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Grass · surfaces — Irrigated [sample run]grass typology

Surface bundlesgrassvancouvercity

Uses

albedoGrass se-england
alb_min 0.18 · alb_max 0.21
emissivityGrass se-england
emis 0.93
water_storageGrass se-england
storage_drain_params.store_min 1.9 · storage_drain_params.store_max 1.9
leaf_area_indexGrass (SE England) se-england
lai.lai_type 1 · lai.lai_min 1.6 · lai.lai_max 5.9
leaf_growth_powerGrass, LaiEq = 0 vancouver
lai.lai_power.growth_lai 0.03 · lai.lai_power.growth_gdd 0.0005 · lai.lai_power.senescence_lai 0.03
drainageGrass [sample run] london
storage_drain_params.drain_eq 2 · storage_drain_params.drain_coef_1 0.013 · storage_drain_params.drain_coef_2 1.17
max_vegetation_conductanceIrrigated Grass vancouver
max_conductance 40
porosityDummy value generic
biogen_co2Temperate grassland lethbridge
alpha_bio_co2 0.0205 · beta_bio_co2 16.3 · resp_a 1.08
snow_lim_patchGrass helsinki
snowpack_limit 190
vegetation_growthGrass helsinki
lai.base_temperature 5 · lai.base_temperature_senescence 10 · lai.gdd_full 300
ohm · summer_wetShort grass [30]
a1 0.32 · a2 0.54 · a3 -27.4
ohm · summer_dryShort grass [30]
a1 0.32 · a2 0.54 · a3 -27.4
ohm · winter_wetShort grass [30]
a1 0.32 · a2 0.54 · a3 -27.4
ohm · winter_dryShort grass [30]
a1 0.32 · a2 0.54 · a3 -27.4

Model-ready fragment

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

alb_min:
  value: 0.18
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
alb_max:
  value: 0.21
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
emis:
  value: 0.93
  ref:
    ID: ward2016
    DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
    desc: se-england, regional
storage_drain_params:
  store_min:
    value: 1.9
    ref:
      ID: ward2016
      DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.05.001
      desc: se-england, regional
  store_max:
    value: 1.9
    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: 1.17
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: london, city
lai:
  lai_type:
    value: 0
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: vancouver, city
  lai_min:
    value: 1.6
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: vancouver, city
  lai_max:
    value: 5.9
    ref:
      ID: jarvi2011
      DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
      desc: vancouver, city
  lai_power:
    growth_lai:
      value: 0.03
      ref:
        ID: jarvi2011
        DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
        desc: vancouver, city
    growth_gdd:
      value: 0.0005
      ref:
        ID: jarvi2011
        DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
        desc: vancouver, city
    senescence_lai:
      value: 0.03
      ref:
        ID: jarvi2011
        DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
        desc: vancouver, city
    senescence_sdd:
      value: 0.0005
      ref:
        ID: jarvi2011
        DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
        desc: vancouver, 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: 1.9
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2011
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
    desc: london, city
max_conductance:
  value: 40
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2011
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.10.001
    desc: vancouver, city
alpha_bio_co2:
  value: 0.0205
  ref:
    ID: flanagan2002
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00491.x
    desc: lethbridge, site
beta_bio_co2:
  value: 16.3
  ref:
    ID: flanagan2002
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00491.x
    desc: lethbridge, site
resp_a:
  value: 1.08
  ref:
    ID: flanagan2002
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00491.x
    desc: lethbridge, site
resp_b:
  value: 0.064
  ref:
    ID: flanagan2002
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00491.x
    desc: lethbridge, site
min_res_bioco2:
  value: 0.6
  ref:
    ID: flanagan2002
    DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2002.00491.x
    desc: lethbridge, site
snowpack_limit:
  value: 190
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2014
    DOI: 10.5194/gmd-7-1691-2014
    desc: helsinki, city
ohm_coef:
  summer_wet:
    a1:
      value: 0.32
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.54
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -27.4
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
  summer_dry:
    a1:
      value: 0.32
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.54
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -27.4
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
  winter_wet:
    a1:
      value: 0.32
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.54
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -27.4
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
  winter_dry:
    a1:
      value: 0.32
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a2:
      value: 0.54
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null
    a3:
      value: -27.4
      ref:
        ID: unreferenced
        DOI: null
        desc: null

Provenance

Scopecity
Targetland_cover.grass · docs
Origin“Vancouver” (verbatim legacy string)
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 24240002
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