Experiment file format

You can copy this sample file to create your own experimental file. Just change the values, then copy and paste as an ordinary text file. The WEATHER data is specified in Section III of this experiment file.

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* EXPERIMENT DATA FILE                                               *

*                                                                    *

* File name:       (user defined)                                    *

* Crop:            (user defined)                                    *

* Year/Season:     (user defined)                                    *

* Additional info: (user defined)                                    *

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* 1. Selection of modes of running                                   *

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*-- RUNMODE: mode of running ORYZA

RUNMODE = 'EXPERIMENT'    ! ORYZA simulates particular experiment

*RUNMODE ='EXPLORATION'    ! ORYZA used for exploration

*-- PRODENV is Water production situation setting

*PRODENV = 'POTENTIAL'     ! Potential production

PRODENV = 'WATER BALANCE' ! Production may be water-limited

*-- WATBAL is choice of water balance

* needs only be given when PRODENV = 'WATER BALANCE'

WATBAL = 'PADDY'  ! PADDY water balance (for lowland soils)

*WATBAL = 'SAHEL'  ! SAHEL water balance (for freely draining upland soils)

*WATBAL = 'SAWAH'  ! SAWAH water balance (for lowland or upland soils)

*WATBAL = 'LOWBAL' ! LOWBAL water balance (for lowland soils)

*WATBAL = 'SOILPF' ! SOILPF water balance (Soil water tension read from file)

*-- NITROENV is Nitrogen production situation setting

NITROENV = 'POTENTIAL'        ! Potential production

*NITROENV = 'NITROGEN BALANCE' ! Production may be nitrogen-limited

*-- ETMOD is method for evapotranspiration calculation:

ETMOD = 'PENMAN'          ! Penman-based (Van Kraalingen& Stol,1996)

*ETMOD = 'PRIESTLY TAYLOR' ! Priestly-Taylor (")

*ETMOD = 'MAKKINK'         ! Makkink (Van Kraalingen&Stol, 1996)

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* 2. Timer data for simulation                                       *

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IYEAR = 2008             ! Start year of simulation (year)

STTIME = 161.            ! Start time (day number)

FINTIM = 1000.           ! Finish time (days after start)

DELT = 1.                ! Time step (day)

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* 3. Weather station and climatic data for simulation *

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WTRDIR = 'E:\exercise\weather\' ! Directory of weather data

CNTR = 'PHIL'        ! Country code

ISTN = 2             ! Station code

MULTIY = 'YES'       !* Whether multiple year weather file is used,

                      !* default is ‘NO’ or if the variable do not appear.

ANGA = 0.29     ! Angstrom A parameter

ANGB = 0.45     ! Angstrom B parameter

*TMCTB = 0., 0.,     !* Table for temperature increase

* 366., 0.           !* Climate Change studies

TMINCTB = 0.,0.   !* Table for temperature increase for minimum temperature

366.,0.            !* It has been used with TMAXCTB

TMAXCTB = 0., 0., !* Table of temperature increase for maximum temperature

366., 0.           !* use TMINCTB & TMAXCTB, must disable TMCTB

*CO2A = 0.,375.,  !* Table for daily CO2 concentration AFTER EMERGENCY

* 1.,400.,         !* if this table appear, its value will overwrite the value

* 5.,400.,         !* of CO2 in crop file.

* 6.,720.,         !* Please pay attention on the CO2 concentration in crop

* 50.,720.,        !* and experiment files to make them compatible except for

* 51.,375.,        !* CO2 testing period during crop growth

* 150.,375.        !* Note: column one is the DAYS AFTER EMERGENCE

FAOF = 1.     ! Multiplying factor for potential evapotranspiration (FAO)

              ! Value Murty & Tuong

TMPSB = 0.    ! Temperature increase in seed-bed due to cover:

               ! Zero when no cover over seed-bed; 9.5 with seed-bed

*TMCTB = 0.0, 0.0,  !* Daily average temperature increment table (oC)

* 366.0, 0.0         !* Column 1: Julian day, Column 2: change value

*TMAXCTB = 0.0, 0.0, !* Daily maximum temperature change,

* 366.0, 0.0          !* either TMCTB or TMAXCTB

                      !* Column 1: Julian; Column 2: Increment value (oC)

*TMINCTB = 0.0,0.0,  !* Daily minimum temperature change, use with TMAXCTB

* 366.0, 0.0          !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: Increment (oC)

*RADCTB = 0.0, 0.0,  !* Total daily radiation change

* 190.0, 0.0,         !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: change percentage (%)

* 191.0, -5.0,

* 366.0, -5.0

*XFRDIF = 0.0        !* How you count diffusive radiation change?

                    * !* 0: no change

                    * !* 1: change in percentage based theoretical fraction

                    * !* 2: Change with given diffusive radiation fraction

*FRDIFCTB = 0.0,0.0, !* Diffusive radiation change table if XFRDIF > 0

* 366.0,0.0           !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: change value (% or-)

*CCYEAR = 2008     !* The start year for climate change computation

*FRINCTB = 0.0,0.0,   !* Rainfall change table

* 366.0,0.0            !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: change value (%)

*VAPPCTB = 0.0,0.0,   !* Vapor pressure change table

* 366.0,0.0            !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: change value (% or-)

*WINDCTB = 0.0,0.0,   !* Wind speed change table

* 366.0,0.0            !* Column 1: Julian day; Column 2: change value (% or-)

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* 4. Establishment data

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*-- ESTAB is method of establishment: 'TRANSPLANT' or 'DIRECT-SEED'

ESTAB='TRANSPLANT'

*ESTAB='DIRECT-SEED'

* Transplanting date May 25 (145), 2001; sowing date April 15;

* 50% emergence April 29 (119)

EMD = 164       ! Day of emergence (either direct, or in seed-bed)

EMYR = 2008     ! Year of emergence

SBDUR = 23      ! Seed-bed duration (days between emerging and transplanting)

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* 5. Management parameters *

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NPLH = 2.0      ! Number of plants per hill

NH = 33.0       ! Number of hills/m2 (13 x 27 cm)

NPLSB = 1000.   ! Number of plants in seed-bed (???)

NPLDS = 165.    ! Number of plants/m2 direct-seeded

*-- Initial data at emergence, for either direct-seeding or seed-bed

* Standard data used.

LAPE = 0.0001 ! Initial leaf area per plant

DVSI = 0.0    ! Initial development stage

WLVGI = 0.0   ! Initial leaf weight

WSTI = 0.0    ! Initial stem weight

WRTI = 0.0    ! Initial stem weight

WSOI = 0.0    ! Initial weight storage organs

ZRTI = 0.0001 ! Initial root depth (m)

*-- Re-initialization at transplanting (standard data used)

ZRTTR = 0.05  ! Root depth at transplanting (m)

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* 6. Irrigation parameters

* Need only to be filled-in when PRODENV = 'WATER BALANCE'

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* NEW, SEPT 2006:

DVSIMAX = 2.0 ! Development stage after which no more irrigation is applied

* NEW SETTING, 21 MAY 2010

* The determination for switch critical

ICOMBA = 1    ! 1: Use Julian day;

              ! 2: Use DVS;

              ! 3: Use mixture of DVS and Julian day,

               ! but the Julian day is not allowed to be smaller than 2;

              ! 4: use DAE;

* Combining irrigation management methods table IRMTAB, it must have at least

* two lines, X (Julian day or DVS or DVS+Julian, present the switching day),

* Y (methods in real number)

IRMTAB = 187.,1.0,

202.,1.0

AUTODEPT = -10.0 ! The surface water depth (mm) for determining irrigation

                  ! amount automatically

                  ! Function is disabled when it did not appear or with

                  ! negative number

** Selection from the following options are available for setting IRMTAB:

SWITIR = 0 !!* No irrigation; rainfed

*SWITIR = 1 !!* Irrigation supplied as input data

*SWITIR = 2 !!* Irrigation at minimum standing soil water depth

*SWITIR = 3 !!* Irrigation at minimum soil water potential

*SWITIR = 4 !!* Irrigation at minimum soil water content

*SWITIR = 5 !!* Irrigation at x days after disappearance of standing water

*SWITIR = 6 !!* Irrigation at minimum soil water potential in defined periods

             !!* only

** If SWITIR = 1, supply irrigation table, amount of irrigation

** (y in mm) for a given calendar * day (x),

RIRRIT = 1.0,0.00,

365.00,0.00

** If SWITIR = 2:

***1) supply amount of irrigation IRRI2 (mm)

***2) supply minimum standing water depth WL0MIN (mm) below which irrigation

***   water is applied

IRRI2 = 75.  ! Irrigation gift (mm) ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

WL0MIN = 10. ! Minimum standing water depth (mm) ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

** IF SWITIR =3:

***1) supply amount of irrigation IRRI3 (mm)

***2) supply minimum soil water potential KPAMIN (KPa)

***3) supply soil layer for which KPAMIN applied, SLMIN3

IRRI3 = 50.  ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

KPAMIN = 70. ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

SLMIN3 = 3   ! IT MUST BE INTEGER DATA

** IF SWITIR = 4:

***1) supply amount of irrigation IRRI4 (mm)

***2) supply minimum soil water content WCAMIN (-)

***3) supply soil layer for which KPAMIN applied, SLMIN4

IRRI4 = 50.  ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

WCMIN = 0.30 ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

SLMIN4 = 3   ! IT MUST BE INTEGER DATA

** IF SWITIR = 5:

***1) supply amount of irrigation IRRI5 (mm)

***2) supply number of days after disappearance of standing water (WL0DAY) at

***   which irrigation water is applied

IRRI5 = 50. ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

WL0DAY = 5  ! number of days after disappearance of (-) INTEGER!!

** IF SWITIR = 6:

***1) supply amount of irrigation IRRI6 (mm)

***2) Supply soil layer for which KPAMIN applied, SLMIN6

***3) period table as "start DVS' 'finish DVS' 'KPAMIN during period'

* Irrigation will be applied in the periods between 'start DVs' to 'end DVS'

* and only when the soil water tension in layer SLMIN is above KPAMIN in that

* period

* Note: at maximum 5 stages can de defined (no more than 15 data in table)

IRRI6 = 50. ! IT MUST BE REAL DATA

SLMIN6 = 3  ! IT MUST BE INTEGER DATA

ISTAGET = 0.00, 0.20, 5.,

0.65, 0.80, 50.,

1.00, 1.20, 5.,

1.50, 1.60, 50.,

1.70, 1.80, 5.

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* 7. Nitrogen parameters *

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*TWO SOIL C AND N DYNAMICS

NUTRIENT = 'GENERAL SOM'   ! USE GENERAL SOIL ORGANIC C AND N MODULE TO HANDLE

                            ! THE NUTRIENT CHANGES

*NUTRIENT = 'FIXED SUPPLY' ! Use fixed mineralization rate with fertilizer

                            ! recovery rate

* Table of recovery fraction of Nitrogen in the soil (-) second column

* versus development stage (DVS) (first column) STANDARD VALUE

RECNIT =

0.0, 0.30,

0.2, 0.35,

0.4, 0.50,

0.8, 0.75,

1.0, 0.75,

2.5, 0.75

* NO DATA ON SOILSP: THIS 0.8 IS FOR IRRI CONDITIONS IN THE DS......

SOILSP = 0.8       ! Soil N mineralization rate (kg N/ha/d)

* Table of fertilizer rate (kg N/ha) (second column) versus days after sowing

* in the seed-bed (!) (first column)

FERTIL =

0., 0.,

25., 0.,

26., 60.,

27., 0.,

32., 0.,

33., 90.,

34., 0.,

86., 0.,

87., 38.,

88., 0.,

366., 0.

*Fresh organic residue input at land surface if it is applicable

*SORGANC = 1000.0    !* Surface residue carbon input at kg C/ha

*SORGANN = 20.0      !* Surface residue nitrogen input at kg N/ha

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* 8. Measured data for model calibration and comparison *

* And option to force measured LAI during simulation *

* (instead of using simulated values) *

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* Observed phenology: only required if program DRATES is run!!

IDOYTR = 187  !* Day of transplanting (give 0 if direct-seeded)

IYRTR = 2008  !* Year of transplanting (give 0 if direct-seeded)

IDOYPI = 228  !* Day of panicle initiation (estimated as same day as

               !* jointing)

IYRPI = 2008  !* Year of panicle initiation

IDOYFL = 260  !* Day of flowering

IYRFL = 2008  !* Year of flowering

IDOYM = 288   !* Day of maturity (estimated as 7 d before harvest)

IYRM = 2008   !* Year of maturity

*!* Leaf Area Index (m2 leaf / m2 ground):

LAI_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 1.00,

2008.00, 222.00, 1.3,

2008.00, 234.00, 2.5,

2008.00, 250.00, 3.5,

2008.00, 263.00, 3.5,

2008.00, 280.00, 3.00,

2008.00, 295.00, 1.8

*-- Parameter to set forcing of observed LAI during simulation

LAI_FRC = 0 ! No forcing

*LAI_FRC = 2 ! Forcing

*!* Green leaf dry wt (kg/ha)

WLVG_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 176.69,

2008.00, 222.00, 995.2,

2008.00, 234.00, 2189.9,

2008.00, 250.00, 2320.4,

2008.00, 263.00, 2580.00,

2008.00, 280.00, 2262.19,

2008.00, 295.00, 1189.4

*!* Dead leaf dry wt (kg/ha)

WLVD_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 222.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 234.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 250.00, 343.3,

2008.00, 263.00, 516.69,

2008.00, 280.00, 1530.00,

2008.00, 295.00, 2109.2

*!* Stem dry wt (kg/ha)

WST_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 306.69,

2008.00, 222.00, 1054.5,

2008.00, 234.00, 2315.5,

2008.00, 250.00, 3029.00,

2008.00, 263.00, 3386.69,

2008.00, 280.00, 3621.4,

2008.00, 295.00, 2812.3

*!* Panicle dry wt (kg/ha)

WSO_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 222.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 234.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 250.00, 0.00,

2008.00, 263.00, 663.2,

2008.00, 280.00, 3317.39,

2008.00, 295.00, 5850.89

*!* tTotal dry wt (kg/ha)

WAGT_OBS =

2008.00, 209.00, 483.39,

2008.00, 222.00, 2049.69,

2008.00, 234.00, 4505.39,

2008.00, 250.00, 5892.69,

2008.00, 263.00, 6946.59,

2008.00, 280.00, 10731.00,

2008.00, 295.00, 11961.79

*!* Leaf N (g N/g leaf):

*FNLV_OBS =

*!* Leaf N (g N/m2 leaf):

*NFLV_OBS =

*-- Parameter to set forcing of observed NFLV values during simulation

*NFLV_FRC = 0 !* No forcing

*NFLV_FRC = 2 !* Forcing

*!* Root biomass observation in a layers

*ROOTM1_OBS =

*2008.00, 209.00, 0.00,

*2008.00, 263.00, 663.2

*!* Root biomass observed in a year

*TOORM3_OBS =

*2008.00, 209.00, 0.00,

*2008.00, 263.00, 663.2

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* Additional input for night temperature control experiment, if you have * temperature control

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ISTEMC = 0 ! WHETHER USE TEMPERATURE CONTROL 0 = NO,

          * ! 1= NIGHT CONTROL, 2=DAY CONTROL, 3=Both Control

SHOUR = 19. ! Start time for temperature control

EHOUR = 5.  ! Ending time for temperature control

             *The SHOUR and EHOUR define the night time period, it should be SHOUR>EHOUR

SDAY = 202.   ! Julian day temperature control start

TSYEAR = 1989.

EDAY = 303.   ! Julian day temperature control end

TEYEAR = 1989.

TTEMPD = 28.    ! Target, -999 means net change is used

TTEMPN = 21.    ! Target temperature for nighttime,

                 ! -999 means net change is used

TCHANG = -999.  ! Net change of temperature,

                 ! -999 means target temperature is used

CONTRM = 2      ! 1 = control the temperature exceed the defined range,

                 ! 2 = constant temperature