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Variable Infiltration Capacity

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002962

A large-scale, semi-distributed hydrologic model that solves full water and energy balances. As such, it shares several basic features with other land surface models that are commonly coupled to global circulation models.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002962
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
AbbreviationVIC
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Variable Infiltration Capacity",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A large-scale, semi-distributed hydrologic model that solves full water and energy balances. As such, it shares several basic features with other land surface models that are commonly coupled to global circulation models.",
  "abbreviation": "VIC",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/variable-infiltration-capacity/"
}

Record 10,146 of 10,756 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.