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C-Part descriptors for each data type
C-Part | Description |
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AIR PRESSURE | Air (atmospheric) pressure at a location |
ALBEDO | Computed reflectivity (0-1) of the land and/or snow surface. |
AQUIFER RECHARGE | Computed amount of water that is lost to deep storage (i.e., 1.0 - GW 1 Fraction - GW 2 Fraction - GW 3 Fraction). |
ATI | Computed antecedent temperature index for a subbasin element. |
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. |
CONDENSATION-SNOW PACK | Computed amount of snow gained from the atmosphere through condensation (i.e., from water vapor to ice) for a subbasin element. |
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. |
DEPTH-SNOW | Computed snow depth for a subbasin element. |
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. |
ENERGY | Computed energy content within a control volume (e.g., snowpack). |
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-BASE-1 | Computed baseflow from GW 1 Layer for a subbasin element. |
FLOW-BASE-2 | Computed baseflow from GW 2 Layer for a subbasin element. |
FLOW-BASE-3 | Computed baseflow from GW 3 Layer 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. |
HEAT DEFICIT | Computed heat deficit for a subbasin element. |
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. |
RADIATION-LONG | Computed longwave radiation at a location. |
RADIATION-SHORT | Computed shortwave radiation at a location. |
RADIATION TEMPERATURE | Computed radiation temperature for a subbasin element (surrogate temperature using air temperature, shortwave, and longwave radiation). |
RECOVERED DEFICIT | Computed recovery of the deficit by evapotranspiration in the deficit constant and gridded deficit constant loss methods. |
RELATIVE HUMIDITY | Relative humidity at a location. |
SATURATION FRACTION | The percentage of the soil layer that is saturated in the deficit and constant or soil moisture accounting loss methods. |
SNOW COVERED AREA | The percentage of a subbasin element that has a non-zero computed SWE depth. |
SOLAR SHADING COEFFICIENT | |
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. |
SUBLIMATION-SNOW PACK | Computed amount of snow lost to the atmosphere through sublimation (i.e., from ice to water vapor) for a subbasin element. |
SWE | Computed snow water equivalent for a subbasin element. |
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 at a location. |
TEMPERATURE-SNOW PACK | Computed snow pack temperature at a location. |
TEMPERATURE-SURFACE | Computed surface temperature at a location. |
WINDSPEED | Computed windspeed at a location. |