INPUT FILES FOR SIMPOTATO v1.60, for WIN95

INPUT FILES FOR SIMPOTATO v1.60, for WIN95


Tom Hodges, USDA-ARS, Prosser WA 99350

MODEL CONFIGURATION FILES

Two files are initially read by the Simpotato model to determine how it will be run, the file RUN.DAT tells the model where to find certain input files and what the names will be for output files. If the RUN.DAT file is not found, default names will be used for files. The model configuration file, usually named CONFIG.CFG (another name may be set in the RUN.DAT file) is read next. See the sections in the User-Man.doc for a description of the variables in the CONFIG.CFG file. Then the model input files are read.

SUMMARY OF INPUT FILES FOR AN EXPERIMENT OR SITE

Table. Description of standard input and output files for the IBSNAT crop models.

File Variable Names  Description
PTEXP.DIR  Directory of files for each experiment.
Input files
FILEl           Daily weather data.
FILE2           Soil profile properties.
FILE3           Unused at present time.
FILE4           Soil nitrogen dynamics properties.
FILE5           Soil profile initial conditions.
FILE6           Irrigation management data.
FILE7           Nitrogen fertilizer management data.
FILE8           Crop management data.
FILE9 (by crop) Genetic coefficients.
Validation files with field measured data
FILEA           Measured summary data.
FILEB           Measured seasonal data for graphics.

PTEXP.DIR: experiment file directory

If the SELECT variable is set to 1 in the CONFIG.CFG file, the experiment directory file (PTEXP.DIR) will be read and a list of available experiments and treatments will be displayed. This file contains the names of all input and output data files associated with a particular experiment. For each experiment in the file, three lines of information are required, and there must be a blank space before each field, except before the first field on each line, to ensure readability of this file. On the first line, the experiment identifier (8 characters) specifies the institute code, site code, year of experiment, and experiment number. After skipping one space, the next 40 characters briefly describe the experiment. The next two 12- character fields on line one identify the weather file name associated with this experiment (FILE1) and the name of the soil profile file (FILE2). On the second line of the experiment directory file, there are six 12-character fields which identify the names of files FILE4 through FILE9 for this experiment. On the third line, two 12-character fields identify the names of the validation files FILEA and FILEB,.. If more than one experiment is to be simulated, three lines, equivalent in content to the first three described above, follow for each additional experiment.

Variable Name	FORTRAN Format   Description
Format for line 1
HEADER    A8       Codes for Institute, site, and year and experiment 
number
TITLE     1X,A40   Experiment or site title
WEATH     1X,A12   Name of weather data file
SOIL      1X,A12   Name of file with soil profile data
Format for Line 2
FILE4     A12	      Name of crop residue file
FILE5     1X,A12   Name of initial soil conditions file
FILE6     1X,A12   Name of irrigation file
FILE7     1X,A12   Name of nitrogen fertilization file
FILE8     1X,A12   Name of crop management file
FILE9     1X,A12   Name of cultivar coefficients file
Format for line 3
FILEA     A12      Name of summary observed data file
FILEB     1X,A12   Name of periodic observed data file

EXAMPLE:

PRPL9201 Paterson, WA Variety/Irrig/Till 1992   * PRPL0101.W92 SPROFILE.PT2
PRPL9201.PT4 PRPL9201.PT5 PRPL9201.PT6 PRPL9201.PT7 PRPL9201.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
PRPL9201.PTA PRPL9201.PTB OUT1.PT OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT
PRPL9301 Paterson, WA Variety/Irrig/Till  1993  * PRPL0101.W93 SPROFILE.PT2
PRPL9301.PT4 PRPL9301.PT5 PRPL9301.PT6 PRPL9301.PT7 PRPL9301.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
PRPL9301.PTA PRPL9301.PTB OUT1.PT OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT
PRPL9401 Paterson, WA Variety/Irrig/Till  1994  * PRPL0101.W94 SPROFILE.PT2
PRPL9401.PT4 PRPL9401.PT5 PRPL9401.PT6 PRPL9401.PT7 PRPL9401.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
PRPL9401.PTA PRPL9401.PTB OUT1.PT OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT
PRPL9501 Paterson, WA Variety/Irrig/Till  1995  * PRPL0101.W95 SPROFILE.PT2
PRPL9501.PT4 PRPL9501.PT5 PRPL9501.PT6 PRPL9501.PT7 PRPL9501.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
PRPL9501.PTA PRPL9501.PTB OUT1.PT OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT
OSBO8801 Commercial Circles, Columbia Gorge 1988* OSBO0101.W88 SPROFILE.PT2
OSBO8801.PT4 OSBO8801.PT5 OSBO8801.PT6 OSBO8801.PT7 OSBO8801.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
OSBO8801.PTA OSBO8801.PTB OUT1.PT OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT
OSBO8901 Commercial Circles, Columbia Gorge 1989* OSBO0101.W89 SPROFILE.PT2
OSBO8901.PT4 OSBO8901.PT5 OSBO8901.PT6 OSBO8901.PT7 OSBO8901.PT8 GENETICS.PT9
OSBO8901.PTA OSBO8901.PTB OUT1.9T OUT2.PT OUT3.PT OUT4.PT

SOIL, CULTIVAR AND WEATHER FILES:

File 1 contains weather data for a weather station. FILE2 contains data for all soil types. FILE9 contains cultivar-specific genetic coefficients for potato cultivars.

Because weather data files can be used for any experiments, a slightly different naming convention for FILE1 is used which enables identification of the beginning of the weather. The first 4 characters of the file name identify the location of the weather station, the next 4 characters identify the starting month and day for the data. The file extension is W## for weather and the year, e.g. W96 for 1996.

Since FILE2 contains soil profile data for many soils, a standard name of SPROFILE.PT2 is used to identify soil profile data sets. Similarly, GENETICS.PT9 is FILE9 and contains cultivar-specific coefficients for potato cultivars. For each treatment of an experiment, the soil and cultivar are specified in the treatment management file (FILE8).

FILE4 through FILE8: These files contain input data for all treatments of an experiment or site. Typically a set of files for an experiment or site are named thus:

The first 2 characters identify an organization, company or farm (PR for Prosser Experiment Station where I work)

The next 2 characters identify a location where the field(s) is located (PL for Prior Land where our experimental fields are located)

The next 2 characters identify the year (96 for 1996)

The last 2 characters of the file name identify a specific experiment or group of simulations at the site (01 for the first group)

The file extension identifies the type of file, *.PT4, *.PT5, *.PT6, *.PT7, *.PT8

FILE1: daily weather data

Daily weather data must be available in FILE1 for all days of the growing season (minimum requirement), beginning with day of planting and ending at crop maturity. Ideally, the file should contain weather data for full years. Then, the simulation could start before planting so that soil processes would be simulated. Initial conditions for the soil should coincide with the first day of simulation. Full years of weather data supports multi-year simulations and allows users to select alternate planting dates or longer duration crop varieties for analyzing alternate scenarios. On the first line of this file, the institute and weather station site code identifiers are listed, followed by latitude and longitude. An example file:

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name	FORTRAN Format   Description
Format for line 1
Inst/Site/Yr 	A8       Codes for Institute, site, and year (note single 
quote marks).
LAT          	F6.2  	  Latitude, - for southern latitudes, degrees and 
hundredths of degrees.
LONG        	F6.1	  Longitude, degrees and hundredths of degrees.
Format for Line 2
DAYS         	I3	  Number of days in file.
Format for line 3
INST/SITE  	A4       Codes for institute and site.
YEAR         	1X,I2	  Last 2 digits of the year.
SOLAR        	F6.2	  Solar radiation (MJ/day)
TX          	1X,F5.1	  Maximum daily temperature ( C )
TN          	1X,F5.1	  Minimum daily temperature ( C )
PCP       	1x,F5.2	  Daily rainfall (mm)
EXAMPLE (note actual file will have full year of data)
'PRPL93' 47.00 100.0
5
PRPL 93   1  1.78  -2.7  -5.2  0.00 
PRPL 93   2  2.99  -1.3  -7.0  0.00 
PRPL 93   3  3.81   1.2  -6.9  0.51 
PRPL 93   4  2.99  -0.5  -7.5  0.00 
PRPL 93   5  2.97  -3.2  -8.1  0.00 

FILE2: soil profile properties

Soil profile properties are used in the soil water, nitrogen, and root growth sections of the crop models. The first line of data in this file contains a soil number, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) pedon number, and the Soil Taxonomy name. If the SCS pedon number is not available, users can use their own description in this field or leave it blank. The second line of data contains soil properties that do not vary with depth, such as surface albedo, SCS curve number, etc. Line 3 indicates the number of profile layers in the soil. Starting with line 4, one line of data is used for each layer in the profile. The number of layers in this file and the thickness of each layer must be consistent with the initial conditions in FILE5. Default initial conditions for the soil are in FILE2 and will be used if FILE5 is not available. Properties for several soils are input into this file by appending data from each available soil, each with its own sequence number and pedon number. This file may contain properties for several soils with the same soil classification. Model users can use this format and manually input their own values for a soil.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name 	FORTRAN Format   Description
Format for line 1
IDUMSL     	1X,I2	Number assigned to a soil type.
PEDON  	1X,A12	SCS pedon number.
TAXON  	1X,A60	Soil classification.
Format for line 2
SALB	F6.2	Bare soil albedo, no units.
U	1X,F5.2	Upper limit of stage 1 soil evaporation, mm.
SWCON  	1X,F6.2   Soil water drainage constant, fraction drained per day.
CN2    	1X,F6.2	SCS curve number used to calculate daily runoff.
TAV    	1X,F5.1	Annual average ambient temperature, C.
AMP    	1X,F5.1	Annual amplitude in mean monthly temperature, C.
Format for line 3
LAYERS 	I3	Number of soil layers
Format for line 4 through nc
DLAYR (L)    	F6.0	Thickness of soil layer L, cm.
LL (L)       	1X,F6.3	Lower limit of plant-extractable soil water for soil layer L, 	
		cm3/cm3.
DUL (L)	1X,F6.3	Drained upper limit soil water content for soil 		
		layer L cm3/cm3
SAT (L)	1X,F6.3	Saturated water content for soil layer L, cm3/cm3.
SW (L)	1X,F6.3	Default soil water content for soil layer L, 			
		cm3/cm3.
WR (L)	1X,F6.3	Weighting factor for soil depth L to determine new 
	root growth distribution, no units.
BD (L)	1X,F5.2	Moist bulk density of soil in soil layer L, g/cm3.
OC (L) 	1X,F5.2	Organic carbon concentration in soil layer L, %.
NH4 (L) 	1X,F5.1	Soil ammonium in soil layer L, mg elemental N/kg 	
		soil.
N03 (L)	1X,F5.1	Soil nitrate in soil layer L, mg elemental N/kg 		
		soil.
PH (L)       1X,F5.1	pH of soil in soil layer L in a 1:1 soil: 				
		water slurry.
Example File:
 04 'KIMB PEDON  KIMBERLY IDAHO, 1978 PORTNEUF SILT LOAM?'
   0.14  5.00    0.60  60.00   11.0   09.0
  4
   10.  0.150  0.300  0.380  0.300   .80   1.35  0.5   0.0  4.5  7.1
   15.  0.150  0.300  0.380  0.300  1.00   1.35  0.4   0.0  4.5  7.1
   15.  0.150  0.300  0.380  0.300  0.50   1.35  0.2   0.0  5.0  7.1
   15.  0.150  0.300  0.380  0.300  0.05   1.35  0.0   0.0  6.1  7.1
16 'Quincy Sand  Fine Sand, Prior II Hodges Potato Block 1992'
   0.25  3.00    0.60  67.00   11.4   20.8
  4
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150  1.000  1.55   .16  4.0  4.0  7.6
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .600  1.55   .16  4.0  4.0  7.6
   30.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .200  1.55   .07  1.8  4.2  8.0
   60.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .100  1.50   .05  1.7  2.6  8.3
17 'Quincy Sand  Fine Sand, Prior II Hodges Potato Block 1993'
   0.25  3.00    0.60  67.00   11.4   20.8
  3
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150  1.000  1.55   .16  2.0  1.0  7.6
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .600  1.55   .16  2.0  1.0  7.6
   30.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .200  1.55   .07  0.8  1.2  8.0
18 'Quincy Sand  Fine Sand, Prior II Hodges Potato Block 1994'
   0.25  3.00    0.60  67.00   11.4   20.8
  3
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150  1.000  1.55   .16  2.0  1.0  7.6
   15.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .600  1.55   .16  2.0  1.0  7.6
   30.   .050   .150   .300   .150   .200  1.55   .07  0.8  1.2  8.0

FILE4: crop residue parameters

For this file, the parameters depend on the previous treatments at the site. Therefore, one set of these data is needed for each treatment of an experiment and they must be recorded consecutively.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name	FORTRAN Format  Description
Quote mark 	A1	Single quote mark
INSTS	A2 	Code for institute ID.
SITES	A2 	Code for site ID.
YEAR 	A2 	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO 	I2  	Experiment number.
TRTNO	I2	Treatment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
STRAW	1X,F5.0	Weight of organic residue of previous crop and/or 
added green manure, kg/ha.
SDEP	1X,F5.0 Depth of surface residue incorporation, cm.
SCN  	1X,F5.0 C:N ratio of surface residue of previous crop, kg 
C/kg N. (default = 75.0).
ROOT	1X,F5.0 Dry weight of root residue of previous crop, 
kg/ha. (default = 500).
Example:
'PRPL9201 1' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 2' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 3' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 4' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 5' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 6' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 7' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 8' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL9201 9' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL920110' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL920111' 1500.    1.   35.  200.
'PRPL920112' 1500.    1.   35.  200.

FILE5: soil profile initial conditions

FILE5 contains initial conditions for soil profile water and nitrogen dynamics submodels. These initial conditions specify the values of water content, ammonium, nitrate, and pH in each vertical layer at the start of the first day of the simulation. Thus, the simulation must be started on the day for which the initial conditions are specified, even if the planting date is later. Soil profile initial conditions must be specified for a date before planting, or at the latest, on the date of planting which is input in FILE8. The thickness of each layer and the number of layers in this file must correspond exactly with those in FILE2. The first line of data in FILE5 consists of treatment number and an experiment code identifier. The next line indicates the number of layers in the soil profile. Then, there will be one line of data for each soil layer. This file will have data for each treatment of an experiment at a site, with the treatment being identified on the top line of each consecutive set.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name 	FORTRAN Format  Description
Format for line 1
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
TRTNO 	I2     	Treatment number
INSTS   	1X, A2 	Code for institute ID.
SITES   	A2     Code for site ID.
YEAR    	A2     	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO	I2     	Experiment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
Format for all other lines
DLAYR (L)	F6.0    Depth of layer L, cm.
SW (L)      	1X,F6.3		Soil water content of soil layer L, cm3/cm3.
NH4 (L)     	1X,F4.1		Soil ammonium in soil layer L, mg elemental N/kg 
soil.
NO3 (L)     	1X,F4.1		Soil nitrate in soil layer L, mg elemental N/kg 
soil.
PH (L)       1X,F4.1		pH of soil in soil layer L in a 1:1 soil:water 
slurry.
EXAMPLE:
'01 PRPL9201'
  4
  15.  0.260  3.0  2.0  7.0          
  15.  0.260  2.0  1.0  7.0
  30.  0.304  1.0  0.5  7.0
  60.  0.280  1.0  0.5  7.0
'02 PRPL9201'
  4
  15.  0.260  3.0  2.0  7.0          
  15.  0.260  2.0  1.0  7.0
  30.  0.304  1.0  0.5  7.0
  60.  0.280  1.0  0.5  7.0
'03 PRPL9201'
  4
  15.  0.260  5.0  4.0  7.0          
  15.  0.260  4.0  3.0  7.0
  30.  0.304  2.0  2.0  7.0
  60.  0.280  1.0  1.0  7.0
'04 PRPL9201'
  4
  15.  0.260  5.0  4.0  7.0          
  15.  0.260  4.0  3.0  7.0
  30.  0.304  2.0  2.0  7.0
  60.  0.280  1.0  1.0  7.0

FILE6: Irrigation management data

For each treatment in an experiment at a site, the Julian dates and depths of irrigation are contained in FILE6. The first line of data for each treatment in the file must contain the treatment number and the experiment code identifier. The second line indicates the number of irrigations. Then, one line of data is required for each irrigation event. Data for the second treatment and subsequent treatments are stacked below that of the first treatment, and data for all treatments are thus contained in this file.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name	FORTRAN Format  Description
Format for line 1
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
TRTNO   	I2     	Treatment number.
INSTE     	1X, A2 	Code for institute ID.
SITEE     	A2     	Code for site ID.
YEAR      	A2     	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO 	I2 	Experiment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
Format for Line 2
NUMBER	I3	Number of irrigations
Format for all other lines
JDLAPL (J)   I4	Julian day of year of irrigation event J .
AMT (J)   	1X,F4.0		Amount of irrigation added on JDLAPL (J), 
mm.
EXAMPLE:
'01 PRPL9201'
  5
 120  6.1
 122  6.6
 125  5.8
 126  5.4
 127  6.2
'02 PRPL9201'
  4	  
 120  6.
 122  6.1
 125  5.6
 126  5.4
'03 PRPL9201'
  6	  
 120  6.1
 122  6.6
 125  5.8
 126  5.4
 127  6.2
 128  5.4
'04 PRPL9201'
  3	  
 120  6.
 122  6.1
 125  5.6

FILE7: nitrogen fertilizer management data

This file is organized similarly to FILE6. Line 2 indicates the number of fertilizations to follow. For each fertilizer application, one line of data with the four variables listed below must be supplied to FILE7. Since fertilizer applications may vary among treatments, data for each treatment will be stacked on top of each other in this file, each set having the treatment number and experiment code identifier on its top line of data

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name    FORTRAN Format Description
Format for line 1 of each treatment
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
TRTNO 	I2 	Treatment number.
INSTE   	1X,A2	Code for institute ID.
SITEE   	A2     	Code for site ID.
YEAR    	A2     	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO	I2     	Experiment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
Format for Line 2 of each treatment
NUNBER	I3	Number of fertilizations
Format for all fertilizer application events
JFDAY (J) 	I4     	Julian day of year of nitrogen fertilizer 
application 
AFERT (J) 	1X,F5.1		Amount of fertilizer nitrogen added on JFDAY (J), 
kg N/ha.
DFERT (J) 	1X,F5.1		Depth of incorporation of fertilizer application on 
Julian day (JFDAY), cm.
IFTYPE (J)	1X, I2 	Code number for type of fertilizer as specified in 
User-Man.doc
EXAMPLE
'01 PRPL9201'
  4
 101  66.4  10.0  1
 138  25.0   1.0  1
 145  25.0   1.0  1
 152  25.0   1.0  1
'02 PRPL9201'
  3
 100  66.4  10.0  1
 138  25.0   1.0  1
 145  25.0   1.0  1
'03 PRPL9201'
  5
 101  66.4  10.0  1
 138  25.0   1.0  1
 145  25.0   1.0  1
 152  25.0   1.0  1
 159  25.0   1.0  1
'04 PRPL9201'
  2
 100  66.4  10.0  1
 138  25.0   1.0  1

FILE8: treatment management data

FILE8 contains crop management data for each treatment. Two lines of data are required for each treatment of an experiment and must be in consecutive order. On the first line, the experiment code identifier, a brief description of the treatment, the soil number for the treatment, and the cultivar used in the treatment are designated. On the second line, day-to-start simulation, planting date, row spacing, and other management data for the treatment are specified. The first pair of lines in this file are for treatment 1 of the experiment, the second pair are for treatment 2, and so on.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name 	FORTRAN Format  Description
Format for line 1
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
INSTE       	A2  	Code for institute ID.
SITEE       	A2  	Code for site ID.
YEAR        	A2  	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO   	I2    	Experiment number.
TRTNO     	I2    	Treatment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
TITLET     	1X, A40	Title of treatment.
ISOILT      	1X, I4 	Soil number for this treatment.
IVARTY    	1X, I4 	Cultivar number for this treatment.
Format for line 2 of each treatment in this file
ISIM          I4    	Julian date simulation begins.
ISOW       	1X, I3 	Sowing date, Julian day of the year.
PLANTS   	1X, F6.2	Plant population, plants/m2.
ROWSPC 	1X, F6.3	Row spacing, m.
SDEPTH   	1X, F5.2	Sowing depth, cm.
IIRR         1X, I2    	Switch describing irrigation.
                        1: no irrigation applied
                        2: irrigation applied using field schedule.
			   5: auto-irrigator in SIMPOTATO
ISWNIT    	1X, I2  	Switch describing nitrogen fertilization
		    1: no nitrogen applied
		    2: nitrogen applied using field schedule
		    5: auto-fertigator in SIMPOTATO
EFFIRR    	1X, F6.2	Irrigation system efficiency, fraction.
DSOIL      	1X, F5.2	Irrigation management depth, m.
THETAC  	1X, F6.1	Available water triggering irrigation, %.
SEEDRV  	1X, F6.2	Dry weight of seed piece (gm, 20% of fresh wt)
IEMERG   	1X, I2    	Day of the year of emergence.
EXAMPLE:
'PRPL9201 01''R-BURBANK, DAMR-D,100ET               *'   16   03
  90 102   4.56  0.710  0.10 02 01   0.00  0.30   90.0  20.00 10.0 126
'PRPL9201 02''R-BURBANK, DAMR-D, 85ET               *'   16   03
  90 102   4.56  0.710  0.10 02 01   0.00  0.30   90.0  20.00 10.0 126
'PRPL9201 03''R-HILITE,  DAMR-D,100ET               *'   16   13 
  90 106   4.56  0.710  0.10 02 01   0.00  0.30   90.0  20.00 10.0 131
'PRPL9201 04''R-HILITE,  DAMR-D, 85ET               *'   16   13 
  90 106   4.56  0.710  0.10 02 01   0.00  0.30   90.0  20.00 10.0 131

FILE9: genetic coefficient data

DESCRIPTION
FILE9 contains genetic coefficients which describe specific cultivar characteristics of each potato cultivar

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name 	FORTRAN Format  Description
Format for each line
NVARTY	I4	Cultivar number
Quote mark	1X,A1	Single quote mark
CULT	A13	Cultivar name
Quote mark	1X,A1	Single quote mark

G2		Maximum potential leaf area expansion 
(cm**2/plant/day)
G3		Maximum potential tuber growth (gm dry 
weight/plant/day)
G4		Specific leaf weight (gm dry weight/cm**2 of leaf)
G1		Determinancy, indeterminant cultivars more strongly 
continue leaf growth after tuber initiation and 
respond more strongly with new vegetative growth 
and branching to high levels of nitrogen 
availability (0.0 - 1.0)
		A1-A10 calculate the effects of temperature, plant 
leaf area, light, daylength, and nitrogen on tuber 
initiation.  The various effects are multiplied 
together to get a single measure of daily progress 
toward tuber initiation so values of 1 have no 
effect on tuber initiation, values less than 1 slow 
or reverse progress and values greater than 1 
hasten progress toward tuber.initiation.
A1,A2		Daily mean temperature effect on tuber initiation.  
Maximum effect of A1 at 15 C and zero effect (no 
progress) at 5 and 25 C.  Set values to that A1 - 
1.0 = A2 * 10.
A3		Plant leaf area effect, larger values of A3 slow 
tuber initiation.  Effect ranges from 1 (no effect) 
at zero leaf area to 20 at full cover with A3=2.0
A4		Light intensity (daily solar radiation/daylength) 
effect, ranges from 1 (no effect) at zero light to 
1.3 for a clear day at the summer solstice (June 
22)
A5,A6		Daily temperature range effect, goes from 1 (no 
effect) when maximum=minimum daily temperature to 
A6 when the range is 25 C.  Set so that A6 = A5 + 
1.
A7,A8,		Photoperiod (civil twilight or dusk to dawn) 
effect, ranges from 1 (no effect) for 18 hour days 
to A8 for 12 hour days.  Potato is a short day 
plant (actually responds to long nights) so it 
develops faster in short days than long days (with 
other factors the same).  Set so that A8 = A7 + 1.
A9,A10		Plant nitrogen effect, ranges from a maximum effect 
of A10 with low plant N content to a minimum of A9 
with high plant N content.  High levels of plant 
tend to slow progress towards tuber initiation, 
more so in indeterminant cultivars like Russet-
burbank.
EXAMPLE:
 001 'MAJESTIC     ' 300.0   3.0 .005   1.0  1.7  .07  1.9  1.9  1.0  2.0  0.0  1.0  0.8  1.2
 002 'SEBAGO       ' 300.0   3.4 .005   1.0  1.7  .07  2.9  2.9  0.5  1.5  0.0  1.0  0.8  1.2
 003 'R-BURBANK    ' 400.0   5.0 .005   0.0  1.7  .07  1.9  1.9  1.0  2.0  0.2  1.2  0.8  1.2
 013 'Highlite     ' 300.0   5.0 .006   1.0  2.0  .10  2.2  2.2  1.5  2.5  0.5  1.5  0.8  1.2
  98 'RUSSET SANGRE' 450.0   6.5 .005   0.0  1.5  .05  2.5  1.9  0.7  1.7  0.0  1.0  0.6  1.0
  99 'RUSSET NUGGET' 500.0   7.5 .005   0.0  1.2  .02  3.5  1.9  0.5  1.5  0.0  1.0  0.6  1.0

MODEL VALIDATION FILES

FILEA: measured crop summary data

FILEA contains crop measured field data for each treatment at a site. The measured field data are used for the output files Simpot.log and Report.sum which list simulated and measured values side-by-side.

DATA FORMATS

Variable Name  FORTRAN Format  Description
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
INSTE    	A2	Code for institute ID.
SITEE    	A2	Code for site ID.
YEAR     	A2	Year number, last two digits.
EXPTNO	I2 	Experiment number.
TRTNO  	A2	Treatment number.
Quote mark	A1	Single quote mark
XYIELD	1X,F6.0	Actual field-measurement tuber yield dry weight 
basis, kg/ha.
XTBWT        	1X,F7.4	Field-measured tuber yield, fresh weight, t/ha.
XTBSM        	1X,F6.0	Field-measured tuber number, tubers/m2.
XTBPL        	1X,F4.0	Field-measured tuber number, tubers/plant
XLAI         	1X,F5.2	Field-measured maximum leaf area index, m2/m2.
XBIOM  	1X,F6.0	Field-measured, aboveground dry biomass at 
maturity, kg/ha.
XSTRAW       	1X,F6.0	Measured haulm dry weight at maturity, kg/ha.
TBINIT       	1X,I3 	Field-measured tuber initiation date, Julian day of 
year.
MATJD        	1X,I3	Field-measured physiological maturity date, Julian 
day of year.
Format for line 2
TBPCTN   	F6.2 	Measured nitrogen concentration in tuber at 
maturity, %.
XTOTNP   	1X, F5.1	Measured crop nitrogen content at maturity, 
kg/ha.
XAPTNP   	1X,F5.1 	Measured haulm nitrogen content at maturity, 
kg/ha.
XTBNUP   	1X, F5.1	Measured tuber nitrogen content at maturity, 
kg/ha.
EXAMPLE
'PRPL9201 1' 13572.   62.4   39.    9.  2.11  22491.  3506. 146 227
  1.26 297.5  58.3 239.2
'PRPL9201 2' 10976.   50.7   36.    8.  4.26  20065.  3629. 138 227
  1.19 256.3  60.7 195.6
'PRPL9201 3' 11437.   56.4   42.    9.  2.40   8395.  1296. 146 227
  1.41 128.3  28.2 100.1
'PRPL9201 4'  7380.   36.1   33.    7.  3.51   8151.  1062. 138 227
  1.32 118.4  24.8  93.6

FILEB: observed data for graphics

FILEB contains observed data to be plotted on screen with simulated results for each treatment simulated. Data for all treatments of an experiment are stored in one file. The first line is used as the header line to identify the treatment. On the second line, the first variable identifies the number of state variables for which there are matching field data, and the rest of the variables on this line are pointers which indicate the state variable number for each column of data. Brief character strings identifying the variables may follow the last variable number - these will not be read. The next line indicates the number of days of observed values. Starting with the fourth line, there is one line of data for each observation date. Each of these lines of data must begin with the day of the year for the observation(s).

DATA FORMATS

        Variable              Columns   Format   Description
        
        LINE 1
        INSTE                  11-12      A2     Code for institute ID.
        SITEE                  24-25      A2     Code for site ID.
        EXPTNO                 37-38      I2     Experiment number.
        YEAR                   50-51      I2     Year of experiment 
(last two digits.)
        TRTNO                  62-63      I2     Treatment number.
        
        LINE 2
15 2 65 66 6 5 4 44 45 46 164 48 49 50 51 53 
LAI,%SOLID,TubFR,TubDR,Stm,Lf,LfN,StN,TbN,TopN,TotN,%LfN,%StmN,%TubN,%PlN
The first number "15" corresponds to the total number of field measured variables in this file. The following numbers are codes for the observed values in the order in which they appear in each line of observed data. The codes are shown in file User-Man.doc and described in the following table. FILEB contains the field measured data; if a variable has not been measured or is missing, a "." or a "0", is entered in FILEB. The actual data are read as free format, real values, represented by an asterisk (*) in FORTRAN format statements.

Growth Stage 1
LAI 2
Biomass(g/m^2) 3
Leaf dry wt (g/pl) 4
Stem dry wt(g/pl) 5
Tuber dry wt(g/pl) 6
Root dry wt(g/pl) 7
Drainage(cm) 33
Leaching (kgN/ha) 34
Mineralization (kgN/ha) 35
Total Plant N(kgN/ha) 37
SoilN Layer1-4(kgN/ha) 38
SoilN Layer1-3(kgN/ha) 39
SoilN Layer1-2(kgN/ha) 40
Leaf N (g/pl) 44
Stem N (g/pl) 45
Tuber N (g/pl) 46
Root N (g/pl) 47
Total N Uptake (g/pl) 48
Leaf %N 49
Stem %N 50
Tuber %N 51
Root %N 52
Total Plant %N 53
%Solids in tubers 65
Fresh tuber wt (g/pl) 66
Specific Gravity 67
Leaf#(/pl) 68
Internode#/main stem; 69
H2O Layers 1-10 (%Vol) 71-80
Root length density,layer 1-10(cm/cm^3) 81-90
NH4 (kg N/ha) layer 1-10 91-100
NO3 (kg N/ha) layer 1-10 101-110
Urea(kg N/ha) layer 1-10 111-120
Soil Temperature (C) layer 1-10 121-130
Haulm or top dry wt(g/pl) 162
Haulm or top N (g/pl) 164
STEM # 165
TUBER # 166
EXAMPLE

INST_ID :PR  SITE_ID: PL  EXPT_NO: 01  YEAR : 1992  TRT_NO:  1
15 2 65 66 6 5 4 44 45 46 164 48 49 50 51 53 
LAI,%SOLID,TubFR,TubDR,Stm,Lf,LfN,StN,TbN,TopN,TotN,%LfN,%StmN,%TubN,%PlN
  2
127  	0.06	0	0	0	0.4	1.07	0.06	0.01	0	0.08	0.08	5.61	2.50	0.00	0.05
132	0.11	0	0	0	0.75	2.5	0.15	0.02	0	0.18	0.18	6.00	2.67	0.00	0.05
INST_ID :PR  SITE_ID: PL  EXPT_NO: 01  YEAR : 1992  TRT_NO:  2
15 2 65 66 6 5 4 44 45 46 164 48 49 50 51 53 
LAI,%SOLID,TubFR,TubDR,Stm,Lf,LfN,StN,TbN,TopN,TotN,%LfN,%StmN,%TubN,%PlN
  3
127	0.04	0	0	0	1.12	1.17	0.05	0.05	0	0.1	0.1	4.27	4.46	0	0.04
132	0.16	0	0	0	1.59	3.47	0.21	0.05	0	0.27	0.27	6.05	3.14	0	0.05
139	0.21	0	3	0.2	2.55	5.09	0.29	0.09	0	0.37	0.37	5.70	3.53	0	0.05
INST_ID :PR  SITE_ID: PL  EXPT_NO: 01  YEAR : 1992  TRT_NO:  3
15 2 65 66 6 5 4 44 45 46 164 48 49 50 51 53 
LAI,%SOLID,TubFR,TubDR,Stm,Lf,LfN,StN,TbN,TopN,TotN,%LfN,%StmN,%TubN,%PlN
  1
132	0.04	0	0	0	1.3	1.11	0.07	0.05	0	0.11	0.11	6.31	3.85	0	0.05
INST_ID :PR  SITE_ID: PL  EXPT_NO: 01  YEAR : 1992  TRT_NO:  4
15 2 65 66 6 5 4 44 45 46 164 48 49 50 51 53 
LAI,%SOLID,TubFR,TubDR,Stm,Lf,LfN,StN,TbN,TopN,TotN,%LfN,%StmN,%TubN,%PlN
  1
-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

STANDARD MODEL OUTPUT FILES

Several output files can be produced by the model. The file names (and directory paths) are listed in the file run.dat in the directories where the model will be run. The Report_Daily value in the CONFIG.CFG file is used to control which output files are created. It is also rather easy for a programmer to add additional output files either to the Rept or the Opharv subroutines for special purposes.

OUTPUT FILES

Name					Description
SIMPOTAT.LOG	Information about input files read
SUMMARY.TAB	one line summary of simulated values
STRESS.LOG	days when water or nitrogen stress exceeded 
threshold values
GRAPHICS.G01	Daily listing of 60 simulated state variables 
for the GUICS interface program
REPORT1.POT	Daily report of simulated crop growth values
REPORT2.POT	Daily report of water use and soil water 
content values
REPORT3.POT	Daily report of plant and soil nitrogen 
status
REPORT4.POT	Daily report of deep drainage, leaching of N, 
water and nitrogen stress values, and soil 
organic carbon and nitrogen
REPORT5.POT	Daily report of simulated soil temperatures
REPORT6.POT	Daily irrigation report
HPGL.OUT	Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language code to 
plot on-screen graphics to a plotter or 
slidemaker
POT.LIS	list of values read from the CONFIG.CFG 
file
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