Glossary¶

See also

See Model variables.

Symbol

ADELM variable / Meaning

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{g},\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{d}}\)

ground_diffuse_albedo_nir [Diagnostic: effective ground albedo for diffuse radiation in the near-infrared band, accounting for snow cover]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{g},\mathrm{nir}}^\mu\)

ground_direct_beam_albedo_nir [Diagnostic: effective ground albedo for direct beam radiation in the near-infrared band, accounting for snow cover]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{g},\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{d}}\)

ground_diffuse_albedo_vis [Diagnostic: effective ground albedo for diffuse radiation in the visible band, accounting for snow cover]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{g},\mathrm{vis}}^\mu\)

ground_direct_beam_albedo_vis [Diagnostic: effective ground albedo for direct beam radiation in the visible band, accounting for snow cover]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_nir_albedo [default: 0.65; Fixed parameter: snow-covered surface albedo in the near-infrared band]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil_nir_albedo [default: 0.29; Fixed parameter: snow-free soil albedo in the near-infrared band]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_vis_albedo [default: 0.95; Fixed parameter: snow-covered surface albedo in the visible band]

\(\alpha_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil_vis_albedo [default: 0.15; Fixed parameter: snow-free soil albedo in the visible band]

\(\beta\)

plant_root_distribution_shape [PFT-based parameter: shape parameter of the exponential vertical root-fraction distribution]

\(\beta_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{d}}\)

canopy_diffuse_upscatter_parameter_nir [Diagnostic: upscatter parameter for diffuse radiation in the near-infrared band]

\(\beta_{\mathrm{nir}}^\mu\)

canopy_direct_beam_upscatter_parameter_nir [Diagnostic: upscatter parameter for direct beam radiation in the near-infrared band]

\(\beta_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{d}}\)

canopy_diffuse_upscatter_parameter_vis [Diagnostic: upscatter parameter for diffuse radiation in the visible band]

\(\beta_{\mathrm{vis}}^\mu\)

canopy_direct_beam_upscatter_parameter_vis [Diagnostic: upscatter parameter for direct beam radiation in the visible band]

\(\gamma\)

psychrometric_constant [kPa K-1; Diagnostic: ratio of sensible to latent heat flux for a wet surface at constant pressure]

\(\gamma_{\mathrm{s}}\)

psychrometric constant for the sublimation pathway, \(\gamma\,\lambda_{\mathrm{v}}/\lambda_{\mathrm{s}}\)

\(\Gamma^\ast\)

gammastar_25 [default: 42.75 ppm; Constant: photorespiratory CO2 compensation point at 25 degrees Celsius]

\(\Delta e_{\mathrm{ice}}\)

ice-surface vapour pressure deficit, \(\max(e_{\mathrm{sat,ice}}(T_{\mathrm{a}})-e_{\mathrm{a}},\,0)\)

\(\Delta e_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil_to_air_vapour_pressure_gradient [kPa; Diagnostic: difference between soil-surface vapour pressure and near-surface air vapour pressure]

\(\Delta t_{\mathrm{day}}\)

seconds_per_day [default: 86400 s; Constant: number of seconds in one day]

\(\Delta\psi_{\mathrm{soil},i}\)

soil-to-leaf water potential gradient for layer \(i\)

\(\epsilon_{\mathrm{g}}\)

surface_emissivity [default: 0.96; Fixed parameter: broadband thermal infrared emissivity of the soil or snow surface]

\(\epsilon_{\mathrm{L}}\)

light_use_efficiency [default: 1.2 gC MJ-1; Fixed parameter: efficiency of converting leaf-absorbed photosynthetically active radiation into gross carbon assimilation]

\(\epsilon_{\mathrm{v}}\)

canopy emissivity diagnosed from vegetation area index in the longwave routine

\(\zeta_i\)

water_uptake_fraction [Diagnostic: fraction of total root water uptake in each soil layer]

\(\eta\)

canopy wind attenuation coefficient

\(\theta_{\mathrm{co}}\)

photosynthesis_colimitation_curvature [default: 0.95; Fixed parameter: colimitation curvature of photosynthesis by light and diffusion capacity]

\(\theta_i\)

soil_moisture [m3 m-3; State: volumetric water content of each soil layer]

\(\theta_{\mathrm{fc},i}\)

soil_field_capacity [m3 m-3; Derived parameter: volumetric soil moisture content at field capacity]

\(\theta_{\mathrm{sat},i}\)

soil_saturated_moisture [m3 m-3; Derived parameter: saturated volumetric soil moisture content]

\(\theta_{\mathrm{wilt},i}\)

soil_wilting_point [m3 m-3; Derived parameter: volumetric soil moisture content at wilting point (1500 kPa)]

\(\kappa\)

von_karman_constant [default: 0.41; Constant: von Karman constant]

\(k_{\mathrm{cap}}\)

photosynthesis_temperature_kurtosis [default: 0.183; Fixed parameter: shape parameter of the photosynthesis temperature response]

\(\lambda_{\mathrm{s}}\)

latent_heat_of_sublimation [default: 2.836e+06 J kg-1; Constant: latent heat of sublimation of water at 0°C]

\(\lambda_{\mathrm{v}}\)

latent_heat_of_vaporization [J kg-1; Diagnostic: energy required to vaporize one kilogram of liquid water]

\(\bar{\mu}\)

canopy_diffuse_optical_depth_scale [Diagnostic: average inverse optical depth for diffuse radiation]

\(\nu\)

kinematic_viscosity_of_air [m2 s-1; Diagnostic: ratio of dynamic viscosity to air density]

\(\rho_\Lambda\)

canopy reflectance in band \(\Lambda\)

\(\rho_{\mathrm{a}}\)

air_density [kg m-3; Diagnostic: mass of air per unit volume]

\(\rho_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf_nir_reflectance [PFT-based parameter: leaf reflectance in the near-infrared band]

\(\rho_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{stem}}\)

stem_nir_reflectance [PFT-based parameter: stem reflectance in the near-infrared band]

\(\rho_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf_vis_reflectance [PFT-based parameter: leaf reflectance in the visible band]

\(\rho_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{stem}}\)

stem_vis_reflectance [PFT-based parameter: stem reflectance in the visible band]

\(\sigma\)

stefan_boltzmann_constant [default: 5.67037e-08 W m-2 K-4; Constant: stefan–Boltzmann constant]

\(\tau_\Lambda\)

canopy transmittance in band \(\Lambda\)

\(\tau_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf_nir_transmittance [PFT-based parameter: leaf transmittance in the near-infrared band]

\(\tau_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{stem}}\)

stem_nir_transmittance [PFT-based parameter: stem transmittance in the near-infrared band]

\(\tau_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf_vis_transmittance [PFT-based parameter: leaf transmittance in the visible band]

\(\tau_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{stem}}\)

stem_vis_transmittance [PFT-based parameter: stem transmittance in the visible band]

\(\phi_1\)

Ross-Goudriaan coefficient 1

\(\phi_2\)

Ross-Goudriaan coefficient 2

\(\chi\)

leaf_angle_dist_index [PFT-based parameter: leaf angle distribution index, ranging from -1 (vertical leaves) to +1 (horizontal leaves)]

\(\psi_{\mathrm{fc}}\)

fixed field-capacity water potential (āˆ’0.033 MPa)

\(\psi_{\mathrm{soil},50}\)

jarvis_water_potential_midpoint [default: -0.3 MPa; Fixed parameter: soil water potential at which stomatal conductance is reduced by half]

\(\psi_{\mathrm{e},i}\)

soil_brooks_corey_bubbling_head [MPa; Derived parameter: brooks-Corey air-entry (bubbling) water potential of the soil]

\(\psi_{\mathrm{leaf,min}}\)

plant_minimum_leaf_water_potential [MPa; PFT-based parameter: minimum leaf water potential below which soil-plant water transport ceases]

\(\psi_{\mathrm{root}}\)

root_zone_soil_water_potential [MPa; Diagnostic: mean soil water potential of the root zone]

\(\psi_{\mathrm{soil},i}\)

soil_water_potential [MPa; Diagnostic: soil water potential across all soil layers]

\(\omega_{\Lambda}\)

single-scattering albedo in band \(\Lambda\)

\(\omega_{\mathrm{nir}}\)

canopy_single_scattering_albedo_nir [Diagnostic: single-scattering albedo of the canopy in the near-infrared band]

\(\omega_{\mathrm{nir}}^{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_nir_omega [default: 0.4; Fixed parameter: single-scattering albedo of intercepted canopy snow in the near-infrared band]

\(\omega_{\mathrm{vis}}\)

canopy_single_scattering_albedo_vis [Diagnostic: single-scattering albedo of the canopy in the visible band]

\(\omega_{\mathrm{vis}}^{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_vis_omega [default: 0.8; Fixed parameter: single-scattering albedo of intercepted canopy snow in the visible band]

\(A_i\)

soil_brooks_corey_a [MPa; Derived parameter: air-entry pressure coefficient in the Brooks-Corey soil water retention curve]

\(a_T\)

jarvis_temperature_curvature [default: 0.0016 degC-2; Fixed parameter: quadratic sensitivity of stomatal conductance to air temperature departure from the optimum]

\(A_{\mathrm{can}}\)

canopy photosynthetic assimilation capacity

\(A_{\mathrm{cap}}\)

photosynthesis_capacity_coefficient [default: 25 gC m-2 leaf day-1; Fixed parameter: leaf-scale photosynthetic assimilation capacity at optimum temperature]

\(A_{\mathrm{d}}\)

diffusion-limited canopy assimilation

\(A_{\mathrm{l}}\)

light-limited canopy assimilation

\(\mathrm{APAR}_{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf_apar_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: photosynthetically active radiation absorbed by leaf surfaces]

\(B_i\)

soil_brooks_corey_b [Derived parameter: pore-size distribution index in the Brooks-Corey soil water retention curve]

\(b_{\mathrm{inf}}\)

soil_infiltration_shape_parameter [default: 0.2; Fixed parameter: shape parameter of the variable infiltration capacity curve]

\(B_{\mathrm{evap}}\)

top-layer saturation ratio used in soil surface resistance

\(c_p\)

specific_heat_capacity_air [default: 1004.6 J kg-1 K-1; Constant: specific heat capacity of air]

\(C_{\mathrm{a}}\)

co2_ppm [ppm; Driver: atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration]

\(C_{\mathrm{i,can}}\)

canopy internal COā‚‚ concentration

\(C_{\mathrm{O_2}}\)

atmospheric_o2 [default: 209476 ppm; Constant: atmospheric O2 mole fraction]

\(c_{\mathrm{liq}}\)

canopy_interception_capacity_coefficient [default: 0.2 mm (m2 m-2)-1; Fixed parameter: maximum liquid water the canopy can hold per unit leaf area index]

\(c_{\mathrm{melt}}\)

snow_melt_coefficient [default: 3 mm degC-1 day-1; Fixed parameter: degree-day snowmelt coefficient: melt per degree above the freeze threshold per day]

\(c_{\mathrm{snow}}\)

canopy_solid_interception_capacity_coefficient [default: 1 mm (m2 m-2)-1; Fixed parameter: maximum snow water equivalent the canopy can hold per unit vegetation area index]

\(\mu_s\)

cosine_solar_zenith [Driver: cosine of the solar zenith angle]

\(d\)

zero-plane displacement height of the canopy

\(D_i\)

gravitational_drainage_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: downward water flux leaving each soil layer under gravity]

\(D_{\mathrm{v}}\)

water_vapour_diffusivity [m2 s-1; Diagnostic: molecular diffusivity of water vapour in air]

\(e_{\mathrm{a}}\)

air vapour pressure

\(e_{\mathrm{s,air}}\)

mean saturation vapour pressure at daily \(T_{\max}\) and \(T_{\min}\)

\(e_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil-surface vapour pressure

\(E_{\mathrm{can,liq}}^\ast\)

potential_canopy_liquid_evaporation [mm day-1; Diagnostic: atmospheric demand for evaporation from wet canopy surfaces]

\(E_{\mathrm{can,liq}}\)

canopy_liquid_evaporation_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux evaporated from wet canopy surfaces]

\(E_{\mathrm{snow}}^\ast\)

potential_snow_sublimation [mm day-1; Diagnostic: atmospheric demand for sublimation from the ground snowpack]

\(E_{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_sublimation_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux sublimated from the ground snowpack]

\(E_{\mathrm{soil}}^\ast\)

potential_surface_evaporation [mm day-1; Diagnostic: atmospheric demand for evaporation from the snow-free soil surface]

\(E_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil_evaporation_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux evaporated from the top soil layer]

\(E_{\mathrm{sub}}^\ast\)

potential_canopy_sublimation [mm day-1; Diagnostic: atmospheric demand for sublimation of solid-phase water stored on the canopy]

\(E_{\mathrm{sub}}\)

canopy_solid_sublimation_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux sublimated from snow intercepted on the canopy]

\(E_{\mathrm{tr}}^\ast\)

potential_canopy_transpiration [mm day-1; Diagnostic: maximum water vapour flux from canopy leaves to the atmosphere]

\(E_{\mathrm{tr}}\)

canopy_transpiration_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux from the soil column to the atmosphere through plants]

\(ET\)

total_et_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: total evapotranspiration water flux to the atmosphere]

\(f_{\mathrm{dir}}\)

direct_beam_fraction [default: 0.5; Fixed parameter: fraction of incoming shortwave radiation that is direct beam]

\(f_{\mathrm{freeze}}\)

freeze-reduction factor applied to hydraulic conductivity

\(f_{\mathrm{gs}}\)

combined Jarvis stomatal stress factor

\(f_{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

leaf fraction of vegetation area index

\(f_{\mathrm{int}}\)

Beer-law canopy snow interception fraction, \(1-\exp(-0.5\,\mathrm{VAI})\)

\(f_{\mathrm{root},i}\)

root_fraction [Derived parameter: normalised root fraction per soil layer]

\(f_{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snow_cover_fraction [Diagnostic: fraction of the ground surface covered by snow]

\(f_{\mathrm{stem}}\)

stem fraction of vegetation area index

\(f_{\mathrm{vis}}\)

vis_fraction_of_shortwave [default: 0.5; Fixed parameter: fraction of incoming shortwave radiation in the visible (400-700 nm) band]

\(f_{\mathrm{warm}}\)

fraction of the day above the freeze-transition threshold

\(g_{\mathrm{a,above}}\)

above_canopy_aerodynamic_conductance [m s-1; Diagnostic: aerodynamic conductance for water vapour transport from the canopy top to the reference height]

\(g_{\mathrm{a,can}}\)

canopy_aerodynamic_conductance [m s-1; Diagnostic: effective aerodynamic conductance for water vapour transport between the canopy and the atmosphere]

\(g_{\mathrm{a,soil}}\)

soil_aerodynamic_conductance [m s-1; Diagnostic: aerodynamic conductance for water vapour transport between the soil surface and the canopy air]

\(g_{\mathrm{b}}\)

leaf_boundary_layer_conductance [m s-1; Diagnostic: bulk conductance for water vapour across the laminar boundary layer of canopy leaves]

\(g_{\mathrm{b,CO_2}}\)

canopy boundary-layer conductance on a COā‚‚ basis

\(D_{\mathrm{b,CO_2/H_2O}}\)

gb_ratio_co2_to_h2o [default: 0.729927; Constant: ratio of CO2 to H2O molecular diffusivity in the leaf boundary layer]

\(g_{\mathrm{c,CO_2}}\)

total canopy COā‚‚ conductance

\(G(\mu_s)\)

mean projected vegetation area in the solar direction, \(\phi_1+\phi_2\mu_s\)

\(g_{\mathrm{s,can}}\)

canopy_stomatal_conductance [mmol H2O m-2 s-1; Diagnostic: canopy-scale stomatal conductance to water vapour]

\(D_{\mathrm{s,CO_2/H_2O}}\)

gs_ratio_co2_to_h2o [default: 0.625; Constant: ratio of CO2 to H2O molecular diffusivity through stomata]

\(g_{\mathrm{s,CO_2}}\)

canopy stomatal conductance on a COā‚‚ basis

\(g_{\mathrm{s,leaf}}\)

leaf stomatal conductance

\(g_{\mathrm{s,max}}\)

jarvis_max_stomatal_conductance [default: 500 mmol H2O m-2 s-1; Fixed parameter: upper bound on leaf stomatal conductance to water vapour]

\(g_{\mathrm{s,min}}\)

jarvis_min_stomatal_conductance [default: 10 mmol H2O m-2 s-1; Fixed parameter: lower bound on leaf stomatal conductance to water vapour]

\(g_{\mathrm{ss}}\)

soil_surface_conductance [m s-1; Diagnostic: soil surface conductance to water vapour]

\(\mathrm{GPP}\)

gpp_gCm2day [gC m-2 day-1; Flux: gross primary productivity]

\(h_{\mathrm{c}}\)

canopy_height [m; PFT-based parameter: canopy height]

\(I_i\)

infiltration_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux entering each soil layer from above]

\(I_{\mathrm{cap},\max}\)

maximum infiltration capacity

\(K(\theta)\)

soil hydraulic conductivity as a function of moisture content

\(K_{\mathrm{dir}}\)

canopy_direct_beam_extinction_coefficient [Diagnostic: optical depth of the direct beam per unit leaf and stem area index]

\(K_h\)

canopy-top turbulent exchange coefficient

\(K_i\)

soil_conductivity [mm h-1; Diagnostic: effective hydraulic conductivity of each soil layer]

\(K_{i,\mathrm{unf}}\)

unfrozen hydraulic conductivity

\(K_{\mathrm{m}}\)

COā‚‚ half-saturation constant

\(K_{\mathrm{m},0}\)

co2_michaelis_constant_25 [default: 404.9 ppm; Constant: rubisco Michaelis constant for CO2 at 25 degrees Celsius]

\(k_{K_{\mathrm{m}}}\)

co2_michaelis_ha [default: 79430 J mol-1; Constant: activation energy of the Rubisco Michaelis constant for CO2]

\(K_{\mathrm{o}}\)

Oā‚‚ Michaelis–Menten constant

\(K_{\mathrm{o},0}\)

o2_michaelis_constant_25 [default: 278400 ppm; Constant: rubisco Michaelis constant for O2 at 25 degrees Celsius]

\(k_{K_{\mathrm{o}}}\)

o2_michaelis_ha [default: 36380 J mol-1; Constant: activation energy of the Rubisco Michaelis constant for O2]

\(K_{\mathrm{sat},i}\)

soil_saturated_hydraulic_conductivity [mm h-1; Derived parameter: saturated hydraulic conductivity]

\(k_f\)

soil_freeze_transition_sharpness [default: 5; Fixed parameter: sharpness of the temperature-driven freeze reduction of soil hydraulic conductivity]

\(k_{\mathrm{ss}}\)

soil_surface_resistance_moisture_sensitivity [default: 4.225; Fixed parameter: exponential sensitivity coefficient of soil surface resistance to top-layer soil moisture]

\(k_{\mathrm{vpd}}\)

jarvis_vpd_sensitivity [kPa-1; PFT-based parameter: sensitivity of stomatal conductance to vapour pressure deficit]

\(k_{\psi}\)

jarvis_water_potential_steepness [default: 3 MPa-1; Fixed parameter: steepness of the sigmoid stomatal response to soil water potential]

\(k_{\Gamma}\)

gammastar_ha [default: 37830 J mol-1; Constant: activation energy of the photorespiratory CO2 compensation point]

\(l_m\)

canopy mixing length

\(L_m\)

canopy momentum length scale

\(\mathrm{LAI}\)

lai [m2 m-2; Driver: leaf area index]

\(\mathrm{LAI}_{\mathrm{eff}}\)

effective leaf area index for canopy conductance scaling

\(LE\)

latent_heat_flux_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: latent heat flux associated with evaporation and sublimation]

\(M_{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snowmelt_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux released from the snowpack by melting]

\(N_{\mathrm{run}}\)

number of runoff-generation soil layers

\(N_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

number of soil layers

\(n_{\mathrm{a}}\)

air_molar_density [mol m-3; Diagnostic: molar concentration of air]

\(p_0\)

standard_air_pressure [default: 101325 Pa; Constant: reference air pressure]

\(P\)

pr_mmday [mm day-1; Driver: total daily precipitation as liquid-water equivalent]

\(\mathrm{PAR}_{1/2}\)

jarvis_radiation_half_saturation [W m-2; PFT-based parameter: absorbed PAR at which the stomatal radiation response reaches half its maximum]

\(\mathrm{PAR}_{\mathrm{in}}\)

incoming_par_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: incoming photosynthetically active radiation at the canopy top]

\(P_{\mathrm{liq,surf}}\)

surface liquid water input

\(P_{\mathrm{rain}}\)

rainfall_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: liquid precipitation reaching the canopy top]

\(P_{\mathrm{rain,int}}\)

canopy_liquid_interception_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: liquid water flux intercepted by the canopy]

\(P_{\mathrm{snow}}\)

snowfall_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: solid precipitation reaching the canopy top]

\(P_{\mathrm{snow,ground}}\)

snowfall_to_ground_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: total snowfall reaching the ground, including direct throughfall and canopy unloading]

\(P_{\mathrm{snow,int}}\)

canopy_solid_interception_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: snow water flux intercepted by the canopy]

\(P_{\mathrm{snow,unload}}\)

canopy_solid_unload_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: snow water flux released from the canopy]

\(P_{\mathrm{through}}\)

throughfall_from_canopy_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: liquid precipitation reaching the soil surface without canopy interception]

\(Q_{\mathrm{deep}}\)

underflow_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: downward water flux leaving the base of the soil column]

\(Q_{\mathrm{surf}}\)

runoff_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux leaving the land surface as runoff]

\(R\)

universal_gas_constant [default: 8.3144 J mol-1 K-1; Constant: universal gas constant]

\(r_{\mathrm{a}}\)

aerodynamic resistance above the canopy

\(r_{\mathrm{b}}\)

leaf boundary-layer resistance

\(r_{\mathrm{c}}\)

canopy stomatal resistance

\(r_i\)

unnormalised root-distribution weight for layer \(i\)

\(r_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

aerodynamic resistance between the soil surface and the canopy air space

\(r_{\mathrm{ss}}\)

soil surface resistance to water vapour

\(r_u\)

friction-velocity to wind-speed ratio

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{v}}\)

canopy_net_radiation_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: net radiative flux at the canopy surface]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{g}}\)

soil_net_radiation_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: net radiative flux at the soil surface]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{lw}}\)

net_lwrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: net longwave radiative flux absorbed by the land surface]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{lw},\mathrm{v}}\)

canopy_net_lwrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: longwave radiative flux absorbed by the canopy]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{lw},\mathrm{g}}\)

soil_net_lwrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: longwave radiative flux absorbed by the soil surface]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{sw}}\)

net_swrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: net shortwave radiative flux absorbed by the land surface]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{sw},\mathrm{v}}\)

canopy_net_swrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: shortwave radiative flux absorbed by the canopy]

\(R^{\mathrm{n}}_{\mathrm{sw},\mathrm{g}}\)

soil_net_swrad_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: shortwave radiative flux absorbed by the soil surface (visible plus near-infrared)]

\(R_{\mathrm{lw}}^\downarrow\)

lwdown_Wm2 [W m-2; Driver: downward longwave (infrared) radiation at the surface]

\(R_{\mathrm{lw,g}}^\uparrow\)

lwup_below_canopy_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: upward longwave radiation below the vegetation canopy]

\(R_{\mathrm{lw,v}}^\downarrow\)

lwdown_below_canopy_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: downward longwave radiation below the vegetation canopy]

\(R_{\mathrm{lw,vg}}^\uparrow\)

lwup_above_canopy_Wm2 [W m-2; Flux: upward longwave radiation above the vegetation canopy]

\(R_{\mathrm{sw}}^\downarrow\)

swdown_Wm2 [W m-2; Driver: downward shortwave radiation at the surface]

\(Re\)

Reynolds number at the leaf scale

\(RWU_i\)

root_water_uptake_mmday [mm day-1; Flux: water flux extracted from each soil layer by roots]

\(s\)

saturation_vapour_pressure_slope [kPa K-1; Diagnostic: rate of change of saturation vapour pressure with temperature]

\(s_{\mathrm{ice}}\)

slope of the saturation vapour pressure curve over ice

\(S^\downarrow\)

direct-beam source term for the downward diffuse stream

\(S^\uparrow\)

direct-beam source term for the upward diffuse stream

\(S_i\)

soil-plant water supply from layer \(i\)

\(\mathrm{SAI}\)

stem_area_index [m2 m-2; PFT-based parameter: one-sided stem area index]

\(Sh\)

Sherwood number at the leaf scale

\(S_{\mathrm{soil},i}\)

water storage in soil layer \(i\) (mm)

\(W_{\mathrm{can,int}}\)

intercepted liquid canopy storage after throughfall

\(W_{\mathrm{can,liq,max}}\)

maximum liquid canopy interception capacity

\(W_{\mathrm{can,liq}}^{\,t}\)

canopy_liquid_interception_storage [mm; State: liquid water stored on wet canopy surfaces]

\(W_{\mathrm{can,sol,max}}\)

maximum solid canopy interception capacity

\(W_{\mathrm{can,sol}}^{\,t}\)

canopy_solid_interception_storage [mm; State: snow water equivalent stored on the canopy]

\(W_{\mathrm{cap},0}\)

initial infiltration-curve storage capacity

\(W_{\mathrm{run}}\)

total water storage in the runoff-generation zone (mm)

\(W_{\mathrm{run,max}}\)

maximum storage capacity of the runoff-generation zone (mm)

\(W_{\mathrm{scale}}\)

snow_cover_scale [default: 25 mm; Fixed parameter: characteristic snow water equivalent at which half the ground surface is snow-covered]

\(W_{\mathrm{snow}}^{\,t}\)

snow_water_storage [mm; State: snow water equivalent stored in the surface snowpack]

\(T_0\)

absolute_zero_offset [default: 273.15 K; Constant: zero degrees Celsius expressed in Kelvin]

\(T_{\mathrm{a}}\)

ta_degC [degC; Driver: near-surface air temperature]

\(T_{\mathrm{a},K}\)

air temperature in Kelvin

\(T_f\)

soil_freeze_transition_temperature [default: 1 degC; Fixed parameter: temperature threshold below which freezing reduces soil hydraulic conductivity]

\(T_{\mathrm{freeze}}\)

freezing_point [default: 0 degC; Constant: temperature at which water freezes]

\(T_{\mathrm{g}}\)

ground temperature (approximated as \(T_{\mathrm{a}}\) in ADELM v1)

\(T_{\max}\)

ta_max_degC [degC; Driver: daily maximum near-surface air temperature]

\(T_{\mathrm{max,cap}}\)

photosynthesis_temperature_maximum [default: 56 degC; Fixed parameter: upper temperature bound of the photosynthesis temperature response]

\(T_{\min}\)

ta_min_degC [degC; Driver: daily minimum near-surface air temperature]

\(T_{\mathrm{opt,cap}}\)

photosynthesis_temperature_optimum [default: 30 degC; Fixed parameter: optimum temperature of the photosynthesis temperature response]

\(T_{\mathrm{opt,gs}}\)

jarvis_temperature_optimum [default: 25 degC; Fixed parameter: air temperature at which stomatal conductance reaches its temperature-response maximum]

\(T_{\mathrm{v}}\)

vegetation temperature (approximated as \(T_{\mathrm{a}}\) in ADELM v1)

\(u\)

wind_ms [m s-1; Driver: wind speed at reference height (10 m)]

\(u_{0.75}\)

wind speed at 0.75 canopy height

\(u_{\mathrm{c}}\)

canopy-top wind speed

\(u_{50}\)

wind speed at the 50 m reference height

\(u_\ast\)

friction velocity

\(\mathrm{VAI}\)

vegetation_area_index [m2 m-2; Diagnostic: total vegetation area index: one-sided leaf area index plus stem area index]

\(V_w\)

partial_molar_volume_of_water [default: 1.805e-05 m3 mol-1; Constant: partial molar volume of water at 20°C]

\(\mathrm{VPD}\)

vpd_kPa [kPa; Driver: vapour pressure deficit]

\(w_{\mathrm{leaf}}\)

canopy_leaf_width [m; PFT-based parameter: characteristic leaf width]

\(W_{\mathrm{inf}}\)

total water infiltrating into the soil column

\(W_{\mathrm{inf},i}^\downarrow\)

infiltrating water available at the top of layer \(i\)

\(W_{\mathrm{inf},N_{\mathrm{run}}+1}^\downarrow\)

saturation-excess water leaving the runoff-generation zone

\(z_0\)

aerodynamic roughness length of the canopy

\(z_{0m,\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil_roughness_length [default: 0.01 m; Fixed parameter: aerodynamic roughness length for momentum over soil]

\(z_{\mathrm{bottom},i}\)

bottom depth of soil layer \(i\)

\(z_{\mathrm{eff}}\)

effective reference height above a short canopy

\(z_{\mathrm{ref}}\)

reference height above the canopy

\(z_{\mathrm{soil}}\)

soil-surface roughness length within the canopy air space

\(z_{\mathrm{top},i}\)

top depth of soil layer \(i\)

\(Z_w\)

transition height between the canopy and the overlying logarithmic layer