Group

Parameter

Description

Unit

Soil

SOL_ALB

Moist soil albedo

-

SOL_AWC

Available water capacity

mm∙mm1

SOL_K

Saturated hydraulic conductivity

mmh1

SOL_Z

Depth to bottom of second soil layer

mm

Groundwater

ALPHA_BF

Base flow Alpha factor

days

GW_DELAY

Groundwater delay

days

GW_REVAP

Groundwater “revap” coefficient

-

GWQMN

Threshold depth of water in the shallow aquifer for return flow to occur

mm H2O

REVAPMN

Threshold depth of water in the shallow aquifer for “revap” to occur

mm H2O

Subbasin

TLAPS

Temperature laps rate

˚C∙km1

HRU

EPCO

Soil evaporation compensation factor

-

ESCO

Plant uptake compensation factor

-

CANMX

Maximum canopy storage

mm H2O

SLSUBBSN

Average slope length

m

Routing

CH_N2

Manning’s n value for the main channel

-

CH_K2

Effective hydraulic conductivity in main channel alluvium

mm∙h1

Management

BIOMIX

Biological mixing efficiency

-

CN2

Initial SCS runoff curve number for moisture condition II

-

General data basin

SFTMP

Snowfall temperature

˚C

SMFMN

Minimum melt rate for snow during year

mm H2O∙˚C1 day1

SMFMX

Maximum melt rate for snow during year

mm H2O∙˚C1∙day1

TEMP

Snow pack temperature lag factor

-

SURLAG

Surface runoff lag time

days

BLAI

Maximum potential leaf area index for land cover/plant

-

SLOPE

Slope

-