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Section 8: CALMET Model Files
Table 8-4 (Continued)
Input Group 6 - Mixing Height, Temperature, and Precipitation Parameters
Variable Type Description Default
Value
SIGMAP real If NFLAGP=1 or 2, SIGMAP is the radius of influence
for precipitation (km); if NFLAGP=3, SIGMAP is the
sigma weighting factor (km); if NFLAGP=3 and
SIGMAP=0.0, SIGMAP will be computed internally
as half of the minimum distance between any non-zero
precipitation station and any zero precipitation station.
CUTP real Cutoff precipitation rate (mm/hr);
values < CUTP are set to 0.0 mm/hr
100.0
0.01
Input Group 7 - Surface Meteorological Station Parameters
One line of data is entered for each surface station. If separate land/water interpolation is desired, this group must
include only land stations. Overwater data will be in SEAn.DAT files. Each line contains the following parameters
read in free format: CSNAM, IDSSTA, XSSTA, YSSTA, XSTZ, ZANEM. The data for each station are preceded
by ! SSn=..., where n is the station number (e.g., ! SS1=... for station #1, ! SS2=... for station #2, etc.). The station
variables (SS1, SS2, etc.) must start in Column 3. The data must start in Column 9 or greater of each record. See
the sample control file for an example.
(Repeated for each of "NSSTA" Stations)
Variable Type Description
CSNAM char*4 Four-character station name. Must be enclosed within single
quotation marks (e.g., 'STA1', 'STA2', etc.). The opening
quotation mark must be in Column 9 or greater of each
record.
IDSSTA integer Station identification number
XSSTA real X coordinate* (km) of surface station
YSSTA real Y coordinate* (km) of surface station
XSTZ real Time zone of the station (e.g., 05=EST, 06=CST, 07=MST,
08=PST.)
ZANEM real Anemometer height (m)
* Coordinates are PMAP projection coordinates (see Input Group 2).
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