####################################################################### # This text file contains information used by the vicNl model to define # needed global variables and model parameters, as well as allowing the # user to control the features of the model to be used in the current # model run. # # Model parameter or options name must be followed by TRUE/FALSE (TRUE # meaning the option is to be used), or the appropriate information. # # Lines proceeded by # are comments and are not processed by the model # # Modified: Feb 22, 2005 by A S Akanda for VIC ver.4.0.5 # Comments: Global Parameter file for the Continental US # Set up for daily water balance # Uses snowbands # Uses precip disaggregation # Set to run on Plane ####################################################################### ####################################################################### # Define Global Parameters ####################################################################### NLAYER 3 # number of layers TIME_STEP 24 # model time step: hours (24 for water balance) STARTYEAR 2006 # year model simulation starts STARTMONTH 9 # month model simulation starts STARTDAY 1 # day model simulation starts STARTHOUR 0 # hour model simulation starts ENDYEAR 2006 # year model simulation ends ENDMONTH 11 # month model simulation ends (if no NRECS) ENDDAY 1 # day model simulation ends SKIPYEAR 0 # number of startup years to skip before output INIT_STATE /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/state/CONUS.5.dly_wb_state_20060901 STATENAME /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/state/CONUS.5.dly_wb_state #see user_def.h flag if added STATEYEAR 2006 # year model simulation state is saved STATEMONTH 11 # month model simulation state is saved STATEDAY 1 # day model simulation state is saved WIND_H 10.0 # height of wind speed measurement MEASURE_H 2.0 # height of humidity measurement NODES 5 # number of soil thermal nodes MAX_SNOW_TEMP 0.5 # maximum temperature at which snow can fall MIN_RAIN_TEMP -0.5 # minimum temperature at which rain can fall ####################################################################### # Define Global Parameters ####################################################################### FULL_ENERGY FALSE # calculate full energy balance FROZEN_SOIL FALSE # calculate frozen soils DIST_PRCP FALSE # use distributed precipitation COMPRESS FALSE # compress input and output files when done CORRPREC FALSE # correct precipitation for gauge undercatch GRID_DECIMAL 4 # number of decimals to use in gridded files PRT_SNOW_BAND FALSE # print snow variables ARC_SOIL FALSE # read soil parameter from ARC/INFO ASCII grids SNOW_STEP 1 # timestep to solve snowbands (not 3 for dly) ROOT_ZONES 3 # number of root zones in veg parameter file BINARY_OUTPUT FALSE # default is ASCII, unless LDAS format BINARY_STATE_FILE FALSE # default is binary MIN_WIND_SPEED 0.1 # minimum allowable wind speed PREC_EXPT 0.6 # fraction of grid cell receiving precip GRND_FLUX FALSE # true for full energy, false for water balance QUICK_FLUX FALSE # true uses Liang ('99), false uses finite diff NOFLUX FALSE # false uses const. T at damping depth COMPUTE_TREELINE 10 # false disables, otherwise give default type JULY_TAVG_SUPPLIED TRUE # July Tavg was added in last col of soil file ####################################################################### # Snow Band Description File # # SNOW_BAND defines both the number of snow bands available for each # grid cell, and the name of the snow band description file. ####################################################################### SNOW_BAND 9 /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/params/snowbands.CONUS.5.9bands ####################################################################### # Define (Meteorological) Forcing Files ####################################################################### FORCING1 /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/forc/retro/asc_vicinp.CONUS.5.1915-2004/data_ N_TYPES 4 FORCE_TYPE PREC FORCE_TYPE TMAX FORCE_TYPE TMIN FORCE_TYPE WIND FORCE_FORMAT ASCII FORCE_DT 24 # time step of input met files FORCEYEAR 1915 # year meteorological forcing files start FORCEMONTH 1 # month meteorological forcing files start FORCEDAY 1 # day meteorological forcing files start FORCEHOUR 0 # hour meteorological forcing files start FORCE_ENDIAN LITTLE # LITTLE for PC arch., BIG for Sun or HP-UX ####################################################################### # Define Input and Output Data Files ####################################################################### SOIL /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/params/soil.conus.5 VEGPARAM /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/params/veg.2.new GLOBAL_LAI TRUE # true if veg param file has monthly LAI VEGLIB /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/params/LDAS_veg_lib RESULT_DIR /raid/forecast/sw_monitor/output/curr_spinup/ ####################################################################### # Define Debugging Parameters - not used -- EDM ####################################################################### #PRT_FLUX FALSE # print energy fluxes debugging files #PRT_BALANCE FALSE # print water balance debugging files #PRT_SOIL FALSE # print soil parameter debugging files #PRT_VEGE FALSE # print vegetation parameter debugging files #PRT_GLOBAL FALSE # print global parameter debugging files #PRT_ATMOS FALSE # print forcing data debugging files #PRT_SNOW FALSE # print snow debugging files #PRT_MOIST FALSE # print soil moisture debugging files #PRT_TEMP FALSE # print soil thermal debugging files #DEBUG_DIR ./OUT/ # debugging file output directory (default '.')