This annex presents a nearly comprehensive list of setting options, inputs, and outputs.

The content is organized in the following tables:

  • lfoptions: list of available switches to activate optional modules and optional outputs (time series and map formats)
  • lfuser: list of variables which are generally defined by the users.
  • lfbinding: list of model variables.
  • initial variables: list of variables required for model initialization. The table indicates values/maps required by the cold and warm start of both prerun and run)

Table: lfoptions section in OS LISFLOOD settings xml

The table below presents the list of available switches to activate optional modules and optional outputs (time series and map formats). For each option, 1 = ON; 0 = OFF. Default status is 0 = OFF, unless otherwise indicated in the table.

module KEY Type I/O Description
SETTINGS TemperatureInKelvin switch (1 or 0) nan Use temperature data in C (=0) or in K (=1)
SETTINGS gridSizeUserDefined switch (1 or 0) nan Get grid size attributes (length, area) from user-defined maps (instead of using map location attributes directly)
INFLOW inflow switch (1 or 0) nan Use inflow hydrographs
SOIL simulatePF switch (1 or 0) nan Calculate pF values from soil moisture
LAKES simulateLakes switch (1 or 0) nan Simulate unregulated lakes
RESERVOIRS simulateReservoirs switch (1 or 0) nan Simulate reservoirs
LANDUSE CHANGE TransientLandUseChange switch (1 or 0) nan Activate reading of time changing land use description
WATER ABSTRACTION TransientWaterDemandChange switch (1 or 0) nan Activate reading of time changing water demand
WATER ABSTRACTION useWaterDemandAveYear switch (1 or 0) nan Use “average” year for water demand and loop it over years
TRANSMISSION LOSS TransLoss switch (1 or 0) nan Activate transmission loss
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE SplitRouting switch (1 or 0) nan Activate double kinematic wave routing
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE MCTRouting switch (1 or 0) nan Activate MCT diffusive wave routing
WATER ABSTRACTION wateruse switch (1 or 0) nan Activate water use computation
GROUNDWATER groundwaterSmooth switch (1 or 0) nan Activate smoothing for groundwater
WATER ABSTRACTION wateruseRegion switch (1 or 0) nan Use water regions in water use module
IRRIGATION drainedIrrigation switch (1 or 0) nan Use map of drainage systems to determine return flow (if drained, all percolation to channel within day; if not, all normal soil processes)
IRRIGATION riceIrrigation switch (1 or 0) nan Activate computation for paddy rice irrigation and abstraction
EVAPO openwaterevapo switch (1 or 0, default = 1) nan Compute evaporation from open water
INDICATOR indicator switch (1 or 0) nan Activate computation of indicators (such as WEI, e-flow, etc)
SETTINGS InitLisflood switch (1 or 0) nan Run LISFLOOD initialization run
SETTINGS InitLisfloodwithoutSplit switch (1 or 0) nan Run LISFLOOD initialization run to compute Lzavin.map and skip completely the routing component
SETTINGS ColdStart switch (1 or 0, default = 1) nan Run LISFLOOD Cold Start
IO readNetcdfStack switch (1 or 0) nan Read meteorological data in NetCDF format (Precip, Tavg, ET0, E0,ES0)
IO writeNetcdfStack switch (1 or 0) nan Write NetCDF stacks for output files (the pr.nc is read to get the metadata like projection)
IO writeNetcdf switch (1 or 0) nan Write NetCDF files for END files (single netcdf)
DISCHARGE repDischargeTs switch (1 or 0, default = 1) rep tss output Report discharge time series at gauges
LOG repMBTs switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report timeseries of absolute cumulative mass balance error
STATE repStateSites switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report state variables at sites
STATE repRateSites switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report state variables rates at sites
STATE repStateUpsGauges switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report timeseries of model variables, averaged over contributing area of each gauging station
STATE repRateUpsGauges switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report timeseries of model rate variables, averaged over contributing area of each gauging station
METEO repMeteoUpsGauges switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report timeseries of meteo input data
WATER ABSTRACTION repwateruseGauges switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report water use ts at gauges
WATER ABSTRACTION repwateruseSites switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report water use ts at sistes
SOIL repPFUpsGauges switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report PF ts at gauges
SOIL repPFSites switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report PF ts at sistes
LAKES repsimulateLakes switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report time series of lakes
RESERVOIRS repsimulateReservoirs switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report time series of reservoirs
LOG repBal1 switch (1 or 0) rep tss output Report water balance TS
STATE repStateMaps switch (1 or 0, default =1) rep maps output Report maps of model state variables (as defined by “ReportSteps” variable)
STATE repEndMaps switch (1 or 0, default =1) rep maps output Report maps of model state variables (at last time step)
METEO repPrecipitationMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report precipitation
METEO repTavgMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report average temperature maps
EVAPO repETRefMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report reference evapo-transpiration
EVAPO repESRefMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report reference soil evaporation
EVAPO repEWRefMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report reference evaporation of intercepted water
ROUTING repChanCrossSectionMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report total cross-section area for channels
INTERCEPTION repCumInterCeptionMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report cumulative interception
DISCHARGE repDischargeMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of discharge (for each time step)
METEO repDSLRMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps with number of days since the last rainfall event
EVAPO repESActMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report actual soil evaporation
EVAPO repEWIntMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report evaporation of intercepted water
SNOW repFrostIndexMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report frost index maps
GROUNDWATER repGwLossMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report groundwater loss maps and trransmission loss maps (the later if the module TransLoss is active)
GROUNDWATER repGwPercUZLZMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of percolation from upper to lower ground water zone (for each time step)
INFILTRATION repInfiltrationMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report infiltration maps
INTERCEPTION repInterceptionMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report interception maps
LEAF repLeafDrainageMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report leaf drainage maps
GROUNDWATER repLZAvInflowMap switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report lower groundwater zone inflow maps
GROUNDWATER repLZMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of lower groundwater zone storage (for each time step)
GROUNDWATER repLZOutflowMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report lower groundwater zone outflow maps
PERCOLATION repPercolationMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report percolation maps
SOIL repPFMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report pF and vegetation stress due to low soil moisture
SOIL repPFForestMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report pF and vegetation stress due to low soil moisture for forest fraction
SOIL repPrefFlowMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report preferential flow (rapid bypass soil matrix)
METEO repRainMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report rain excluding snow
GROUNDWATER repSeepSubToGWMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report flux between sub soil and GW
SNOW repSnowCoverMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of snow cover (for each time step)
SNOW repSnowMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of snow (for each time step)
SNOW repSnowMeltMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of snowmelt (for each time step)
SURFACE repSurfaceRunoffMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of surface runoff (for each time step)
TRANSPIRATION repTaMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report transpiration maps
SOIL repThetaMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Reporting of individual model state variables as maps THETA
SOIL repThetaForestMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Reporting of individual model state variables as maps THETA FOREST
SOIL repThetaIrrigationMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report irrigation mapsrE
SOIL repTotalRunoffMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report total runoff
GROUNDWATER repUZMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps of upper groundwater zone storage (for each time step)
GROUNDWATER repUZOutflowMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report maps for upper groundwater zone outflow
ROUTING repWaterDepthMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report water depth on soil surface
EVAPO ETActMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report actual evapo-transpiration
ROUTING repFastRunoffMaps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report fast runoff = surface + UZ
WATER STRESS repRWS switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report soil transpiration reduction factor RWP
WATER STRESS repStressDays switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report soil transpiration reduction factor RWP for forest
SOIL repPF1Maps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report PF1 maps
SOIL repPF2Maps switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report PF2 maps
WATER ABSTRACTION repTotalAbs switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report total water abstraction
WATER ABSTRACTION repTotalWUse switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report total water use
INDICATOR repWIndex switch (1 or 0) rep maps output Report indexes and indicators

Table: lfuser in OS LISFLOOD settings xml

module KEY Type I/O Description
SETTINGS PathRoot path input Root directory
SETTINGS MaskMap map input Computation area for Lisflood model
SETTINGS Gauges map input Nominal map with gauge locations (i.e cells for which simulated discharge is written to file(1,2,3 etc) or lat lon (lat2 lon2 …)
SETTINGS netCDFtemplate map input netcdf template used to copy metadata information for writing netcdf $(PathEvapo)/$(PrefixE0)
SETTINGS CalendarDayStart date input Reference Calendar day of the model. It is used inside LISFLOOD code as the reference date for time step id numbers. It MUST be <= first simulation start date.
SETTINGS DtSec value input timestep [seconds]. This is the simulation time interval (86400-day; 3600-hour)
SETTINGS DtSecChannel value input Sub time step used for kinematic wave channel routing [seconds] Within the model, the smallest out of DtSecChannel and DtSec is used Using a value that is smaller than DtSec may result in a better simulation of the overal shape of the calculated hydrograph
SETTINGS StepStart value/date input Step id number or date of the simulation start step. If number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. For dates, also HH:MM can be set. If they are not set, 00:00 are automatically used. StepStart MUST be >= Calendar DayStart and <= StepEnd
SETTINGS StepEnd value/date input Step id number or date of end time step in simulation. If number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. For dates, also HH:MM can be set. If they are not set, 00:00 are automatically used. StepStart MUST be <= Calendar DayStart and >= StepStart
SETTINGS ReportSteps value input Time steps at which to write model state maps. Use: #,#,# to specify single step numbers ; #..# to print all state files between one step and another one “endtime” to print state files for final step (to state file in NetCDF file format stack)
SETTINGS NumDaysSpinUp value input Number of days to be discarded when computing the average fluxes in the initialization (prerun) simulation. Recommended: 1095
SETTINGS NetCDFTimeChunks value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: how to load the stacks of NetCDF files (e.g. -1 load everything upfront; “auto” let xarray decide)
SETTINGS MapsCaching value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: True/False define whether input maps are cached/NOT cached
SETTINGS OutputMapsChunks value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: Dump outputs to disk every X steps (default 1)
SETTINGS OutputMapsDataType value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: Output data type, may take the following values: “float64” (required for end files and warm start), “float32”
GROUNDWATER UpperZoneTimeConstant value/map input calib par Time constant for the upper groundwater zone [days] default: 10 $(PathParams)/params_UpperZoneTimeConstant.nc Time constant for water in upper zone [days*mm^GwAlpha] Note that units are days if GwAlpha=0 (linear reservoir]
GROUNDWATER LowerZoneTimeConstant value/map input calib par Time constant for the lower groundwater zone [days] This is the average time a water ‘particle’ remains in the reservoir if we had a stationary system (average inflow=average outflow) default: 100
GROUNDWATER GwPercValue value/map input calib par Maximum rate of percolation going from the upper to the lower groundwater zone [mm day-1] default: 0.5 $(PathParams)/params_GwPercValue.nc
GROUNDWATER GwLoss value/map input calib par Rate of percolation from the lower groundwater zone (groundwater loss) zone [mm day-1]. A value of 0 (closed lower boundary) is recommended as a starting value; default: 0.0
GROUNDWATER LZThreshold value/map input calib par threshold value below which there is no outflow to the channel
INFILTRATION b_Xinanjiang value/map input calib par Power in Xinanjiang distribution function. [-] It is the power in the infiltration equation. Default: 0.7
INFILTRATION PowerPrefFlow value/map input calib par Power that controls increase of proportion of preferential flow with increased soil moisture storage. It s the power in the preferential flow equation [-] default: 3.5 $(PathParams)/params_PowerPrefFlow.nc
KINEMATIC WAVE CalChanMan value/map input calib par It is a multiplier that is applied to the Manning’s roughness map of the channel system default: 2.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan1.nc
SNOW SnowMeltCoef value/map input calib par Snowmelt coefficient [mm/deg C /day]. It is the degree-day factor that controls the rate of snowmelt default: 4.0 $(PathParams)/params_SnowMeltCoef.nc SRM: 0.45 cm/C/day ( = 4.50 mm/C/day), Kwadijk: 18 mm/C/month (= 0.59 mm/C/day) See also Martinec et al., 1998.
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE CalChanMan2 value/map input calib par Multiplier applied to Channel Manning’s n for second routing line default: 3.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan2.nc
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE QSplitMult value/map input calib par Multiplier applied to average Q to split into a second line of routing
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE CalChanMan3 value/map input calib par Multiplier [-] applied to Channel Manning’s n for MCT diffusive wave routing default: 3.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan3.nc
LAKES LakeMultiplier value/map input calib par Multiplier applied to the lake parameter A
RESERVOIRS ReservoirFloodStorage value/map input calib par default: 0.75. Fraction of the total reservoir storage above which the reservoirs enters the flood control zone.
RESERVOIRS ReservoirFloodOutflowFactor value/map input calib par default: 0.3. Factor of the 100-year return inflow (ReservoirFloodOutflow) that defines the inflow value that switches the reservoir routine to flood control mode, when exceeded.
TRANSMISSION LOSSES TransSub value/map input calib par Transmission loss function parameter
ROUTING ChanBottomWMult, ChanDepthTMult, ChanSMult value/map input Multipliers used to adjust channel geometry. Default = 1.0 (not included in calibration) .
SETTINGS AvWaterRateThreshold value input It defines a critical amount of water that is used as a threshold for resetting the variable Dslr. The threshold is defined as an equivalent intensity in [mm day-1] . Default: 5.0 (not included in calibration)
SETTINGS PathOut path input Directory where all output files are written. It must be an existing directory (if not you will get an error message).
SETTINGS PathInit path input Path of the initial value maps e.g. lzavin.map (org=$(PathRoot)/outPo) It is the directory where the initial files are located, to initialize a “warm” start. It can be also the PathOut directory.
SETTINGS PathMaps path input Maps path it is the directory where all input base maps are located
INFLOW PathInflow path input Inflow path
SETTINGS PathParams path input Calibration parameter path
TABLE PathTables path input Tables path
TABLE PathMapsTables path input Legacy terminology: path to folder where input maps are stored (some of these input maps used to be tables in legacy versions of the code)
SOIL PathSoilHyd path input Maps instead tables for soil hydraulics path Directory where the soil hydraulic property maps are located
LANDUSE PathMapsLandUseChange path input Maps for transient land use changes every 5 years
LANDUSE PathMapsLanduse path input Maps for land use fractions and related land use maps
WATER USE PathWaterUse path input Water use maps path
METEO PathMeteo path input Meteo path Directory where all maps with meteorological input are located (rain, evapo(transpi)ration, temperature)
LAI PathLAI path input Leaf Area Index maps path Directory where you Leaf Area Index maps are located
SETTINGS timestepInit value/date input initial If initial conditions are stored as netCDF stack, this variable sets which time step to use as initial step. It can be either a date (e.g. 1/1/2010) or a number (e.g. 5). If a number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. It is generally one step back compared to StepStart). timestepInit is ignored if netCDF file is a single netCDF file..
SURFACE OFDirectInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water volume for direct fraction on catchment surface [m3]
SURFACE OFOtherInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water volume for other fraction on catchment surface [m3]
SURFACE OFForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water volume for forest fraction on catchment surface [m3]
SNOW SnowCoverAInitValue value/map input initial/internal It is the initial snow cover on the soil surface in elevation zone A [mm]
SNOW SnowCoverBInitValue value/map input initial/internal It is the initial snow cover on the soil surface in elevation zone B [mm]
SNOW SnowCoverCInitValue value/map input initial/internal It is the initial snow cover on the soil surface in elevation zone C [mm]
SNOW FrostIndexInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial Frost Index value [C day-1]
INTERCEPTION CumIntInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception [mm] Initial interception storage
GROUNDWATER UZInitValue value/map input initial/internal It is the initial storage in the upper groundwater zone [mm] , other fraction
SOIL DSLRInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial number of days since the last rainfall event [days], , other fraction
GROUNDWATER LZInitValue value/map input initial/internal It is the initial storage in the lower groundwater zone [mm] -9999: use steady-state storage
KINEMATIC WAVE TotalCrossSectionAreaInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial cross-sectional area of flow in channel[m2] -9999: use half bankfull It is the initial cross-sectional area [m2] of the water in the river channels (a substitute for initial discharge, which is directly dependent on this).
SOIL ThetaInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 -9999: use field capacity values It is the initial moisture content [mm3 mm-3] of the supercificial soil layer. Other fraction.
SOIL ThetaInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 -9999: use field capacity values It is the initial moisture content [mm3 mm-3] of the upper soil layer. Other fraction.
SOIL ThetaInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 -9999: use field capacity values It is the initial moisture content [mm3 mm-3] of the lower soil layer. Other fraction.
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE CrossSection2AreaInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial channel cross-sectional area [m2] of the water in the river channels for 2nd routing channel -9999: use 0
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE PrevSideflowInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial inflow from each pixel to the channel [mm]. A value of -9999 sets the initial amount of sideflow to thye channel to 0
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE PrevCmMCTInitValue value/map input initial/internal Courant number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 0
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE PrevDmMCTInitValue value/map input initial/internal Reynolds number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 1
LAKES LakeInitialLevelValue value/map input initial/internal Initial lake level [m] -9999 sets initial value to steady-state level
KINEMATIC WAVE PrevDischarge value/map input initial/internal initial discharge from previous run only needed for MCT diffusive routing -9999: use 0 It is the initial discharge from previous run [m3s-1] used for MCT diffusive routing. Note that PrevDischarge is the instantaneous discharge referred to the end of the time step.
KINEMATIC WAVE PrevDischargeAvg value/map input initial/internal initial discharge from previous run for lakes, reservoirs and transmission loss only -9999: use 0 It is the initial discharge from previous run [m3s-1] used for lakes, reservoirs and transmission loss Note that PrevDischargeAvg is the average discharge for the last routing sub-step.
INTERCEPTION CumIntForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception forest [mm]
GROUNDWATER UZForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for forest [mm]
SOIL DSLRForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial number of days since the last rainfall event for forest [days]
SOIL ThetaForestInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 -9999: use field capacity values Forest fraction
SOIL ThetaForestInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 -9999: use field capacity values Forest fraction
SOIL ThetaForestInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 -9999: use field capacity values Forest fraction
INTERCEPTION CumIntIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception irrigation [mm] It is the initial value of the interception storage for the irrigation part of a pixel [mm]
GROUNDWATER UZIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for irrigation [mm]
SOIL DSLRIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial number of days since the last rainfall event for irrigation [days]
SOIL ThetaIrrigationInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values Irrigated fraction
SOIL ThetaIrrigationInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values Irrigated fraction
SOIL ThetaIrrigationInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values Irrigated fraction
SOIL CumIntSealedInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative depression storage [mm] depression storage for surface runoff from imperious surface
SOIL cumSeepTopToSubBOtherEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, other land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
SOIL cumSeepTopToSubBForestEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, forest land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
SOIL cumSeepTopToSubBIrrigatedEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, irrigated land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
GROUNDWATER CumQEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative inflow to the lower groundwater zone. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
GROUNDWATER TimeSinceStartPrerunChunkEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative discharge. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
GROUNDWATER LZInflowCumEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative number of days from the start of the prerun. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
METEO PrefixPrecipitation prefix input forcings prefix precipitation maps
METEO PrefixTavg prefix input forcings prefix average temperature maps
EVAPO PrefixE0 prefix input forcings prefix E0 (potential open water evaporation) maps
EVAPO PrefixES0 prefix input forcings prefix ES0 (potential open bare-soil evaporation)maps
EVAPO PrefixET0 prefix input forcings prefix ET0 (potential reference evapotranspioration) maps
LAI PrefixLAIOther prefix input forcings prefix LAI (Leaf Area Index) maps
LAI PrefixLAIForest prefix input forcings prefix LAI forest maps
LAI PrefixLAIIrrigation prefix input forcings prefix LAI irrigation maps
WATER USE PrefixWaterUseDomestic prefix input forcings prefix domestic water use maps
WATER USE PrefixWaterUseLivestock prefix input forcings prefix livestock water use maps
WATER USE PrefixWaterUseEnergy prefix input forcings prefix energy water use maps
WATER USE PrefixWaterUseIndustry prefix input forcings prefix industry water use maps
METEO PrScaling value input par Multiplier applied to potential precipitation rates. Default = 1.0, not used in calibration.
EVAPO CalEvaporation value input par Multiplier applied to potential evapo(transpi)ration rates. Default = 1.0, not used in calibration.
LEAF DRAINAGE LeafDrainageTimeConstant value input par Time constant for water in interception store [days] . Default = 1.0
EVAPO kdf value input par Average extinction coefficient for the diffuse radiation flux varies with crop from 0.4 to 1.1 (Goudriaan (1977)) It is used to calculate the extinction coefficient for global radiation kgb. Deafult = 0.72
DEPRESSION STORAGE SMaxSealed value input par maximum depression storage for water on impervious surface which is not immediatly causing surface runoff [mm] . This storage is emptied by evaporation (EW0). Default = 1.0
SNOW SnowFactor value input par Multiplier applied to precipitation that falls as snow. Since snow is commonly underestimated in meteorological observation data, setting this multiplier to some value greater than 1 can counteract for this. Estimate from prior data if available, otherwise 1
SNOW SnowSeasonAdj value input par It is the range [mm C-1 d-1] of the seasonal variation of snow melt. SnowMeltCoef is the average value.
SNOW TempMelt value input par It is the degree-day factor that controls the rate of snowmelt [mm °C-1 day-1]
SNOW TempSnow value input par It is the average temperature below which precipitation is assumed to be snow [°C]
SNOW TemperatureLapseRate value input par Temperature lapse rate with altitude [deg C / m]. It is the temperature lapse rate that is used to estimate average temperature at the centroid of each pixel’s elevation zones [°C m-1]. Default = 0.0065
SNOW Afrost value input par Daily decay coefficient. It is the frost index decay coefficient [day-1]. It has a value in the range 0-1. Default = 0.97
SNOW Kfrost value input par Snow depth reduction coefficient, [cm-1]. Default = 0.57
SNOW SnowWaterEquivalent value input par Snow water equivalent, (based on snow density of 450 kg/m3) (e.g. Tarboton and Luce, 1996) It is the equivalent water depth of a given snow cover, expressed as a fraction [-]
SNOW FrostIndexThreshold value input par Degree Days Frost Threshold (stops infiltration, percolation and capillary rise) Molnau and Bissel found a value 56-85 for NW USA. It is the critical value of the frost index (Eq 2-5) above which the soil is considered frozen [°C day-1]
WATER ABSTRACTION IrrigationEfficiency value/map input Field application irrigation efficiency max 1, ~0.90 drip irrigation, ~0.75 sprinkling
WATER ABSTRACTION ConveyanceEfficiency value/map input onveyance efficiency, around 0.80 for average channel
WATER ABSTRACTION IrrigationType value input IrrigationType (value between 0 and 1) is used here to distinguish between additional adding water until fieldcapacity (value set to 1) or not (value set to 0)
WATER ABSTRACTION IrrigationMult value input Factor to irrigation water demand More than the transpiration is added e.g to prevent salinisation
WATER ABSTRACTION LivestockConsumptiveUseFraction value input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for livestock water use (0-1)
WATER ABSTRACTION IndustryConsumptiveUseFraction value input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for industrial water use (0-1)
WATER ABSTRACTION EnergyConsumptiveUseFraction value/map input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for energy water use (0-1) Source: Torcellini et al. (2003) “Consumptive Use for US Power Production” map advised by Neil Edwards, Energy Industry the UK and small French rivers the consumptive use varies between 1:2 and 1:3, so 0.33-0.50 For plants along big rivers like Rhine and Danube the 0.025 is ok EnergyConsumptiveUseFraction=0.025
WATER ABSTRACTION DomesticConsumptiveUseFraction value input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for domestic water use (0-1) Source: EEA (2005) State of Environment
WATER ABSTRACTION LeakageFraction value input $(PathMaps)/leakage.map Fraction of leakage of public water supply (0=no leakage, 1=100% leakage)
WATER ABSTRACTION LeakageWaterLoss value input The water that is lost from leakage (lost) (0-1)
WATER ABSTRACTION LeakageReductionFraction value input Leakage reduction fraction (e.g. 50% = 0.5 as compared to current Leakage) (baseline=0, maximum=1)
WATER ABSTRACTION WaterSavingFraction value input Water savings fraction (e.g. 10% = 0.1 as compared to current Use (baseline=0, maximum=1) scenwsav.map
CALC INDICATOR Population map input Population per pixel
CALC INDICATOR PopulationMaps map input Population map for TransientLandUseChange
CALC INDICATOR LandUseMask map input Land use mask map to mask out deserts and high mountains (to cover ETdif map, otherwise Sahara etc would pop out; meant as a drought indicator
WATER ABSTRACTION WaterUseMaps map output path and prefix of the reported water use m3 s-1 as a result of demand and availability
WATER ABSTRACTION WaterUseTS tss output Time series of upstream water use at gauging stations
WATER ABSTRACTION StepsWaterUseTS tss output number of loops needed for water use routine
WATER ABSTRACTION maxNoWateruse value input maximum number of loops for calculating the use of water
WATER ABSTRACTION WUsePercRemain value input percentage of water that must remain the channel (after water abstraction)
WATER ABSTRACTION / CALC INDICATOR WUseRegion map input area from which surface water is extracted
GROUNDWATER LZSmoothRange value input length of the window used to smooth the LZ zone [number of cell length] It works ONLY if wateruse=1
GROUNDWATER GroundwaterBodies map input map of aquifers (0/1), used to smoothen LZ near extraction areas
LAKES LakeMask map input Mask with Lakes from GLWD database
TRANSMISSION TransPower1 value input par Transmission loss function parameter. Default = 2.0
TRANSMISSION TransArea value input par downstream area taking into account for transmission loss
TRANSMISSION / RESERVOIR UpAreaTrans map inpput upstream area for transmission loss and computation of K coeff in reservoirs module
KINEMATIC WAVE beta value input par It is the routing coefficient in Manning’s equation (2/3). kinematic wave parameter: 0.6 is for broad sheet flow
KINEMATIC WAVE OFDepRef value input par It is a reference flow depth from which the flow velocity of the surface runoff is calculated [mm] Reference depth of overland flow [mm], used to compute overland flow Alpha for kin. wave
KINEMATIC WAVE GradMin value input par Minimum slope gradient of the surface (for kin. wave: slope cannot be 0) It is a lower limit for the slope gradient used in the calculation of the surface runoff flow velocity [m m-1]
KINEMATIC WAVE ChanGradMin value input par Minimum channel gradient (for kin. wave: slope cannot be 0) It is a lower limit for the channel gradient used in the calculation of the channel flow velocity [m m-1]
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE ChannelsMCT map input Boolean map with value 1 at channel pixels where MCT is used, and 0 at all other pixels
MCT DIFFUSIVE WAVE ChanGradMaxMCT value input par Maximum channel gradient for channels using MCT routing [-] (for MCT wave: slope cannot be 0) [m m-1]
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE QSplitMult value input par PBchange Multiplier applied to average Q to split into a second line of routing
SOIL CourantCrit value input par Minimum value for Courant condition in soil moisture routine. Always less than or equal to 1. Small values result in improved numerical accuracy, at the expense of increased computing time (more sub-steps needed). If reported time series of soil moisture contain large jumps, lowering CourantCrit should fix this
RESERVOIRS DtSecReservoirs value input Sub time step used for reservoir simulation [s]. Within the model, the smallest out of DtSecReservoirs and DtSec is used.
RESERVOIRS ReservoirInitialFillValue value/map input initial/internal Initial reservoir fill fraction -9999 sets initial fill to normal storage limit if you’re not using the reservoir option, enter some bogus value
LAKES TabLakeAvNetInflowEstimate table input Estimate of average net inflow into lake (=inflow - evaporation) [cu m / s] Used to calculated steady-state lake level in case LakeInitialLevelValue is set to -9999
INFLOW InflowPoints map input forcings OPTIONAL: nominal map with locations of (measured) inflow hydrographs [cu m / s]
INFLOW QInTS tss input forcings OPTIONAL: observed or simulated input hydrographs as time series [cu m / s] Note that identifiers in time series correspond to InflowPoints map (also optional)
SOIL HeadMax value input Maximum capillary head [cm]. This value is used if Theta equals residual soil moisture content (value of HeadMax is arbitrary). Only needed for pF computation, otherwise doesn’t influence model results at all)
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER maxNoEva 10 value input

Table: lfbinging section in OS LISFLOOD settings xml

module KEY Type I/O Description
SNOW AND FROST Afrost value input Daily decay coefficient. It is the frost index decay coefficient [day-1]. It has a value in the range 0-1.
INITIAL CONDITION AvgDis map input initial/internal $(PathInit)/avgdis.map CHANNEL split routing in two lines Average discharge map [m3/s]
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION AvWaterRateThreshold value input It defines a critical amount of water that is used as a threshold for resetting the variable Dslr. The threshold is defined as an equivalent intensity in [mm day-1] Critical amount of available water (expressed in [mm/day]!), above which ‘Days Since Last Rain’ parameter is set to 1 default: 5.0 (not included in calibration)
INFILTRATION b_Xinanjiang map input Power in Xinanjiang distribution function. [-] It is the power in the infiltration equation. Default: 0.7
ROUTING beta value input It is the routing coefficient in Manning’s equation (2/3). kinematic wave parameter: 0.6 is for broad sheet flow
ROUTING CalChanMan value/map input It is a multiplier that is applied to the Manning’s roughness map of the channel system default: 2.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan1.nc
ROUTING CalChanMan2 value/map input Multiplier applied to Channel Manning’s n for second routing line default: 3.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan2.nc
ROUTING CalChanMan3 value/map input Multiplier [-] applied to Channel Manning’s n for MCT routing default: 3.0 $(PathParams)/params_CalChanMan3.nc
TIMESTEP RELATED PARAMETERS CalendarDayStart date input Reference Calendar day of the model. It is used inside LISFLOOD code as the reference date for time step id numbers. It MUST be <= first simulation start date.
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION CalEvaporation value input Multiplier applied to potential evapo(transpi)ration rates. Default = 1.0, not used in calibration.
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) ChanCrossSectionEnd map output/end Reported chan cross-section area [m2]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) ChanCrossSectionState map output/state Reported chan cross-section area [m2]
ROUTING ChanGradMaxMCT map input Maximum channel gradient for channels using MCT routing [-] (for MCT wave: slope cannot be 0)
ROUTING ChanGradMin nan input Minimum channel gradient (for kin. wave: slope cannot be 0) It is a lower limit for the channel gradient used in the calculation of the channel flow velocity [m m-1]
ROUTING ChannelsMCT map input Boolean map with value 1 at channel pixels where MCT is used, and 0 at all other pixels
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) ChanQAvgDtEnd map output/end Reported average discharge on the last routing sub-step [cu m/s] ChanQAvgDt
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) ChanQAvgDtState map output/state Reported average discharge the last routing sub-step [cu m/s] ChanQAvgDt
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) ChanQEnd map output/end Reported instantaneous discharge at end of computation step [cu m/s] ChanQ
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) ChanQState map output/state Reported instantaneous discharge at end of computation step [cu m/s] ChanQ
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) ChSideEnd map output/end Reported channel side flow
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) ChSideState map output/state Reported sideflow to channel for first line of routing [m3/s]
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR ConveyanceEfficiency map input onveyance efficiency, around 0.80 for average channel
NUMERICS CourantCrit value input Minimum value for Courant condition in soil moisture routine. Always less than or equal to 1. Small values result in improved numerical accuracy, at the expense of increased computing time (more sub-steps needed). If reported time series of soil moisture contain large jumps, lowering CourantCrit should fix this
INITIAL CONDITION CrossSection2AreaInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial channel crosssection for 2nd routing channel -9999: use 0
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) CrossSection2End map output/end Cross section area for split routing [m2]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) CrossSection2State map output/state Cross section area for split routing [m2]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) CumInterceptionEnd map output/end Reported interception storage
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) CumInterceptionForestEnd map output/end Reported interception storage for forest
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) CumInterceptionForestState map output/state Reported interception storage for forest
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) CumInterceptionIrrigationEnd map output/end Reported interception storage for irrigation
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) CumInterceptionIrrigationState map output/state Reported interception storage
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) CumInterceptionState map output/state Reported interception storage
INITIAL CONDITION CumIntForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception forest [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION CumIntInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION CumIntIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative interception irrigation [mm] It is the initial value of the interception storage for the irrigation part of a pixel [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) CumIntSealedEnd map output/end Reported depression storage
INITIAL CONDITION CumIntSealedInitValue value/map input initial/internal cumulative depression storage [mm] depression storage for surface runoff from imperious surface
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) CumIntSealedState map output/state Reported depression storage
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) DischargeEnd map output/end Reported average discharge on the model timestep [m3/s]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS DischargeMaps map output Reported average discharge [cu m/s] (average over model timestep)
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS DisMaps map (missing) output Reported discharge [cu m/s] at the end of a timestep
WATER USE MAPS AND PARAMETERS DomesticConsumptiveUseFraction value input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for domestic water use (0-1) Source: EEA (2005) State of Environment
INPUT WATER USE MAPS AND PAR DomesticDemandMaps map input Domestic water abstraction daily maps [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) DSLREnd map output/end Reported days since last rain
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) DSLRForestEnd map output/end Reported days since last rain for forest
INITIAL CONDITION DSLRForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial number of days since the last rainfall event for forest [days]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) DSLRForestState map output/state Reported days since last rain for forest
INITIAL CONDITION DSLRInitValue value/map input initial/internal days since last rainfall
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) DSLRIrrigationEnd map output/end Reported days since last rain for irrigation
INITIAL CONDITION DSLRIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial number of days since the last rainfall event for irrigation [days]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) DSLRIrrigationState map output/state Reported days since last rain irrigation
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) DSLRMaps map output Reported days since last rain
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) DSLRState map output/state Reported days since last rain [ndays]
TIMESTEP RELATED PARAMETERS DtSec map input timestep [seconds]. This is the simulation time interval (86400-day; 3600-hour)
TIMESTEP RELATED PARAMETERS DtSecChannel map input Sub time step used for kinematic wave channel routing [seconds] Within the model, the smallest out of DtSecChannel and DtSec is used Using a value that is smaller than DtSec may result in a better simulation of the overal shape of the calculated hydrograph
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS E0Maps map input daily reference evaporation (free water) [mm/day]
WATER USE MAPS AND PARAMETERS EnergyConsumptiveUseFraction map input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for energy production water use (0-1)
INPUT WATER USE MAPS AND PAR EnergyDemandMaps map input Energy water abstraction daily maps [mm]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS ES0Maps map input daily reference evaporation (soil) [mm/day]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (DRIVING METEO VAR) ESRefMapsOut map output Potential evaporation from bare soil surface [mm per time step]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS ET0Maps map input daily reference evapotranspiration (crop) [mm/day]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (DRIVING METEO VAR) ETRefMapsOut map output Potential reference evapotranspiration [mm per time step]
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER EvaOpenMaps map (missing) output Reported evaporation from open water [mm]
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER EvaOpenTS tss (missing) output Time series of upstream water evaporation from open water at gauging stations
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (DRIVING METEO VAR) EWRefMapsOut map output Potential evaporation from open water surface [mm per time step]
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER FracMaxWater value input Percentage of maximum extend of water
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) FrostIndexEnd map output/end Reported frost index
INITIAL CONDITION FrostIndexInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial frost index value
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) FrostIndexState map output/state Reported frost index
SNOW AND FROST FrostIndexThreshold map input Degree Days Frost Threshold (stops infiltration, percolation and capillary rise) Molnau and Bissel found a value 56-85 for NW USA. It is the critical value of the frost index (Eq 2-5) above which the soil is considered frozen [°C day-1]
ROUTING GradMin 0 input Minimum slope gradient of the surface (for kin. wave: slope cannot be 0) It is a lower limit for the slope gradient used in the calculation of the surface runoff flow velocity [m m-1]
GROUNDWATER RELATED PAR GwLoss map input Maximum loss rate out of Lower response box, expressed as a fraction of lower zone outflow. Fraction [-], range 0-1 A value of 0 (closed lower boundary) is recommended as a starting value Maximum rate of percolation from the lower groundwater zone (groundwater loss) zone [mm day-1]. default: 0.0
GROUNDWATER RELATED PAR GwPercValue map input Maximum rate of percolation going from the upper to the lower groundwater zone [mm day-1] default: 0.5 $(PathParams)/params_GwPercValue.nc
INPUT WATER USE MAPS AND PAR IndustrialDemandMaps map input Industry water abstraction daily maps [mm]
WATER USE MAPS AND PARAMETERS IndustryConsumptiveUseFraction map input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for industrial water use (0-1)
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR IrrigationEfficiency map input Fraction of water re-used in industry (e.g. 50% = 0.5 = half of the water is re-used, used twice (baseline=0, maximum=1 scenruse.map
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR IrrigationMult map input Factor to irrigation water demand More than the transpiration is added e.g to prevent salinisation
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR IrrigationType map input IrrigationType (value between 0 and 1) is used here to distinguish between additional adding water until fieldcapacity (value set to 1) or not (value set to 0)
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION kdf value input Average extinction coefficient for the diffuse radiation flux varies with crop from 0.4 to 1.1 (Goudriaan (1977)) It is used to calculate the extinction coefficient for global radiation kgb. Deafult = 0.72
SNOW AND FROST Kfrost map input Snow depth reduction coefficient, [cm-1]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS LAIForestMaps map input leaf area index forest [m2/m2]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS LAIIrrigationMaps map input leaf area index irrigation [m2/m2]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS LAIOtherMaps map input leaf area index [m2/m2]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) LakeLevelEnd map output/end Reported lake level
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER LakeMask map input Mask with Lakes from GLWD database
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) LakeStorageM3 map output Reported lake storage
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR LandUseMask map input Land use mask map to mask out deserts and high mountains (to cover ETdif map, otherwise Sahara etc would pop out; meant as a drought indicator
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION LeafDrainageTimeConstant map input Time constant for leaf drainage
WATER USE MAPS AND PARAMETERS LeakageFraction map input Fraction of leakage of public water supply (0=no leakage, 1=100% leakage)
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR LeakageReductionFraction map input Leakage reduction fraction (e.g. 50% = 0.5 as compared to current Leakage) (baseline=0, maximum=1)
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR LeakageWaterLoss value input The water that is lost from leakage (lost) (0-1)
IRRIGATION AND WATER ABSTRACTION LivestockConsumptiveUseFraction map input Consumptive Use (1-Recycling ratio) for livestock water use (0-1)
INPUT WATER USE MAPS AND PAR LivestockDemandMaps map input Livestock water abstraction daily maps [mm]
GROUNDWATER RELATED PAR LowerZoneTimeConstant map input Time constant for the lower groundwater zone [days]
INITIAL CONDITION LZAvInflowMap value/map input initial/internal $(PathInit)/lzavin.map Reported map of average percolation rate from upper to lower groundwater zone (reported for end of simulation)
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) LZEnd map output/end Reported storage in lower groundwater zone response box [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION LZInitValue value/map input initial/internal water in lower store [mm] -9999: use steady-state storage
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) LZMaps map output Reported storage in lower groundwater zone response box [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) LZState map output/state Reported storage in lower response box [mm]
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR MapIrrigationCropCoef table input Irrigation crop coefficient
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR MapIrrigationCropGroupNumber table input Irrigation crop group number
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS MaskDischargeMaps map (missing) output Reported discharge [cu m/s] but cut by a discharge mask map
SETTINGS MaskMap map/value input Clone map used to set computation area for Lisflood model It can be 5 values separated by a blank space: col row cellsize xupleft yupleft (3600 1500 0.1 -180 90 -> World) or a map in pcraster format or netcdf If a map is used, information are read from the map.
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER maxNoEva value input Maximum number of loops for calculating evaporation (distance water is taken to satisfy the need of evaporation from open water). Default = 10
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR maxNoWateruse value input maximum number of loops for calculating the use of water (=distance to the water demand cell)
SETTINGS netCDFtemplate map input netcdf template used to copy metadata information for writing netcdf
ROUTING OFDepRef 0 input It is a reference flow depth from which the flow velocity of the surface runoff is calculated [mm] Reference depth of overland flow [mm], used to compute overland flow Alpha for kin. wave
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) OFDirectEnd map output/end Reported water volume for direct fraction on catchment surface
INITIAL CONDITION OFDirectInitValue value/map input initial/internal Reported water volume for direct fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) OFDirectState map output/state Reported water volume for direct fraction on catchment surface [m3]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) OFForestEnd map output/end  
INITIAL CONDITION OFForestInitValue value/map input initial/internal Reported water volume for other fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) OFForestState map output/state Reported water volume for forest fraction on catchment surface [m3]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) OFOtherEnd map output/end  
INITIAL CONDITION OFOtherInitValue value/map input initial/internal Reported water volume for forest fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) OFOtherState map output/state Reported water volume for other fraction on catchment surface [m3]
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR Population map input Population per pixel
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR PopulationMaps map input Population map for TransientLandUseChange
INFILTRATION PowerPrefFlow map input Power that controls increase of proportion of preferential flow with increased soil moisture storage. It s the power in the preferential flow equation [-] default: 3.5 $(PathParams)/params_PowerPrefFlow.nc
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS PrecipitationMaps map input precipitation [mm/day]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (DRIVING METEO VAR) PrecipitationMapsOut map output Precipitation [mm per time step]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) PrevCmMCTEnd map output/end Reported Courant number at previous step for MCT routing
INITIAL CONDITION PrevCmMCTInitValue value/map input initial/internal Courant number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 0
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) PrevCmMCTState map output/state Reported Courant number at previous step for MCT routing
INITIAL CONDITION PrevDischarge value/map input initial/internal initial discharge from previous run for MCT diffusive routing -9999: use 0
INITIAL CONDITION PrevDischargeAvg value/map input initial/internal initial discharge from previous run for lakes, reservoirs and transmission loss only needed for lakes reservoirs and transmission loss -9999: use 0
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) PrevDmMCTEnd map output/end Reported Raynolds number at previous step for MCT routing
INITIAL CONDITION PrevDmMCTInitValue value/map input initial/internal Reynolds number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 1
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) PrevDmMCTState map output/state Reported Reynolds number at previous step for MCT routing
INITIAL CONDITION PrevSideflowInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial inflow from each pixel to the channel [mm]. A value of -9999 sets the initial amount of sideflow to thye channel to 0
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION PrScaling value input Multiplier applied to potential precipitation rates
ROUTING QSplitMult value input PBchange Multiplier applied to average Q to split into a second line of routing
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) ReservoirFillEnd map output/end Reported reservoir filling
RICE IRRIGATION RiceFlooding value input water amount in mm per day 10 mm for 10 days (total 10cm water)
RICE IRRIGATION RiceHarvestDay1 map input map with starting day of the year
RICE IRRIGATION RiceHarvestDay2 map input map with starting day of the year
RICE IRRIGATION RicePercolation value input FAO: percolation for heavy clay soils: PERC = 2 mm/day
RICE IRRIGATION RicePlantingDay1 table input map with starting day of the year
RICE IRRIGATION RicePlantingDay2 table input map with starting day of the year
EVAPO(TRANSPI)RATION AND INTERCEPTION SMaxSealed value input maximum depression storage for water on impervious surface which is not immediatly causing surface runoff [mm] This storage is emptied by evaporation (EW0)
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) SnowCoverAEnd map output/end Reported snow cover in snow zone A [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION SnowCoverAInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial snow depth in snow zone A [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) SnowCoverAState map output/state Reported snow cover in snow zone A [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) SnowCoverBEnd map output/end Reported snow cover in snow zone B [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION SnowCoverBInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial snow depth in snow zone B [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) SnowCoverBState map output/state Reported snow cover in snow zone B [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) SnowCoverCEnd map output/end Reported snow cover in snow zone C [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION SnowCoverCInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial snow depth in snow zone C [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) SnowCoverCState map output/state Reported snow cover in snow zone C [mm]
SNOW AND FROST SnowFactor value input Multiplier applied to precipitation that falls as snow. Since snow is commonly underestimated in meteorological observation data, setting this multiplier to some value greater than 1 can counteract for this. Estimate from prior data if available, otherwise 1
SNOW AND FROST SnowMeltCoef value/map input Snowmelt coefficient [mm/deg C /day]. It is the degree-day factor that controls the rate of snowmelt default: 4.0 $(PathParams)/params_SnowMeltCoef.nc SRM: 0.45 cm/C/day ( = 4.50 mm/C/day), Kwadijk: 18 mm/C/month (= 0.59 mm/C/day) See also Martinec et al., 1998.
SNOW AND FROST SnowSeasonAdj value input It is the range [mm C-1 d-1] of the seasonal variation of snow melt. SnowMeltCoef is the average value.
SNOW AND FROST SnowWaterEquivalent value input Snow water equivalent, (based on snow density of 450 kg/m3) (e.g. Tarboton and Luce, 1996) It is the equivalent water depth of a given snow cover, expressed as a fraction [-]
TIMESTEP RELATED PARAMETERS StepEnd value/date input Step id number or date of end time step in simulation. If number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. For dates, also HH:MM can be set. If they are not set, 00:00 are automatically used. StepStart MUST be <= Calendar DayStart and >= StepStart
TIMESTEP RELATED PARAMETERS StepStart value/date input Step id number or date of the simulation start step. See code for a list of available date formats. If number is used, it refers to "CalendarDayStart". For dates, also HH:MM can be set. If they are not set, 00:00 are automatically used. StepStart MUST be >= Calendar DayStart and <= StepEnd
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR StepsWaterUseTS tss input number of loops needed for water use routine
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS SurfaceSoilMoistureMaps map (missing) output Reported surface soil moisture [%]
INPUT METEO AND VEG MAPS TavgMaps map input average daily temperature [C]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (DRIVING METEO VAR) TavgMapsOut map output Average DAILY temperature [degrees C]
SNOW AND FROST TemperatureLapseRate value input Temperature lapse rate with altitude [deg C / m] It is the temperature lapse rate that is used to estimate average temperature at the centroid of each pixel’s elevation zones [°C m-1]
SNOW AND FROST TempMelt value input It is the degree-day factor that controls the rate of snowmelt [mm °C-1 day-1]
SNOW AND FROST TempSnow value input It is the average temperature below which precipitation is assumed to be snow [°C]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta1End map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta1ForestEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 for forest [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta1ForestState map output/state theta for soil layer 1 forest fraction
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta1IrrigationEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta1IrrigationState map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 for irrigation[V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) Theta1Maps map output Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta1State map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 1 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta2End map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 2 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta2ForestEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 2 for forest [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta2ForestState map output/state theta for soil layer 2 forest fraction
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta2IrrigationEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 2 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta2IrrigationState map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 2 for irrigation [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta2State map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 2 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta3End map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 3 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta3ForestEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 3 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta3ForestState map output/state theta for soil layer 3 forest fraction
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) Theta3IrrigationEnd map output/end Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 3 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta3IrrigationState map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 3 for irrigation [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) Theta3Maps map output Reported volumetric soil moisture content for soil layer 3 [V/V]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) Theta3State map output/state Reported volumetric soil moisture content for both soil layer 3 [V/V]
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaForestInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaForestInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaForestInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaIrrigationInit1Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 1 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaIrrigationInit2Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 2 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION ThetaIrrigationInit3Value value/map input initial/internal initial soil moisture content layer 3 for irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
INITIAL CONDITION timestepInit value/date input initial/internal If initial conditions are stored as netCDF stack, this variable sets which time step to use as initial step. It can be either a date (e.g. 1/1/2010) or a number (e.g. 5). If a number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. (it is generally one step back compared to StepStart) If missing, netcdf file are read with no reference to ‘time’, either if they are a stack or not. timestepInit is ignored if netCDF file is a single netCDF file..
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS TopSoilMoistureMaps map (missing) output Reported Topsoil moisture [%]
INITIAL CONDITION TotalCrossSectionAreaInitValue value/map input initial/internal initial cross-sectional area of flow in channel[m2] -9999: use half bankfull
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL RATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) TotalRunoffMaps map output Reported total runoff [mm/∆t]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL RATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) TotaltoChanMaps map output Reported total runoff that enters the channel: groundwater + surface runoff [mm/∆t]
TRANSMISSION LOSS TransArea value input downstream area taking into account for transmission loss
TRANSMISSION LOSS TransPower1 value input Transmission loss function parameter
TRANSMISSION LOSS TransSub value/map input Transmission loss function parameter
TRANSMISSION LOSS UpAreaTrans map input upstream area for transmission loss and k factor of reservoir module
GROUNDWATER RELATED PAR UpperZoneTimeConstant map input Time constant for the upper groundwater zone [days] default: 10 $(PathParams)/params_UpperZoneTimeConstant.nc Time constant for water in upper zone [days*mm^GwAlpha] Note that units are days if GwAlpha=0 (linear reservoir]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) UZEnd map output/end Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) UZForestEnd map output/end Reported storage in upper groundwaterzone response box [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION UZForestInitValue map input initial/internal Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for forest [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) UZForestState map output/state Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION UZInitValue value/map input initial/internal water in upper groundwater zone [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) UZIrrigationEnd map output/end Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box for irrigation [mm]
INITIAL CONDITION UZIrrigationInitValue value/map input initial/internal Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for irrigation [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) UZIrrigationState map output/state Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) UZMaps map output Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL RATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) UZOutflowMaps map output Reported upper groundwater zone outflow [mm/∆t]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) UZState map output/state Reported storage in upper groundwater zone response box [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (END) WaterDepthEnd map output/end Reported overlandflow water depth
OUPUT WaterDepthInitValue map input initial overland flow water depth [mm]
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (INDIVIDUAL STATE VAR AT EVERY TIME STEP) WaterDepthMaps map output Reported water depth
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS (STATE VARIABLES AT SELECTED TIME STEPS) WaterDepthState map output Reported overland flow water depth
REPORTED OUTPUT MAPS WaterLevelMaps map output Reported water level [m]
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WaterReUseFraction 0 input Fraction of water re-used in industry (e.g. 50% = 0.5 = half of the water is re-used, used twice (baseline=0, maximum=1 scenruse.map
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WaterSavingFraction 0 input Water savings fraction (e.g. 10% = 0.1 as compared to current Use (baseline=0, maximum=1) scenwsav.map
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WaterUseMaps map input Reported water use m3 s-1 depending on the availability of discharge
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WaterUseTS tss input Time series of upstream water use at gauging stations
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER WFracOfDay map input table with days for each water use maps 1st column: range of days; 2nd column: suffix of wuse map
EVAPORATION FROM OPEN WATER WFractionMaps map input water use daily maps with a (in this case negative) volume of water [cu m/s]
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WUsePercRemain value input percentage of water that must remain in a grid cell and is not withdrawn by water use e.g. 0.2 = 20 percent of discharge is not taken out
WATER USE MAPS AND PAR WUseRegion map input water use region
ROUTING ChanBottomWMult, ChanDepthTMult, ChanSMult value/map input Multipliers used to adjust channel geometry. Default = 1.0 (not included in calibration) .
INITIAL CONDITION CumQEnd map output Cumulative inflow to the lower groundwater zone. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
INITIAL CONDITION CumQInit map input initial/internal Cumulative inflow to the lower groundwater zone. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBForestEnd map output Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, forest land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBForestInit value/map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, forest land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBIrrigationEnd map output Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, irrigated land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBIrrigationInit value/map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, irrigated land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBOtherEnd map output Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, other land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION cumSeepTopToSubBOtherInit value/map input initial/internal Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, other land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
INITIAL CONDITION LZInflowCumEnd map input initial/internal Cumulative number of days from the start of the prerun. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
INITIAL CONDITION LZInflowCumInit value/map input initial/internal Cumulative number of days from the start of the prerun. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
SETTINGS MapsCaching value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: True/False define whether input maps are cached/NOT cached
SETTINGS NetCDFTimeChunks value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: how to load the stacks of NetCDF files (e.g. -1 load everything upfront; “auto” let xarray decide)
SETTINGS NumDaysSpinUp value input Number of days to be discarded when computing the average fluxes in the initialization (prerun) simulation. Recommended: 1095
SETTINGS OutputMapsChunks value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: Dump outputs to disk every X steps (default 1)
SETTINGS OutputMapsDataType value input Optimization of netCDF I/O through chunking and caching: Output data type, may take the following values: “float64” (required for end files and warm start), “float32”
DOUBLE KINEMATIC WAVE QSplitMult value/map input calib par Multiplier applied to average Q to split into a second line of routing
RESERVOIRS ReservoirFloodOutflowFactor value/map input calib par default: 0.3. Factor of the 100-year return inflow (ReservoirFloodOutflow) that defines the inflow value that switches the reservoir routine to flood control mode, when exceeded.
RESERVOIRS ReservoirFloodStorage value/map input calib par default: 0.75. Fraction of the total reservoir storage above which the reservoirs enters the flood control zone.
SOIL INIT SeepTopToSubBAverageForestMap map input initial/internal Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, forest land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
SOIL INIT SeepTopToSubBAverageIrrigationMap map input initial/internal Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, irrigation land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
SOIL INIT SeepTopToSubBAverageOtherMap map input initial/internal Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, other land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
INITIAL CONDITION TimeSinceStartPrerunChunkEnd map output Cumulative discharge. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
INITIAL CONDITION TimeSinceStartPrerunChunkInit map input initial/internal Cumulative discharge. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.

Table: Variables required for model initialization.

section (XML) KEY Type Cold Start: prerun and run Warm Start: preun Warm Start: run Description
lfuser CrossSection2AreaInitValue value/map -9999 ch2cro.end.nc ch2cro.end.nc initial channel crosssection for 2nd routing channel -9999: use 0
lfuser CumIntForestInitValue value/map 0 cumf.end.nc cumf.end.nc cumulative interception forest [mm]
lfuser CumIntInitValue value/map 0 cum.end.nc cum.end.nc cumulative interception [mm]
lfuser CumIntIrrigationInitValue value/map 0 cumi.end.nc cumi.end.nc cumulative interception irrigation [mm] It is the initial value of the interception storage for the irrigation part of a pixel [mm]
lfuser CumIntSealedInitValue value/map 0 cseal.end.nc cseal.end.nc cumulative depression storage [mm] depression storage for surface runoff from imperious surface
lfuser DSLRForestInitValue value/map 1 dslf.end.nc dslf.end.nc initial number of days since the last rainfall event for forest [days]
lfuser DSLRInitValue value/map 1 dslr.end.nc dslr.end.nc days since last rainfall
lfuser DSLRIrrigationInitValue value/map 1 dsli.end.nc dsli.end.nc initial number of days since the last rainfall event for irrigation [days]
lfuser FrostIndexInitValue value/map 0 frost.end.nc frost.end.nc initial frost index value
lfuser LZAvInflowMap value/map run: lzavin.nc; prerun: not needed Not needed Not needed Reported map of average percolation rate from upper to lower groundwater zone (reported for end of simulation)
lfuser OFDirectInitValue value/map 0 ofdir.end.nc ofdir.end.nc Reported water volume for direct fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
lfuser OFForestInitValue value/map 0 offor.end.nc offor.end.nc Reported water volume for other fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
lfuser OFOtherInitValue value/map 0 ofoth.end.nc ofoth.end.nc Reported water volume for forest fraction on catchment surface [m^3]
lfuser PrevCmMCTInitValue value/map -9999 prevcm.end.nc prevcm.end.nc Courant number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 0
lfuser PrevDischarge value/map -9999 chanq.end.nc chanq.end.nc initial discharge from previous run for MCT diffusive routing -9999: use 0
lfuser PrevDischargeAvg value/map -9999 chanqavgdt.end.nc chanqavgdt.end.nc initial discharge from previous run for lakes, reservoirs and transmission loss only needed for lakes reservoirs and transmission loss -9999: use 0
lfuser PrevDmMCTInitValue value/map -9999 prevdm.end.nc prevdm.end.nc Reynolds number at previous step for MCT diffusive routing [-]. A value of -9999 sets the initial value to 1
lfuser PrevSideflowInitValue value/map -9999 chside.end.nc chside.end.nc initial inflow from each pixel to the channel [mm]. A value of -9999 sets the initial amount of sideflow to thye channel to 0
lfuser SnowCoverAInitValue value/map 0 scova.end.nc scova.end.nc initial snow depth in snow zone A [mm]
lfuser SnowCoverBInitValue value/map 0 scovb.end.nc scovb.end.nc initial snow depth in snow zone B [mm]
lfuser SnowCoverCInitValue value/map 0 scovb.end.nc scovb.end.nc initial snow depth in snow zone C [mm]
lfuser ThetaForestInit1Value value/map thf1.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thf1.end.nc thf1.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 1, forest -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaForestInit2Value value/map thf2.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thf2.end.nc thf2.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 2, forest -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaForestInit3Value value/map thf3.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thf3.end.nc thf3.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 3, forest -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaInit1Value value/map th1.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 th1.end.nc th1.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 1, other fraction -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaInit2Value value/map th2.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 th2.end.nc th2.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 2, other fraction -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaInit3Value value/map th3.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 th3.end.nc th3.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 3, other fraction -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaIrrigationInit1Value value/map thi1.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thi1.end.nc thi1.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 1, irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaIrrigationInit2Value value/map thi2.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thi2.end.nc thi2.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 2, irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser ThetaIrrigationInit3Value value/map thi3.end.nd, prerun outpit (preferred0); -9999 thi3.end.nc thi3.end.nc initial soil moisture content layer 3, irrigation -9999: use field capacity values
lfuser timestepInit value/date Not Needed value/date value/date If initial conditions are stored as netCDF stack, this variable sets which time step to use as initial step. It can be either a date (e.g. 1/1/2010) or a number (e.g. 5). If a number is used, it refers to “CalendarDayStart”. (it is generally one step back compared to StepStart) If missing, netcdf file are read with no reference to ‘time’, either if they are a stack or not. timestepInit is ignored if netCDF file is a single netCDF file..
lfuser TotalCrossSectionAreaInitValue value/map -9999 chcro.end.nc chcro.end.nc initial cross-sectional area of flow in channel[m2] -9999: use half bankfull
lfuser UZForestInitValue map 0 uzf.end.nc uzf.end.nc Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for forest [mm]
lfuser UZInitValue value/map 0 uz.end.nc uz.end.nc water in upper groundwater zone [mm]
lfuser UZIrrigationInitValue value/map 0 uzi.end.nc uzi.end.nc Initial water storage water in upper groundwater zone for irrigation [mm]
lfuser cumSeepTopToSubBForestInit value/map 0 cumSeepTopToSubBForest.end.nc Not needed Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, forest land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
lfuser cumSeepTopToSubBIrrigationInit value/map 0 cumSeepTopToSubBIrrigated.end.nc Not needed Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, irrigated land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
lfuser cumSeepTopToSubBOtherInit value/map 0 cumSeepTopToSubBOther.end.nc Not needed Cumulative flux from second to third soil layer, other land cover fraction. Prerun output, used to initilize soil water content in the cold start.
lfuser LZInflowCumInit map 0 LZInflowCum.end.nc Not needed Cumulative number of days from the start of the prerun. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
lfuser TimeSinceStartPrerunChunkInit map 0 TimeSinceStartPrerunChunk.end.nc Not needed Cumulative discharge. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
lfuser CumQInit map 0 CumQEnd.nc Not needed Cumulative inflow to the lower groundwater zone. Required for the warm start of the pre-run.
lfbinding SeepTopToSubBAverageForestMap map run: SeepTopToSubBAverageForestMap.nc; prerun: not needed Not needed Not needed Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, forest land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
lfbinding SeepTopToSubBAverageIrrigationMap map run: SeepTopToSubBAverageIrrigationMap.nc; prerun: not needed Not needed Not needed Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, irrigation land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
lfbinding SeepTopToSubBAverageOtherMap map run: SeepTopToSubBAverageOtherMap.nc; prerun: not needed Not needed Not needed Reported infiltration from the soil layer 2 to soil layer 3, other land cover fraction, average flux over the simulation period
lfbinding AvgDis map run: avgdis.nc; prerun: not needed Not needed Not needed Reported map of average discharge (reported for end of simulation)
lfbinding LZInitValue value/map -9999 lz.end.nc lz.end.nc water in lower store [mm] -9999: use steady-state storage