Hydrological modelling of the Zambezi catchment for ... - TU Delft

ACRONYMS & SYMBOLS
2.2 Symbols
ρ
ave Average density of the earth (=5517 kg/m³) [kg/m³]
θ Co-latitude [-]
ρ
w Density of water [kg/m³]
P lm Legendre function [-]
φ longitude [-]
λ Spatial scale [km]
σ Surface density [kg/m²]
a Radius of the Earth [km]
blue Blue water (colors of water) [mm/month]
cap Capillary rise [mm/month]
caprise Actual capillary rise [mm/month]
C lm , S lm Dimensionless Stokes coefficient [-]
cr Separation coefficient [%]
D Interception threshold [mm/month]
dsw Open water evaporation [mm/month]
f Tree-top factor [%]
fd Flow direction [-]
green Green water (colors of water) [mm/month]
GWS Ground Water Storage level [mm]
GWSmax Threshold value for saof [mm]
GWSquick Threshold value for Qflo [mm]
int Interception by threshold method [mm/month]
intmar Interception by Marieke de Groen-method [mm/month]
k Recession constant overtop [month]
k l Elastic love number of degree l [-]
l Degree [-]
Ln_gwsmax Logarithm of gwsmax [mm]
m Order [-]
N Shape of the geoid [gal]
overtop Percolation [mm/month]
pe Potential Evaporation [mm/month]
pnet Net precipitation [mm/month]
prec Precipitation [mm/month]
qc Coefficient to determine threshold GWSquick [%]
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