Welcome to SURFPro (SURFace-atmosphere interface Processor) reference guide

This guide is organized in the following sections:

• Overview: gives an overview of the model and the calculations workflow
• Model formulation: description of the main features of SURFPro
• References to publications and previous manuals
• Files formats: reference and examples of initialization and input files

Unstable conditions	Stable conditions

Overview

• Calculation workflow

Model formulation

• Coordinates systems
• Land-Use data
• Meteorological input files
• Surface Energy Balance
  • Solar radiation
    • Effects of shadows projected by topography
    • Local sun incidence angle in presence of topography
  • Net radiation
  • Sensible Heat Flux
  • Urban heat storage model
• Boundary Layer Scaling parameters
  • Over land scheme
  • Over water scheme
• Mixing Height
  • Diagnostic mixing height evaluation: Richardson number approach
  • Prognostic mixing height evaluation: Gryning and Batchvarova approach
• Pasquill-Gifford-Turner stability classes
• Eddy diffusivity
  • Horizontal schemes
  • Vertical schemes
• Dry deposition
• Cloud diagnostic module
• Natural emission module
  • Biogenic emissions from vegetation
    • Guenther et al., 1993
    • MEGAN
    • BioVOC
  • Nitric oxide emissions from soils
  • Dust emissions caused by Aeolian erosion/resuspension processes
  • Sea salts emissions
  • Hg emissions from sea and HMs from topsoil
  • Ammonia bi-directional exchange model from natural landscapes
• Urban correction
• Output variables

Files formats

• Terrain module: Classification schemes
• Terrain module: land-use related parameters
• Initialization file
• Chemical species files
• Biogenic emissions tables