DRAINMOD 6.1 Help File
Contents
Index
Welcome to DRAINMOD
Introduction
About DRAINMOD
Release Notes
Getting help
Reporting Bugs
Legal Information
License Compliance
Credits
System Requirements
Recommended Optional Software
Installation
Installing DRAINMOD 6
Checking for Updates
Uninstallation Information
The DRAINMOD Interface
The Menu Buttons
The Project Window
The Project NavigationTree
The Project Buttons
The Editor
Quick Start Tutorials
Read First: The PRJ and GEN files
Viewing File Extensions
Creating a New Project
Saving a Project
Copying Project Files
Changing Default File Locations
Running a Simulation
Running a Batch Simulation
Running a Contributin Area Runoff Project
Running an Analysis
Viewing Output
Graphing Output
Exiting a Project
The Missing Files Error
Utilities
Create Weather File
Input Format
Rainfall
Temperature
Potential Evapotranspiration (PET)
Create Soil File
Soil Format
Contributing Area Runoff
Batch Run
Manage Input Files
Hydrology
Soil
Weather
Crops
Nitrogen
Salinity
Managing Input Data
Project Settings
Manage Input Data
Wetland Hydrologic Criterion
Drainage Design
System Design
Weir Settings
Seepage
Soil
Soil Water Characteristic
Drain Vol-UpFlux
Lateral Hydraulic Conductivity
Infiltration
Soil Physical / Chemical Properties
Detailed Soil
Soil Water Characteristic
Volume Drained
Soil Temperature
General
Initial and Boundary Conditions
Freezing Characteristics
Weather
Crop
Yield
Planting
Excess Water Stress
Deficit Water Stress
Salinty Stress
Root Depths
SEW
1st Work Period
2nd Work Period
Weir Settings
Salinity
General
Initial Salt Concentration
Carbon / Nitrogen
Crops
Management
Yield and Uptake
Transport
Transformations
Nitrification
Denitrification
Urea Hydrolysis
Other Processes
Organic Matter
Added Organic Materials
Soil Organic Matter
Environmental Factors
Irrigation
Dates
Amounts
File Structure
DRAINMOD Root Folder Files
Input File Folders
Output File Description
DRAINMOD Theory
Background
Application of the Model
Objective Functions
Limitations
References
Soil
Soil Data
Soil File Utility Format
Soil Water Characteristic Curve
Volume Drained versus Water Table Depth
Upward Flux versus Water Table Depth
Green & Ampt Parameters versus Water Table Depth
Lateral Hydraulic Conductivity
Notes on Rosetta
Freezing and Thawing Algorithm
Weather
Weather Parameters
Rainfall Format
Temperature Format
Potential Evaporation Format
Hints and Notes on Weather Files
Online Weather Sources
Crops
Rooting Depths
SEW
Trafficability Inputs
Planting Delays
Excess Soil Water Stress
Deficient Soil Water Stress
Salinity Stress
Article - Stress Day Index Model To Predict Yield
Nitrogen
The NII Model
Introduction
Model Description
The Nitrogen Cycle
The Carbon Cycle
Modes of Operation
Nitrogen Transport
Carbon and Nitrogen Transformation
Effects of Env Factors on C and N Transformations
Soil Water Effect
Soil Temp Effect
Soil pH Effect
Fertilizer Application
Plant Residue Management and Tillage Practices
Animal Waste Application
Organic C Decomposition and N Mineralization / Immobilization
Nitrification
Plant Uptake
Denitrification
Modeling Temporal Change in Soil pH
Ammonia Volatilization
Model Application
Case Study
Summary
References
Salinity
Salinity Stress
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