Zones

Variable Name	Description	Units
zone_default_ID	Unique identifier used by zone objects to indicate zone default	unique value for each default file
atm_trans_lapse_rate	Lapse rate of atmospheric transmissivity with elevation	1/metre
dewpoint_lapse_rate	Lapse rate of dewpoint with elevation	º C /metre
max_effective_lai	Maximum effective lai to be used with lai temperature adjustment	metres/metres
lapse_rate	Temperature lapse rate with elevation	º C /metre
pptmin	Minimum precipitation to intiate cloud cover	metres
sea_level_clear_sky_trans	Sea level clear sky transmissivity	range (0 - 1)
temcf	Daylight average temperature coefficient	dimensionless (0.212 if sine from assumed)
trans_coeff1	Coefficients used in calculation of atm. transmissivity adjustment	dimensionless
trans_coeff2	Coefficients used in calculation of atm. transmissivity adjustment	dimensionless
wind	Wind speed	metres / s
max_snow_temp	Maximum temperature at which precip falls as snow	º C
min_rain_temp	Minimum temperature at which precip falls as rain	º C
ndep_NO3	Nitrogen depostion as NO3	kg m-2 yr-1
lapse_rate_tmin	Minimum temperature lapse rate with elevation (defaults to lapse rate)	º C/meter **
lapse_rate_tmax	Maximum temperature lapse rate with elevation (defaults to lapse rate)	º C/meter **

"**" optional - if not included default value used