Lake Output File
The lake file contains information about the lake fraction of the grid cell. Lake files are only written when LAKES is set equal to a valid lake parameter file, in the global parameter file. Lake files begin with the prefix "lake_".
Each output file contains model output from one grid cell. The files use the naming convention "fluxes_xx.xx_yy.yy", where xx.xx is the latitude, and yy.yy is the longitude. The number of decimal places in the output filename is determined by GRID_DECIMAL in the global parameter file, while the latitude and longitude values come from the soil parameter file.
Column |
Variable Name |
Units |
Description |
|
1 |
OUT_LAKE_ICE_TEMP |
C (ALMA_OUTPUT:K) |
Temperature of lake ice |
|
2 |
OUT_LAKE_ICE_HEIGHT |
cm |
Thickness of lake ice |
|
3 |
OUT_LAKE_ICE_FRACT |
fraction |
Fractional coverage of lake ice |
|
4 |
OUT_LAKE_DEPTH |
m |
Lake depth (distance between surface and deepest point) |
|
5 |
OUT_LAKE_SURF_AREA |
m2 |
Lake surface area |
|
6 |
OUT_LAKE_VOLUME |
m3 |
Lake volume |
|
7 |
OUT_LAKE_SURF_TEMP |
C (ALMA_OUTPUT:K) |
Lake surface temperature |
|
8 |
OUT_EVAP_LAKE |
mm (ALMA_OUTPUT:mm/s) |
Net evaporation from lake surface |
VIC Administrator Last modified: Mon Aug 31 11:49:45 PDT 2009