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b40.rcp2_6.1deg.003.2080-2099
and
b30.036a.2080-2099

Set 5 Description: Tables of annual means
'D_' denotes a variable derived from two or more history file variables (lnd_func.ncl)
'C_' denotes a CASA model variable.



Variable Name Long Name NativeUnits ReportedUnits
TSA 2m air temperature K K
PREC ppt: rain+snow mm/s mm/d
RAIN atmospheric rain mm/s mm/d
SNOW atmospheric snow mm/s mm/d
SNOWDP snow height m m
FSNO fraction of ground covered by snow unitless unitless
H2OSNO total snow water equiv (SNOWICE + SNOWLIQ) mm mm
VBSA visible black-sky albedo proportion % reflected
NBSA near-IR black-sky albedo proportion % reflected
VWSA visible white-sky albedo proportion % reflected
NWSA near-IR white-sky albedo proportion % reflected
RNET net radiation:fsa-fira W/m^2 W/m^2
LHEAT latent heat:FCTR+FCEV+FGEV W/m^2 W/m^2
FSH sensible heat W/m^2 W/m^2
FSDS atmospheric incident solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FSA absorbed solar radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FLDS atmospheric longwave radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FIRE emitted infrared (longwave) radiation W/m^2 W/m^2
FCTR canopy transpiration W/m^2 W/m^2
FCEV canopy evaporation W/m^2 W/m^2
FGEV ground evaporation W/m^2 W/m^2
FGR heat flux into snow/soil (includes snow melt) W/m^2 W/m^2
FSM snow melt heat flux W/m^2 W/m^2
TLAI total one-sided leaf area index m2/m2 m2/m2
TSAI total one-sided stem area index m2/m2 m2/m2
LAISUN Sunlit Projected Leaf Area Index m2/m2 m^2/m^2
LAISHA Shaded Projected Leaf Area Index m^2/m^2 m^2/m^2
ET Evapotranspiration mm/s mm/d
QOVER surface runoff mm/s mm/d
QDRAI sub-surface drainage mm/s mm/d
QRGWL surface runoff at glaciers, wetlands, lakes mm/s mm/d
WA water in the unconfined aquifer mm mm
WT total water storage mm mm
ZWT water table depth m m
QCHARGE aquifer recharge rate mm/s mm/d
FCOV fractional area with water table at surface unitless [0-1] unitless [0-1]
CO2_PPMV CO2 concentration ppmv ppmv
PREC ppt: rain+snow mm/s mm/y
QVEGE canopy evaporation mm/s mm/y
QVEGEP canopy evap:QVEGE/(RAIN+SNOW)*100 % %
QVEGT canopy transpiration mm/s mm/y
QSOIL ground evaporation mm/s mm/y
TOTRUNOFF Runoff:qover+qdrai+qrgwl mm/s mm/y