SITE:GROUNDTEMPERATURE:UNDISTURBED:FINITEDIFFERENCE

Undisturbed ground temperature object using a detailed finite difference 1-D model

Name

Soil Thermal Conductivity

Type: real number
Unit: W/m-K

Soil Density

Type: real number
Unit: kg/m3

Soil Specific Heat

Type: real number
Unit: J/kg-K

Soil Moisture Content Volume Fraction

Type: real number
Unit: percent
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 100
Default: 30

Soil Moisture Content Volume Fraction at Saturation

Type: real number
Unit: percent
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 100
Default: 50

Evapotranspiration Ground Cover Parameter

Type: real number
This specifies the ground cover effects during evapotranspiration calculations. The value roughly represents the following cases: = 0 : concrete or other solid, non-permeable ground surface material = 0.5 : short grass, much like a manicured lawn = 1 : standard reference state (12 cm grass) = 1.5 : wild growth
Unit: dimensionless
Minimum: 0
Maximum: 1.5
Default: 0.4