I'm simulating growth of paddy rice with bund height of 120 mm and
irrigation rule of refilling the minimum paddy depth of 45 mm.  How is this
ROFC variable calculated?  Does it represent runoff from the soil surface
or from above the specified bund height.

Sutapa

At 08:23 AM 6/4/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear M. Amornvivat,
>
>There is a variable called ROFC in the WATER.OUT file which is cumulative
>runoff.  The Flood.out file is, if I understand correctly, for floodwater
>chemistry so it is probably only meaningful if you are interested in
>flooded rice.  Which crop are you interested in?
>
>Brian
>
>At 06:08 PM 6/3/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>>Dear members:
>>
>>I would like to obtain information on runoff from plots.  Can anyone
>>suggest how to retrieve this data from one of the output files?  Is anyone
>>familiar with the output file, FLOOD.OUT?  This file is generated when
>>N-balance option in FileX is on.
>>
>>I construct a mass balance equation: change in Soil Water Storage in all
>>layers (delta SW) = precipitation - total evaporation (ETAA) - runoff -
>>percolation + irrigation.  By assuming that FLDP -- Floodwater Depth (mm)
>>in FLOOD.OUT represents runoff from soil, the mass balance equaltion does
>>not hold.  The user's guide does not explain how FLDP -- Flood Depth (mm)
>>is computed.
>>
>>Please suggest.
>>
>>With regards,
>>Sutapa Amornvivat
>
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