Topography and Surface Type
For calculations with MEMO, a file must be provided which contains orography height and surface type for each grid location The following surface types are distinguished and must be stored as percentage:
- water (type: 1)
- arid land (type: 2)
- few vegetation (type: 3)
- farmland (type: 4)
- forest (type: 5)
- suburban area (type: 6)
- urban area (type: 7)
Only surface types 1 to 6 have to be stored. Type 7 is the difference between 100% and the sum of types 1 to 6. If the percentage of a surface type is 100%, then write the number 10 and for all other surface types the number 99.
The orography height is the mean height for each grid location above sea level in meter.
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