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Atmospheric Receptor File: Data
This section describes the different data field found in the Atmospheric Receptor Files. Both receptor files, Snapshot and Time Series File, hold the same data fields (see Introduction).
Data contained in the Atmospheric Receptor Files:
FIELD UNIT MEANING Date - Date of the Model Time (String) Time - Model Time of Clock at Output (String) modTime min Model Time in min since Start z m Model Height of Data u m/s Wind Speed u-component v m/s Wind Speed v-component w m/s Wind Speed w-component wSpeed m/s Total Wind Speed wDir ° Wind Direction, 0=North, Rotation corrected T K Air Temperature dT/dt K/h Change of Air Temperature with Time (see remark 1) q g/kg Specific Humidity Air q.rel % Relative Humidity Air Km.vert m²/s Vertical Exchange Coefficient Impulse Km.vert.nrm - Vertical Km normed with logarithmic law Km.hor m²/s Horizontal Exchange Coefficient Impulse E m2/s2 Turbulent Kinetic Energy e (eps) m3/s2 Dissipation of TKE TMRT K Mean Radiant Temperature LAD m2/m3 Leaf Area Density Tleaf K Leaf Foliage Temperature (0 if no leafs) Hleaf W/m²2 Sensible Heat Flux from Leafs to Air (see remark 2) LEleaf W/m²2 Latent Heat Flux from Leafs to Air (see remark 2) RS m/s Stomata Resistance (0 if no leafs) CO2 mg/m³ CO2 Concentration CO2.flx mg/(kg*s) CO2 Flux at plants (if A-gs model used) SW.dir W/m2 Shortwave Direct Radiation (see remark 3) SW.dif W/m2 Shortwave Diffuse Radiation Press.p Pa Pressure Perturbation Mass mg/m3 Mass Concentration E.mech Mechanical Production of TKE Rlw.Warming K/h Air Temperature Change due to Longwave Flux Divergence SVF.bldg Sky-View Factor (only buildings)