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- The name of the water user
- The details on the evaporation time series for this node.
- The summer start date; the planting date of the first crop for the summer season.
- The winter start date; the planting date of the first crop for the winter season.
- The seasonal break up. If there is only one season this will be indicated here.
It also gives the option to Autogenerate (see later section)
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The details on each crop.
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At the bottom is an “Autogenerate” button. This will run a simulation of the crops with zero rainfall and the evaporation from the time series specified. Optionally it can save the time series from the simulation to a file as csv - once clicked the user will be asked to specify whether to save, and if so, where. See the Autgenerate section for details.
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This is the data on the crop mix. It should not be entered directly. Instead as the crop data is entered this will be updated.
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You will then be given the option to save the results of the crop simulation to file. Once saved to file it is possible to see exactly how the simulation progressed.
After this you will either get an error, or notification the autogeneration was successful.
Autogeneration Output File
Columns are Date, then (for each crop, starting with Fallow) Season, Area, Factor, Stress, Evap, Water Supplied, Soil Depletion, Fallow Soil Depletion, Returned, Usage.
Rows are daily for the period of evaporation.
NOTE: this will be a large file.
Troubleshooting
If your primary crop dies before your secondary crops are planted, then the planting function will be incorrect. It is possible to set a function to look “backwards” at what the area was on a given date.
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