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Parameter Name Unit Type Description
Environmental parameters
bd_g_cm3 Bulk density of sediment g·cm⁻² numeric(1) A positive number. Bulk density of the sediment (including both the solid material and the pore spaces). Expressed in grams per cubic centimeter.
dact_m Depth of active sediment m numeric(1) A positive number. Active sediment layer depth, where “active”” refers to the portion of the sediment that is actually involved in chemical exchange or transport processes. Expressed in meters.
foc Fraction of organic content 1 numeric(1) A number between 0 and 1. Fraction of organic content within suspended solids and sediments.
jgrow Maturation cycle length day numeric(1) A positive integer. Length (in days) of crop maturation cycle in rice paddies.
porosity Porosity 1 numeric(1) A number between 0 and 1. The fraction of the total sediment volume that is occupied by pore spaces.
qseep_m_day Seepage rate m·day⁻¹ numeric(1) A positive number. Seepage rate, i.e. the rate at which water seeps through the sediment or soil. Expressed in meters per day.
css_ppm Suspended solid concentration ppm numeric(1) A positive number. Concentration of suspended solid, expressed in parts per million.
General
date_end End Date N/A Date(1) A single-value Date vector (or a convertible object). Defines the ending date of the date interval for the simulation.
seed Simulation random seed N/A numeric(1) Seed for random number generation used by the simulation algorithms.
date_start Start Date N/A Date(1) A single-value Date vector (or a convertible object). Defines the starting date of the date interval for the simulation.
Hydrology
height_thresh_cm Cluster Height Threshold cm numeric(1) A positive number. Height threshold for water levels, below which a cluster is considered to be emptied.
ditch_level_m Ditch water level m numeric(1) Constant water depth in ditches.
ideal_flow_rate_cm Ideal flow rate cm numeric(1) Ideal inflow/outflow of a cluster, for days in which the cluster is scheduled to be in flux (i.e. when being simultaneously irrigated and drained). Expressed in centimeters per day.
outflows_df Lake outflows and levels data frame N/A data.frame Time-series dataset that provides the observational hydrological data on the Albufera lake, along the template of albufera_outflows (the default value).
petp_surface_m2 PET surface numeric(1) The surface area (in square meters) used to convert precipitation and evapotranspiration per unit area into volume changes for the Albufera Lake. The default numeric value was computed by the package authors and corresponds to the average flooded surface of the Albufera lake and its irrigation ditches.
management_df Rice paddy management data frame N/A data.frame Dataset that provides the yearly schedule for irrigation and draining, along the template of albufera_management (the default value).
storage_curve_intercept_m3 Storage curve intercept numeric(1) Intercept of the linear storage curve for the Albufera Lake, expressed in cubic meters. This value represents the lake’s water volume when the water level is at sea level. The default numeric values are derived from the CHJ report Modelo de seguimiento de l’Albufera de Valencia con AQUATOOLDMA.
storage_curve_slope_m2 Storage curve slope numeric(1) Slope of the (linear) storage curve of the Albufera Lake, in square meters. Multiplying this value by the change in the lake’s water level gives the corresponding change in water volume. The default numeric values are derived from the CHJ report Modelo de seguimiento de l’Albufera de Valencia con AQUATOOLDMA.
Meteorology
weather_df Weather data frame N/A data.frame A dataset that provides the relevant metereological time series, along the template of albufera_weather (the default value).
Pesticide application scheme
ca_schedules_df Chemical application schedules data frame N/A data.frame A dataset that provides the list of scheduled chemical applications, along the template of albufera_ca_schedules.
drift Drift 1 numeric(1) A number between 0 and 1. Fraction of applied chemical lost to drift during application.
covmax Max interception potential 1 numeric(1) A number between 0 and 1. Maximum potential fraction of applied chemicals intercepted by foliage at crop maturation.
variety_prop Rice variety proportion N/A numeric(3) Vector of 3 positive values. Controls the relative proportions of field surface allocated to the cultivation of the J. Sendra, Bomba, and Clearfield varieties, respectively.