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FLDAS Model data description

Output Variables

LONG NAME VARIABLE NAME UNITS           FLDAS-Global FLDAS-Central Asia FLDAS-Forecast
net downward shortwave radiation Swnet_tavg W m-2 x x  
net downward longwave radiation Lwnet_tavg W m-2 x    
latent heat flux Qle_tavg W m-2 x   x
sensible heat flux Qh_tavg W m-2 x   x
soil heat flux Qg_tavg W m-2 x    
rainfall Rainf_tavg kg m-2 s-1 x x x
total precipitation TotalPrecip_tavg kg m-2 s-1     x
total evapotranspiration Evap_tavg kg m-2 s-1 x x x
surface runoff Qs_tavg kg m-2 s-1 x x x
subsurface runoff Qsb_tavg kg m-2 s-1 x x x
surface radiative temperature RadT_tavg K x x  
soil moisture content SoilMoist_tavg m3 m-3 x x x
soil temperature SoilTemp_tavg K x x  
wind speed Wind_f_tavg m s-1 x    
specific humidity Qair_f_tavg kg kg-1 x x  
air temperature Tair_f_tavg K x x x
surface pressure Psurf_f_tavg Pa x x  
surface downward shortwave radiation SWdown_f_tavg W m-2 x x x
surface downward longwave radiation LWdown_f_tavg W m-2 x    
snow water equivalent SWE_inst kg m-2 x x  
snow cover SnowCover_inst - x x  
snow depth SnowDepth_inst m x x  
snowfall Snowf_tavg kg m-2 s-1 x x  
snowmelt Qsm_tavg kg m-2 s-1   x  
terrestrial water storage TWS_tavg mm     x
surface water storage SWS_tavg mm     x
surface water elevation SurfElev_tavg m     x
streamflow  Streamflow_tavg m3 s-1     x
floodplain evaporation FloodEvap_tavg kg m-2 s-1     x
flooded fraction FloodedFrac_tavg -     x

 

 

 

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