Symbol Explanation Dimension

A Surface area L2
A Advected heat M T-3
b River width L
cp Specific heat of air (=1004 J kg-1 K-1) L2 T-2 -1
CR Runoff coefficient -
d Rainfall depth L
E Total or actual evaporation L T-1
ea Actual vapor pressure M L-1 T-2
Eatm Evaporation from oceans and seas L T-1
Ei Interception evaporation L T-1
Eo Open water evaporation L T-1
Ep = Epot Potential evaporation L T-1
Epan Pan evaporation L T-1
Es Soil evaporation L T-1
es Saturated vapor pressure M L-1 T-2
Esnow Sublimation of snow or ice L T-1
Et Transpiration L T-1
ew Vapor pressure at tw M L-1 T-2
F Infiltration L T-1
f Rainfall frequency T-1
h Relative humidity -
H Sensible heat flux M T-3
h Water depth L
I Inflow L T-1
I Rainfall intensity L T-1
k Average residence time reservoir T
kpan Correction factor pan evaporation -
n Sunshine hours T
N Maximum amount of sun hours per day T
n Manning roughness coefficient L1/3 T-1
O Outflow L T-1
P Precipitation L T-1
P Wetted perimeter river L
p Probability of exceedance -
Pa Effective precipitation L T-1
Q Runoff L T-1
q Probability of non-exceedance -
Qg Seepage L T-1
Qs Overland flow L T-1
R Percolation L T-1
r Albedo -
R Hydraulic radius L
RA Extraterrestrial radiation M T-3
ra Aerodynamic resistance T L-1
RB Outgoing longwave radiation M T-3
RC Incoming shortwave radiation M T-3
rc Crop resistance T L-1
RN Net radiation M T-3
S Storage L
s Slope of the saturation vapor pressure M L-1 T-1
curve
S Slope (energy slope) -
Sa Storage in the atmosphere L
SE Energy stored in the ground M T-2
Sg Ground water storage L
So Storage in oceans and seas L
Ss Interception storage L
Su Storage in unsaturated zone L
Sw Storage in water bodies L
T Time scale of the process T
t Rainfall duration T
T Return period T
ta Air temperature (in C)
tc Time of concentration T
td Dew point temperature (in C)
tw Wet bulb temperature (in C)
v Stream velocity L T-1
y Reduced variable -
Psychrometric constant (=0,066 M L-1 T-3
kPa/C)
Latent heat of vaporization coefficient L2 T-2
(=2,45 MJ/kg)
Density of water (=1000 kg m3) M L-3
a Density of air (=1,205 kg m3) M L-3
Stefan Bolzmann coefficient (=4.9 x 10- M T-3 -4
3 J d-1 m-2 K-4)