ECMWF vegetation types and parameter values. H/L refer to the distinction between high and low vegetation |
Index |
Vegetation Type |
H/L |
rs,min (s m-1) |
LAI (m2 m-2) |
cveg |
gD (hPa-1) |
ar |
br |
1 | Crops, mixed farming | L | 180 | 3 | 0.90 | 0 | 5.558 | 2.614 |
2 | Short grass | L | 110 | 2 | 0.85 | 0 | 10.739 | 2.608 |
3 | Evergreen needleleaf trees | H | 500 | 5 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 6.706 | 2.175 |
4 | Deciduous needleleaf trees | H | 500 | 5 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 7.066 | 1.953 |
5 | Deciduous broadleaf trees | H | 175 | 5 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 5.990 | 1.955 |
6 | Evergreen broadleaf trees | H | 240 | 6 | 0.99 | 0.03 | 7.344 | 1.303 |
7 | Tall grass | L | 100 | 2 | 0.70 | 0 | 8.235 | 1.627 |
8 | Desert | | 250 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 4.372 | 0.978 |
9 | Tundra | L | 80 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 8.992 | 8.992 |
10 | Irrigated crops | L | 180 | 3 | 0.90 | 0 | 5.558 | 2.614 |
11 | Semidesert | L | 150 | 0.5 | 0.10 | 0 | 4.372 | 0.978 |
12 | Ice caps and glaciers | | | | | | | |
13 | Bogs and marshes | L | 240 | 4 | 0.60 | 0 | 7.344 | 1.303 |
14 | Inland water | | | | | | | |
15 | Ocean | | | | | | | |
16 | Evergreen shrubs | L | 225 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 6.326 | 1.567 |
17 | Deciduous shrubs | L | 225 | 1.5 | 0.50 | 0 | 6.326 | 1.567 |
18 | Mixed forest / woodland | H | 250 | 5 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 4.453 | 1.631 |
19 | Interrupted forest | H | 175 | 2.5 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 4.453 | 1.631 |
20 | Water and land mixtures | L | 150 | 4 | 0.60 | 0 | | |