var

Condition variable

The following condition variables are currently coded in SWAT+. If a condition field is not listed in 'Additional fields used', you may leave it as null if field type is string or 0.0000 if field type is double/real.

Condition variableDescriptionAdditional fields usedComments

w_stress

Water stress of the plant(s)

If more than one plant is growing, the average stress will be used

n_stress

Nitrogen stress of the plant(s)

If more than one plant is growing, the average stress will be used

p_stress

Phosphorus stress of the plant(s)

If more than one plant is growing, the average stress will be used

phu_plant

Plant Heat Units since start of plant growth

If more than one plant is growing, the Heat Units for the first one will be used

phu_base0

Heat Units since January 1 with a base temperature of 0 deg C

precip_cur

Precipitation on the current day

precip_next

Precipitation on the next day

plant_gro

Plant growing

plant_name_gro

Specific plant growing

days_plant

Days since last planting

days_harv

Days since last harvest

days_irr

Days since last irrigation

days_act

Days since last action

day_start

Days since first simulation day of the year

slope

Slope of the HRU

soil_water

Total soil water in the soil profile

jday

Julian day

month

Month

year_rot

Rotation year

year_gro

Growth year of perennials

year_cal

Calendar year

year_seq

Sequential year of simulation

cur_yrs_mat

Current years of maturity for perennial plants

biomass

Above-ground biomass

leaf_area

Leaf Area Index

gound_cov

Total ground cover (above-ground biomass and surface residue)

p_factor

USLE conservation practice factor

k_factor

USLE soil erodibility factor

hyd_soil_group

Hydrologic Soil Group

p_pet

Precipitation/PET ratio

p_lab_150

Soil labile phosphorus of first layer

soil_temp2

Soil temperature of second layer

soil_carbon

Soil organic carbon of first layer

tile_drained

The HRU is tile-drained

prob

Probability

prob_unif

Probability within a defined period assuming uniform distribution

channel_flo

Channel flow

tile_flo

Tile flow

irr_demand

Irrigation demand

aqu_dep

Aquifer depth below soil surface

land_use

Land use and management

tillage

Tillage system (name of tillage decision table)

plant_com

Plant is in the community

ch_order

Channel order

vol

Reservoir volume

res_inflo

Reservoir inflow

wet_depth

Average depth of water on an impounded HRU (paddy)

weirh

Paddy weir height

vol_wet

Volume of water stored in a wetland

Last updated

#1315: katie.mendoza's Oct 3 ET chapter

Change request updated