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Model Configuration Language (.sel files)
General
- Declarative: defines structural configuration
- Each block (subsection) can appear in any order
- Case insensitive
Dynamic Model (.sel files)
- Specifies landscape events to include
- Links variables in landscape events to global variables and rasters
- Sets up output of raster layers
- First line: Seles Model
Setting Time Unit
- Set “meaning” of a single time unit and a meta-unit
Examples:
- Time Units: Day Year 365.25 136525
- Time Units: Year Century 100 250
Including Landscape Events
- Example:
- Landscape Events:
- Succession.lse
- Logging.lse DEBUG
- Fire.lse OFF
Global Constants and Variables
- Can be single values, vectors, arrays
- Initial state can be specified directly or read from a text file
- Single-value variables automatically show on user interface
Example:
- Global Constants:
- CellWidth = 100
- HaPerCell = (CellWidth*CellWidth)/10000
- MaxStandAge = 540
Global Constants and Variables
Example:
- Global Variables:
- usePatchSizeDist = FALSE
- GreenupYears = Expr
- REAConstraints= ".\REAConstraints.txt“
- NRL = 24700, 8500, 5300
- HarvestProfile[NumSppCodes]=
- ApplyPlanting = TRUE OFF
Variable-View 1-to-Many Mapping
Variable-View Mappings
Example:
- Variable-Input View Maps:
- BEC = Bec
- Elevation
- ITG = initialITG
- Variable-Output View Maps:
- ITG = ITG
Variable-View Mappings
- Input views must exist
- If output views do not exist, they will be created
- A layer variable should appear only once in a map
Variable-View Mappings
Output View Bounds
- Bounds need to optimize memory and for display
- Default: bounds of input view
- Layer values are signed
Example:
- Output Model Bounds:
- Age: MaxStandAge
- VolPerCell: MaxVolPerHa * HaPerCell + 1
- SusceptibilityIndex: 0, 100
Output View Refresh Frequency
- Currently: can only specify for all views
- Can change on user interface
Example:
- Output Frequency: 365.25
Output View Save Frequency
- ViewName Frequency BaseFilename Type
- Actual filename: apped to base filename #Run.#Seq where Run is the simulation run number and Seq is the sequence number
Example:
- Output Model Frequency:
- HSI Freq: 365.25 Filename: “.\cell\HSI" Type: GRASS COMPRESSED
- ITG Freq: ReportRate Filename: “.\gisData\ITG.asc" Type: ARC ASCII
Legends
- Define vectors of labels
Example:
- Legends:
- SppLegend = “.\cats\spp”
- SoilTypes = “soilType.txt”
- MgmtType = {1:CC, 2:VR}
Macros
- Define vectors of expressions
Example:
- Macros:
- testMacro = macro1.txt
- Macros:
A note on constants
- Can appear in input files
