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Physical constants

Table 1: CABLE physical constants

Name Value Units Description
tfrz 273.16 \( K \) Temperature corresponding to \( 0^{\circ}C \)
sboltz 5.67E-8 \( W \cdot m^{-2} \cdot K^{-4} \) Stefan-Boltzmann constant
emsoil 1.0 \( - \) Soil emissivity
emleaf 1.0 \( - \) Leaf emissivity
capp 1004.64 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} \) Air specific heat
hl 2.5014E6 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \) Latent heat of vaporization
hlf 0.334E6 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \) Latent heat of fusion
hls 2.8350E6 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \) Latent heat of Sublimation
dheat 21.5E-6 \( cm^{2} \cdot s^{-1} \) Molecular diffusivity for heat
grav 9.8086 \( m \cdot s^{-2} \) Gravity acceleration
rgas 8.3143 \(J \cdot mol^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} \) Universal gas const
rmair 0.02897 \( kg \cdot mol^{-1} \) Molecular weight of dry air
rmh2o 0.018016 \( kg \cdot mol^{-1} \) Molecular weight of water
cgsnow 2090.0 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} \) Specific heat for snow
csice 2.100E3 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} \) Specific heat for ice
cswat 4.218E3 \( J \cdot kg^{-1} \cdot K^{-1} \) Specific heat for water at \( 0^{\circ}C \)
density_liq 1000.0 \( kg \cdot m^{-3} \) Density of liquid water
density_ice 921.0 \( kg \cdot m^{-3} \) Density of ice