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