Plant Growth Model Method Results

Most reports can be displayed in either volume (e.g., m^3) , flow (e.g., CMS) or depth (e.g., mm) units. Depth units are derived by dividing the water volume by the area of each catchment or land class.

Daily Land Class Inflows and Outflows

A detailed breakdown of inflows to and outflows from catchments and their sub land classes, including precipitation, snow melt, snow accumulation, ice melt, ice accumulation, surface runoff, irrigation, interflow, evapotranspiration, increase or decrease in soil moisture, increase or decrease in surface storage, and base flow.

Area

The area for each of the land classes designated in the catchment

Runoff from Precipitation

Volume of flows from catchments to surface due solely to precipitation.

Flooded Depth

For land classes with ponding or flooding, such as rice paddies or wetlands, the depth of water on the surface of the land class

Precipitation, Daily Precipitation

The volume or depth of precipitation that fell on each branch in the catchment, not counting additions from snow melt, daily or monthly

Daily ET Actual and Potential

Actual and potential evapotranspiration.  Choose "All Variables" on the legend to see them both graphed at once.

Daily Reference PET

The value of the Penman-Monteith reference crop potential evapotranspiration

Daily ET Potential

The amount of water that would be consumed by evapotranspiration in the catchment if no water limitations exist.

Daily ET Actual (including irrigation)

The actual amount of water consumed by evapotranspiration in the catchment, including water supplied by irrigation

 

The following seven results are all included in the Land Class Inflows and Outflows report, but are also available individually:

Daily Evaporation

The portion of ET that is evaporation

Daily Transpiration

The portion of ET that is transpiration

Daily Irrigation

Water applied for irrigation (only for catchments and branches marked as irrigated).  Includes any irrigation use of runoff, although this will not be visible when viewing results on the map.

Daily Surface Runoff

Direct runoff of water (both precipitation and irrigation) from the surface of the land through the runoff link to the surface water destination.

Daily Flow to Groundwater

Flow to the connected groundwater node through the infiltration link.  Only if the catchment is connected to a groundwater node.

Daily Decrease in Soil Moisture

Net decrease in soil water stored from previous timestep.  

Daily Increase in Soil Moisture

Net increase in soil water stored from previous timestep.

 

Irrigation Return Flow Fraction to Surface Water

The average fraction of irrigation water supplied that flows to surface water.

Irrigation Return Flow Fraction to Groundwater

The average fraction of irrigation water supplied that flows to groundwater.

Daily Root Zone Water Content (%)

 

Daily Surface Layer Water Content (%)

 

Daily Actual Harvest Index

 

Daily Potential Biomass

 

Daily Actual Biomass

 

Daily Biomass Production

 

Daily Yield

 

Yield at Harvest

 

Annual Crop Production

 

Daily Stomatal conductance

 

Daily Temperature Stress Factor

 

Daily Water Stress Factor

 

Daily Heat Unit Index

 

Daily Leaf Area Index

 

Daily Radiation Use Efficiency

 

Daily Root Depth

 

Daily Cumulative Heat Units

 

Daily Crop Heat Units

 

Daily Planting Date for each Crop

 

Daily Active Crop ID

 

Daily Active Crop Index

 

Daily Ponded Depth

 

See also: Plant Growth Method