Configuration File
The filename is provide as a comm File used will be INPUT.rainycr
Includes
Model settings Path and file name of: temporal variables files spatial variables file network files initiation files Optional Output specifications
Configuration File: Model Area
[AREA] Coordinate System Extreme North Extreme West Center Latitude Center Longitude Time Zone Meridian Number of Rows Number of Columns Grid spacing Point North Point East = = = = = = = = = = = # # # # # # # # # # # # Model area UTM or USER_DEFINED Coordinate for northern edge of grid Coordinate for western edge of grid Central parallel of basin Central meridian of basin Time zone meridian for area Number of rows Number of columns Grid resolution in m North coordinate for point model East coordinate for point model
Rainy Creek Basin Mask
Configuration File: Routing
[ROUTING] # Routing information. This section is only relevant if the # Extent = BASIN ################ STREAM NETWORK ######################## # The following three fields are only used if Flow Routing = NETWORK Stream Map File = Stream Network File = Stream Class File = # path for stream map file # path for stream network file # path for stream class file
################ UNIT HYDROGRAPH ######################## # The following two fields are only used if Flow Routing = UNIT_HYDROGRAPH Travel Time File = Unit Hydrograph File = # path for travel time file # path for unit hydrograph file
Configuration File: Meteorology
[METEOROLOGY] Number of Stations # Meteorological stations = # Number of meteorological stations
# The following set of lines is to be repeated for each station, with the one replaced by 2, 3, etc. Station Name 1 = # Name for station 1 North Coordinate 1 = # North coordinate of station 1 East Coordinate 1 = # East coordinate of station 1 Elevation 1 = # Elevation of station 1 in m Station File 1 = # path for station 1 file
Configuration File: Time
[TIME] Time Step Model Start
Model End = = =
# Model period # Model time step (hours) # Model start time (MM/DD/YYYY-HH) # Model end time (MM/DD/YYYY-HH)
################ ROAD NETWORK ########################## # The following three fields are only used if Flow Routing = NETWORK and there is a road network Road Map File Road Network File Road Class File = = = # path for road map file # path for road network file # path for road network file
Configuration File: Meteorology con’t
MM5
RADAR Wind Precipitation Lapse Rate
1-D Water Balance
Configuration File: Soils
[SOILS] Soil Map File Soil Depth File Number of Soil Types # Soil information = = =
Configuration File: Options
Shading Shading data path Shading data extension Skyview data path Snotel Outside Rhoverride Precipitation Source Wind Source Temperature lapse rate Precipitation lapse rate Interpolation Cressman radius Cressman stations = = = = = = = = = = = = = = # # # # # # # # # # # # # # TRUE or FALSE path for shading files file extension for shading files path for skyview file TRUE or FALSE TRUE or FALSE TRUE or FALSE STATION or RADAR STATION or MODEL CONSTANT or VARIABLE CONSTANT, MAP, or VARIABLE NEAREST or INVDIST or VARCRESS in model pixels number of stations
Configuration File: Constants con’t
Reference Height Rain LAI Multiplier = # Reference height (m) = # LAI Multiplier for rain # interception Snow LAI Multiplier = # LAI Multiplier for snow # interception Min Intercepted Snow = # Intercepted snow that can # only be melted (m) Outside Basin Value = # Value in mask that indicates # outside the basin Temperature Lapse Rate = # Temperature lapse rate # (C/m) Precipitation Lapse Rate = # Precipitation lapse rate # (m/m)
Configuration File: Options
[OPTIONS] # Model Options Format = # BIN, BYTESWAP or NETCDF Extent = # POINT or BASIN Gradient = # TOPOGRAPHY or WATERTABLE Flow Routing = # UNIT_HYDROGRAPH or NETWORK Sediment = # TRUE or FALSE Sensible Heat Flux = # TRUE or FALSE MM5 = # TRUE or FALSE QPF = # TRUE or FALSE PRISM = # TRUE or FALSE PRISM data path = # path for PRISM files PRISM data extension = # file extension for PRISM files Canopy radiation attenuation mode = # FIXED or VARIABLE
Configuration File: Constants
[CONSTANTS] Ground Roughness Snow Roughness Rain Threshold
Snow Threshold = = = =
Snow Water Capacity =
# # # # # # # # #