| Parameters |
Short Grass |
Tall Grass |
Desert |
Semi-Desert |
Forest |
| Max fractional vegetation cover |
0.80 |
0.80 |
0.00 |
0.35 |
0.80 |
| Vegetation albedo for wave lengths < 0.7 μm |
0.10 |
0.08 |
0.20 |
0.17 |
0.06 |
| Vegetation albedo for wave lengths > 0.7 μm |
0.30 |
0.30 |
0.40 |
0.34 |
0.18 |
| Difference between max fractional Vegetation cover and cover at 269 K |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
| Roughness length (m) |
0.05 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
0.10 |
0.30 |
| Min stomatal resistence (s/m) |
60 |
60 |
200 |
150 |
120 |
| Max Leaf Area Index |
2 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
| Min Leaf Area Index |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
| Stem (dead matter area index) |
4.0 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| Root zone soil layer depth (mm) |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
1000 |
2000 |
| Soil texture type |
6 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
| Soil color type |
3 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
4 |