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 10.7392.608
3 Evergreen needleleaf treesH 500 5 0.90 0.03 6.706 2.175
4 Deciduous needleleaf treesH 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
10Irrigated crops L 180 3 0.90 0 5.558 2.614
11Semidesert L 150 0.5 0.10 0 4.372 0.978
12Ice caps and glaciers
13Bogs and marshes L 240 4 0.60 0 7.344 1.303
14Inland water
15Ocean
16Evergreen shrubs L 225 3 0.50 0 6.326 1.567
17Deciduous shrubs L 225 1.5 0.50 0 6.326 1.567
18Mixed forest / woodland H 250 5 0.90 0.03 4.453 1.631
19Interrupted forest H 175 2.5 0.90 0.03 4.453 1.631
20Water and land mixtures L 150 4 0.60 0