Overview
Excerpt |
---|
The MESH_parameters_CLASS.ini parameter file stores values for the parameters that are needed to run the CLASS portion of MESH. It is very similar to the "INI" configuration file used by the RUNCLASS ("standalone CLASS") program. |
The first four lines of this file contain header information. The next 15 lines are repeated for each GRU and contain parameter and initialization values for each of these GRUs. The last line to be read from the file contains the start of the meteorological input files.
Consult the Parameters Selection page for more information about specific parameters and recommended parameter values.
Info |
---|
See this R script to generate this and other parameter files, as well as template files for OSTRICH, from parameter values stored in an Excel file (e.g. for keeping track of parameter sources and justification). |
This page contains the following sections:
Table of Contents | ||
---|---|---|
|
Sample File
Download a sample MESH_parameters_CLASS.ini file.
Panel | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||
TestFile 01 TITLE |
Header Information
Header information is stored in the first four lines of the file.
Panel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
TestFile 01 TITLE |
Line | Columns | Variable | Format | Type | Description | Units |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1-6 | TITLE | 2x, 6a4 | Char | Characters to identify the model run | -- |
2 | 1-6 | NAME | 2x, 6a4 | Char | Characters to identify to researcher by name | -- |
3 | 1-6 | PLACE | 2x, 6a4 | Char | Characters to identify authority or institution of the research or researcher | -- |
4 | 1 | DEGLAT | * | Real | Latitude of the site or grid-cell in degrees | deg |
2 | DEGLON | * | Real | Longitude of the site or grid-cell in degrees | deg | |
3 | ZRFM | * | Real | Reference height (measurement height) for wind speed | m | |
4 | ZRFH | * | Real | Reference height (measurement height) for temperature and humidity | m | |
5 | ZBLD | * | Real | Height into the atmosphere for aggregating surface roughness (usually in the order of 50-100 m) | m | |
6 | GC | * | Real | Ground cover flag; set to -1.0 if the GRUs in the file represent a "land surface" | -- | |
7 | ILW | * | Int | Set to 1 (See the note on ILW below) | -- | |
8 | NL | * | Int | Number of grid-cells in the basin; this number must match the total number of grid-cells in MESH_drainage_database.r2c, ":TotalNumOfGrids" | -- | |
9 | NM | * | Int | Number of GRUs in the basin, and represented in the file; this number must match the total number of GRUs not accounting for the extra "dummy" class in MESH_drainage_database.r2c, ((":ClassCount"-1)) | -- |
Notes:
Format=* denotes free-formatting; all values are to be separated by one or more spaces.
Info |
---|
ILW was used in versions of CLASS prior to 3.4. If ILW was set to 1, the longwave meteorological forcing field represented total incoming radiation (as is the case now). However, ILW could be set to 2 to allow the field to represent net longwave radiation, which overrides the calculation of outgoing longwave radiation in TSOLVE and TSOLVC. ILW has no effect in MESH or in CLASS versions of 3.4 and later. For compatibility with existing MESH_parameter_CLASS.ini files, the value is still expected and read from the file but stored in a dummy variable. Set ILW to 1. |
GRU Parameter Values
Parameter values representative of the GRU are listed in the first 12 lines of the GRU block.
Panel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
0.000 0.000 0.000 1.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.500 05 5xFCAN/4xLAMX |
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetation ParametersVegetation parameters are listed in the first seven lines of the GRU block.
Each of the vegetation parameters contains four or five values that correspond to four pre-defined vegetation categories and one additional type of land cover for barren soils. Only four of the vegetation parameters contain a fifth value for barren soil. The canopy types are listed below. They are listed in the same order as they are indexed for each of the vegetation parameters. These indices also correspond to the indexing of the vegetation categories in the CLASS Lookup Tables.
Notes:
|
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Surface ParametersSurface parameters are listed in Lines 8-9 of the GRU block, among the hydraulic parameters.
Notes:
|
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hydraulic ParametersHydraulic parameters of the soil are listed in Lines 8-9 of the GRU block.
Notes:
|
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soil Texture ParametersSoil texture parameters are listed in Lines 10-12 of the GRU block.
Soil texture parameters are used in the derivation of hydraulic parameters to calculate drainage when IWF is 0 or 2. They are also used in this way to calculate the baseflow component of runoff when IWF is 1.
Notes:
|
Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Prognostic ValuesInitial values of prognostic variables of the GRU are listed in the last three lines of the GRU block.
Notes:
|
Dates
A few dates are listed in the last three lines of the file. Values in the first two of these three lines are not used; however, they are still required to be included in the file.
Panel | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
243 365 243 365 20 (not used, but 4x integer values are required) |
Warning | ||
---|---|---|
| ||
The meteorological start date is the last line of this section. This date must match the date of the first record in all of the meteorological input files. |
Line | Column | Variable | Format | Type | Description | Units |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 1 | JOUT1 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- |
2 | JOUT2 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
3 | JAV1 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
4 | JAV2 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
21 | 1 | KOUT1 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- |
2 | KOUT2 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
3 | KAV1 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
4 | KAV2 | * | Int | (See note); set to any integer number (e.g., 0) | -- | |
22 | 1 | IHOUR | * | Int | Hour of the first record of data in the meteorological input files; 0 is the first hour of the day | -- |
2 | IMINS | * | Int | Time-step of the first record of data in the meteorological input files; set to 0 for the first half-hour of the hour; set to 30 for the second half-hour of the hour | -- | |
3 | IJDAY | * | Int | Day of year of the first record of data in the meteorological input files; 1 is the first day of the year | -- | |
4 | IYEAR | * | Int | Year of the first record of data in the meteorological input files; the year must be in the full YYYY format | -- |
Notes:
Format=* denotes free-formatting; all values are to be separated by one or more spaces.
Note | ||
---|---|---|
| ||
JOUT1, JOUT2, JAV1, JAV2, KOUT1, KOUT2, KAV1, and KAV2 are values that are required in the file but are not used. Any integer number can be set as the value for these variables. |
Related pages
Content by Label | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|