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 ====== Output Files: Surface/Flux data (_FX_) ======
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 |  |**Variable** |**Unit** |**Description** |
-|  |Index Surface Grid| - | Description |
+|  |Index Surface Grid| - | k grid index in which the surface is located (=0 if no DEM is used) |
-|  |Soil Profile Type| - | Description|
+|  |Soil Profile Type| - | Integer Index to the soil profile type used. An additional .SLDX file is generated to be used with LEONARDO to visiualise this information|
-|  |z Topo| m | Description|
+|  |z Topo| m | Terrain height (relative to reference level)|
-|  |Surface inclination| ° | Description|
+|  |Surface inclination| ° | Inclination of surface if a DEM is used|
-|  |Surface exposition| ° | Description|
+|  |Surface exposition| ° | Surface exposition (azimuth) if a DEM is used|
-|  |Shadow Flag| - | Description|
+|  |Shadow Flag| - | =1 if surface is shaded (max 2% of direct radiation), 0 otherwise|
-|  |T Surface | °C | Description |
+|  |T Surface | °C | Absolute surface temperature |
-|  |T Surface Diff.| K | Description|
+|  |T Surface Diff.| K | Difference surface temperature to reference surface |
-|  |T Surface Change | K/h | Description|
+|  |T Surface Change | K/h | Heating/Cooling rate of surface|
-|  |q Surface| g/kg | Description|
+|  |q Surface| g/kg | Spec. Humidity of surface air layer (=air humidity if surface is sealed)|
-|  |uv above Surface| m/s | Description|
+|  |uv above Surface| m/s | Horizontal wind speed in layer directly above the surface|
-|  |Sensible heat flux| W/m² | Description|
+|  |Sensible heat flux| W/m² | Sensible Heat Flux H (positive if from surface towards air)|
-|  |Exchange Coeff. Heat| m²/s | Description |
+|  |Exchange Coeff. Heat| m²/s | Turbulent surface exchange coefficient for heat |
-|  |Latent heat flux| W/m²| Description|
+|  |Latent heat flux| W/m²| Latent Heat Flux LE (positive if from surface towards air, 0 for sealed surfaces)|
-|  |Soil heat Flux | W/m²| Description|
+|  |Soil heat Flux | W/m²| Soil Heat Flux G (positve if directed towards the next soil layer)|
-|  |Q_Sw Direct| W/m²| Description|
+|  |Q_Sw Direct| W/m²| Sum of shortwave radiation max available|
-|  |Q_Sw Direct Horizontal| W/m²| Description|
+|  |Q_Sw Direct Horizontal| W/m²| Direct shortwave radition received on a horizontal surface|
-|  |Q_Sw Diffuse Horizontal| W/m²| Description|
+|  |Q_Sw Diffuse Horizontal| W/m²| Diffuse shortwave radition received on a horizontal surface|
-|  |Q_Sw Reflected Received Horizontal| W/m²| Description |
+|  |Q_Sw Reflected Received Horizontal| W/m²| Reflected shortwave radition received on a horizontal surface |
-|  |Lambert Factor| - | Description|
+|  |Lambert Factor| - | Relative insolation for the actual surface expostion and solar angle|
 |  |Q_Lw emitted| W/m²| Description|
 |  |Q_Lw budget| W/m²| Description|