10.2. Terminology used in the following Python Notebooks

For Leaf Area Index

Table 10.1 Terms Used in LAI

Name, SUEWS/SuPy	Definition
BaseTe, SuPy	Base temperature for initiating sensence degree days (SDD) for leaf off. [°C]
BaseT1, SUEWS	Base Temperature for initiating growing degree days (GDD) for leaf growth. [°C]
LAI_max, SUEWS	maximum LAI
LAI_min, SUEWS	leaf-off wintertime value
GDD, SUEWS	Growing degree days
SDD, SuPy	Senescence degree days

All or Multiple

Table 10.2 Terms Used in All/Multiple

Name	Definition
DecTr, SUEWS	Deciduous trees and shrubs
EveTr, SUEWS	Evergreen trees and shrubs
Grass, SUEWS	Grass surface
SWIN, SUEWS	Incoming shortwave radiation (Kdown) [W m-2]
SWOUT, SuPY	Outgoing shortwave radiation (Kup) [W m-2]

Albedo

Table 10.3 Terms Used in Albedo

Name	Definition
\(\alpha_{LAImax}\)	Albedo of vegetation when LAI is equal to LAI_max
\(\alpha_{LAImin}\)	Albedo of vegetation when LAI is equal to LAI_min

Conductances

Table 10.4 Terms Used in Conductances

Name	Definition
SMD, SuPy	Soil moisture deficit for bare soil surface [mm]

Roughness

Table 10.5 Terms Used in Roughness

Name	Definition
\(z_0\), SuPy	Roughness length for momentum [m]
d, SuPy	Zero-plane displacement height [m]
Obukhov length, SuPy	Stability parameter
\(USTAR\)	Friction velocity

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