Surface

Leaf area index \(LAI\) (-):

\[LAI=\frac{S_{int-tot}}{0.2}\]

Fraction of ground cover \(f_{ground-cover}\) (-):

\[f_{ground-cover} = 1 - 0.7^{LAI}\]

Properties of upper interception storage

Properties of lower interception storage

Storage capacitiy (i.e. available storage volume) of lower interception storage \(S_{int-lower-tot}\) (mm) is land use dependent and varies seasonally. For example, parameters used for grassland (lu_id=8):

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

ground_cover [-]

0.51

0.51

0.66

0.76

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.83

0.66

0.59

0.51

z_root [mm]

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

lai [-]

2

2

3

4

5

5

5

5

5

3

2.5

2

S_int_lower_tot [mm]

0.4

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1

1

1

1

0.6

0.5

0.4

Short description of land use (lu_id)

  • 0: sealed surface

  • 5: arable land

  • 501: bean

  • 502: amaranth

  • 503: other commercial crops

  • 504: artichoke

  • 505: berry

  • 506: ornamental plant

  • 507: nettle

  • 508: buckwheat

  • 509: pea

  • 510: strawberry

  • 511: esparcet

  • 512: sunflower

  • 513: vegetables

  • 514: flax

  • 515: early potatoes

  • 516: fodder root crops

  • 517: fodder legumes

  • 518: hemp

  • 519: home garden

  • 520: hop

  • 521: legumes

  • 522: intensive fruit-growing

  • 523: potato

  • 524: clover

  • 525: grain corn

  • 526: herbs

  • 527: false flax

  • 528: lentil

  • 529: lupine

  • 530: lucerne

  • 531: summer phacelia

  • 532: flat pea

  • 533: grape

  • 534: grape school

  • 535: rhubarb

  • 536: beetroot

  • 537: nuts

  • 538: summer mustard

  • 539: silage corn

  • 540: silphium

  • 541: soybean

  • 542: summer barley

  • 543: summer wheat

  • 544: summer oat

  • 545: summer rape

  • 546: summer triticale

  • 547: sunflower

  • 548: other fruit-growing

  • 549: sorghum

  • 550: asparagus

  • 551: orchards

  • 552: sweet potato

  • 553: tobacco

  • 554: helianthus

  • 555: vetch

  • 556: winter barley

  • 557: winter wheat

  • 558: winter oat

  • 559: winter rape

  • 560: winter triticale

  • 561: chicory

  • 562: sweet corn

  • 563: sugar beet

  • 564: winter green manure (Oct)

  • 565: summer grass

  • 566: winter grass

  • 567: clover

  • 568: winter phacelia

  • 569: winter green manure (Aug)

  • 570: winter green manure (Sep)

  • 571: summer grass (growing only)

  • 572: winter grass (growing only)

  • 573: summer grass (continued)

  • 574: winter grass (continued)

  • 575: summer faba bean

  • 576: winter faba bean

  • 577: summer grain pea

  • 578: winter grain pea

  • 579: winter rye

  • 580: summer clover (growing only)

  • 581: summer clover (continued winter)

  • 582: summer clover (continued summer)

  • 583: winter clover (growing only)

  • 584: winter clover (continued summer)

  • 585: winter clover (continued winter)

  • 586: yellow mustard (after wheat)

  • 587: yellow mustard (after cor)

  • 598: no crop

  • 599: bare

  • 6: vineyard

  • 7: orchard

  • 8: grass

  • 9: complex plot

  • 10: deciduous forest

  • 11: mixed forest

  • 12: coniferous forest

  • 13: wetland

  • 14: lake

  • 15: forest (unknown tree species)

  • 16: urban tree

  • 17: custom land cover including trees

  • 20: river

  • 31: gravel rooftop

  • 32: grass rooftop extensive

  • 33: grass rooftop intensive

  • 41: gravel

  • 50: percolation plant

  • 60: custom land cover

  • 98: grass intensive

  • 100: urban

  • 999: no value