GSWP-2 MMA Data Inclusion Table

This table shows which models contribute to the calculation of each variable in the multi-model analysis.  There are three categories.  "All" means all data from the model are included.  "None" means that the model does not contribute at all to that variable.  "Part" means the model partially contributes (usually as a function of space, but sometimes also as a function of time).

There can be many reasons why a model is not included in the calculation of a variable.  For the category "None", typically the model simply does not report the given variable.  However, there are cases where the model does report the variable, but there are problems which call into question the quality of the model estimate (e.g., negative values in a quantity that should be positive definite).  For some of the cases in the "All" category, especially for the energy and water balance terms, and the terms for evapotranspiration, some adjustments may have been made to some variables from some models where diagnosable problems were found that prevented closure of the budgets (e.g., obvious units or sign errors).  For the category "Part", typically a model is reporting missing values for the variable over part of the domain (e.g., for SnowT where there is no snow) so the model is excluded from those points so as not to affect calculation of the multi-model mean.  However, there may be other problems which are easily masked for a specific model (e.g., clearly unrealistic values confined only to permanent ice points).

Models with a force-restore temperature scheme are not allowed to contribute to the soil temperature analysis below the top layer (where the surface or diurnal layer temperature is used), because of the difficulty in interpreting the depth at which the deep or annual layer temperature is valid (it can fluctuate with soil heat capacity, which is a function of soil moisture).
Many models contribute partially to the normalized soil wetness variables  Normalization is calculated at each point for each model, based on the mean and interannual standard deviation at that point.  If a model shows no variance (most likely over desert or permanent ice points), no normalization can be performed, and the model is excluded from the analysis at that point.

Variable ISBA ORCHIDEE SSiBCOLA SIBUC MOSES2 SWAP VISA CLM2-TOP LaD NSIPP-CATCH MOSAIC HYSSIB NOAH
Swnet All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Lwnet All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qle All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qh All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qg All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qf All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qv All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qa All All All All All All All All All All All All All
DelSurfHeat All All All All All All All All All All All All All
DelColdCont All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Snowf All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Rainf All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Evap All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qs All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qsb All All All All All All All All All Part All All All
Qsm All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Qfz None None All All None All All All All All None All None
Qst All None All All All All All All All All None All All
DelSoilMoist All All All All All All All All All All All All All
DelSWE All All All All All All All All All All All All All
DelSurfStor All All All All All All All All All All All All All
DelIntercept All All All All All All All All All All All All All
SnowT All None Part All Part Part Part Part None All None Part Part
VegT All None All All Part Part All All None All None All All
BaresoilT All None All All All None None None None All None All All
AvgSurfT All All All All All All All All All All All All All
RadT All All All All All All All All All All None All All
Albedo All All All All All All Part Part All All All Part All
SWE All All All All All All All All All All All All All
SWEVeg None None None All None All None None All None None All None
SurfStor None None None None
 None None None None None None None None None
SoilMoist (1-6)
 All All All All Part All All Part Part All All All All
SoilTemp (1)
 All All All All All None All All All All None All All
SoilTemp (2-6)
 None All All None All None All All All All None None All
SoilWet All All All All All All All All Part All All All None
NormSurfSoilWet All None All All Part Part All Part None Part Part All Part
NormDeepSoilWet All None All All Part Part All Part None Part All All All
PotEvap All All All None None All None None None None None All All
ECanop All All All All All All All All All All All All All
TVeg All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Esoil All All All All All All All All All All All All All
EWater All All All All All All All All All All All All All
RootMoist All All All All All All All None None All All All All
CanopInt All None All All All All All All All Part All All All
EvapSnow All All All All All All All All All All All All All
SubSnow All All All All All All All All All All All All All
SubSurf All All All All All All All All All All All All All
Acond All All All All All None None None None All All All All
Ccond All None All All None None None Part None All None None None
WaterTableD None None None None None All All All None All None None None
SnowFrac All All All All All All All All None All None All All
Salbedo All All All All Part Part Part Part None All None None None
SnowDepth All All All All All All All All None All None All All
RadTmax All None All None All All All All None All None None All
RadTmin All None All None All All All All None All None None All