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SALUS Data Structure


SALUS Variables

SALUS Variables

+ Crop File (CDB)

+ Table: Complex_Species

+ Table: Species

+ CHeight -- Approx. Height of Crop (m) -- Optional
Approximate crop height (used for calculating transpiration for CO2 effects) [m]
Minimum: 0
+ EmgInt -- Intercept of emerg. time calc. (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Intercept of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 1
+ EmgSlp -- Slope of emergence time calc. (leaf equivalent cm^-1) -- Optional
Slope of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ glfmat -- Green leaf frac. at maturity (leaf leaf^-1) -- Optional
Ratio of green leaves at maturity to green leaves at the end of phase 2 (end of vegetative stage), used to calculate how many leaves to sensesce till maturity.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Kf -- Const. for row spacing coef. (N/A) -- Optional
Constant used in the calculation of the row spacing coefficient required for the light interception calculation.
Minimum: 0.8 Maximum: 2
+ LEear -- Leaf eq for ear growth (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time for ear growth, generally 224 degree days before silking to 100 degree days after silking. Must be greater than phase3 variable.
Minimum: 2.9 Maximum: 12.5
+ LEsec -- L. E. at senescence (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time when the first leaf starts senescing.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 30
+ LEtg -- L. E. to germinate (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time required for germination.
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 1
+ lncsf -- Factor to reduce dev. at sen. (unitless) -- Optional
Factor to reduce the daily rate of plant development during leaf senescence.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Nfixing -- Does species fix nitrogen? (N/A) -- Optional
Nitrogen fixing switch.
N: Does not fix nitrogen
Y: Fixes nitrogen
+ PARtE -- IPAR threshold for 1st ear (MJ plant^-1) -- Optional
Cum. IPAR threshold to produce the first ear per plant.
+ PARtK -- IPAR threshold for 1st kernel (MJ plant^-1) -- Optional
Cum. IPAR threshold to produce the first kernel in the first ear.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 40
+ Phase3 -- L. E. for phase 3 (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time during phase 3, end of vegetative growth (last leaf expanded) to end of ear growth (begin of grain fill).
Minimum: 1.9 Maximum: 11.5
+ PhotoC -- Photoperiod coefficient (N/A) -- Optional
Coefficient in the equation used to compute phyllochron interval from photoperiod for winter cereals.
Minimum: 0.007 Maximum: 0.01
+ PhotoSynID -- Photosynthesis Type-- Required
C3: Calvin or C3 Cycle
C4: Hatch-Slack or C4 Cycle
+ RUE -- Radiation use efficiency (g MJ^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SLWmax -- Max. specific leaf weight (g cm^-2) -- Optional
Maximum specific leaf weight, modified by the specific leaf weight fraction from the species phases table.
Minimum: 0.001 Maximum: 0.01
+ Species_Name -- Full species name (N/A) -- Required
+ SpeciesID -- Species Identifier (N/A) -- Required
Formerly limited to 2 Characters
AL: Alfalfa
AR: Aroid
BA: Barley
BN: Dry bean
BW: Broad leaf weed
CO: Cotton
CS: Cassava
FA: Fallow
GW: Grass weed
ML: Pearl millet
MZ: Maize
NC: Not a Crop
PN: Peanut
PT: Potato
RI: Rice
SB: Soybean
SC: Sugar cane
SG: Grain sorghum
SQ: Crop sequence
ST: Shrubs/Tree
WH: Wheat
+ TbaseD -- Base temp. for development (degree C) -- Optional
Base temperature for development.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 12
+ ToptD -- Opt. temp. for development (degree C) -- Optional
Optimum temperature for development.
Minimum: 12 Maximum: 40
+ ToptP -- Opt. temp. for photosynthesis (degree C) -- Optional
Optimum temperature for potosynthesis.
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30

+ Table: Cultivars

+ Table: Cultivar

+ BrnCo -- Barrenness coefficient (N/A) -- Required
Genetic coefficient for tolerating high plant population.
Minimum: 0.11 Maximum: 0.45
+ CultivarID -- Cultivar code (N/A) -- Required
+ DelpH -- Delay per h of phot. inc./dec. (d h^-1) -- Required
Delay in development after juvenile stage per hour of photoperiod increase/decrease (equal to P2 and P1D in CERES). Always positive.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 3.5
+ EaNPt -- Potential ear # per plant (ears plant^-1) -- Required
Potential ear (spike) number per plant for plants that normally tiller.
Minimum: 0
+ EaSEf -- Ear setting efficiency (ears MJ^-1) -- Required
The slope of the function of number of ears (spikes) per plant vs. cumulative intercepted radiation per plant.
+ KrNPt -- Potential kernel # per ear (kernels ear^-1) -- Required
Potential kernel number per ear (equal to G2 in CERES-Maize).
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 800
+ krPGR -- Daily rate of kernel fill (g kernel^-1 d^-1) -- Required
Daily rate of kernel fill at optimum temperature (equal to G3 * 10-3 in CERES-Maize).
Minimum: 0.001 Maximum: 0.1
+ KrSEf -- Kernel setting efficiency (kernels ear^-1 MJ^-1) -- Required
The slope of the function of number of kernels per ear vs. cumulative intercepted radiation per plant.
Minimum: 0.03 Maximum: 0.2
+ LEgg -- L. E. for grain growth (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time required for grain fill, from end of ear growth to physiological maturity (equal to (P5 - 100) / PHINT in CERES).
Minimum: 5.8 Maximum: 14.4
+ LEJuv -- L. E. to end juvenile (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Development time from emergence to the end the juvenile period during which the plant is not photoperiod sensitive (equal to P1 / PHINT in CERES-Maize).
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 7.5
+ LT50c -- Coef. for cold tolerance (degree C) -- Optional
Genetic coefficient for cultivar low temperature tolerance (prob. the temperature at which 50% of plants are killed).
+ MnNMlt -- Multiplier for min. N conc. (unitless) -- Optional
Multiplier for the minimum permissible N concentration in plant with respect to the optimum.
Minimum: 0.4 Maximum: 1
+ MnPMlt -- Multiplier for min. P conc. (unitless) -- Optional
Multiplier for the minimum permissible P concentration in plant with respect to the optimum.
Minimum: 0.4 Maximum: 1
+ MxNKr -- Max. N conc. in grain (g g^-1) -- Optional
Maximum concentration of N in the grain.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ MxNVg -- Max N conc. in vegetative part (g g^-1) -- Optional
Maximum concentration of N in the vegetative parts of the plant.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ MxPKr -- Max. P conc. in grain (g g^-1) -- Optional
Maximum concentration of P in the grain.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ MxPVg -- Max P conc. in vegetative part (g g^-1) -- Optional
Maximum concentration of P in the vegetative parts of the plant.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ Name -- Cultivar name (N/A) -- Optional
+ PhHig -- Photoperiod high limit (h) -- Optional
Upper limit of photoperiod sensitivity range with respect to the rate of induction.
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 24
+ PhLow -- Photoperiod low limit (h) -- Optional
Lower limit of photoperiod sensitivity range with respect to the rate of induction.
Minimum: 6 Maximum: 24
+ Phy14 -- Phyllochron at 14h day (degree day leaf^-1) -- Optional
Phyllochron interval at 14 h daylength. Used to compute phyllochron interval from photoperiod for winter cereals.
Minimum: 5 Maximum: 80
+ phyll -- Phyllochron interval (degree day leaf^-1) -- Optional
Thermal time (in degree days) between successive leaf tip appearances.
Minimum: 5 Maximum: 80
+ Prolf -- Is cultivar prolific? (N/A) -- Optional
Prolificacy coefficient for plants like maize that normally grow one ear but some times more, provided that they intercept enough IPAR.
N: No
Y: Yes
+ Vcoef -- Vernalization coef. for cereal (d [?]) -- Optional
Vernalization coefficient for winter cereals (prob. number of cold days required to complete vernalization).
Minimum: 0

+ Table: Phases

+ Table: Phase

+ GRF -- Grain partitioning coefficient (g g^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Label -- Leaf eq. # or phase fraction (N/A) -- Optional
Leaf equivalent number or fraction of phase that has passed.
EG0.0: Beginning of ear growth phase
EG0.25: One quarter of ear growth phase
EG1.0: End of ear growth phase
FL-00: Final leaf equivalent
FL-01: Final leaf equivalent minus 1
FL-02: Final leaf equivalent minus 2
FL-03: Final leaf equivalent minus 3
FL-04: Final leaf equivalent minus 4
FL-05: Final leaf equivalent minus 5
GG0.0: Beginning of grain growth phase
GG0.5: One half of grain growth phase
GG1.0: End of grain growth phase
L01: Leaf equivalent 1
L02: Leaf equivalent 2
L03: Leaf equivalent 3
L04: Leaf equivalent 4
L05: Leaf equivalent 5
L06: Leaf equivalent 6
L07: Leaf equivalent 7
L08: Leaf equivalent 8
L09: Leaf equivalent 9
L10: Leaf equivalent 10
L11: Leaf equivalent 11
L12: Leaf equivalent 12
L13: Leaf equivalent 13
L14: Leaf equivalent 14
L15: Leaf equivalent 15
L16: Leaf equivalent 16
L17: Leaf equivalent 17
L18: Leaf equivalent 18
L19: Leaf equivalent 19
L20: Leaf equivalent 20
L21: Leaf equivalent 21
L22: Leaf equivalent 22
L23: Leaf equivalent 23
L24: Leaf equivalent 24
L25: Leaf equivalent 25
L26: Leaf equivalent 26
L27: Leaf equivalent 27
L28: Leaf equivalent 28
L29: Leaf equivalent 29
L30: Leaf equivalent 30
L31: Leaf equivalent 31
L32: Leaf equivalent 32
L33: Leaf equivalent 33
L34: Leaf equivalent 34
+ LeafF -- Leaf partitioning coefficient (g g^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ MxTiS -- Rel. max. size of tillers (g g^-1) -- Optional
Max. potential size of tillers relative to main stem.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1000
+ PhylF -- Phyllochron fraction (unitless) -- Optional
Phyllochron fraction for first few leaves.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ ResF -- Reserve fraction of stem mass (g g^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RlNKr -- Rel. N concentration in grain (g g^-1) -- Optional
Relative N concentration in grain.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RlNVg -- Rel. N concentration in veg. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Relative N concentration in vegetative parts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RlPKr -- Rel. P concentration in grain (g g^-1) -- Optional
Relative P concentration in grain.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RlPVg -- Rel. P concentration in veg. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Relative P concentration in vegetative parts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RTF -- Root fraction of tops sink (g g^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Slwf -- Specific leaf weight fraction (unitless) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 3
+ StemF -- Stem partitioning coefficient (g g^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ TopSk -- Potential tops sink (g plant^-1 leaf equiv.^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 50
+ Tswch -- Temperature selection switch (N/A) -- Optional
Development temperature selection switch.
A: Use air temperature
C: Use crown temperature

+ Table: TempFactors

+ Table: Factor

+ TRF -- Temp. red. factor label (N/A) -- Optional
Temperature reduction factor label.
Grain Growth:
Leaf Expansion:
Root Depth Growth:
+ X -- X coordinate of polygon vertex (C) -- Optional
Minimum: -99 Maximum: 99
+ Y -- Y coordinate of polygon vertex (unitless) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1

+ Table: Simple_Crop

+ Table: Species

+ AgeLamEst -- Establishment Rate Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for increasing the growth for the first AgeBegStableYr years of the crop
Minimum: 0
+ AgeKDecline -- Decline Rate Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for decreasing the growth after AgeEndStableYr years of the crop
Minimum: 0
+ AgeBegStableYr -- First stable/peak year of Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for the first stable/peak year.
Minimum: 0
+ AgeEndStableYr -- Last stable/peak year of Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for the last stable/peak year.
Minimum: 0
+ CHeight -- Approx. Height of Crop (m) -- Required
Approximate crop height (used for calculating transpiration for CO2 effects) [m]
Minimum: 0
+ EmgInter -- Intercept of emerg. time calc. (leaf equivalent) -- Required
Intercept of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 1
+ EmgSlope -- Slope of emergence time calc. (leaf equivalent cm^-1) -- Required
Slope of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ GrnN_Mt -- Opt. N in grain at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum grain nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ GrnP_Mt -- Opt. P in grain at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum grain nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ HrvIndex -- Harvest index (Mg Mg^-1) -- Required
Fraction of crop that is grain
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 0.95
+ LAImax -- Max. potential leaf area index (m^2 m^-2) -- Required
Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 10
+ LinRPart -- Make root/shoot C partitioning linear (N/A) -- Optional
From APEX; Zilverberg et al., 2017
Default: N
Y: Use linear root/shoot C partitioning
N: Use traditional root/shoot C partitioning
+ Nfixing -- Does species fix nitrogen? (N/A) -- Required
Nitrogen fixing switch.
N: Does not fix nitrogen
Y: Fixes nitrogen
+ Perennial -- Is species perennial? (N/A) -- Required
Does this plant grow over multiple species?
Default: No
N: Plant is Annual
Y: Plant is Perennial
+ PhotoSynID -- Photosynthesis Type-- Required
C3: Calvin or C3 Cycle
C4: Hatch-Slack or C4 Cycle
+ PlntN_Em -- Opt. N in plant at emergence (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at emergence.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntN_Hf -- Opt. N in plant halfway to mt. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration halfway through maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntN_Mt -- Opt. N in plant at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntP_Em -- Opt. P in plant at emergence (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at emergence.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ PlntP_Hf -- Opt. P in plant halfway to mt. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration halfway through maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ PlntP_Mt -- Opt. P in plant at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ relLAI_P1 -- Relative LAI at point 1 (m^2 m^-2) -- Required
Relative leaf area index at first point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relLAI_P2 -- Relative LAI at point 2 (m^2 m^-2) -- Required
Relative leaf area index at second point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_P1 -- Relative devel. time at pt. 1 ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Required
Relative development time at first point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_P2 -- Relative devel. time at pt. 2 ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Required
Relative development time at second point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_Sn -- Rel dev. time at start of sen. ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Required
Fraction of growing season when leaf area starts declining.
Minimum: 0.4 Maximum: 0.99
+ RootPartFac -- Root Partition Factor (unitless) -- Optional
A simple multipler to change the amount of daily biomass that goes to the roots (the higer the number the more biomass goes to roots). Added for Rafael Martinez-Feria 2019-05-30.
Default: 1.0
+ RootSenFac -- Root Senescence Factor (unitless) -- Optional
A simple multipler to change the amount of daily root biomass that senesce (the higer the number the more biomass that leaves from roots). Added for Rafael Martinez-Feria 2019-07-22.
Default: 1.0
+ RUEmax -- Max. potential rad. use eff. (g MJ^-1) -- Required
Maximum potential radiation use efficiency.
Minimum: 1.15 Maximum: 4.9
+ RWPC1 -- Parameter in linear partitioning of biomass (N/A) -- Optional
pcRoot = (1 - rel_TT) * RWPC1 + rel_TT * RWPC2
Default: 0.55
+ RWPC2 -- Parameter in linear partitioning of biomass (N/A) -- Optional
pcRoot = (1 - rel_TT) * RWPC1 + rel_TT * RWPC2
Default: 0.15
+ SnParLAI -- Par. for LAI decl. after sen. (N/A) -- Required
Leaf area index decline rate parameter after senescence starts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10
+ SnParRUE -- Par. for RUE decl. after sen. (N/A) -- Required
Radiation use efficiency decline rate parameter after senescence starts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10
+ Source -- Source of parameter info. (N/A) -- Optional
Bibliographic information or other reference for the value of the parameter.
+ Species_Name -- Full species name (N/A) -- Required
+ SpeciesID -- Species Identifier (N/A) -- Required
Formerly limited to two digits.
+ TbaseDev -- Base temp. for development (degree C) -- Required
Minimum temperature for plant development.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 12
+ ToptDev -- Opt. temp. for development (degree C) -- Required
Optimum temperature for plant development.
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30
+ TTtoGerm -- Development time to germinate (degree day) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 50
+ TTtoMatr -- Development time to mature (degree day) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2000

+ Table: Subspecies

+ AgeLamEst -- Override establishment Rate Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for increasing the growth for the first AgeBegStableYr years of the crop
Minimum: 0
+ AgeKDecline -- Override decline Rate Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for decreasing the growth after AgeEndStableYr years of the crop
Minimum: 0
+ AgeBegStableYr -- Override first stable/peak year of Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for the first stable/peak year.
Minimum: 0
+ AgeEndStableYr -- Override last stable/peak year of Perennial Crop (unitless) -- Optional
For perennial, aging curve parmeter for the last stable/peak year.
Minimum: 0
+ CHeight -- Override approx. height of crop (m) -- Optional
Approximate crop height (used for calculating transpiration for CO2 effects) [m]
Minimum: 0
+ EmgInter -- Override intercept of emerg. time calc. (leaf equivalent) -- Optional
Intercept of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 1
+ EmgSlope -- Override slope of emergence time calc. (leaf equivalent cm^-1) -- Optional
Slope of function to calculate the development time from germination to emergence.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ GrnN_Mt -- Override opt. N in grain at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum grain nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ GrnP_Mt -- Override opt. P in grain at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum grain nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ HrvIndex -- Override Harvest index (Mg Mg^-1) -- Optional
Fraction of crop that is grain
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 0.95
+ LAImax -- Override max. potential leaf area index (m^2 m^-2) -- Optional
Minimum: 0.5 Maximum: 10
+ LinRPart -- Override make root/shoot C partitioning linear (N/A) -- Optional
From APEX; Zilverberg et al., 2017
Default: N
Y: Use linear root/shoot C partitioning
N: Use traditional root/shoot C partitioning
+ Nfixing -- Override does species fix nitrogen? (N/A) -- Optional
Nitrogen fixing switch.
N: Does not fix nitrogen
Y: Fixes nitrogen
+ Perennial -- Override if species perennial (N/A) -- Optional
Does this plant grow over multiple species?
Default: No
N: Plant is Annual
Y: Plant is Perennial
+ PhotoSynID -- Override photosynthesis type -- Optional
C3: Calvin or C3 Cycle
C4: Hatch-Slack or C4 Cycle
+ PlntN_Em -- Override opt. N in plant at emergence (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at emergence.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntN_Hf -- Override opt. N in plant halfway to mt. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration halfway through maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntN_Mt -- Override opt. N in plant at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.005 Maximum: 0.05
+ PlntP_Em -- Override opt. P in plant at emergence (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at emergence.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ PlntP_Hf -- Override opt. P in plant halfway to mt. (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration halfway through maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ PlntP_Mt -- Override opt. P in plant at maturity (g g^-1) -- Optional
Optimum whole plant nutrient concentration at maturity.
Minimum: 0.0005 Maximum: 0.005
+ relLAI_P1 -- Override Relative LAI at point 1 (m^2 m^-2) -- Optional
Relative leaf area index at first point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relLAI_P2 -- Override relative LAI at point 2 (m^2 m^-2) -- Optional
Relative leaf area index at second point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_P1 -- Override relative devel. time at pt. 1 ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Optional
Relative development time at first point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_P2 -- Override relative devel. time at pt. 2 ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Optional
Relative development time at second point in the growing season.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ relTT_Sn -- Override rel dev. time at start of sen. ((deg. day) (deg. day)^-1) -- Optional
Fraction of growing season when leaf area starts declining.
Minimum: 0.4 Maximum: 0.99
+ RootPartFac -- Override Root Partition Factor (unitless) -- Optional
A simple multipler to change the amount of daily biomass that goes to the roots (the higer the number the more biomass goes to roots). Added for Rafael Martinez-Feria 2019-05-30.
Default: 1.0
+ RootSenFac -- Override Root Senescence Factor (unitless) -- Optional
A simple multipler to change the amount of daily root biomass that senesce (the higer the number the more biomass that leaves from roots). Added for Rafael Martinez-Feria 2019-07-22.
Default: 1.0
+ RUEmax -- Override max. potential rad. use eff. (g MJ^-1) -- Optional
Maximum potential radiation use efficiency.
Minimum: 1.15 Maximum: 4.9
+ RWPC1 -- Override parameter in linear partitioning of biomass (N/A) -- Optional
pcRoot = (1 - rel_TT) * RWPC1 + rel_TT * RWPC2
Default: 0.55
+ RWPC2 -- Override parameter in linear partitioning of biomass (N/A) -- Optional
pcRoot = (1 - rel_TT) * RWPC1 + rel_TT * RWPC2
Default: 0.15
+ SnParLAI -- Override par. for LAI decl. after sen. (N/A) -- Optional
Leaf area index decline rate parameter after senescence starts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10
+ SnParRUE -- Override par. for RUE decl. after sen. (N/A)
Radiation use efficiency decline rate parameter after senescence starts.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 10
+ Source -- Source of parameter info. (N/A) -- Optional
Bibliographic information or other reference for the value of the parameter.
+ Subspecies_Name -- Full subspecies name (N/A) -- Required
+ SubspeciesID -- Subspecies Identifier (N/A) -- Required
+ TbaseDev -- Override base temp. for development (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum temperature for plant development.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 12
+ ToptDev -- Override opt. temp. for development (degree C) -- Optional
Optimum temperature for plant development.
Minimum: 10 Maximum: 30
+ TTtoGerm -- Override development time to germinate (degree day) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 50
+ TTtoMatr -- Override development time to mature (degree day) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2000

+ Table: CO2_XY

+ Table: PhotoSynType

+ PhotSynID -- Photosynthesis Type-- Required
C3: Calvin or C3 Cycle
C4: Hatch-Slack or C4 Cycle

+ Table: Point

+ CO2 -- Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (ppm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ Multiplier -- Effect on C Accumulation (fraction) -- Required
Amount to muliply daily accumulation of Carbon in a plant in response to CO2 level
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2.0

+ Table: N_Fix

+ Table: Species

+ CtoNod -- C reserved for nodules (Fraction) -- Not Used
Fraction of the assimilate C allocated to root growth that is reserved for nodules
+ RFIXN -- Respiration parameter (?) -- Not Used
Respiration parameter related to N-fixing
+ Source -- Source of parameters (N/A) -- Optional
+ Species_Name -- Species name (N/A) -- Optional
+ SpeciesID -- Crop Code (N/A) -- Required
Formerly resricted to 2 characters
+ TTFIX -- Thermal time to start N-fixing (degree-days) -- Required

+ Table: Subspecies

+ CtoNod -- Override C reserved for nodules (Fraction) -- Not Used
Fraction of the assimilate C allocated to root growth that is reserved for nodules
+ RFIXN -- Override respiration parameter (?) -- Not Used
Respiration parameter related to N-fixing
+ Source -- Source of parameters (N/A) -- Optional
+ Subspecies_Name -- Species name (N/A) -- Optional
+ SubspeciesID -- Crop Code (N/A) -- Required
Formerly resricted to 2 characters
+ TTFIX -- Override Thermal time to start N-fixing (degree-days) -- Required

+ Event Output File (EDB)

+ Table: Experiment

+ ExpID -- ID for experiment (N/A) -- Required
+ Title -- Name of this experiment (N/A) -- Required

+ Table: Event

+ Amt -- Amount of Water (mm) -- Optional
For Irrigation Events
+ ByProductHarv -- Amount Stover Harvested (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Harvest Events
+ CultivarID -- Cultivar Identifier (N/A) -- Optional
For Planting Events
+ Date -- ISO Date (N/A) -- Required
YYYY-MM-DD
+ DepRes -- Residue incorporation depth (cm) -- Optional
For Residue Events
+ DFert -- Depth of Fertilizer (cm) -- Optional
For Fertilizer Events
+ DOY -- Day of Year (N/A) -- Required
+ Fert_kg_C -- Carbon Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Fertilizer Events
+ Fert_kg_N -- Nitrogen Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Fertilizer Events
+ Fert_kg_P -- Phosphorus Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Fertilizer Events
+ IFType -- Fertilizer material code (N/A) -- Optional
For Fertilizer Events
FE001: Ammonium nitrate
FE002: Ammonium sulfate
FE003: Ammonium-nitrate-sulfate
FE004: Anhydrous ammonia
FE005: Urea
FE006: Diammoium phosphate
FE007: Monoammonium phosphate
FE008: Calcium nitrate
FE009: Aqua ammonia
FE010: Urea ammonium nitrate solution
FE011: Calcium ammonium nitrate solution
FE012: Ammonium polyphosphate
FE013: Single superphosphate
FE014: Triple superphosphate
FE015: Liquid phosphoric acid
FE016: Potassium chloride
FE017: Potassium nitrate
FE018: Potassium sulfate
FE019: Urea super granules
FE020: Dolomitic limestone
FE021: Rock Phosphate
FE022: Calceitic limestone
FE023: Unknown
FE024: Rhizobium
FE025: Unknown
FE026: Calcium hydroxide
FE027: Unknown
FE028: Unknown
FE029: Unknown
FE030: Unknown
NOCOD: Unknown
+ IrrCod -- Irrigation operation code (N/A) -- Optional
For Irrigation Events
IR001: Furrow
IR002: Alternating furrows
IR003: Flood
IR004: Sprinkler
IR005: Drip or trickle
IR006: Flood Depth
IR007: Water table depth
IR008: Percolation rate (mm/day)
IR009: Bund height
IR010: Puddling (Amt = 0 => Yes or Amt = 1 => No)
IR011: Constant flood depth
MSU10: Drainage through pipes (mm/day)
MSU11: Managed water table depth
MSU12: Set controlled drainage parameters
+ Ppop -- Plant population at seeding (plants m^-2) -- Optional
For Planting Events
+ PrimaryHarv -- Grain/Tuber Harvested (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Harvest Events
+ ResC -- Carbon Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Residue Events
+ ResCode -- Residue material, code (N/A) -- Optional
For Residue Events
RE001: Crop residue
RE002: Green manure/Compost
RE003: Barnyard manure
RE004: Liquid manure
+ ResN -- Nitrogen Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Residue Events
+ ResP -- Phosphorus Applied (kg/ha) -- Optional
For Residue Events
+ RowSpc -- Row Spacing (cm) -- Optional
For Planting Events
+ SDepth -- Planting Depth (cm) -- Optional
For Planting Events
+ SpeciesID -- Species Identifier (N/A) -- Optional
For Planting Events
AL: Alfalfa
AR: Aroid
BA: Barley
BN: Dry bean
BW: Broad leaf weed
CO: Cotton
CS: Cassava
FA: Fallow
GW: Grass weed
ML: Pearl millet
MZ: Maize
NC: Not a Crop
PN: Peanut
PT: Potato
RI: Rice
SB: Soybean
SC: Sugar cane
SG: Grain sorghum
SQ: Crop sequence
ST: Shrubs/Tree
WH: Wheat
+ TDep -- Tillage Depth (cm) -- Optional
For Tillage Events
+ TImpl -- Tillage implement code (N/A) -- Optional
For Tillage Events
TI000: Undefined Implement
TI002: Tandem disk
TI003: Offset disk
TI004: Oneway disk
TI005: Moldboard plow
TI006: Chisel plow
TI007: Disk plow
TI008: Subsoiler
TI009: Breeder/lister
TI010: Field cultivator
TI011: Row crop cultivator
TI012: Harrow-springtooth
TI013: Harrow-spike
TI014: Rotary hoe
TI015: Roto-tiller
TI016: Row crop planter
TI017: Drill
TI018: Shredder
TI019: Hoe
TI020: Planting stick
TI021: Animal-drawn implement
TI022: Hand
TI023: Manual hoeing
+ Type -- Type of event (N/A) -- Required
fertilizer: Fertilizer Event
harvest: Harvest Event
irrigation: Irrigation Event
planting: Planting Event
residue: Residue Event
tillage: Tillage Event
+ Year -- 4 Digit Year (N/A) -- Required

+ Global Parameter File (GDB)

+ Table: Crop_Par

+ Code -- Code for crop (N/A) -- Required
+ KnDnFrac -- Knock-Down Fraction --by-produ (Fraction) -- Required
Knock-Down Fraction, fraction of the non-harvested by-product that goes to surface at harvest
+ Name -- Full name of crop (N/A) -- Required
+ RootC -- C content of roots (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ RootIntC -- % total C in inter. decomposin (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in intermediate decomposing root tissue such as cellulose/hemicelluloses
+ RootN -- N content of roots (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ RootP -- P content of roots (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ RootSloC -- % total C in slow decomposing (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in slowly decomposing root tissue such as lignin
+ RootSloN -- % total N in slow decomposing (%) -- Required
Percent of total N in slowly decomposing root tissue such as lignin
+ VegC -- C content of veg. top+root @ m (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ VegIntC -- % total C in inter. decomposin (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in intermediate decomposing vegetative tops+roots at maturity such as cellulose/hemicelluloses
+ VegN -- N content of vegetation at mat (% dry wt.) -- Required
N content of vegetative tops+roots at maturity
+ VegP -- P content of vegetation at mat (% dry wt.) -- Required
P content of vegetative tops+roots at maturity
+ VegSloC -- % total C in slow decomposing (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in slowly decomposing vegetative tops+roots at maturity such as lignin
+ VegSloN -- % total N in slow decomposing (%) -- Required
Percent of total N in slowly decomposing vegetative tops+roots at maturity such as lignin

+ Table: Fert_Par

+ Code -- Code for fertilizer type (N/A) -- Required
+ FerDecRt -- Fertilizer decomposition rate -- Required
under optimum conditions [
+ Name -- Name of fertilizer (N/A) -- Required
+ NH4Frac -- Fraction of N in ammonium (Fraction) -- Required
+ NO3Frac -- Fraction of N in nitrate form (Fraction) -- Required
+ UreaFrac -- Fraction of N in urea (Fraction) -- Required
+ VolN -- % total N that can readily vol (%) -- Required
Percent of total N that can readily volatilize if surface-applied
+ VolNRate -- Rate const. N that can readily-- Required
Rate constant for percent of total N that can readily volatilize if surface-applied

+ Table: Irr_Par

+ Code -- Code for irrigation type (N/A) -- Required
+ Name -- Name of irrigation type (N/A) -- Required

+ Table: Residue_Par

+ Code -- Code for residue type (N/A) -- Required
+ HumifdC -- Slow C that has been humified (%) -- Required
Percent of slow C that has been humified.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ IntermdC -- % C in interm. decomposing mat (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in intermediate decomposing material such as cellulose/hemicelluloses
+ Name -- Name of residue type (N/A) -- Required
+ ResC -- C content of residues (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ ResK -- K content of residues (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ ResN -- N content of residues (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ ResP -- P content of residues (% dry wt.) -- Required
+ SlowC -- % C in slow decomposing materi (%) -- Required
Percent of total C in slowly decomposing material such as lignin
+ SlowN -- %N in slow decomposing materi (%) -- Required
Percent of total N in slowly decomposing material such as lignin
+ VolN -- % FOM N that can readily volat (%) -- Required
Percent of total N in slowly decomposing material such as lignin
+ VolNRate -- Rate const. % FOM N that readi-- Required
Rate constant for percent of FOM pool N that can readily volatilize if surface-applied [d-1]

+ Table: Soil_Bio_Kinetic_Par

+ ActI2CO2 -- Frac. of delta active inorg. t (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ ActIn2Lb -- Active inorganic to labile con (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ ActInorg -- Active inorg. decomposition co (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ ActO2CO2 -- Frac. of delta active org. to (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ ActOrg -- Active org. decomposition cons (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ C2N_Act_Org -- Active C/N ratios (Ratio) -- Optional
Originally hardwired into code
Default: 8.0
+ C2N_Res_Org -- Resistant C/N ratios (Ratio) -- Optional
Originally hardwired into code
Default: 9.0
+ C2N_Slo_Org -- Slow C/N ratios (Ratio) -- Optional
Originally hardwired into code
Default: 11.0
+ Element -- Element name (N/A) -- Required
+ Intr2CO2 -- Frac. of delta interm. residue (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Labile -- Labile decomposition const. (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ LabInSol -- Fraction of labile in solution (Fraction) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Mlch2Sl -- Mulch to top soil layer consta (d-1) -- Optional
on dry days
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ N2ODenitFac -- N2O factor in denitrification (Unitless) -- Optional
For Element == N
Default: 0.7
+ pN2ONitr -- N2O emitted during nitrification (Unitless) -- Optional
For Element == N
Default: 0.7
+ Rapd2CO2 -- Frac of delta rapid residue to (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SloFOMAb -- Slow FOM decomposition const. (d-1) -- Optional
Slow FOM decomposition constant above ground
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SloFOMBl -- Slow FOM decomposition const. (d-1) -- Optional
Slow FOM decomposition constant below ground
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SloFOMHm -- Humified slow FOM dec. const. (d-1) -- Optional
Humified slow FOM decomposition constant above and below ground.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SloInorg -- Slow inorg. decomposition cons (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SloO2CO2 -- Frac. of delta slow org. to CO (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Slow2CO2 -- Frac. of delta slow residue t (d-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1

+ Table: Till_Par

+ BDFac -- Tillage effect on bulk density-- Required
+ Code -- Code for tillage type (N/A) -- Required
+ DecomFac -- Effect on soil bio. pools deco-- Required
Tillage effect on soil biochemistry pools decomposition rates
+ KnDnFrac -- Knock-Down Fraction (Fraction) -- Required
Knock-Down Fraction, fraction of the standing dead that drops on the soil surface at tillage
+ KsMcFac -- Effect on saturated hydraulic -- Required
Macropore
+ MixFrac -- Mixing fraction for the implem (Fraction) -- Required
+ Name -- Name of tillage implement (N/A) -- Required
+ PondFac -- Tillage effect on ponding-- Required

+ Table: CO2_Trend_XY

+ Yr -- Year-- Required
+ CO2_Level -- CO2 in the Atmosphere (measured or predicted) (PPM) -- Required

+ Results File (RDB)

+ Table: Results

+ BMh -- Upper limit sink capacity (g/plant)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ BMl -- Lower limit sink capacity (g/plant)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ BWAH -- By-Product at Harvest (kg ha^-1)
Dry Weight
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ BWAHC -- Cumulative By-Product at Harvest (kg ha^-1)
Dry Weight
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ BundHeight -- Height of bund (for rice) (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ C_ActInoBl -- Below ground active inorg. C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_ActOrgBl -- Below ground active organic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_AtmoCO2 -- Atmospheric CO2 (ppm)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_CO2 -- C in cumulative CO2 evolved (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ CO2_Effect -- Effect that increased CO2 has on plants (Unitless)
This is multiplier that increases growth depending on the CO2 in the atmosphere and if the crop is a C3 or C4 plant.
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ C_FertApp -- C fertilizer applied (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative carbon applied in fertilizer
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_FertBl -- Below ground fertilizer C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_In -- Total C additions (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_IntFOMAb -- Above ground interm. FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_IntFOMBl -- Below ground interm. FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_Net -- Net C change (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_Out -- Total C withdrawals (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_RapFOMAb -- Above ground rapid FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_RapFOMBl -- Below ground rapid FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_RDADC -- Cumulative C sent to the roots (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_ResOrgBl -- Below ground resistant org. C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_RSADC -- Cumulative C senesced from the roots (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloFOMAb -- Above ground slow FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloFOMBl -- Below ground slow FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloInoBl -- Below ground slow inorganic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloOrgBl -- Below ground slow organic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_StDead -- Recognizeable standing dead C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ CapFringe -- Depth of capillary fringe (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ CD_WaterDepth -- Depth H2O stored in drainage ditch (m)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ CD_WaterVolume -- Volume H2O stored in drainage ditch (m^3)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ CDay -- Cumulative day (d)
Module: Main
Minimum: 0
+ CDRad -- Clear day radiation (MJ m^-2 d^-1)
Estimated solar radiation at the surface on a cloudless day
Module: Weather
Minimum: 0
+ ColdFac -- Cold stress factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ AgeFac -- Perennial age factor (unitless)
Perennial crops have low potential growth when planted, increase to a plateau, stays level for a few years, then decreases
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ cropmod -- Simple or Complex Model? (N/A)
S for Simple, C for Complex
Module: Crop
+ cThrTime -- Cumulative thermal time (degree day)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ CultivarID -- Cultivar code (N/A)
Only used for the complex model
Module: Crop
+ CWAD -- Total above ground biomass (kg ha^-1)
Total mass of stem, leaves, grain, etc.
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ DAP -- Days after planting (d)
Module: Main
+ Date -- ISO Date (N/A)
YYYY-MM-DD
Module: Main
+ dBiomass -- Delta biomass (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ DewP -- Average daily dewpoint (degree C)
Module: Weather
+ DOY -- Day of the year (day of the year)
Module: Main
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ DrghtFac -- Drought factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ DrghtStressDays -- Cumulative drought stress (unitless)
Sum of (1.0 - DrghtFac) during a growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ DRNC -- Cumulative drainage (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ dThrTime -- Daily thermal time (degree day)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ EOAC -- Potential ET, cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ EOAD -- Potential ET, daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ EPAC -- Plant transp., cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ EPAD -- Plant transp., daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ EPOAC -- Potential plant evap. cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ EPOAD -- Potential plant evap. daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ESAC -- Soil evaporation, cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ESAD -- Soil evaporation, daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ESOAC -- Potential soil evap. cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ESOAD -- Potential soil evap. daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ETAC -- Evapotranspiration, cumul. (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ETAD -- Evapotranspiration, daily (mm d^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ExpElev -- Elevation for experiment site (m)
Echos the Elev variable in XDB/Experiment
Module: Main
+ ExpID -- Experiment ID (N/A)
+ ExpLat -- Latitude for experiment site (degree)
Echos the Lat variable in XDB/Experiment
Module: Main
+ ExpLong -- Longitude for experiment site (degree)
Echos the Long variable in XDB/Experiment
Module: Main
+ FldLvlSet -- Desired level of flood water (cm)
Set by user
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ Flood -- Flood water height, current (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ gPhase -- Development phase (N/A)
gPhase 0 = Until emergence gPhase 1 = Until induction (WH,BA incl. vern. Others incl. juv.) gPhase 2 = Until end of veg. growth (last leaf stops expanding) gPhase 3 = Until ear stops growing gPhase 4 = Until maturity gPhase 5 = Matured
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 4
+ gPhase0Date -- Date Phase 0 is entered (ISO Date)
Plantng Date
Module: Crop
+ gPhase1Date -- Date Phase 1 is entered (ISO Date)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase2Date -- Date Phase 2 is entered (ISO Date)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase3Date -- Date Phase 3 is entered (ISO Date)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase4Date -- Date Phase 4 is entered (ISO Date)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase0DOY -- Day Phase 0 is entered (N/A)
Plantng Day of Year
Module: Crop
+ gPhase1DOY -- Day Phase 1 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase2DOY -- Day Phase 2 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase3DOY -- Day Phase 3 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase4DOY -- Day Phase 4 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase0Year -- Year Phase 0 is entered (N/A)
Plantng Year
Module: Crop
+ gPhase1Year -- Year Phase 1 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase2Year -- Year Phase 2 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase3Year -- Year Phase 3 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ gPhase4Year -- Year Phase 4 is entered (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ GWAD -- Dry weight - grain (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ HeatFac -- Heat stress factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ HRLT -- Day Length (hr)
Module: Weather
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 24
+ HWAD -- Cumulative harvested plant mass (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ HWAH -- Pirmary Harvest (kg ha^-1)
Dry Weight
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ HWAHC -- Cumulative Pirmary Harvest (kg ha^-1)
Dry Weight
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ IPAR -- Intercepted photosynthetically active radiation (MJ m^-2 d^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ IRRC -- Cumulative irrigation (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ KRPP -- Number of kernels per shoot (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LAI -- Leaf area index (m^2 m^-2)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LAIMax -- Max. leaf area index in the season (m^2 m^-2)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LAIMaxDate -- Date of max leaf area index (ISO Date)
Date of maximum leaf area index during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LAIMaxDOY -- Day of max leaf area index of the year (N/A)
Day of year of maximum leaf area index of the year during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LAIMaxYear -- Year of max leaf area index (N/A)
Year of maximum leaf area index during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LeafEq -- Leaf equivalent (leaf equivalent)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LeafEqEar -- Leaf Eq for ear growth (leaf equivalent)
Development time for ear growth, generally 224 degree days before silking to 100 degree days after silking. Must be greater than phase3 variable.
Module: Crop
Minimum: 2.9 Maximum: 12.5
+ LeafEqFinal -- Final Leaf equivalent (leaf equivalent)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LeafNum -- Number of leaves (count)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LWAD -- Dry weight - leaf (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ LWAT -- Dry weight - leaf - tillers (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ matDate -- Date maturity occurs (Unitless)
ISO Date
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ matDOY -- Day of year maturity occurs (Unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ matYear -- Year maturity occurs (Unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ MulchCover -- Mulch coverage (fraction)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ MulchDW -- Mulch dry weight (kg ha^-1)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ MulchSponge -- Mulch water holding capacity (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ MulchWat -- Water in mulch (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ N_ActInoBl -- Below ground active inorg. N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_ActOrgBl -- Below ground active organic N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_AmmoniaBl -- Total ammonia in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_BFixBl -- Below ground asymbiotic N fixed (kg ha^-1)
N fixed by soil microbes (bacteria, etc) summed across all soil layers.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_FertApp -- N fertilizer applied (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative nitrogen applied in fertilizer
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_FertBl -- Below ground fertilizer N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Fix -- Cumulative N fixed (kg ha^-1)
For symbiosis (legumes, etc.)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Harvst -- Cumulative harvested plant N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_In -- Total N additions (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_LabileBl -- Below ground labile N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Min -- N Mineralization/Immobilization (kg ha^-1)
Daily Mineralization/Immobilization values accumulated for all the layers
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SOCMin -- N Mineralization/Immobilization from SOC (kg ha^-1)
Daily Mineralization/Immobilization from Soil Organic Carbon values accumulated for all the layers
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_FOMMin -- N Mineralization/Immobilization from FOM (kg ha^-1)
Daily Mineralization/Immobilization from Fresh Organic Matter values accumulated for all the layers
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_N2 -- Cumulative N2 produced (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ N_N2O -- Cumulative N2O to the atmosphere (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative N2O released into the atmosphere from the surface layer via diffusion
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ N_N2OProd -- Daily N2O produced from nit/denitrification (kg ha^-1 d^-1)
Daily N2O produced as a by-product during nitrification/denitrification in soil
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ N_Net -- Net N change (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_NitrateBl -- Total nitrate in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Out -- Total N withdrawals (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Plants -- Cumulative plant uptake N (kg ha^-1)
This does not count N created by symbionts
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_RapFOMAb -- Above ground rapid FOM N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_RapFOMBl -- Below ground rapid FOM N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_ResOrgBl -- Below ground resistant org. N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SloFOMAb -- Above ground slow FOM N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SloFOMBl -- Below ground slow FOM N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SloInoBl -- Below ground slow inorganic N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SloOrgBl -- Below ground slow organic N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Sol -- Below ground solution N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_StDead -- Recognizeable standing dead N (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_UreaBl -- Total urea in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Vol -- Total N that can volatilize (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NIAD -- Inorganic N in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NitroFac -- N stress factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ NitroStressDays -- Cumulative N stress (unitless)
Sum of (1.0 - NitroFac) during a growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ NLCC -- Cumulative N leached (kg ha^-1)
N leaving the bottom of the soil profile.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NOAD -- Organic N in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ OWAD -- Dry weight - one grain (g)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ OWAT -- Dry weight - one grain-tillers (g)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ P_ActInoBl -- Below ground active inorg. P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_ActOrgBl -- Below ground active organic P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_FertApp -- N fertilizer applied (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative phosphorus applied in fertilizer
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_FertBl -- Below ground fertilizer P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Harvst -- Cumulative harvested plant P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_In -- Total P additions (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_LabileBl -- Below ground labile P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Net -- Net P change (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Out -- Total P withdrawals (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Plants -- Cumulative plant uptake P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_RapFOMAb -- Above ground rapid FOM P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_RapFOMBl -- Below ground rapid FOM P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_ResOrgBl -- Below ground resistant org. P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_SloInoBl -- Below ground slow inorganic P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_SloOrgBl -- Below ground slow organic P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Sol -- Below ground solution P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_StDead -- Recognizeable standing dead P (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ PhaseDes -- Development phase name (N/A)
Until emergence -- Phase 0 Until induction -- Phase 1 (WH,BA incl. vern. Others incl. juv.) Until end veg. -- Phase 2 (last leaf stops expanding) Until end ear -- Phase 3 Until maturity -- Phase 4 Matured -- Phase 5
Module: Crop
Minimum: N/A Maximum: N/A
+ PhosFac -- P stress factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ PhosStressDays -- Cumulative P stress (unitless)
Sum of (1.0 - PhosFac) during a growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ PhotoFac -- Photoperiod factor (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ POND -- Ponding height, current (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ PONDMX -- Ponding height, maximum (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ PREC -- Cumulative precipitation (mm)
Module: Weather
Minimum: 0
+ RadUseEf -- Radiation use efficiency (g MJ^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ Rain -- Daily precipitation (mm)
Module: Weather
Minimum: 0
+ RcID -- Unique ID for rotation compon. (N/A)
Module: Crop
+ RelatvTT -- Relative thermal time (unitless)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ RID -- Rotation ID (N/A)
Counter for occurance of a given rotation component
Module: Main
+ ROFC -- Cumulative runoff (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ RootDep -- Root depth (cm)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ RWAD -- Dry weight - root (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ RWADMax -- Max dry weight - root (kg ha^-1)
Maximum root weight during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ RWADMaxDate -- Date of max dry weight - root (ISO Date)
Date of maximum root weight during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ RWADMaxDOY -- Day of max dry weight of the year - root (N/A)
Day of year of maximum root weight of during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ RWADMaxYear -- Year of max dry weight - root (N/A)
Year of maximum root weight during growing season
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SatDef -- Saturation Deficiet (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ Sink -- C Sink (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SinkMax -- C Sink Maximum (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SoilAlbedo -- Soil Albedo (unitless)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SoilElev -- Elevation of soil profile (m)
Module: Water Balance
+ SoilID -- Soil Code (N/A)
Code of soil used in experiment
Module: Main
+ SoilLat -- Latitude of soil profile (degree)
Module: Water Balance
+ SoilLong -- Longitude of soil profile (degree)
Module: Water Balance
+ SolRadMult -- Sol Rad Mult (MPI Only) (fraction)
How much to reduce the solar radiation due to intercropping (MPI version) shading.
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Source -- C Source (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SpeciesID -- Species code (N/A)
Formerly limited to two characters
Module: Crop
+ SRAA -- Average solar radiation (MJ m^-2 d^-1)
Module: Weather
Minimum: 0
+ StationElev -- Elevation of weather station (m)
Module: Weather
+ StationID -- Weather Station Code (N/A)
Code of weather station used in experiment
Module: Main
+ StationLat -- Latitude of weather station (degree)
Module: Weather
+ StationLong -- Longitude of weather station (degree)
Module: Weather
+ SWAD -- Dry weight - stem (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SWAT -- Dry weight - stem - tillers (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SWXD -- Potentially extractable water (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ TIDRC -- Cumulative tile drainage (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ TMNA -- Average min. temperature (degree C)
Module: Weather
+ TApexDay -- Apex daytime temperature (degree C)
Module: Weather
+ TApexNight -- Apex nighttime temperature (degree C)
Module: Weather
+ TApexMean -- Apex mean temperature (degree C)
Mean is weighted by number of hour of sunlight.
Module: Weather
+ TMXA -- Average max. temperature (degree C)
Module: Weather
+ VDays -- Vernalization Days (Days)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ VPD -- Vapor Pressure Deficit (kPa)
Module: Weather
+ WTDEPTH -- Water Table Depth (mm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ Year -- Four digit year (N/A)
Module: Main

+ Table: Results_Layer

+ BD -- Bulk density (Mg m^-3)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2.65
+ C_ActOrg -- Total active organic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_CO2_FOM_lay -- C in cumulative CO2 evolved from FOM (kg ha^-1)
Rapid_FOM_2_CO2_kg + Inter_FOM_2_CO2_kg + Slow_FOM_2_CO2_kg
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_CO2_lay -- C in cumulative CO2 evolved (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_CO2_SOC_lay -- C in cumulative CO2 evolved from SOC (kg ha^-1)
Act_Org_2_CO2_kg + Slo_Org_2_CO2_kg + dRes_Org_2_CO2_kg
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_IntFOM -- Total interm. decomp. FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_RapFOM -- Total rapid decomposing FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_ResOrg -- Total resistant organic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloFOM -- Total slow decomposing FOM C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_SloOrg -- Total slow organic C (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ C_Tot -- Total C (kg ha^-1)
Sum of C_ActOrg_kg, C_SloOrg, C_ResOrg, C_RapFOM, C_IntFOM_kg, C_SloFOM
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ Dflow -- Downward Flux (cm/day)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ DUL -- Drained Upper Limit of Soil Water (m^3 m^-3)
Module: Water Balance
+ LL -- Lower Limit of Soil Water (m^3 m^-3)
Module: Water Balance
+ Min_Kg -- Minimum element in a pool (kg ha^-1)
Hardwired in the Global class.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Ammonia -- Ammonia in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_BFix -- Asymbiotic N fixed (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative N fixed by soil microbes (bacteria, etc)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_MinLay -- Mineralization/Immobilization (kg ha^-1)
Amount of Mineralization/Immobilization for each layer.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_SOCMinLay -- SOC Mineralization/Immobilization (kg ha^-1)
Amount of Mineralization/Immobilization Soil Organic Carbon for each layer.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_FOMMinLay -- FOM Mineralization/Immobilization (kg ha^-1)
Amount of Mineralization/Immobilization Fresh Organic Matter for each layer.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_MinLayConc -- Mineralization/Immobilization Concentration (ppm)
Mineralization/Immobilization Concentration for each layer.
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_N2OConc -- N2O Concentration (ppm)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ N_N2OLay -- N2O in Layer (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ NOutLay -- Labile N to other layers?? (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
+ N_Nitrate -- Nitrate in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Tot -- Total N (kg ha^-1)
Sum of N_ActOrg_kg, N_SloOrg, N_ResOrg, N_RapFOM, N_IntFOM_kg, N_SloFOM
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ N_Urea -- Urea in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NetFlow -- Net Flux (cm/day)
Module: Water Balance
+ NIADL -- Inorganic N in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NDownLay -- Labile N leaving bottom of layer (kg ha^-1 d^1)
Non-cumulative. The sum of NDownLay from the bottom layer is the equivelent of N Leaching (NLCC).
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ NDownLayC -- Cumm. labile N leaving bottom of layer (kg ha^-1)
Cumulative. The value of NDownLayc from the bottom layer is the equivelent of N Leaching (NLCC).
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ P_Labile -- P in soil (kg ha^-1)
Module: Soil Biochemistry
Minimum: 0
+ RootU -- Root Water Uptake (cm/day)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 25
+ RWADL -- Dry weight - root (kg ha^-1)
Module: Crop
Minimum: 0
+ SAT -- Saturated Soil Water Content (m^3 m^-3)
Module: Water Balance
+ ST -- Soil temperature (degree C)
Module: Soil Temperature
+ SW -- Soil water content (m^3 m^-3)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 0.8
+ SWCN -- Sat. hydraulic cond., macr. (cm h^-1)
Macropore.
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ Uflow -- Upward Flux (cm/day)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0
+ ZLYR -- Depth to bottom of the layer (cm)
Module: Water Balance
Minimum: 0

+ Soil File (SDB)

+ Table: Soils

+ Table: Soil

+ CN2 -- Runoff curve number, SCS (N/A) -- Not Used
From the U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Minimum: 62 Maximum: 91
+ Fldd -- Drainage Depth-- Not Used
+ PondMax -- Maximum ponding height (mm) -- Required
In this case used for surface storage due to roughness.
Minimum: 0
+ FracResOrgInTotOrgC -- Fraction SOC in initial resistant pool (fraction) -- Optional
Fraction of organic soil C to go into initial resistant pool
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 0.5
+ FracActInorgInTotInorgC -- Fraction SInorgC in initial active pool (fraction) -- Optional
Fraction of inorganic soil C to go into initial active pool
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 0.05
+ Salb -- Dry soil albedo (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 0.24
+ Scom -- Color, moist, Munsell hue (N/A) -- Not Used
+ SCount -- Country name (N/A) -- Optional
+ SElev -- Elevation of soil profile (m) -- Optional
Only used to pass information to the output file(s)
+ SLat -- Latitude of soil profile (degree) -- Optional
Only used to pass information to the output file(s)
Minimum: -90 Maximum: 90
+ SlDesc -- Description or local class. (N/A) -- Required
Local classification
+ Sldp -- Depth of soil (cm) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 400
+ Slnf -- Mineralization factor (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SLong -- Longitude of soil profile (degree) -- Optional
Only used to pass information to the output file(s)
Minimum: -180 Maximum: 180
+ Slpf -- Photosynthesis factor (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Slsour -- Source of original soil info. (N/A) -- Not Used
+ Sltx -- Texture, code (N/A) -- Not Used
CL: Clay
CLLO: Clay loam
CLOSA: Coarse loamy sand
CSA: Coarse sand
CSALO: Coarse sandy loam
CSI: Coarse silt
FLO: Fine loam
FLOSA: Fine loamy sand
FSA: Fine sand
FSALO: Fine sandy loam
LO: Loam
LOSA: Loamy sand
SA: Sand
SACL: Sandy clay
SACLL: Sandy clay loam
SALO: Sandy loam
SI: Silt
SICL: Silty clay
SICLL: Siltly clay loam
SILO: Sitly loam
VFLOS: Very find loamy sand
VFSA: Very find sand
VFSAL: Very fine sandy loam
+ Smhb -- pH in buffer method (pH units) -- Not Used
pH in buffer determination method, code.
+ Smke -- P determination method (N/A) -- Not Used
Phosphorus determination method, code.
SA001: Olsen
SA002: Bray No. 1
SA003: Bray No. 2
SA004: Mehlich
SA005: Anion exchange resin
SA006: Truog
SA007: Double acid
SA008: Colwell
SA009: Water
SA010: IFDC Pi strip
+ Smpx -- P extractable, code (N/A) -- Not Used
Phosphorus, extractable, determination code.
+ SoilID -- Soil ID (N/A) -- Required
Identifier (Insitute + Site + Year + Soil).
+ SSite -- Site name (N/A) -- Not Used
+ SWCON -- Drainage rate (d^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Tacon -- Family, SCS system (N/A) -- Not Used
+ U -- Evaporation limit (cm) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0

+ Table: Layer

+ BD -- Bulk density (Mg m^-3) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2.65
+ CaCo -- Calcium carbonate content (%) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 20
+ CEC -- Cation exchange capacity (cmol kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ Clay -- Clay content (%) -- Required
< 0.002 mm.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ DUL -- Drained upper limit of soil w. (m^3 m^-3) -- Required
Drained upper limit of soil water availability.
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 0.7
+ ExK -- K, exchangeable (cmol kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExMg -- Mg, exchangeable (cmol kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExNa -- Na, exchangeable (cmol kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExtAl -- Al, exchangeable ([?]) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExtFe -- Fe, exchangeable ([?]) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExtMn -- Mn, exchangeable ([?]) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ExTs -- S, exchangeable ([?]) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ KsMtrx -- Sat. hydraulic cond, matrix (cm h^-1) -- Not Used
Matrix.
Minimum: 0
+ LayerNum -- Soil layer number (N/A) -- Not Used
Used in the Expert Soil Builder.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
+ LL -- Lower limit of soil water avl. (m^3 m^-3) -- Required
Minimum: 0.01 Maximum: 0.5
+ MH -- Master horizon (N/A) -- Not Used
+ OC -- Organic C (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ P_ActIno -- Active inorganic P in soil (mg kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ P_Labile -- Labile P in soil (mg kg^-1) -- Not Used
P that can be readily absorbed by plants.
Minimum: 0
+ P_SloIno -- Slow inorganic P in soil (mg kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ pH -- pH in water (pH units) -- Required
+ pHKcl -- pH in buffer (pH units) -- Not Used
+ ResC -- Fraction SOC in initial resistant pool (fraction) -- Optional
Can be overridden by FracResOrgInTotOrgC in experment file
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 0 Default: FracResOrgInTotOrgC (from soil file)
+ Sand -- Sand content (%) -- Not Used
This variable used for display only
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ SAT -- Saturated soil water content (m^3 m^-3) -- Optional
Minimum: 0.25 Maximum: 0.8 Default: Max_Wat_Fill_Por * (1 - BD/Rock_Density)
+ SBioDepF -- Depth factor for soil biochem. (unitless) -- Optional
Factor that restricts soil biochemistry kinetics with depth.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SHF -- Soil hospitality factor (unitless) -- Required
Soil hospitality factor for root growth.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ SHF_Mat -- Mature/perennial soil hospitality factor (unitless) -- Optional
Mature/perennial soil hospitality factor for root growth. Controlled by the SHF_Mat/SHF_Juv TImpl flag in Mgt_Tillage_App.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Silt -- Silt content (%) -- Required
0.002 to 0.05 mm.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ Slec -- Electrical conductivity (S m^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ Stones -- Coarse fragment content (%) -- Optional
> 2 mm.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 0
+ SWCN -- Sat. hydraulic cond., macr. (cm h^-1) -- Optional
Macropore.
Minimum: 0 Default: 37 * ((SAT[l] - DUL[l]) / DUL[l])**2
+ TotBas -- Base saturation (cmol kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ TotN -- Total N (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ TotP -- P, total (mg kg^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ZLYR -- Depth to base of layer (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 400

+ Weather File (WDB)

This file contians weather for one or more "stations" For each station the StationID identifies it. The experiment (XDB) file needs both the name of this weather file and StationID to indetify the weather to use.

+ Table: Stations

General information about the location
+ Amp -- Air temperature amplitude (degree C) -- Optional
Air temperature amplitude, monthly averages.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 30
+ Elev -- Elevation (m) -- Required
Minimum: -365 Maximum: 8848
+ Hmht -- Height of humidity measurements (m) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ Lat -- Latitude (degree) -- Required
Minimum: -90 Maximum: 90
+ Long -- Longitude (degree) -- Optional
Minimum: -180 Maximum: 180
+ Place_Name -- State, province, or country (N/A) -- Optional
+ Station_Name -- Station name (N/A) -- Optional
+ StationID -- Station code (N/A) -- Required
+ Tav -- Air temperature average (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 30
+ Tmht -- Height of temp. measurements (m) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ Wmht -- Height of wind measurements (m) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100

+ Table: HourlyRain

Hourly rainfall data Rarely or never used.
+ DOY -- Day of the year (day of the year) -- Optional
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ Hour -- Hour of the day (h) -- Optional
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 24
+ HrPrecip -- Rainfall for the hour (mm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ StationID -- Weather station ID (N/A) -- Optional
Four letter station code.
1: 1
+ Year -- Four digit year (N/A) -- Optional

+ Table: Storm_Intensity

Storm rainfall intensity data Rarely or never used.
+ Month -- Month of the year (N/A) -- Optional
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 12
+ SIValue -- Storm intensity for the month (N/A) -- Optional
Maximum: 0
+ StationID -- Station ID (N/A) -- Optional
1: 1

+ Table: Weather

+ CDRad -- Clear day solar radiation (MJ m^-2 d^-1) -- Not Used
Normally this is generated internally in SalGUI
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 50
+ DewP -- Dew point temperature (degree C) -- Not Used
+ DOY -- Day of the year (day of the year) -- Required
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ PAR -- Photosynthetically active rad. (moles m^-2 d^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ Rain -- Precipitation (mm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ Rmax -- Relative humidity, maximum (%) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ Rmin -- Relative humidity, minimum (%) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ SH -- Specific humidity (g/kg) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ SRAD -- Solar radiation (MJ m^-2 d^-1) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 50
+ Tmax -- Air temperature, maximum (degree C) -- Required
Minimum: -99 Maximum: 99
+ Tmin -- Air temperature, minimum (degree C) -- Required
Minimum: -99 Maximum: 99
+ Wind -- Wind run (km/d^) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ WindSp -- Average wind speed (m/s) -- Not Used
Averaged over 24 hours
Minimum: 0
+ Year -- Four digit year (N/A) -- Required

+ Experiment File (XDB)

This file contains management parameters for a number of experiments. Specifies soil, weather and crop files that will be used for each experiment. Additionally describes planting, irrigation, fertilizer, tillage and other managment practices for those experiments.

+ Table: Experiment

+ Address -- Address of Experiment (N/A) -- Optional
+ Cropfp -- Crop file path (N/A) -- Required
+ Custom -- Indentify String (N/A) -- Optional
This should be a space delimited set of name=value pairs. This can be printed in output file(s) for post process sorting/filtering.
+ Elev -- Elevation (m) -- Optional
Not used by the model but can printed in the output file(s) to aid is spatial post-processing
Minimum: -365 Maximum: 8848
+ ExpID -- ID for experiment (N/A) -- Required
+ FracResOrgInTotOrgC -- Fraction SOC in initial resistant pool (fraction) -- Optional
Fraction of organic soil C to go into initial resistant pool. If it exists it will override the FracResOrgInTotOrgC value in Soils and the ResC value in Soil Layers.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 0.5
+ kResOrg -- Temporary Resistiant Organic Parameter (N/A) -- Optional
+ kSloOrg -- Temporary Slow Organic Parameter (N/A) -- Optional
+ Lat -- Latitude (degree) -- Optional
Not used by the model but can printed in the output file(s) to aid is spatial post-processing
Minimum: -90 Maximum: 90
+ Location -- Location description (N/A) -- Optional
+ Long -- Longitude (degree) -- Optional
Not used by the model but can printed in the output file(s) to aid is spatial post-processing
Minimum: -180 Maximum: 180
+ NYrs -- Number of years of simulation (yr) -- Required
Minimum: 1
+ Person -- Name of the researcher(s) (N/A) -- Optional
+ SDOY -- Starting day of year (day of the year) -- Required
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ Soilfp -- Soil file path (N/A) -- Required
+ SoilID -- Soil ID (N/A) -- Required
Identifier (Insitute + Site + Year + Soil).
+ StationID -- Weather station ID (N/A) -- Required
Weather station code.
+ SYear -- Starting year of simulation (N/A) -- Required
Four-digit.
+ Title -- Title of this experiment (N/A) -- Required
+ Weatherfp -- Weather file path (N/A) -- Required

+ Table: Custom_Labels

+ Label1 -- An example of a custom label (Text) -- Optional
+ Label2 -- Another example of a custom label (Text) -- Optional

+ Table: EnvMod

Experiment level environmental modifications. These describe environmental modifications based on calendar dates, independent of the current rotation component.
+ CO2Adj -- CO2 adjustment (ppm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 330
+ CO2Fac -- CO2 adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: R
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ DayAdj -- Daylight adjustment (h) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 24 Default: 1
+ DayFac -- Daylight adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ DptAdj -- Dew point adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
+ DptFac -- Dew point adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ DOY -- Day of year of env. modif. (day of the year) -- Required
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ PrcAdj -- Precipitation adjustment (mm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 1
+ PrcFac -- Precip. adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ RadAdj -- Radiation adjustment (MJ m^-2 d^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 1
+ RadFac -- Radiation adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ TnAdj -- Temperature (min.) adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 0
+ TnFac -- Temperature (min.) adj. factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: A
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ TxAdj -- Temperature (max.) adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 0
+ TxFac -- Temperature (max.) adj. factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ WndAdj -- Wind adjustment (km d^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ WndFac -- Wind adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ Year -- Year of environmental modif. (N/A) -- Required

+ Table: Experiments_Notes

+ Notes -- Freeform notes about experiment (N/A) -- Optional

+ Table: Mgt_InitialCond

+ DOY -- Day of year of soil analysis (day of the year) -- Required
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ EfInoc -- Rhizobia number, scaled (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 1
+ EfNFix -- Rhizobia effectiveness, scaled (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 1
+ FlDD -- Initial drain depth (cm) -- Not Used
+ KnDnFrac -- Knock-down fraction (kg kg^-1) -- Optional
Fraction of initial above ground residue that is fallen vs. standing. Used only when previous crop was no-till.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: 1
+ PrCrop -- Previous crop code (N/A) -- Optional
Two-character crop code.
AL: Alfalfa
AR: Aroid
BA: Barley
BN: Dry bean
BW: Broad leaf weed
CO: Cotton
CS: Cassava
FA: Fallow
GW: Grass weed
ML: Pearl millet
MZ: Maize
NC: Not a Crop
PN: Peanut
PT: Potato
RI: Rice
SB: Soybean
SC: Sugar cane
SG: Grain sorghum
SQ: Crop sequence
ST: Shrubs/Tree
WH: Wheat
+ SFDrn -- Initial drain spacing (m) -- Not Used
+ TDep -- Tillage depth (cm) -- Optional
Tillage depth that was used in the previous crop. If previous crop was no-till, enter -99. Ignored if TImpl is blank.
Minimum: 0
+ TImpl -- Tillage implement code (N/A) -- Optional
Tillage implement that was used in the previous crop. If previous crop was no-till, leave blank.
TI000: Undefined Implement
TI002: Tandem disk
TI003: Offset disk
TI004: Oneway disk
TI005: Moldboard plow
TI006: Chisel plow
TI007: Disk plow
TI008: Subsoiler
TI009: Breeder/lister
TI010: Field cultivator
TI011: Row crop cultivator
TI012: Harrow-springtooth
TI013: Harrow-spike
TI014: Rotary hoe
TI015: Roto-tiller
TI016: Row crop planter
TI017: Drill
TI018: Shredder
TI019: Hoe
TI020: Planting stick
TI021: Animal-drawn implement
TI022: Hand
TI023: Manual hoeing
+ WResAG -- Weight of aboveground residue (kg ha^-1) -- Required
Above ground residue weight from previous crop.
Minimum: 0
+ WResNd -- Nodule wt. from previous crop (kg ha^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ WResR -- Root weight from previous crop (kg ha^-1) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ Year -- Year of soil analysis (N/A) -- Required
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Layer

+ DLayrI -- Depth to bottom of the layer (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ INinorg -- Initial soil inorganic N (g elemental N Mg^-1 soil) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ P_ActIno -- Initial active inorganic P (g elemental P Mg^-1 soil) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ P_Labile -- Initial labile P (g elemental P Mg^-1 soil) -- Optional
P that can be readily absorbed by plants.
Minimum: 0
+ P_SloIno -- Initial slow inorganic P (g elemental P Mg^-1 soil) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SWInit -- Initial soil water content (m^3 m^-3) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 0.8
+ TotP -- Initial total soil P (g elemental P Mg^-1 soil) -- Not Used
Presently not used by the model.
Minimum: 0

+ Table: Measured_Data

+ FieldName -- Variable name (same as in output files) (N/A) -- Required
For layered variables use variable_name(layer) using the pre-calculated depths (0-2, 2-7, 7-15, 15-26, 26-40, 40-57, 57-77, 77-100, 100-125, 125-150, 150-175, 175-200)
+ Value -- Value of the measured data (various) -- Required
+ Date -- Date of measurement (N/A) -- Required
YYYY-MM-DD
Default: YYYY-MM-DD

+ Table: Measured_Data_Notes

+ Notes -- Freeform notes about measured data (N/A) -- Required

+ Table: Rotation_Components

+ Table: Component

+ IEnvI -- Environmental Mod. Management (N/A) -- Required
Environmental Modification Management [(N)o environmental modification, (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
D: Days after Planting
N: No Environmental Modification
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of the year
+ IferI -- Fertilizer management (N/A) -- Required
Fertilizer management [(A)uto, (N)o Fertilizer, Auto with (F)ixed amount, (R)eported Date, rported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
A: Automatic
D: Days after planting
F: Automatic with fixed amount
N: Not Fertilized
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ IHarI -- Harvest management (N/A) -- Required
Harvest management [(A)uto; auto at (G)rowth stages, at (M)aturity, or Top (W)eight (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
A: Automatic
D: Days after Planting
G: At Growth Stages
M: At Maturity
O: At maturity Or reported date, which ever happens first
R: Reported Date
W: Harvest when crop reaches given weight
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ IPerenHarI -- Perennial Harvest management (N/A) -- Required
Management for non-final harvesting of crops [(A)uto; auto at (G)rowth stages, at (M)aturity, or Top (W)eight (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
A: Automatic
D: Days after Planting
G: At Growth Stages
M: At Maturity
R: Reported Date
W: Harvest when crop reaches given weight
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ IIrrI -- Irrigation management (N/A) -- Required
Irrigation management [(A)uto, (N)ot Irrigated, Auto with (F)ixed amount, (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
A: Automatic and refill profile
D: Days after planting or day of year
F: Automatic with fixed amount
N: Not irrigated
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ IPltI -- Planting/transplant management (N/A) -- Required
Planting/Transplant management [(A)uto or (R)eported Date].
A: Automatic
N: Not applicable
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ IResI -- External residue management (N/A) -- Required
Residue management [(A)uto for crop sequence, (N)o residue, (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear]. This is for residue brought in by the grower, not the left over material from previous crop.
A: Automatic
D: Days after planting or day of year
N: No Residue Applications
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ ITilI -- Tillage management (N/A) -- Required
Tillage management [(A)uto for crop sequence, (N)o tillage, (R)eported Date, reported (D)ays after planting, or day of the (Y)ear].
A: Automatic
D: Days after planting
N: No tillage
R: Reported Date
Y: Reported Day of Year
+ OrderNum -- Order of the treatment (N/A) -- Required
Order of the treatment (1, 2, 3...).
Minimum: 1
+ Repeat -- # times to repeat component (N/A) -- Optional
Number of times to repeat this treatment before moving on to the next one
Minimum: 1 Default: 1
+ RcID -- Unique ID for rotation compon. (N/A) -- Required
+ Title -- Rotation component title (N/A) -- Required
+ UseOnce -- Only use this componet one time (N/A) -- Optional
Use a rotation component one time and drop it from reusing later in the rotation (for spin-up)
Default: N
Y: Yes, use only once
Y: No, treat as normal component

+ Table: Mgt_Chemical_App

+ ChAmt -- Chemical application amount (kg ha^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ ChCod -- Chemical material code (N/A) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
CH001: Alachlor (Lasso), Metolachlor (Dual) [Herbicide]
CH002: Propanil (Herbicide]
CH003: Trifluralin [Herbicide]
CH004: Dalapon (Herbicide]
CH005: MCPA [Herbicide]
CH006: 2,4-D [Herbicide]
CH007: 2,4,5-T [Herbicide]
CH008: Pendimethalin [Herbicide]
CH009: Atrazine [Herbicide]
CH010: Diquat [Herbicide]
CH011: Paraquat [Herbicide]
CH021: Carbaryl, Sevin, Septene [Insecticide]
CH022: Malathion, Mercaptothion [Insecticide]
CH023: Naled [Insecticide]
CH024: Disiethoate [Insecticide]
CH025: Fention [Insecticide]
CH026: Diazinon, Basudin [Insecticide]
CH027: Ethion, Diethion [Insecticide]
CH028: Oxydemeton-Methyl [Insecticide]
CH029: Azinphos-Methyl [Insecticide]
CH030: Phoaphamidon [Insecticide]
CH031: Mevinphosl [Insecticide]
CH032: Methyl Parathion [Insecticide]
CH033: Parathion [Insecticide]
CH034: DDT [Insecticide]
CH035: BHC, HCH [Insecticide]
CH036: Chlordane [Insecticide]
CH037: Heptachior [Insecticide]
CH038: Toxaphene [Insecticide]
CH039: Aldrin [Insecticide]
CH040: Dieldrin [Insecticide]
CH041: Endrin, Nendrin [Insecticide]
CH042: Methomyl, Lannat [Insecticide]
CH043: Thiotex [Insecticide]
CH044: Furadan [Insecticide]
CH045: Endosulfan [Insecticide]
CH051: Captan [Fungicide]
CH052: Benomyl [Fungicide]
CH053: Zineb [Fungicide]
CH054: Maneb [Fungicide]
CH055: Mancozeb [Fungicide]
CH056: Tilt [Fungicide]
CH057: Rhizobium (for legume crops)
+ ChDep -- Chemical application depth (cm) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
Minimum: 0
+ ChMet -- Chemical application method (N/A) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
AP000: Applied when required - no shortage
AP001: Broadcast, not incorporated
AP002: Broadcast, incorporated
AP003: Banded on surface
AP004: Banded beneath surface
AP005: Applied in irrigation water
AP006: Foliar spray
AP007: Bottom of hole
AP008: On the seed
AP009: Injected
AP011: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, none in soil
AP012: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 15% in soil
AP013: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 30% in soil
AP014: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 45% in soil
AP015: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 60% in soil
AP016: Broadcast on flooded/saturated soil, 75% in soil
AP017: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 90% in soil
AP018: Band on saturated soil, 2cm flood, 92% in soil
AP019: Deeply placed urea super granules/pellets, 95% in
AP020: Deeply placed urea super granules/pellets, 100% in
+ ChT -- Chemical targets (N/A) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
+ DAP -- Days after planting for chem. (d) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
+ DOY -- Day of year of chem. event (day of the year) -- Optional
Not used in current version.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ Year -- Year of chemical event (N/A) -- Optional
Not used in current version.

+ Table: Mgt_EnvMod_App

+ CO2Adj -- CO2 adjustment (ppm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 330
+ CO2Fac -- CO2 adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: R
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ DAP -- Days after planting for modif. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DayAdj -- Daylight adjustment (h) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 24 Default: 1
+ DayFac -- Daylight adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ DOY -- Day of year of env. modif. (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ DptAdj -- Dew point adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
+ DptFac -- Dew point adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ PrcAdj -- Precipitation adjustment (mm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 1
+ PrcFac -- Precip. adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ RadAdj -- Radiation adjustment (MJ m^-2 d^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 1
+ RadFac -- Radiation adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: M
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ TnAdj -- Temperature (min.) adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 0
+ TnFac -- Temperature (min.) adj. factor (N/A) -- Optional
Default: A
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ TxAdj -- Temperature (max.) adjustment (degree C) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Default: 0
+ TxFac -- Temperature (max.) adj. factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ WndAdj -- Wind adjustment (km d^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ WndFac -- Wind adjustment factor (N/A) -- Optional
A: Add
M: Multiply
R: Replace
S: Subtract
+ Year -- Year of environmental modif. (N/A) -- Optional
If needed.

+ Table: Mgt_Fertilizer_App

+ ACFer -- Ca in applied fertilizer (kg ha^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ACrbFer -- C in applied fertilizer (kg ha^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ AKFer -- K in applied fertilizer (kg ha^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ ANFer -- N in applied fertilizer (kg ha^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ AOFer -- Other elements in appl. fert. (kg ha^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ APFer -- P in applied fertilizer (kg ha^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ DAP -- Days after planting for fert. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DFert -- Fertilizer depth (cm) -- Required
Fertilizer application/placement depth.
Minimum: 0
+ DOY -- Day of year of fert. event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ FerCode -- Fertilizer code (N/A) -- Not Used
Fertilizer application/placement code.
AP000: Applied when required - no shortage
AP001: Broadcast, not incorporated
AP002: Broadcast, incorporated
AP003: Banded on surface
AP004: Banded beneath surface
AP005: Applied in irrigation water
AP006: Foliar spray
AP007: Bottom of hole
AP008: On the seed
AP009: Injected
AP011: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, none in soil
AP012: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 15% in soil
AP013: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 30% in soil
AP014: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 45% in soil
AP015: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 60% in soil
AP016: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 75% in soil
AP017: Brodcast on flooded/saturated soil, 90% in soil
AP018: Band on saturated soil, 2cm flood, 92% in soil
AP019: Deeply placed urea super granules/pellets, 95% in
AP020: Deeply placed urea super granules/pellets, 100% in
+ FerDecRt -- Fertilizer decomposition rate (d^-1) -- Required
Fertilizer decomposition rate constant under optimum conditions. If set to <= 0.0 (or not used) the value will default to the value into global (GDB) file for that fertilizer type.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1 Default: FerDecRt value in GDB file
+ FInP -- Fertilizer incorporation perc. (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ FOCod -- Other element code (N/A) -- Not Used
Not currently used.
+ IFType -- Fertilizer material code (N/A) -- Required
FE001: Ammonium nitrate
FE002: Ammonium sulfate
FE003: Ammonium-nitrate-sulfate
FE004: Anhydrous ammonia
FE005: Urea
FE006: Diammoium phosphate
FE007: Monoammonium phosphate
FE008: Calcium nitrate
FE009: Aqua ammonia
FE010: Urea ammonium nitrate solution
FE011: Calcium ammonium nitrate solution
FE012: Ammonium polyphosphate
FE013: Single superphosphate
FE014: Triple superphosphate
FE015: Liquid phosphoric acid
FE016: Potassium chloride
FE017: Potassium nitrate
FE018: Potassium sulfate
FE019: Urea super granules
FE020: Dolomitic limestone
FE021: Rock Phosphate
FE022: Calceitic limestone
FE023: Unknown
FE024: Rhizobium
FE025: Unknown
FE026: Calcium hydroxide
FE027: Unknown
FE028: Unknown
FE029: Unknown
FE030: Unknown
NOCOD: Unknown
+ VolN -- Volatile N (%) -- Required
Percent of total N that can readily volatilize if surface-applied.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ VolNRate -- Volatile N loss rate (d^-1) -- Required
Rate constant for loss of N that can readily volatilize if surface-applied.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ Year -- Year of fertilizer event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Fertilizer_Auto

+ DSoilN -- Application depth (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ NCode -- Material code (N/A) -- Required
FE001: Ammonium nitrate
FE002: Ammonium sulfate
FE003: Ammonium-nitrate-sulfate
FE004: Anhydrous ammonia
FE005: Urea
FE006: Diammonium phosphate
FE007: Monoammonium phosphate
FE008: Calcium nitrate
FE009: Aqua ammonia
FE010: Urea ammonium nitrate solution
FE011: Calcium ammonium nitrate solution
FE012: Ammonium polyphosphate
FE013: Single superphosphate
FE014: Triple superphosphate
FE015: Liquid phosphoric acid
FE016: Potassium chloride
FE017: Potassium nitrate
FE018: Potassium sulfate
FE019: Urea super granules
FE020: Dolomitic limestone
FE021: Rock Phosphate
FE022: Calceitic limestone
FE023: Unknown
FE024: Rhizobium
FE025: Unknown
FE026: Calcium hydroxide
FE027: Unknown
FE028: Unknown
FE029: Unknown
FE030: Unknown
NOCOD: Unknown
+ NEnd -- End of appl., growth stage (N/A) -- Optional
End of applications, growth stage.
0: Until emergence
1: Until induction (WH,BA incl. vern. Others incl. juv.)
2: Until end of veg. growth (last leaf stops expanding)
3: Until ear stops growing
4: Until maturity
+ SoilNC -- Threshold, N stress factor (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ SoilNX -- Amount per application (kg N ha^-1) -- Required
Minimum: 0

+ Table: Mgt_Harvest_App

This section is needed if IHarI = D, M, O, R, or Y
+ DAP -- Days after planting for harv. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DOY -- Day of year of harvest event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ HBmin -- HBmin-- Not Used
+ HBPc -- Percent of byproduct harvested (%) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ HCom -- Harvest component code (N/A) -- Not Used
Default: H
C: Canopy
H: Harvest Product
L: Leaves
+ HKnDnPc -- Harvest knock-down percent (%) -- Optional
Percent of stalk/leaves knocked down at harvest.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 0
+ HPc -- Harvest percentage (%) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 100
+ HSiz -- Harvest size group code (N/A) -- Not Used
Default: A
A: All
L: Large - greater than 2/3 full size
M: Medium - from 1/3 to 2/3 full size
S: Small - less than 1/3 full size
+ HStg -- Harvest stage code (N/A) -- Not Used
+ Year -- Year of harvest event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Harvest_Auto

+ HDlay -- Earliest, days after maturity (d) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ HLDOY -- Day of year for end of harvest (day of the year) -- Required
Day of year for end of harvest window.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ HLYear -- Year for end of harvest window (N/A) -- Required
+ HPP -- Percent of product harvested (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 100
+ HRP -- Percent of residue harvested (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 0
+ HTopW -- Top weight to trigger harvest (kg/ha) -- Optional
Only needed when IharI = "W"
Minimum: 0 Default: 0

+ Table: Mgt_Irrigation_App

+ Amt -- Irrigation amount (mm or mm d^-1) -- Required
Irrigation amount, depth of water/water table, bund height, or percolation rate.
Minimum: 0
+ DitchBottomWidth -- Width of the bottom of the drainage ditch (m) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ DitchDepth -- Depth of drainage ditch (m) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ DitchLength -- Length of drainage ditch (cm) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ DitchTopWidth -- Width of the top of the drainage ditch (cm) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ DAP -- Days after planting for irrig. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DFDrn -- Drainage type (N/A) -- Not Used
DR00: No drainage
DR01: Ditches
DR02: Sub-surface tiles
DR03: Surface furrows
+ DOY -- Day of year of irr. event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ FLDD -- Depth to Drain (cm) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ HeightDrainPipe -- Height of Drainage Pipes (cm) -- Optional
Measured from the bottom of the ditch. Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ IrrCod -- Irrigation operation code (N/A) -- Required
IR001: Furrow
IR002: Alternating furrows
IR003: Flood
IR004: Sprinkler
IR005: Drip or trickle
IR006: Flood Depth
IR007: Water table depth
IR008: Percolation rate (mm/day)
IR009: Bund height
IR010: Puddling Switch (Amt = 0 => Yes or Amt = 1 => No)
IR011: Set Flood Water Height
MSU10: Drainage through pipes (mm/day)
MSU11: Managed water table depth
MSU12: Set controlled drainage parameters
+ SFDrn -- Drain spacing (m) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ SurfAreaPlot -- Surface area of plot (m^2) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ TDCoeff -- Tile Drainage Coefficient (unitless) -- Optional
Used for Controlled Drainage
Minimum: 0
+ Year -- Year of irrigation event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Irrigation_Auto

+ AIrAm -- Amount per irrigation if fixed (mm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ DSoil -- Management depth for irrig. (cm) -- Required
Management depth for automatic application.
Minimum: 0
+ EffIrr -- Irrigation appl. efficiency (unitless) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1
+ IAMe -- Method for automatic appl. (N/A) -- Required
Method for automatic applications, code.
IR001: Furrow
IR002: Alternating furrows
IR003: Flood
IR004: Sprinkler
IR005: Drip or trickle
IR006: Flood Depth
IR007: Water table depth
IR008: Percolation rate (mm/day)
IR009: Bund height
MSU10: Drainage through pipes (mm/day)
MSU11: Managed water table depth
+ IEPt -- End point for automatic appl. (% of max. available w.) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ IOff -- End of appl., growth stage (N/A) -- Not Used
End of applications, growth stage.
+ ThetaC -- Threshold for automatic appl. (% of max. available w.) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100

+ Table: Mgt_PerenHarv_App

+ DAP -- Days after planting for harv. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DOY -- Day of year of harvest event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ HKnDnPc -- Harvest knock-down percent (%) -- Optional
Percent of stalk/leaves knocked down at harvest.
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 0
+ HLiveRemainBio -- Fixed amount of biomass left (kg ha-1) -- Optional
Fixed amount of biomass CWAD to keep alive during a harvest. Only used if if HLiveRemainPC is blank/invalid.
Minimum: 0 Default: 0.0
+ HLiveRemainPc -- Percent live plant remaining (%) -- Optional
Percent of CWAD to keep alive during a harvest. Also how much relative thermal to keep.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 100 Default: 1
+ HPc -- Harvest percentage (%) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100 Default: 100
+ Year -- Year of harvest event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Planting

+ ATemp -- Temp. of transplant environ. (degree C) -- Not Used
+ AziR -- Row direction (degrees from N) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 180
+ CropMod -- Crop model to be used (N/A) -- Required
C: Complex
I: Intermediate -- Under development
S: Simple
+ CultivarID -- Cultivar code (N/A) -- Optional
Only needed for Complex crop model
+ DOY -- Day of year of planting (day of the year) -- Optional
Only needed if the planting management is set to R or Y
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ EDOY -- Day of year of emergence (day of the year) -- Not Used
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ EYear -- Year of emergence (N/A) -- Not Used
+ PlDs -- Planting distribution (N/A) -- Not Used
Planting distribution, row (R), broadcast (B) or hill (H).
B: Broadcast
H: Hill
R: Rows
U: Uniform
+ PlMe -- Planting method (N/A) -- Not Used
Planting method, Transplant (T), seed (S), pregerminated seed (P) or nursery (N).
N: Nursery
P: Pregerminated Seed
S: Seed
T: Transplant
+ PlPH -- Plants per hill (plants hill^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ Ppoe -- Plant population at emergence (plants m^-2) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ Ppop -- Plant population at seeding (plants m^-2) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ RowSpc -- Row spacing (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ SdAge -- Transplant age (d) -- Not Used
Not currently used.
Minimum: 0
+ SDepth -- Planting depth (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ SdWtPl -- Planting material, dry weight (kg ha^-1) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ SpeciesID -- Species Identifier (N/A) -- Required
Formerly restricted to two characters
+ SubspeciesID -- subspecies code (N/A) -- Optional
Optionally used by the simple crop model
+ Year -- Year of planting (N/A) -- Optional
If needed (planting on reported date), four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Planting_Auto

+ FDOY -- Day of year pla. window begins (day of the year) -- Required
Day of year for beginning of planting window.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ FYear -- Year window begins (N/A) -- Required
Year for beginning of planting window.
+ LDOY -- Day of year pla. window ends (day of the year) -- Required
Day of year for end of planting window.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ LYear -- Year window ends (N/A) -- Required
Year for end of planting window.
+ PTTn -- Min. soil temperature (degree C) -- Required
Minimum soil temperature (10 cm average).
+ PTx -- Max. soil temperature (degree C) -- Required
Maximum soil temperature (10 cm average).
+ SwPltD -- Management depth for water (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ SwPltH -- Uppermost soil water content (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ SwPltL -- Lowermost soil water content (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100

+ Table: Mgt_Residue_App

+ DAP -- Days after planting for resid. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DepRes -- Residue incorporation depth (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ DOY -- Day of year of res. app. event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ ResC -- C content of residues, dry wt. (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ ResCode -- Residue material, code (N/A) -- Required
RE001: Crop residue
RE002: Green manure/Compost
RE003: Barnyard manure
RE004: Liquid manure
+ Residue -- Residue amount, dry wt. (kg ha^-1) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ ResK -- K content of residues, dry wt. (%) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ ResN -- N content of residues, dry wt. (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ ResP -- P content of residues, dry wt. (%) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ RInP -- Residue incorporation percent (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100
+ Year -- Year of residue event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_Residue_Auto

+ DResMG -- Incorporation depth (cm) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 0
+ NResDL -- Incorp. time after harvest (d) -- Not Used
Minimum: 0
+ RIP -- Incorp. percent,% of remaining (%) -- Required
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 100

+ Table: Mgt_SoilAnalysis

+ DOY -- Day of year of soil analysis (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ SMHB -- pH in buffer method (pH units) -- Optional
pH in buffer determination method, code.
+ SMKE -- K method (N/A) -- Optional
Potassium determination method, code.
SA001: Olsen
SA002: Bray No. 1
SA003: Bray No. 2
SA004: Mehlich
SA005: Anion exchange resin
SA006: Truog
SA007: Double acid
SA008: Colwell
SA009: Water
SA010: IFDC Pi strip
+ SMPX -- P method (N/A) -- Optional
Phosphorus determination method, code.
+ Year -- Year of soil analysis (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

+ Table: Mgt_SoilAnalysis_Lay

+ SABL -- Depth, base of layer (cm) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SADM -- Bulk density (Mg m^-3) -- Optional
Minimum: 0 Maximum: 2.65
+ SAKE -- K, exchangeable (cmol kg^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SANI -- Total N content (g kg^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SAOC -- Organic C content (g kg^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0
+ SApHB -- pH in buffer (pH units) -- Optional
+ SApHW -- pH in water (pH units) -- Optional
+ SAPX -- P, extractable (mg kg^-1) -- Optional
Minimum: 0

+ Table: Mgt_Tillage_App

+ DAP -- Days after planting for till. (d) -- Optional
If needed.
+ DOY -- Day of year of tillage event (day of the year) -- Optional
If needed.
Minimum: 1 Maximum: 366
+ TDep -- Tillage depth (cm) -- Required
Minimum: 0
+ TImpl -- Tillage implement code (N/A) -- Required
TI000: Undefined Implement
TI002: Tandem disk
TI003: Offset disk
TI004: Oneway disk
TI005: Moldboard plow
TI006: Chisel plow
TI007: Disk plow
TI008: Subsoiler
TI009: Breeder/lister
TI010: Field cultivator
TI011: Row crop cultivator
TI012: Harrow-springtooth
TI013: Harrow-spike
TI014: Rotary hoe
TI015: Roto-tiller
TI016: Row crop planter
TI017: Drill
TI018: Shredder
TI019: Hoe
TI020: Planting stick
TI021: Animal-drawn implement
TI022: Hand
TI023: Manual hoeing
SHF_Juv: Fake code to tell program to use the standard soil hospitality factor (SHF)
SHF_Mat: Fake code to tell program to use the mature/perperennial soil hospitality factor (SHF_Mat)
+ Year -- Year of tillage event (N/A) -- Optional
If needed, four-digits.

Version: X_1.0
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