Tool Land Surface Temperature

References

Boehner, J., Antonic, O. (2009): Land-surface parameters specific to topo-climatology. In: Hengl, T., Reuter, H. (Eds.): Geomorphometry - Concepts, Software, Applications. Developments in soil science, 33, 195-226.

Author: O.Conrad (c) 2008
Menu: Terrain Analysis|Climate and Weather

Parameters

	Name	Type	Identifier	Description	Constraints
Input	Elevation	Grid (input)	`DEM`	-	-
	Short Wave Radiation	Grid (input)	`SWR`	[kW / m2]	-
	Leaf Area Index	Grid (input)	`LAI`	-	-
Output	Land Surface Temperature	Grid (output)	`LST`	-	-
Options	Grid system	Grid system	`PARAMETERS_GRID_SYSTEM`	-	-
	Elevation at Reference Station	Floating point	`Z_REFERENCE`	-	Default: 0.000000
	Temperature at Reference Station	Floating point	`T_REFERENCE`	Temperature at reference station in degree Celsius.	Default: 0.000000
	Lapse Rate	Floating point	`T_GRADIENT`	Vertical temperature gradient in degree Celsius per 100 meter.	Default: 0.600000
	C Factor	Floating point	`C_FACTOR`	-	Default: 1.000000
	Maximum LAI	Floating point	`LAI_MAX`	-	Minimum: 0.010000 Default: 8.000000

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd ta_morphometry 13 [-DEM <str>] [-SWR <str>] [-LAI <str>] [-LST <str>] [-Z_REFERENCE <double>] [-T_REFERENCE <double>] [-T_GRADIENT <double>] [-C_FACTOR <double>] [-LAI_MAX <double>]
  -DEM:<str>           	Elevation
	Grid (input)
  -SWR:<str>           	Short Wave Radiation
	Grid (input)
  -LAI:<str>           	Leaf Area Index
	Grid (input)
  -LST:<str>           	Land Surface Temperature
	Grid (output)
  -Z_REFERENCE:<double>	Elevation at Reference Station
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -T_REFERENCE:<double>	Temperature at Reference Station
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -T_GRADIENT:<double> 	Lapse Rate
	Floating point
	Default: 0.600000
  -C_FACTOR:<double>   	C Factor
	Floating point
	Default: 1.000000
  -LAI_MAX:<double>    	Maximum LAI
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.010000
	Default: 8.000000