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StateDMI / Command / WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU

Overview

The WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU command (for StateCU) writes Penman-Monteith crop coefficients that have been defined to a StateCU Penman-Monteith crop coefficients file.

Command Editor

The following dialog is used to edit the command and illustrates the command syntax.

WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU

WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU Command Editor (see also the full-size image)

Command Syntax

The command syntax is as follows:

WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU(Parameter="Value",...)

Command Parameters

Parameter             Description Default                
OutputFile
required		 The name of the output file to write, surrounded by double quotes. None – must be specified.
Precision The number of digits after the decimal for curve values, used for backward compatibility with older file versions. 3
WriteHow OverwriteFile if the file should be overwritten or UpdateFile if the file should be updated, resulting in the previous header being carried forward. OverwriteFile

Examples

See the automated tests.

The following example command file illustrates how to read Penman-Monteith coefficients from HydroBase, sort the data, create a StateCU file, and check the results:

StartLog(LogFile="Crops_KPM.StateDMI.log")
#
# StateDMI commands to create the Penman-Monteith crop coefficients file
#
# Step 1 - read data from HydroBase
#
# Read the general ASCE standardized coefficients
ReadPenmanMonteithFromHydroBase(PenmanMonteithMethod="PENMAN-MONTEITH_ALFALFA")
#
# Step 3 - write the file
#
SortPenmanMonteith()
WritePenmanMonteithToStateCU(OutputFile="rg2007.kpm")
#
# Check the results
#
CheckPenmanMonteith(ID="*")
WriteCheckFile(OutputFile="Crops_KPM.StateDMI.check.html")

Troubleshooting

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