grid_setup.in

This is the main setup file for the grid module. Similar to model.in, this file is where you make big-picture decisions about the simulation.

• The # character is the comment symbol. Anything written after a # on the same line will be ignored.
• All white space is ignored.

The parameters in this file, in order of appearance, are:

<number of rows> <number of columns>

<use disturbance file?> # 0 for no, 1 for yes. If you input 0 the disturbance parameters from rgroup.in will be used for every cell.

<use soil file?> # 0 for no, 1 for yes. If you input 0 the default soil file from non-gridded mode will be used for every cell.

<use seed dispersal?> # 0 for no, 1 for yes

<initialization method> # Acceptable inputs are "spinup" or "none"

<number of years to perform initialization> # A value must exist here, but it will only be used if "spinup" is used.

<write separate output files for each cell?> # 0 for no, 1 for yes

<write seed dispersal summary file?> # 0 for no, 1 for yes

<output separator> # We recommend using a comma (,). This only affects the seed dispersal output file.

Example:

2 2
1
1
1
spinup
300
1
0
,

In this example the user requests a 2 x 2 grid using the disturbance input file, the soil input file, and seed dispersal. Spinup is used as the initialization file and will run for 300 years before the simulation begins. Output will be generated for each cell. A seed dispersal summary file will not be generated, therefore specifying a comma as the output separator will have no effect.

NOTE

This file is expected to change in the near future, so make sure you read the file carefully in case this guide is no longer up-to-date.