Creating a Site¶
Site Creation¶
Every site has a predefined set of parameters that need to be included that define the soil dynamics. See the table below for information on these parameters. For the blank template to make a site, see Site Template.
Site Parameters¶
NPK Soil Parameters¶
Name |
Description |
Type |
Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
NSOILBASE |
Base soil supply of N available through mineralisation |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
NSOILBASE_FR |
Fraction of base soil N that comes available every day |
SSi |
|
PSOILBASE |
Base soil supply of P available through mineralisation |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
PSOILBASE_FR |
Fraction of base soil P that comes available every day |
SSi |
|
KSOILBASE |
Base soil supply of K available through mineralisation |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
KSOILBASE_FR |
Fraction of base soil K that comes available every day| SSi |
||
NAVAILI |
Initial N available in the N pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
PAVAILI |
Initial P available in the P pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
KAVAILI |
Initial K available in the K pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
NMAX |
Maximum N available in the N pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
PMAX |
Maximum P available in the N pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
KMAX |
Maximum K available in the N pool |
SSi |
kg ha-1 |
BG_N_SUPPLY |
Background supply of N through atmospheric deposition |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
BG_P_SUPPLY |
Background supply of P through atmospheric deposition |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
BG_K_SUPPLY |
Background supply of K through atmospheric deposition |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RNSOILMAX |
Maximum rate of surface N to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RPSOILMAX |
Maximum rate of surface P to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RKSOILMAX |
Maximum rate of surface K to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RNABSORPTION |
Relative rate of N absorption from surface to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RPABSORPTION |
Relative rate of P absorption from surface to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RKABSORPTION |
Relative rate of K absorption from surface to subsoil |
SSi |
kg ha-1 d-1 |
RNPKRUNOFF |
Relative rate of NPK runoff as a function of surface water runoff |
SSi |
|
Soil Dynamics Parameters¶
Name |
Description |
Type |
Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
SMFCF |
Field capacity of the soil |
SSo |
|
SM0 |
Porosity of the soil |
SSo |
|
SMW |
Wilting point of the soil |
SSo |
|
CRAIRC |
Soil critical air content (waterlogging) |
SSo |
|
SOPE |
Maximum percolation rate root zone |
SSo |
cm day-1 |
KSUB |
Maximum percolation rate subsoil |
SSo |
cm day-1 |
RDMSOL |
Soil rootable depth |
SSo |
cm |
IFUNRN |
Indicates whether non-infiltrating fraction of rain is a function of storm size (1) or not (0) |
SSi |
|
SSMAX |
Maximum surface storage |
SSi |
cm |
SSI |
Initial surface storage |
SSi |
cm |
WAV |
Initial amount of water in total soil profile |
SSi |
cm |
NOTINF |
Maximum fraction of rain not-infiltrating into the soil |
SSi |
|
SMLIM |
Initial maximum moisture content in initial rooting depth zone |
SSi |
Site Template¶
Download the site template YAML file here: site_template.yaml