0.0016 0.12 0.18 0.85 0.99 0.018 0.11 2 100 400 0.043 0.05 0.2 2.2 61 61 61 61 10 0.9 61 100000 1.2 4 ! Helsinki (HCW added 0.99 for emissivity) Jarvi et al. (2014)
550 0.001 0.14 0.18 0.8 0.99 0.01 0.1 2 100 450 0.02 0.03 0.1 2.2 61 61 61 61 10 0.9 61 100000 1.2 4 ! Swindon Ward et al. (2013)
660 0.001 0.14 0.18 0.8 0.99 0.01 0.1 2 100 450 0.02 0.03 0.1 2.2 61 61 61 61 10 0.9 61 100000 1.2 4 ! London
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