Thermal Layers

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4.3.48. Thermal Layers#

Thermal properties of surface layers.

Parameters:

dz#

Thickness of thermal layers from surface to depth

Unit:

m

Default:

None (optional)

k#

Thermal conductivity of each thermal layer

Unit:

W m-1 K-1

Default:

None (optional)

rho_cp#

Volumetric heat capacity of each thermal layer

Unit:

J m-3 K-1

Default:

None (optional)

ref#

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