Table 1.

Parameters used by the NLDAS-2 LSMs

Parameter	Mosaic	Noah	SAC- SMA	VIC
Monthly GVF(a)	X	X
Snow-Free Albedo(a)		X
Monthly LAI(a)	X			X
Vegetation Class	X	X	X	X
Soil Class(b)	X	X	X	X
Maximum Snow Albedo		X
Max/Min GVF		X
Average Soil Temperature				X
3-Layer Porosity(c)	X			X
3-Layer Soil Depths				X
3-Layer Bulk Density				X
3-Layer Soil Density				X
3-Layer Residual Moisture				X
3-Layer Wilting Point(c)	X			X
3-layer Saturated Conductivity				X
Slope Type		X
Deep Soil Temperature(d)		X		X

^aLinearly interpolated to the timestep.

^bMapped to soil hydraulic parameters.

^cMosaic uses a different 3-layer porosity and wilting point than VIC.

^dNoah and VIC use different deep soil temperature values.