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4.3.21. Water Surface Initial State

Parameters:

state

Initial water state of the surface

Unit:

mm

Example:

0.0

soilstore

Initial soil store (not applicable for water surfaces)

Unit:

mm

Example:

0.0

snowfrac

Snow fraction

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.0

snowpack

Snow pack

Unit:

mm

Example:

0.0

icefrac

Ice fraction

Unit:

dimensionless

Example:

0.0

snowwater

Snow water

Unit:

mm

Example:

0.0

snowdens

Snow density

Unit:

kg m^-3

Example:

0.0

temperature

Initial temperature for each thermal layer

Unit:

degC

Example:

[15.0, 15.0, 15.0, 15.0, 15.0]

tsfc

Initial exterior surface temperature

Unit:

degC

Example:

15.0

tin

Initial interior surface temperature

Unit:

degC

Example:

20.0

ref

The ref parameter group is defined by the Reference Info structure.