3.4.2. list of available variables

This list has been made by using vespa which is a tool that has been used to realize the plots of this document. This is not the complete possible list since only the fileds that are present in netcdf ouput files are listed.

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ISBA PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        TG1: "Soil_temp_layer_1" ;
        WG1: "Soil_liquid_layer_1" ;
        WGI1: "Soil_ice1" ;
        TG2: "Soil_temp_layer_2" ;
        WG2: "Soil_liquid_layer_2" ;
        WGI2: "Soil_ice2" ;
        TG3: "Soil_temp_layer_3" ;
        WG3: "Soil_liquid_layer_3" ;
        WGI3: "Soil_ice3" ;
        WR: "Interception_reservoir" ;
        RESA: "Aerodynamic_resistance" ;
        WSNOW_VEG1: "Snow_Water_Equivelent_layer_1" ;
        RSNOW_VEG1: "Snow_density_layer_1" ;
        TSNOW_VEG1: "Snow_temperature_layer1" ;
        HSNOW_VEG1: "Snow_heat_layer1" ;
        WSNOW_VEG2: "Snow_Water_Equivelent_layer_2" ;
        RSNOW_VEG2: "Snow_density_layer_2" ;
        TSNOW_VEG2: "Snow_temperature_layer2" ;
        HSNOW_VEG2: "Snow_heat_layer2" ;
        WSNOW_VEG3: "Snow_Water_Equivelent_layer_3" ;
        RSNOW_VEG3: "Snow_density_layer_3" ;
        TSNOW_VEG3: "Snow_temperature_layer3" ;
        HSNOW_VEG3: "Snow_heat_layer3" ;
        ASNOW_VEG: "Snow_albedo" ;


ISBA DIAGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        RI_ISBA: "Averaged_Richardson_Number" ;
        RN_ISBA: "Averaged_Net_Radiation" ;
        H_ISBA: "Averaged_Sensible_Heat_Flux" ;
        LE_ISBA: "Averaged_Latent_Heat_Flux" ;
        GFLUX_ISBA: "Averaged_Ground_Heat_Flux" ;
        LEG: "Ground_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LEGI: "Soil_Ice_Sublimation" ;
        LEV: "Vegetation_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LES: "Snow_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LER: "Canopy_Water_Interception_Evaporation" ;
        LETR: "Vegetation_Evapotranspiration" ;
        EVAP: "Evapotranspiration" ;
        DRAIN: "Soil_Drainage_Flux" ;
        RUNOFF: "Supersaturation_Runoff" ;
        LEG_ISBA: "Averaged_Ground_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LEGI_ISBA: "Averaged_Soil_Ice_Sublimation" ;
        LEV_ISBA: "Averaged_Vegetation_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LES_ISBA: "Averaged_Snow_Evaporation_Heat_Flux" ;
        LER_ISBA: "Averaged_Canopy_Water_Interception_Evaporation";
        LETR_ISBA: "Averaged_Vegetation_Evapotranspiration" ;
        EVAP_ISBA: "Averaged_Evapotranspiration" ;
        DRAIN_ISBA: "Averaged_Soil_Drainage_Flux" ;
        RUNOFF_ISBA: "Averaged_Supersaturation_Runoff" ;
        CH_ISBA: "Averaged_thermal_diffusion_coefficient" ;
        HV_ISBA: "Halstead_coefficient" ;
        Z0REL: "Output_Z0REL" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_1: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_1" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_2: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_2" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_3: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_3" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_4: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_4" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_5: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_5" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_6: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_6" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_7: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_7" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_8: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_8" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_9: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_9" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_10: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_10" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_11: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_11" ;
        VEGTYPE_PATCH_12: "fraction_of_vegetation_type_12" ;


ISBA PHYSIOGRAPHIC VARIABLES
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        VEG: "Output_vegetation_fraction" ;
        Z0_ISBA: "Output_Z0_ISBA" ;
        LAI: "Output_LAI_ISBA" ;
        ALBNIR_SOIL: "Output_ALBNIR_SOIL" ;
        ALBVIS_SOIL: "Output_ALBVIS_SOIL" ;


TEB PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        T_ROOF1: "Roof_Temperature_Layer_1" ;
        T_ROOF2: "Roof_Temperature_Layer_2" ;
        T_ROOF3: "Roof_Temperature_Layer_3" ;
        T_ROAD1: "Road_Temperature_Layer_1" ;
        T_ROAD2: "Road_Temperature_Layer_2" ;
        T_ROAD3: "Road_Temperature_Layer_3" ;
        T_WALL1: "Wall_Temperature_Layer_1" ;
        T_WALL2: "Wall_Temperature_Layer_2" ;
        T_WALL3: "Wall_Temperature_Layer_3" ;
        TI_BLD: "Internal_Building_Temperature" ;
        TI_ROAD: "Deep_Road_Temperature" ;
        WS_ROOF1: "Roof_Water_Content_Layer_1" ;
        WS_ROOF2: "Roof_Water_Content_Layer_2" ;
        WS_ROOF3: "Roof_Water_Content_Layer_3" ;
        WS_ROAD1: "Road_Water_Content_Layer_1" ;
        WS_ROAD2: "Road_Water_Content_Layer_2" ;
        WS_ROAD3: "Road_Water_Content_Layer_3" ;
        T_CANYON: "Canyon_Air_Temperature" ;
        Q_CANYON: "Canyon_Air_Humidity" ;


TEB DIAGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        RI_TEB: "Averaged_Richardson_Number" ;
        CD_TEB: "Averaged_Drag_Momentum_Coef" ;
        CDN_TEB: "Averaged_Neutral_Drag_Coef" ;
        CH_TEB: "Averaged_Drag_Thermal_Coef" ;
        RESA_TEB: "Averaged_Aerodyn_Resistance" ;
        RN_TEB: "Averaged_Net_Radiation" ;
        H_TEB: "Averaged_Sensible_Heat_Flux" ;
        LE_TEB: "Averaged_Latent_Heat_Flux" ;
        GFLUX_TEB: "Averaged_Ground_Heat_Flux" ;


WATER PROGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        TS_WATER: "Averaged_Water_Temperature" ;
        Z0_WATER: "Roughness length" ;


WATER DIAGNOSTIC VARIABLES
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        RI_WAT: "Averaged_Richardson_Number" ;
        CD_WAT: "Averaged_Drag_Momentum_Coef" ;
        CDN_WAT: "Averaged_Neutral_Drag_Coef" ;
        CH_WAT: "Averaged_Drag_Thermal_Coef" ;
        RESA_WAT: "Averaged_Aerodyn_Resistance" ;
        RN_WAT: "Averaged_Net_Radiation" ;
        H_WAT: "Averaged_Sensible_Heat_Flux" ;
        LE_WAT: "Averaged_Latent_Heat_Flux" ;
        GFLUX_WAT: "Averaged_Ground_Heat_Flux" ;


SURF_ATM DIAGNOSTICS VARIABLES
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        RI: "Averaged_Richardson_Number" ;
        RN: "Averaged_Net_Radiation" ;
        H: "Averaged_Sensible_Heat_Flux" ;
        LE: "Averaged_Latent_Heat_Flux" ;
        GFLUX: "Averaged_Ground_Heat_Flux" ;


SURF_ATM FRACTIONS
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        FRAC_SEA: "Fraction_of_sea" ;
        FRAC_WATER: "Fraction_of_water" ;
        FRAC_TOWN: "Fraction_of_town" ;
        FRAC_NATURE: "Fraction_of_nature" ;


FORCING FIELDS
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        TA: "air temperature" ;
        QA: "air specific humidity" ;
        WIND: "wind speed" ;
        DIR_SW: "downward direct shortwave radiation" ;
        SCA_SW: "downward diffuse shortwave radiation" ;
        LW: "downward longwave radiation" ;
        PS: "surface pressure" ;
        RAIN: "rainfall rate" ;
        SNOW: "snowfall rate" ;
        CO2: "CO2 concentration" ;
        DIR_SW: "downward direct shortwave radiation" ;
        DIR: "wind direction" ;