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7 changes: 4 additions & 3 deletions base/utils/data/standard_vars.csv
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Expand Up @@ -81,19 +81,20 @@ z_top,NA,m,Soil Layer Top Depth,Deprecated,real,depth,NA,NA,NA,Depth from soil s
z_node,NA,m,Soil Layer Node Depth,Deprecated,real,depth,NA,NA,NA,"Depth from soil surface to layer prognostic variables, typically center of soil layer",
z_bottom,NA,m,Soil Layer Bottom Depth,Deprecated,real,depth,NA,NA,NA,Depth from soil surface to bottom of soil layer,
SoilMoist,NA,kg m-2,Average Layer Soil Moisture,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,depth,time,"Soil water content in each soil layer, including liquid, vapor and ice",
SoilMoistFrac,NA,(-),Average Layer Fraction of Saturation,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,depth,time,"Fraction of saturation of soil water in each soil layer, including liquid and ice",
SoilMoistFrac,volume_fraction_of_condensed_water_in_soil,(-),Average Layer Fraction of Saturation,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,depth,time,"Fraction of saturation of soil water in each soil layer, including liquid and ice",
SoilWet,NA,(-),Total Soil Wetness,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Vertically integrated soil moisture divided by maximum allowable soil moisture above wilting point,
Qs,NA,kg m-2 s-1,Surface runoff,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Runoff from the landsurface and/or subsurface stormflow,
Qsb,NA,kg m-2 s-1,Subsurface runoff,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Gravity soil water drainage and/or soil water lateral flow,
SoilTemp,NA,K,Average Layer Soil Temperature,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,depth,time,Average soil temperature in each soil layer,
SoilTemp,soil_temperature,K,Average Layer Soil Temperature,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,depth,time,Average soil temperature in each soil layer,
Tdepth,NA,m,Active Layer Thickness,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Thaw depth to zero centigrade isotherm in permafrost,
Fdepth,NA,m,Frozen Thickness,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Freeze depth to zero centigrade isotherm in non-permafrost,
Tcan,NA,K,Canopy Temperature,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Canopy or vegetation temperature (or temperature used in photosynthesis calculations),
SWE,NA,kg m-2,Snow Water Equivalent,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,"Total water mass of snow pack, including ice and liquid water",
SnowDen,NA,kg m-3,Bulk Snow Density,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,"Overall bulk density of the snow pack, including ice and liquid water",
SnowDepth,NA,m,Total snow depth,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Total snow depth,
CO2CAS,NA,ppmv,CO2CAS,Physical Variables,real,lon,lat,time,NA,CO2 in canopy air space; ED2 output variable,
CO2air,NA,micromol mol-1,Near surface CO2 concentration,Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Near surface dry air CO2 mole fraction,
CO2air,NA,micromol mol-1,Near surface CO2 concentration,Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Near surface dry air CO2 mole fraction expressed as ppmv (umol / mol),
CO2air_mf,mole_fraction_of_carbon_dioxide_in_air,(-),Near-surface CO2 mole fraction (CF-compliant),Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Mole fraction of CO2 in air near the surface; dimensionless (mol/mol).,
LWdown,surface_downwelling_longwave_flux_in_air,W/m2,Surface incident longwave radiation,Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Surface incident longwave radiation,
Psurf,air_pressure,Pa,Surface pressure,Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Surface pressure,
Qair,specific_humidity,kg kg-1,Near surface specific humidity,Driver,real,lon,lat,time,NA,Near surface specific humidity,
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