6.5.9. Namelist NAM_SURF_SNOW_CSTS



CROCUS snow scheme. Namelist dedicated to parameters.

Fortran name Fortran type values default value
XZ0ICEZ0SNOW real 10.
XRHOTHRESHOLD_ICE real 850.
XALBICE1 real 0.38
XALBICE2 real 0.23
XALBICE3 real 0.08
XVAGING_NOGLACIER real 60.
XVAGING_GLACIER real 900.
XPERCENTAGEPORE real 0.05

  • XZ0ICEZ0SNOW : roughness length ratio between ice and snow
  • XRHOTHRESHOLD_ICE : density threshold for ice detection in CROCUS scheme
  • XALBICE1, XALBICE2, XALBICE3 : prescribed ice albedo in 3 spectral bands for glacier simulation with CROCUS scheme
  • XVAGING_NOGLACIER, XVAGING_GLACIER : for ageing effects
  • XPERCENTAGEPORE : percentage of the total pore volume to compute the max liquid water holding capacity

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