Specifications
Table 1: Model static parameters.
| Property | Description/Dataset |
|---|---|
| Domain | 25.065 – 52.925°N 124.925-89.025°W |
| Time Period | 1979-present |
| Temporal Resolution | Daily |
| Soil Layers | 0-10 cm, 10-40 cm, 40-100 cm, 100-200 cm |
| Grid Spacing | 0.01° x 0.01° |
| Land Cover | MODIS |
| Soil Texture | STATSGO-FAO (1 km) |
| Greenness Fraction | MODIS/NOAA-NCEP |
| Elevation | Shuttle Radar Topography Mission |
| Albedo | MODIS/NOAA-NCEP |
| Forcing | Downscaled NLDAS-2 |
Downscaled NLDAS-2 forcing is downscaled to the WLDAS grid using a slope and aspect correction for radiation data and a standard atmospheric lapse rate correction (6.5 K/km) according to topography for all other fields (surface temperature, surface pressure, downward longwave radiation, and relative humidity). Precipitation data are spatially downscaled using the 800 m Parameter-Elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) monthly climatology of precipitation.