Variable definitions
for more details refer to the ALMA protocol definitions
| short_name | long_name (positive direction) | units | min. | max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWnet | Net shortwave radiation (positive downward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1200 |
| LWnet | Net longwave radiation (positive downward) | W/m2 | -500 | 510 |
| Qle | Latent heat flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | -700 | 700 |
| Qh | Sensible heat flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | -600 | 600 |
| Qanth | Anthropogenic heat flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1000 |
| Qstor | Net storage heat flux in all materials (increase) | W/m2 | -800 | 800 |
| SWup | Upwelling shortwave radiation flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1360 |
| LWup | Upwelling longwave radiation flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1000 |
| Qg | Ground heat flux (positive downward) | W/m2 | -500 | 500 |
| Qanth_Qh | Anthropogenic sensible heat flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1000 |
| Qanth_Qle | Anthropogenic latent heat flux (positive upward) | W/m2 | 0 | 1000 |
| Qtau | Momentum flux (positive downward) | N/m2 | -100 | 100 |
| Albedo | Surface albedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CAlbedo | Vegetation canopy albedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UAlbedo | Urban canopy albedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SAlbedo | Snow albedo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| LAI | Leaf area index | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| SnowFrac | Snow covered fraction | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SWE | Snow water equivalent | kg/m2 | 0 | 2000 |
| SurfStor | Surface water storage | kg/m2 | 0 | 2000 |
| RoofSurfT | Roof surface temperature (skin) | K | 213 | 353 |
| WallSurfT | Wall surface temperature (skin) | K | 213 | 353 |
| RoadSurfT | Road surface temperature (skin) | K | 213 | 353 |
| TairSurf | Near surface air temperature (2m) | K | 213 | 333 |
| TairCanyon | Air temperature in street canyon (bulk) | K | 213 | 333 |
| TairBuilding | Air temperature in buildings (bulk) | K | 253 | 333 |
| SnowT | Snow surface temperature | K | 213 | 280 |
| VegT | Vegetation canopy temperature | K | 213 | 333 |
| BaresoilT | Temperature of bare soil | K | 213 | 343 |
| AvgSurfT | Average surface temperature (skin) | K | 213 | 333 |
| RadT | Surface radiative temperature | K | 213 | 353 |
| SoilTemp | Average layer soil temperature | K | 213 | 333 |
| SoilMoist | Average layer soil moisture | kg/m2 | 0 | 2000 |
| SoilWet | Total soil wetness | 1 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| TVeg | Vegetation transpiration | kg/m2/s | -0.0003 | 0.0003 |
| ESoil | Bare soil evaporation | kg/m2/s | -0.0003 | 0.0003 |
| RootMoist | Root zone soil moisture | kg/m2 | 0 | 2000 |
| ACond | Aerodynamic conductance | m/s | 0 | 1 |
| Qirrig | Anthropogenic water flux from irrigation (increase) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 0.02 |
| Evap | Total evapotranspiration (positive upward) | kg/m2/s | -0.0003 | 0.0003 |
| Qs | Surface runoff (positive out of gridcell) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 5 |
| Qsb | Subsurface runoff (positive out of gridcell) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 5 |
| Qsm | Snowmelt (solid to liquid) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 0.005 |
| Qfz | Re-freezing of water in the snow (liquid to solid) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 0.005 |
| DelSoilMoist | Change in soil moisture (increase) | kg/m2 | -2000 | 2000 |
| DelSWE | Change in snow water equivalent (increase) | kg/m2 | -2000 | 2000 |
| DelIntercept | Change in interception storage (increase) | kg/m2 | -100 | 100 |
| SWdown | Downward shortwave radiation at measurement height | W/m2 | 0 | 1360 |
| LWdown | Downward longwave radiation at measurement height | W/m2 | 0 | 750 |
| Tair | Air temperature at measurement height | K | 213 | 333 |
| Qair | Specific humidity at measurement height | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
| Rainf | Rainfall rate (positive downward) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 0.02 |
| Snowf | Snowfall rate (positive downward) | kg/m2/s | 0 | 0.0085 |
| PSurf | Air pressure at measurement height | Pa | 5000 | 110000 |
| Wind | Wind speed at measurement height | m/s | -75 | 75 |
| alb | Implied albedo calculated from SWdown and SWnet | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qstar | Net all wave radiation flux | W/m2 | -500 | 1200 |