Yearly Input Data Files (base.dat) - CRiSP.1.5 User Manual

II.2.4 - Yearly Input Data Files (base.dat)

Model parameter-value data for a single year run can be stored as either a single file or as a series of sub-files corresponding to the data grouping on the buttons in the main panel (Table 1). These stored files can be read separately or in combination into the model prior to a run. The Main Panel buttons are used to create and modify these parameters for either a run or for storage into these data files. The data file extensions (Table 1) use file names concatenated with extensions identifying the type of data. For example, a base file containing all the data is designated base.dat. The button column in the table identifies which Main Panel button is used to create these parameters.

Table 1 File extensions and data grouping for model data. The "button" column shows which button opens controls for creating and editing this data.
Extension	Button	Description
.ctrl	-	list of subfiles to input into Monte Carlo Mode runs
.dat	-	all data in a Scenario Mode run
.beh	BEHAVIOR	parameters related to fish travel time and mortality
.res	RESERVOIR	predator density in reservoirs
.spill	DAM	spill schedules at all dams
.flow	FLOW	headwaters, losses, elevations, storage reservoirs
.dam	DAM	all parameters related to dam operation
.rls	RELEASE	all parameters describing fish releases
.river	RESERVOIR	headwater temperature and river parameters
.cnf	-	runtime settings and monte output settings

During CRiSP.1 execution, information is stored according to key words corresponding to model variables and parameters. Key word structure is illustrated below where key words are species and reach_pred_coef_mean etc. A complete list of key words can be found in Keywords and descriptions for reaches section III.3.3 and Keywords and descriptions for dam parameters section III.3.4. For parameters that change in time the key word is followed by a time series of values. The model contains two time steps; reservoir time steps (one day) and dam time steps (typically 2 hours). Parameters at dams, therefore, are specified for 12 periods per day, while parameters in reaches (flow, loss, elevation, temperature) are specified with one value per day. An input data file containing all the data used in CRiSP.1 may be over 1 Mbyte in size, depending on the number of releases and tributaries defined in the river.

Fig. 7 Input file example with key words followed by data

Typical data files are about 200K in size.