6.3. jules_surface.nml

This file sets the surface options. It contains one namelist called JULES_SURFACE.

6.3.1. JULES_SURFACE namelist members

JULES_SURFACE::l_aggregate
Type:logical
Default:F

Switch controlling number of tiles for each gridbox.

This is used to set the number of surface energy balances that are solved for each gridbox (ntiles).

TRUE
Aggregate parameter values are used to solve a single energy balance per gridbox. This option sets ntiles = 1.
FALSE
A separate energy balance is calculated for each surface type. This option sets ntiles = ntype.
JULES_SURFACE::i_aggregate_opt
Type:integer
Permitted:0-1
Default:0

Option for aggregating surface propeties to tiles:

  1. Aggregate momentum roughness lengths and set the thermal roughness length as a given fraction of this (in practice the ratio of roughness lengths for the first surafce type).
  2. Aggregate the thermal roughness lengths separately from the momentum roughness lengths using an analogous algorithm.

Note

This option is ignored unless l_aggregate is true.

JULES_SURFACE::l_epot_corr
Type:logical
Default:F
TRUE
Use correction to the calculation of potential evaporation.
FALSE
No effect.
JULES_SURFACE::l_point_data
Type:logical
Default:F

Flag indicating if driving data are point or area-average values. This affects the treatment of precipitation input and how snow affects the albedo.

TRUE
Driving data are point data. Precipitation is not distributed in space (see FALSE below) and is all assumed to be large-scale in origin. The albedo formulation is suitable for a point.
FALSE
Driving data are area averages. The precipitation inputs are assumed to be exponentially distributed in space, as in UMDP25, and can include convective and large-scale components. The albedo formulation is suitable for a gridbox.
JULES_SURFACE::l_land_ice_imp
Type:logical
Default:F

Switch to control the use of implicit numerics to update land ice temperatures.

TRUE
Use implicit numerics to update land ice temperatures.
FALSE
Use explicit numerics to update land ice temperatures.
JULES_SURFACE::l_anthrop_heat_src
Type:logical
Default:F

Switch for inclusion of anthropogenic contribution to the surface heat flux from urban tiles.

TRUE
Add anthropogenic effect.
FALSE
No effect.
JULES_SURFACE::iscrntdiag
Type:integer
Permitted:0 or 1
Default:0

Switch controlling method for diagnosing screen temperature.

  1. Use surface similarity theory.
  2. Use surface similarity theory but allow decoupling in very stable conditions based on the quasi-equilibrium radiative solution.

Surface parameters

JULES_SURFACE::hleaf
Type:real
Default:5.7e4

Specific heat capacity of leaves (J K-1 per kg carbon).

See Hadley Centre Technical Note 30 p6.

JULES_SURFACE::hwood
Type:real
Default:1.1e4

Specific heat capacity of wood (J K-1 per kg carbon).

See Hadley Centre Technical Note 30 p6.

JULES_SURFACE::beta1
Type:real
Default:0.83

Coupling coefficient for co-limitation in photosynthesis model.

See Cox et al. (1999), Eq.61.

JULES_SURFACE::beta2
Type:real
Default:0.93

Coupling coefficient for co-limitation in photosynthesis model.

See Cox et al. (1999), Eq.61.

JULES_SURFACE::fwe_c3
Type:real
Default:0.5

Constant in expression for limitation of photosynthesis by transport of products, for C3 plants.

See Cox et al. (1999) Eq.60.

JULES_SURFACE::fwe_c4
Type:real
Default:20000.0

Constant in expression for limitation of photosynthesis by transport of products, for C4 plants.

See Cox et al. (1999) Eq.60.

JULES_SURFACE::q10_soil
Type:real
Default:2.0

Q10 factor for soil respiration.

Only used if l_q10 = TRUE.

See Hadley Centre Technical Note 24 Eq.17.

JULES_SURFACE::kaps
Type:real
Default:0.5e-8

Specific soil respiration rate at 25 degC and optimum soil moisture (s-1).

Only used if not using TRIFFID (l_triffid = FALSE).

See Hadley Centre Technical Note 24 Eq.16.

JULES_SURFACE::kaps_roth
Type:real(4)
Default:3.22e-7, 9.65e-9, 2.12e-8, 6.43e-10

Specific soil respiration rate for the RothC submodel for each soil carbon pool.

Only used if using the TRIFFID vegetation model (l_triffid = TRUE), in which case soil carbon is modelled using four pools (biomass, humus, decomposable plant material, resistant plant material).