| Tool Name | Soil Water Balance (Days) |
| Tool ID | 24 |
| Library ID | climate_tools |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Author(s) | O.Conrad (c) 2019 |
Paulsen, J. / Körner, C. (2014): A climate-based model to predict potential treeline position around the globe. Alpine Botany, 124:1, 1-12. doi:10.1007/s00035-014-0124-0. online
| Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | ||||
| Mean Temperature | grid list, input | TAVG | ||
| Minimum Temperature | grid list, input | TMIN | ||
| Maximum Temperature | grid list, input | TMAX | ||
| Precipitation | grid list, input | PSUM | ||
| Latitude | grid, input, optional | LAT_GRID | ||
| Soil Water Capacity of Profile | grid, input, optional | SWC | Total soil water capacity (mm H2O). | |
| Output | ||||
| Snow Depth | grid, output | SNOW | ||
| Soil Water (Upper Layer) | grid, output | SW_0 | ||
| Soil Water (Lower Layer) | grid, output | SW_1 | ||
| Options | ||||
| Default Latitude | floating point number | LAT_CONST | Minimum: -90.000000 Maximum: 90.000000 Default: 50.000000 | |
| Default | floating point number | SWC_DEFAULT | default value if no grid has been selected | Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 220.000000 |
| Top Soil Water Capacity | floating point number | SWC_SURFACE | Minimum: 0.000000 Default: 30.000000 | |
| Transpiration Resistance | floating point number | SWT_RESIST | Minimum: 0.010000 Default: 0.500000 | |
| Reset | boolean | RESET | Default: 1 | |
| Start Day | date | DAY | Default: 2026-07-17 | |