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Set 2 Description: Horizontal contour plots of DJF, MAM, JJA, SON, and ANN means

Lookup Table: Set 2 Variable Definition


Willmott-Matsuura DJF MAM JJA SON ANN
TSA     2m air temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
PREC     ppt: rain+snow     plot plot plot plot plot

GRDC
TOTRUNOFF     Runoff:qover+qdrai+qrgwl     plot plot plot plot plot

USAF/ETAC - FOSTERDAVY
SNOWDP     snow height     plot plot plot plot plot

CMC
SNOWDP     snow height     plot plot plot plot plot
H2OSNO     total snow water equiv (SNOWICE + SNOWLIQ)     plot plot plot plot plot

NOAA-AVHRR
FSNO     fraction of ground covered by snow     plot plot plot plot plot

MODIS DJF MAM JJA SON ANN
VBSA     visible black-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
NBSA     near-IR black-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
VWSA     visible white-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
NWSA     near-IR white-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
ASA     all-sky albedo:FSR/FSDS     plot plot plot plot plot
Model Only
ASA     all-sky albedo:FSR/FSDS     plot plot plot plot plot
RNET     net radiation:fsa-fira     plot plot plot plot plot
LHEAT     latent heat:FCTR+FCEV+FGEV     plot plot plot plot plot
SNOWAGE     snow age     --- --- --- --- ---
FSH     sensible heat     plot plot plot plot plot
FSH_V     sensible heat from vegetation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSH_G     sensible heat from ground     plot plot plot plot plot
TV     vegetation temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TG     ground temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TSNOW     snow temperature     --- --- --- --- ---
FSA     absorbed solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
SABV     solar rad absorbed by vegetation     plot plot plot plot plot
SABG     solar rad absorbed by ground     plot plot plot plot plot
FSR     reflected solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FIRA     net infrared (longwave) radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FIRE     emitted infrared (longwave) radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FCTR     canopy transpiration     plot plot plot plot plot
FCEV     canopy evaporation     plot plot plot plot plot
FGEV     ground evaporation     plot plot plot plot plot
FGR     heat flux into snow/soil (includes snow melt)     plot plot plot plot plot
FSM     snow melt heat flux     plot plot plot plot plot
FGNET     net ground heat flux:fgr-fsm     plot plot plot plot plot
TAUX     zonal surface stress     plot plot plot plot plot
TAUY     meridional surface stress     plot plot plot plot plot
ELAI     exposed one-sided leaf area index     plot plot plot plot plot
ESAI     exposed one-sided stem area index     plot plot plot plot plot
TLAI     total one-sided leaf area index     plot plot plot plot plot
TSAI     total one-sided stem area index     plot plot plot plot plot
LAISUN     Sunlit Projected Leaf Area Index     plot plot plot plot plot
LAISHA     Shaded Projected Leaf Area Index     plot plot plot plot plot
RSSUN     Sunlit leaf stomatal resistance     --- --- --- --- ---
RSSHA     shaded leaf stomatal resistance     --- --- --- --- ---
BTRAN     transpiration beta factor     plot plot plot plot plot
H2OCAN     intercepted water     plot plot plot plot plot
SNOWLIQ     snow liquid water     plot plot plot plot plot
SNOWICE     snow ice     plot plot plot plot plot
QINFL     infiltration     plot plot plot plot plot
QOVER     surface runoff     plot plot plot plot plot
QRGWL     surface runoff at glaciers, wetlands, lakes     plot plot plot plot plot
QDRAI     sub-surface drainage     plot plot plot plot plot
QINTR     interception     plot plot plot plot plot
QDRIP     throughfall     plot plot plot plot plot
QMELT     snow melt     plot plot plot plot plot
QSOIL     ground evaporation     plot plot plot plot plot
QVEGE     canopy evaporation     plot plot plot plot plot
QVEGT     canopy transpiration     plot plot plot plot plot
ERRSOI     soil/lake energy conservation error     plot plot plot plot plot
ERRSEB     surface energy conservation error     plot plot plot plot plot
ERRSOL     solar radiation conservation error     plot plot plot plot plot
ERRH2O     total water conservation error     plot plot plot plot plot
RAIN     atmospheric rain     plot plot plot plot plot
SNOW     atmospheric snow     plot plot plot plot plot
TBOT     atmospheric air temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TLAKE (1)     lake temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TLAKE (5)     lake temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TLAKE (10)     lake temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
WIND     atmospheric wind velocity magnitude     plot plot plot plot plot
THBOT     atmospheric air potential temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
QBOT     atmospheric specific humidity     plot plot plot plot plot
ZBOT     atmospheric reference height     plot plot plot plot plot
FLDS     atmospheric longwave radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDS     atmospheric incident solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FPSN     photosynthesis     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSND     direct nir incident solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSNDLN     direct nir incident solar radiation at local noon     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSNI     diffuse nir incident solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSVD     direct vis incident solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSVDLN     direct vis incident solar radiation at local noon     plot plot plot plot plot
FSDSVI     diffuse vis incident solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRND     direct nir reflected solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRNDLN     direct nir reflected solar radiation at local noon     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRNI     diffuse nir reflected solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRVD     direct vis reflected solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRVDLN     direct vis reflected solar radiation at local noon     plot plot plot plot plot
FSRVI     diffuse vis reflected solar radiation     plot plot plot plot plot
Q2M     2m specific humidity     plot plot plot plot plot
TREFMNAV     daily minimum of average 2m temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TREFMXAV     daily maximum of average 2m temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
VBSA     visible black-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
NBSA     near-IR black-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
VWSA     visible white-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
NWSA     near-IR white-sky albedo     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILLIQ (1)     soil liquid water     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILLIQ (5)     soil liquid water     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILLIQ (10)     soil liquid water     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILICE (1)     soil ice     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILICE (5)     soil ice     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILICE (10)     soil ice     plot plot plot plot plot
H2OSOI (1)     volumetric soil water     plot plot plot plot plot
H2OSOI (5)     volumetric soil water     plot plot plot plot plot
H2OSOI (10)     volumetric soil water     plot plot plot plot plot
TSOI (1)     soil temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TSOI (5)     soil temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TSOI (10)     soil temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
EVAPFRAC     LHEAT/(LHEAT+FSH)     plot plot plot plot plot
XIM     moisture index     plot plot plot plot plot
P-E     PREC-ET     plot plot plot plot plot
WA     water in the unconfined aquifer     plot plot plot plot plot
WT     total water storage     plot plot plot plot plot
ZWT     water table depth     plot plot plot plot plot
QCHARGE     aquifer recharge rate     plot plot plot plot plot
FCOV     fractional area with water table at surface     plot plot plot plot plot
PCO2_PPMV     0     --- --- --- --- ---
NEE     net ecosys exchange of C;incl fire flx;pos for source     plot plot plot plot plot
NEP     net ecosystem production;excl fire flx;pos for sink     plot plot plot plot plot
GPP     gross primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
PSNSUN_TO_CPOOL     GPP from Sunlit Canopy     plot plot plot plot plot
PSNSHADE_TO_CPOOL     GPP from Shaded Canopy     plot plot plot plot plot
NPP     net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
AGNPP     above ground net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
BGNPP     below ground net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
MR     maintenance respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
GR     total growth respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
AR     autotrophic respiration (MR + GR)     plot plot plot plot plot
LITHR     litter hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
SOMHR     SOM hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
HR     total hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
RR     root respiration (fine root MR + total root GR)     plot plot plot plot plot
SR     total soil respiration (HR + root resp)     plot plot plot plot plot
ER     total ecosystem respiration (AR + HR)     plot plot plot plot plot
LEAFC     leaf carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC     fine root carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
LIVESTEMC     live stem C     plot plot plot plot plot
DEADSTEMC     dead stem carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
LIVECROOTC     live coarse root carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
DEADCROOTC     dead coarse root carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
CPOOL     temporary photosynthate C pool     plot plot plot plot plot
SOIL3C     Soil organic matter C (slow pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
SOIL4C     Soil organic matter C (slowest pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
XSMRPOOL     Temporary Photosynthate C Pool     plot plot plot plot plot
TOTVEGC     total vegetation C, excluding cpool     plot plot plot plot plot
CWDC     coarse woody debris carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
TOTLITC     total litter carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
TOTSOMC     total SOM carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
TOTECOSYSC     total ecosystem C, incl veg but excl cpool     plot plot plot plot plot
TOTCOLC     total ecosystem C, incl veg and cpool     plot plot plot plot plot
FPG     fraction of potential GPP     plot plot plot plot plot
FPI     fraction of potential immobilization     plot plot plot plot plot
NDEP_TO_SMINN     nitrogen deposition     plot plot plot plot plot
POTENTIAL_IMMOB     Potential Immobilization     plot plot plot plot plot
ACTUAL_IMMOB     Actual Immobilization     plot plot plot plot plot
GROSS_NMIN     Gross N Mineralization     plot plot plot plot plot
NET_NMIN     Net N Mineralization     plot plot plot plot plot
NDEPLOY     Total N Deployed in New Growth     plot plot plot plot plot
RETRANSN_TO_NPOOL     Retranslocated N to NPool     plot plot plot plot plot
SMINN_TO_NPOOL     Mineral N to NPool     plot plot plot plot plot
DENIT     Total Denitrification     plot plot plot plot plot
SOIL3N     soil organic matter N (slow pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
SOIL4N     Soil organic matter N (slowest pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
NFIX_TO_SMINN     nitrogen fixation     plot plot plot plot plot
SUPPLEMENT_TO_SMINN     supplement to mineral nitrogen     plot plot plot plot plot
SMINN_LEACHED     Nitrogen Leached     plot plot plot plot plot
SMINN     soil mineral N     plot plot plot plot plot
RETRANSN     plant pool of retranslocated N     plot plot plot plot plot
COL_FIRE_CLOSS     total column-level fire C loss     plot plot plot plot plot
PFT_FIRE_CLOSS     total pft-level fire C loss     plot plot plot plot plot
COL_FIRE_NLOSS     total column-level fire N loss     plot plot plot plot plot
PFT_FIRE_NLOSS     total pft-level fire N loss     plot plot plot plot plot
FIRESEASONL     annual fire season length     plot plot plot plot plot
FIRE_PROB     daily fire probability     --- --- --- --- ---
ANN_FAREA_BURNED     annual total fractional area burned     plot plot plot plot plot
MEAN_FIRE_PROB     e-folding mean of daily fire probability     plot plot plot plot plot
CWDC_HR     Coarse Woody Debris C Hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
CWDC_LOSS     Coarse Woody Debris C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC_ALLOC     Fine root C allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC_LOSS     Fine root C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
LEAFC_ALLOC     Leaf C Allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
LEAFC_LOSS     Leaf C Loss     --- --- --- --- ---
LITTERC     Total Litter C     plot plot plot plot plot
LITTERC_HR     Litter Hetereotrophic Respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
LITTERC_LOSS     Litter C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILC     soil organic matter C (fast pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILC_HR     Soil C hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILC_LOSS     Soil C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
WOODC     Wood C     plot plot plot plot plot
WOODC_ALLOC     Wood C Allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
WOODC_LOSS     Wood C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
TSA2M     2m Air Temperature     --- --- --- --- ---
RAIN     atmospheric rain     plot plot plot plot plot
RUNOFF     Surface Runoff     --- --- --- --- ---
ALL_SKY_ALBEDO     All-Sky Albedo     --- --- --- --- ---
GROUND     heat flux into soil     --- --- --- --- ---
NETIR     Net Infrared (longwave) Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
NETRAD     Net radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
LATENT     Latent Heat Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
SENSIBLE     Sensible Heat Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
SENSIBLE_GND     Sensible Heat Flux from Ground     --- --- --- --- ---
SENSIBLE_VEG     Sensible Heat Flux from Vegetation     --- --- --- --- ---
REL_HUM     Relative Humidity at 2m     --- --- --- --- ---
SPEC_HUM_2M     Specific Humidity at 2m     --- --- --- --- ---
SPEC_HUM     Atmospheric Specific Humidity     --- --- --- --- ---
SNOW     atmospheric snow     plot plot plot plot plot
BTRAN     transpiration beta factor     plot plot plot plot plot
CANOPY_EVAPORATION     Canopy Evaporation     --- --- --- --- ---
DRAINAGE     Subsurface Drainage     --- --- --- --- ---
ET     Evapotranspiration     --- --- --- --- ---
INTERCEPTION     Canopy Interception     --- --- --- --- ---
SNOW_DEPTH     Snow depth     --- --- --- --- ---
SOIL_EVAPORATION     Soil Evaporation     --- --- --- --- ---
SOIL_ICE     Soil Ice in each soil layer     --- --- --- --- ---
SOIL_LIQUID     Soil Liquid Water     --- --- --- --- ---
SOIL_PSI     Soil Water Potential     --- --- --- --- ---
TOTAL_SOIL_ICE     Total soil ice     --- --- --- --- ---
TOTAL_SOIL_LIQUID     total soil liquid water     --- --- --- --- ---
TRANSPIRATION     Transpiration     --- --- --- --- ---
VOL_SOIL_WATER     Volumetric Soil Water     --- --- --- --- ---
BLACK_SKY_ALBEDO     Surface Black-Sky Albedo     --- --- --- --- ---
IRDOWN     Downward Infrared Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
IRUP     Upward Infrared Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
LAISHA     Shaded Projected Leaf Area Index     plot plot plot plot plot
LAISUN     Sunlit Projected Leaf Area Index     plot plot plot plot plot
REFLECT     Total Reflected Solar Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
SNOW_FRACTION     Snow Fraction     --- --- --- --- ---
SOLAR     Total Incident Solar Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
SOLAR_AB     Total Absorbed Solar Radiation     --- --- --- --- ---
SOLAR_ABG     Solar Radiation Absorbed by Ground     --- --- --- --- ---
SOLAR_ABV     Solar Rad Absorbed by Vegetation     --- --- --- --- ---
DEGREE_DAYS     Accumulated degree days     --- --- --- --- ---
TREFMNAV     daily minimum of average 2m temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TREFMXAV     daily maximum of average 2m temperature     plot plot plot plot plot
TSOIL     soil temperature     --- --- --- --- ---
TVEG     Vegetation Temperature     --- --- --- --- ---
ELAI     exposed one-sided leaf area index     plot plot plot plot plot
ESAI     exposed one-sided stem area index     plot plot plot plot plot
TLAI     total one-sided leaf area index     plot plot plot plot plot
TSAI     total one-sided stem area index     plot plot plot plot plot
PHOTOSYNTHESIS     Photosynthesis     --- --- --- --- ---
RSSHA     shaded leaf stomatal resistance     --- --- --- --- ---
RSSUN     Sunlit leaf stomatal resistance     --- --- --- --- ---
AGNPP     above ground net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
AR     autotrophic respiration (MR + GR)     plot plot plot plot plot
BGNPP     below ground net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
BIOGENIC_CO     Biogenic CO Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
CWDC     coarse woody debris carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
CWDC_HR     Coarse Woody Debris C Hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
CWDC_LOSS     Coarse Woody Debris C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC     fine root carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC_ALLOC     Fine root C allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
FROOTC_LOSS     Fine root C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
GPP     gross primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
GROSS_NMIN     Gross N Mineralization     plot plot plot plot plot
HR     total hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
ISOPRENE     Isoprene Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
LEAFC     leaf carbon     plot plot plot plot plot
LEAFC_ALLOC     Leaf C Allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
LEAFC_LOSS     Leaf C Loss     --- --- --- --- ---
LITTERC     Total Litter C     plot plot plot plot plot
LITTERC_HR     Litter Hetereotrophic Respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
LITTERC_LOSS     Litter C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
MONOTERPENE     Monoterpene Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
NEE     net ecosys exchange of C;incl fire flx;pos for source     plot plot plot plot plot
NEP     net ecosystem production;excl fire flx;pos for sink     plot plot plot plot plot
NET_NMIN     Net N Mineralization     plot plot plot plot plot
NPP     net primary production     plot plot plot plot plot
OTHER_VOC     Other VOC Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
OR_VOC     Other Reactive VOC Flux     --- --- --- --- ---
SOILC     soil organic matter C (fast pool)     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILC_HR     Soil C hetereotrophic respiration     plot plot plot plot plot
SOILC_LOSS     Soil C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot
VOCFLXT     Total VOC flux into Atmosphere     --- --- --- --- ---
WOODC     Wood C     plot plot plot plot plot
WOODC_ALLOC     Wood C Allocation     plot plot plot plot plot
WOODC_LOSS     Wood C Loss     plot plot plot plot plot