Descriptors

AREA	Computed area for a reservoir element.
ATI-COLD	Computed antecedent temperature index for cold content in the snowmelt method.
ATI-COLDRATE	Manually entered antecedent temperature index versus coldrate function for a paired data function.
ATI-MELT	Computed antecedent temperature index for meltrate in snowmelt.
ATI-MELTRATE	Manually entered antecedent temperature index versus meltrate function for a paired data function.
COLD CONTENT	Computed cold content in snowmelt.
CROP COEFFICIENT	Manually entered time-series of crop coefficient for a time-series gage.
DISTANCE-ELEVATION	Manually entered cross section in the paired data manager.
ELEVATION	Computed pool elevation for a reservoir element.
ELEVATION-OBSERVED	Observed pool elevation for a reservoir element using the optional observed elevation time-series gage.
ELEVATION-RESIDUAL	Residual elevation for a reservoir element with observed elevation. The residual is calculated as computed flow minus the observed elevation.
ELEVATION-AREA	A manually entered elevation-area function defined in the paired data manager.
ELEVATION-FLOW	An elevation-discharge curve defined in the reservoir element. No longer used in the current program version.
ELEVATION-STORAGE	A manually entered elevation-storage function defined in the paired data manager.
ET-CANOPY	Computed actual evapotranspiration from the canopy layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
ET-POTENTIAL	Potential evapotranspiration for a subbasin element as computed by the meteorologic model.
ET-SOIL	Computed actual evapotranspiration from the soil layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
ET-SURFACE	Computed actual evapotranspiration from the surface depression layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
EXCESS-CANOPY	Computed incremental precipitation minus canopy interception in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
FLOW	Final computed flow for an element.
FLOW-AUX	Outflow from a reservoir through the auxiliary discharge.
FLOW-BASE	Computed baseflow for a subbasin element.
FLOW-COMBINE	Computed total inflow to an element.
FLOW-DIRECT	Surface flow computed by transforming excess precipitation for a subbasin element.
FLOW-DIVERSION	Computed diversion flow for a diversion element.
FLOW-IN	Total inflow to a reach element.
FLOW-LOCAL	Local flow at a junction when the basin model is set to compute local flow at junctions.
FLOW-LOCAL-SIM	Computed local flow without blending for a junction when observed flow is present, blending is used, and the basin model is set to compute local flow at junctions.
FLOW-LOSS	At a reach, the computed channel losses.
FLOW-OBSERVED	Observed flow for an element using the optional observed flow time-series gage.
FLOW-RESIDUAL	Residual flow for an element with observed flow. The residual is calculated as computed flow minus the observed flow.
FLOW-SIM	Computed flow without blending at an element when observed flow is present and blending is used.
FLOW-UNIT GRAPH	Manually entered unit hydrograph in the paired data manager.
GROUNDMELT	Manually entered annual groundmelt pattern in the paired data manager.
INFILTRATION	Computed infiltration from the surface layer to the soil in the soil moisture accounting loss method. Also, the amount of loss attributed to infiltration in the deficit constant loss method.
LIQUID WATER	Computed liquid water in the snowpack in snowmelt.
MELTRATE	Manually entered annual meltrate pattern in the paired data manager.
MOISTURE DEFICIT	Computed moisture deficit in the deficit constant and gridded deficit constant loss methods.
OUTFLOW-GW	Computed outflow from a groundwater layer to channel baseflow in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
PERC-SOIL	Computed percolation from the soil layer to the upper groundwater layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
PERC-GW	Computed percolation from the upper groundwater layer to the lower groundwater layer or from the lower groundwater layer out of the system in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
PERCENT-GRAPH	Manually entered percentage curve in the paired data manager.
PRECIP-EXCESS	At a subbasin, incremental precipitation minus losses.
PRECIP-EXCESS-CUM	At a subbasin, cumulative precipitation minus cumulative losses.
PRECIP-CUM	Cumulative precipitation for a time-series gage.
PRECIP-INC	Incremental precipitation for a time-series gage or subbasin element.
PRECIP-LOSS	At a subbasin, the incremental precipitation that was converted to loss during loss calculations.
PRECIP-LOSS-CUM	At a subbasin, the cumulative precipitation that was converted to loss during loss calculations.
PRECIP-LWASS	The liquid water available at the soil surface calculated for a subbasin by a snowmelt method.
PRECIP-LWASS-CUM	The cumulative liquid water available at the soil surface calculated for a subbasin by a snowmelt method.
PRECIP-STAND DEV	At a subbasin, the standard deviation of incremental precipitation for each time interval computed using gridded precipitation.
RECOVERED DEFICIT	Computed recovery of the deficit by evapotranspiration in the deficit constant and gridded deficit constant loss methods.
SATURATION FRACTION	The percentage of the soil layer that is saturated in the deficit and constant or soil moisture accounting loss methods.
SOLAR RADIATION	Manually entered time-series of solar radiation for a time-series gage.
STAGE	Computed stage for an element when the optional elevation-discharge curve is used. Also, manually entered time-series of stage for a time-series gage.
STAGE-CHANNEL	Stage computed in the channel at a diversion element.
STAGE-FLOW	A manually entered elevation-discharge function defined in the paired data manager.
STAGE-OBSERVED	Observed stage for an element using the optional observed stage time-series gage.
STAGE-RESIDUAL	Residual stage for an element with observed stage. The residual is calculated as computed flow minus the observed flow.
STAGE-SIM	Stage at a reach using the modified Puls or Muskingum Cunge routing methods computed using the simulated flow depth.
STAGE-TAILWATER	The computed tailwater stage at a reservoir element.
STAGE-TW-AUX	The computed tailwater stage at the auxiliary discharge from a reservoir element.
STORAGE	Computed storage for a reservoir element.
STORAGE-CANOPY	Computed storage depth of the canopy layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
STORAGE-ELEVATION	A storage-elevation curve defined in the reservoir element. No longer used in the current program version.
STORAGE-FLOW	A manually entered storage-discharge function defined in the paired data manager.
STORAGE-GW	Computed storage depth of a groundwater layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
STORAGE-SOIL	Computed storage depth of the soil layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
STORAGE-SURFACE	Computed storage depth of the surface layer in the soil moisture accounting loss method.
SWE	Computed snow water equivalent in snowmelt.
SWE-OBSERVED	Observed snow water equivalent for a subbasin element using the optional observed SWE time-series gage.
SWE-RESIDUAL	Residual snow water equivalent for a subbasin element with observed SWE. The residual is calculated as computed flow minus the observed SWE.
TEMPERATURE	Computed temperature for a subbasin elevation band in snowmelt. Also, manually entered time-series of temperature for a time-series gage.