Table 1 Summary of the datasets (N=Row, M=Col, T=Time step)
Data Source |
Input Fields |
Variable Name |
SIZE |
FORMAT |
Unit |
Soil Parameters (STATSGO ) |
Saturated hydraulic conductivity |
HydroCond.txt |
N×M |
ASCII |
m/s |
Porosity |
Poro.txt |
N×M |
ASCII |
m 3 /m 3 |
|
Field capacity |
FieldCapa.txt |
N×M |
ASCII |
m 3 /m 3 |
|
Wilting point |
WiltPot.txt |
N×M |
ASCII |
m 3 /m 3 |
|
Landscape Attributes Datasets (MODIS) |
Albedo |
Albedo.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
- |
Emissivity |
Emissivity.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
- |
|
Fractional vegetation coverage |
CV.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
- |
|
Leaf area index |
LAI.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
- |
|
Atmospheric Forcing Datasets (NARR) |
Specific humidity at 10m ABG |
SpecHumi_10m.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
kg/kg |
Air temperature at 10m ABG |
AirTemp_10m.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
K |
|
Air pressure at 10m ABG |
AirPressure_10m.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
mb |
|
Wind velocity at 10m ABG |
WindSpeed_10m.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
m/s |
|
Incoming longwave radiation at surface |
DLWR_surf.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
W/m 2 |
|
Incoming shortwave radiation at surface |
DSWR_surf.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
W/m 2 |
|
Precipitation (Stage IV) |
Precipitation |
Precipitation.bin |
N×M×T |
BIN |
mm/hr |
Layer |
Thickness |
Depth to Top |
Depth to Bottom |
1 |
5cm(2in) |
0cm(0in) |
5cm(2in) |
2 |
5cm(2in) |
5cm(2in) |
10cm(4in) |
3 |
10cm(4in) |
10cm(4in) |
20cm(8in) |
4 |
10cm(4in) |
20cm(8in) |
30cm(12in) |
5 |
10cm(4in) |
30cm(12in) |
40cm(16in) |
6 |
20cm(8in) |
40cm(16in) |
60cm(24in) |
7 |
20cm(8in) |
60cm(24in) |
80cm(31in) |
8 |
20cm(8in) |
80cm(31in) |
100cm(39in) |
9 |
50cm(20in) |
100cm(39in) |
150cm(59in) |
10 |
50cm(20in) |
150cm(59in) |
200cm(79in) |
11 |
50cm(20in) |
200cm(79in) |
250cm(98in) |
Table 3 Summary of the MODIS Products used in this project
Short name |
Platform |
MODIS Product |
Raster type |
Resolution |
Temporal Granularity |
MCD15A2 |
Combined |
Leaf Area Index - FPAR |
Tile |
1000m |
8 day |
MOD11C2 |
Terra |
Land Surface Temperature & Emissivity |
CMG |
5600m |
8 day |
MCD43B1 |
Combined |
BRDF-Albedo Model Parameters |
Tile |
1000m |
8day (16 days acquisition interval) |
MCD12Q1 |
Combined |
Land Cover Type |
Tile |
500m |
Yearly |
MOD08_D3 |
Terra |
Atmosphere Daily Global Product |
Gridded |
1degree |
Daily |