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QFLX definition

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thibaut_lurton@cnrs-orleans_fr

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Hello to all,I'd like to know the precise definition of the QFLX variable as used in the met forcing files.Is it a combination of large-scale, convective and snowfall precipitations, evaporation?Also, regarding the sign of QFLX, I noticed on some MERRA met files that it appeared to be always strictly positive. Is this a fact?Thanks,Thibaut.
 
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thibaut_lurton@cnrs-orleans_fr

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To come back to my question, I'm trying to generate forcing met files starting from some ECMWF data. All variables needed in the CESM-format met file find their equivalent in the ECMWF dataset, except for QFLX, for which I cannot find any clear relation. Hence my question about its definition. Would someone have a clue about how to build the QFLX variable?Thanks again,Thibaut.
 
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tilmes

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Hi Thibaut, the QFLUX variable is taken from the reanalysis variable called "EVAP", that is all, nothing else, Simone
 
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