Creating nodes and links
There are a few simple rules which you should be aware of in creating nodes and links within MUSIC:
- There are separate source nodes for urban, agricultural and forested sub-catchments. Each of these three source nodes has its own default discharge pollutant concentrations. Therefore, to represent a sub-catchment made up of differing component land-uses, you must create separate source nodes to represent each of these dominant land-uses.
- Buffer Strips () are source control measures. They may only be located directly downstream of a source node, and cannot be located downstream of a treatment node.
- Each catchment file can have only one receiving node, though the pre and post development nodes can be used in conjunction with one receiving node. A receiving node is not necessary in the model, but becomes a useful reference point in most models as representing the ultimate outlet.
- A source node or treatment node can have only one link downstream of it.
- Source nodes must be between 0.01ha and 10,000ha (ideally the lower limit of source node area should be 1ha).
- Realistic bounds on size and other design parameters are also specified for treatment nodes.
- Drainage links can be specified with or without routing (specified using the Edit Properties menu-item in the context-sensitive menu for that node). Additional rules regarding the creation of primary and secondary drainage links can be found here.