read_rosemount

Author:

 Keith Cherkauer

Date:

 January 7, 1997

Description:

 This subroutine reads in hourly meteorological data from a SHAW (Simultaneous Heat And Water balance) model formatted input file.

References:

 SHAW model input and output file type descriptions

Input Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

 snowf

FILE *

N/A

File pointer to the SHAW met input file

dt

int

hours

Model time step

 

Output Variables:

Variable

Type

Units

Description

 temp

atmos_data_struct *

N/A

Structure containing all atmospheric forcing data

  • air_temp - air temperature [C]
  • wind - wind speed [mph] -> [m/s]
  • prec - total precipitation [in] -> [mm]
  • pressure - air pressure [kPa] (set constant)
  • rel_humid - relative humidity [%]
  • shortwave - incoming shortwave radiation [W/m2]

nrecs

int *

N/A

Number of records or time steps for which the model will be run

 

Subroutines Called:

 

Modifications and Limitations:

 

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