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5.3.3. snow Output Variables

Snow-specific outputs for each surface type.

This group contains 98 output variables.

DensSnow_BSoil

Snow density for bare soil surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_Bldgs

Snow density for building surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_DecTr

Snow density for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_EveTr

Snow density for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_Grass

Snow density for grass surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_Paved

Snow density for paved surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

DensSnow_Water

Snow density for water surface

Unit:

kg m^-3

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_BSoil

Meltwater store for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_Bldgs

Meltwater store for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_DecTr

Meltwater store for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_EveTr

Meltwater store for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_Grass

Meltwater store for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_Paved

Meltwater store for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

MwStore_Water

Meltwater store for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Mw_BSoil

Meltwater for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_Bldgs

Meltwater for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_DecTr

Meltwater for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_EveTr

Meltwater for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_Grass

Meltwater for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_Paved

Meltwater for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Mw_Water

Meltwater for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

Qa_BSoil

Advective heat for bare soil surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_Bldgs

Advective heat for building surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_DecTr

Advective heat for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_EveTr

Advective heat for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_Grass

Advective heat for grass surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_Paved

Advective heat for paved surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qa_Water

Advective heat for water surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_BSoil

Heat related to freezing for bare soil surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_Bldgs

Heat related to freezing for building surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_DecTr

Heat related to freezing for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_EveTr

Heat related to freezing for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_Grass

Heat related to freezing for grass surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_Paved

Heat related to freezing for paved surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

QmFr_Water

Heat related to freezing for water surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_BSoil

Snow-related heat exchange for bare soil surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_Bldgs

Snow-related heat exchange for building surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_DecTr

Snow-related heat exchange for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_EveTr

Snow-related heat exchange for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_Grass

Snow-related heat exchange for grass surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_Paved

Snow-related heat exchange for paved surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qm_Water

Snow-related heat exchange for water surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_BSoilSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow bsoil surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_BldgsSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow building surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_DecTrSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow dectr surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_EveTrSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow evetr surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_GrassSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow grass surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_PavedSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow paved surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Qn_WaterSnow

Net all-wave radiation for snow water surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

RainSn_BSoil

Rain on snow for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_Bldgs

Rain on snow for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_DecTr

Rain on snow for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_EveTr

Rain on snow for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_Grass

Rain on snow for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_Paved

Rain on snow for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

RainSn_Water

Rain on snow for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Sum (cumulative over period)

SWE_BSoil

Snow water equivalent for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_Bldgs

Snow water equivalent for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_DecTr

Snow water equivalent for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_EveTr

Snow water equivalent for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_Grass

Snow water equivalent for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_Paved

Snow water equivalent for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SWE_Water

Snow water equivalent for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_BSoil

Snow depth for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_Bldgs

Snow depth for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_DecTr

Snow depth for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_EveTr

Snow depth for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_Grass

Snow depth for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_Paved

Snow depth for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Sd_Water

Snow depth for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

SnowAlb

Surface albedo for snow/ice

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_BSoil

Snow surface temperature for bare soil surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_Bldgs

Snow surface temperature for building surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_DecTr

Snow surface temperature for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_EveTr

Snow surface temperature for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_Grass

Snow surface temperature for grass surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_Paved

Snow surface temperature for paved surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

Tsnow_Water

Snow surface temperature for water surface

Unit:

degC

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_BSoil

Amount of freezing melt water for bare soil surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_Bldgs

Amount of freezing melt water for building surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_DecTr

Amount of freezing melt water for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_EveTr

Amount of freezing melt water for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_Grass

Amount of freezing melt water for grass surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_Paved

Amount of freezing melt water for paved surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

frMelt_Water

Amount of freezing melt water for water surface

Unit:

mm

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_BSoil

Fraction of surface covered by snow for bare soil surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_Bldgs

Fraction of surface covered by snow for building surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_DecTr

Fraction of surface covered by snow for deciduous tree surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_EveTr

Fraction of surface covered by snow for evergreen tree surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_Grass

Fraction of surface covered by snow for grass surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

fr_Paved

Fraction of surface covered by snow for paved surface

Unit:

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_BSoilSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow bsoil surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_BldgsSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow building surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_DecTrSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow dectr surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_EveTrSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow evetr surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_GrassSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow grass surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_PavedSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow paved surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)

kup_WaterSnow

Reflected shortwave radiation for snow water surface

Unit:

W m^-2

Aggregation:

Average (mean over period)