Table 5 list of files shared in this dataset and description of their content.
From: Hydrologic outputs generated over the Great Lakes with a calibrated version of the GEM-Hydro model
Filename (Hydrologic variable) | Hydrologic Variable | Units | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_PR.nc | PR | mm/h | Hourly total precipitation over the hour preceding the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_ACWF.nc | ACWF | mm/h | Hourly evapo-transpiration over land surface over the hour preceding the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_TRAF.nc | TRAF | mm/h | Hourly surface runoff over land surface over the hour preceding the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_ALAT.nc | ALAT | mm/h | Hourly total lateral flow from land surface soil column (from all active soil layers) over the hour preceding the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_O1.nc | O1 | mm/h | Hourly drainage from (vertical water flux leaving the) land surface last active soil layer over the hour preceding the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WVEG.nc | WVEG | kg/m2 or mm | Water stored in/on the land surface vegetation at the date mentioned, but weighted such that it corresponds to an average height of water valid over the whole land surface |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_SWE.nc | SWE | kg/m2 or mm | Average Snow Water Equivalent over land surface at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL1.nc | WSL1 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 1: for depth between 0 and 5 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL2.nc | WSL2 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 2: for depth between 5 and 10 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL3.nc | WSL3 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 3: for depth between 10 and 20 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL4.nc | WSL4 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 4: for depth between 20 and 40 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL5.nc | WSL5 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 5: for depth between 40 and 100 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WSL6.nc | WSL6 | m3/m3 | Soil moisture content for soil layer 6: for depth between 100 and 200 cm (volumetric fraction) at the date mentioned |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_WT.nc | WT | [—] | Fraction of grid cell occupied by land surface (constant over time). |
GEM-Hydro_calibrated_streamflow.zip | Q | m3/s | Pairs of observed and simulated mean daily streamflow at flow gauge locations in txt format. Once unzipped, one file per gauge. The .txt filenames correspond to a US or Canadian gauge ID. |
