Description of output-files

The outgoings are created in the separate output directory "output", which must be located in the directory, in which the program will be performed. Depending on the settings a yearly and a daily outgoing of population- and location parameters are possible as well as the outgoings of chosen variables for individual cohorts. They are being controlled by flags in the control file.

The name of the output file can be generated as follows:

<sitename>_<var>.<typ><anz_sim>

with:

<sitename> location name
<var> content description
<typ> typ of output file

          cmp  compacted output at start and end of simulation, <var> is empty
           ctr    control file of input, <var> is empty
          out   output of simulation results
           ini     initialization file, <var> is empty

<anz_sim> number of simulation

e. g. : site1_veg.out1 yearly output of values describing the vegetation at location site1, first run
 

4C – Output-concept

General files, one-time output

• control-file with input parameters
• Initialization file
• Aggregated values at time of start and end of simulation

Detailed information about the following articles can be found in chapters with the description of yearly and daily output.

Time resolution

• daily
• yearly

Output of scalars

• statically structured files with variables from individual model parts

Output of vectors

• statically structured files with vectors from individual model parts

Output of cohorts

In this case there is an output of one file per variable because of the increasing number of cohorts. Blank positions are be filled with -99.0.

Composition of Output-Files

• file description
• units
• column-description through the names of the variables
• values