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Evergreen trees · surfaces — Broad leafevetr typology

Surface bundlesevetrtropicsregional

Uses

albedoEvergreen trees se-england
alb_min 0.1 · alb_max 0.1
emissivityEvergreen trees se-england
emis 0.98
water_storageEvergreen Tree se-england
storage_drain_params.store_min 1.3 · storage_drain_params.store_max 1.3
leaf_area_indexEvergreen Tree (SE England) se-england
lai.lai_type 1 · lai.lai_min 4 · lai.lai_max 5.1
leaf_growth_powerEvergreen Tree, LaiEq = 1 zurich
lai.lai_power.growth_lai 0.04 · lai.lai_power.growth_gdd 0.0005 · lai.lai_power.senescence_lai -1.5
drainageEvergreenTree [sample run] london
storage_drain_params.drain_eq 2 · storage_drain_params.drain_coef_1 0.013 · storage_drain_params.drain_coef_2 1.71
max_vegetation_conductanceEvergreen Tree vancouver
max_conductance 7.4
porosityDummy value generic
biogen_co2Mixed Hardwood Forest midwest-usa
alpha_bio_co2 0.0593 · beta_bio_co2 35 · resp_a 1.08
snow_lim_patchEvergreen Tree helsinki
snowpack_limit 190
vegetation_growthEvergreen Tree helsinki
lai.base_temperature 5 · lai.base_temperature_senescence 10 · lai.gdd_full 300
ohm · summer_wetCode 201 x Mulitplier for summer [2011]
a1 0.23 · a2 0.325 · a3 -16.91
ohm · summer_dryCode 201 x Mulitplier for summer [2011]
a1 0.23 · a2 0.325 · a3 -16.91
ohm · winter_wetMixed Forest [20] McCaughey (1985)
a1 0.11 · a2 0.11 · a3 -12.3
ohm · winter_dryMixed Forest [20] McCaughey (1985)
a1 0.11 · a2 0.11 · a3 -12.3

Model-ready fragment

Paste under land_cover.evetr in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

alb_min:
  value: 0.1
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
alb_max:
  value: 0.1
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
emis:
  value: 0.98
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
storage_drain_params:
  store_min:
    value: 1.3
    ref:
      ID: ward2016
      DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
      desc: se-england, regional
  store_max:
    value: 1.3
    ref:
      ID: ward2016
      DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
      desc: se-england, regional
  drain_eq:
    value: 2
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: london, city
  drain_coef_1:
    value: 0.013
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: london, city
  drain_coef_2:
    value: 1.71
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: london, city
lai:
  lai_type:
    value: 1
    ref:
      ID: stagakis-s2024
      DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
      desc: zurich, city
  lai_min:
    value: 4
    ref:
      ID: stagakis-s2024
      DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
      desc: zurich, city
  lai_max:
    value: 5.1
    ref:
      ID: stagakis-s2024
      DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
      desc: zurich, city
  lai_power:
    growth_lai:
      value: 0.04
      ref:
        ID: stagakis-s2024
        DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
        desc: zurich, city
    growth_gdd:
      value: 0.0005
      ref:
        ID: stagakis-s2024
        DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
        desc: zurich, city
    senescence_lai:
      value: -1.5
      ref:
        ID: stagakis-s2024
        DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
        desc: zurich, city
    senescence_sdd:
      value: 0.0025
      ref:
        ID: stagakis-s2024
        DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-2024-2475
        desc: zurich, city
  base_temperature:
    value: 5
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2014
      DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
      desc: helsinki, city
  base_temperature_senescence:
    value: 10
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2014
      DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
      desc: helsinki, city
  gdd_full:
    value: 300
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2014
      DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
      desc: helsinki, city
  sdd_full:
    value: -450
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2014
      DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
      desc: helsinki, city
wet_threshold:
  value: 1.3
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2011
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
    desc: london, city
max_conductance:
  value: 7.4
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2011
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
    desc: vancouver, city
alpha_bio_co2:
  value: 0.0593
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: midwest-usa, regional
beta_bio_co2:
  value: 35
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: midwest-usa, regional
resp_a:
  value: 1.08
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: midwest-usa, regional
resp_b:
  value: 0.064
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: midwest-usa, regional
min_res_bioco2:
  value: 0.6
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: midwest-usa, regional
snowpack_limit:
  value: 190
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2014
    DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
    desc: helsinki, city
ohm_coef:
  summer_wet:
    a1:
      value: 0.23
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.325
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -16.91
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
  summer_dry:
    a1:
      value: 0.23
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.325
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -16.91
      ref:
        ID: ward2016
        DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
        desc: null
  winter_wet:
    a1:
      value: 0.11
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.11
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -12.3
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
  winter_dry:
    a1:
      value: 0.11
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.11
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -12.3
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null

Provenance

Placetropics
Scoperegional
Targetland_cover.evetr · docs
Origin“Tropics” (verbatim legacy string)
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 24240001
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