Customizing the chart output

The chart water balance is a special water balance function that creates an ASCII file that is read by another program to generate the graphic in Figure 6.1.

The default setup of the items in the chart output do not follow the typical sign convention of the water balance. The sign convention has been adjusted to make the chart output more logical. Thus, in the chart output both precipita­tion and evapotranspiration are positive values. Whereas, in the standard water balance, precipitation is negative.

The items included in the graphic are in the water balance configuration file. The Group sections include a range of options for displaying the output on the graphic, including arrow directions and locations.

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Table 6.10          MSHE_Wbl_Config.pfs - example section to edit to customize the chart water balance

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// Created: 2004-06-2 16:28:48

// DLL id : C:\WINOWS\System32\pfs2000.dll

// PFS version: Mar 3 2004 21:35:12

 

[MIKESHE_WaterBalance_ConfigFile]

  FileVersion = 3

  NoWblTypes = 31

File header

 

 

NoWblTypes = the number of water balance types in the configuration file. Remember to change this number if you add a water bal­ance item to the file

  [WblTypeDefinition]

      Name = 'TOTAL'

     ...

      Group = 'SZ Storage(sz.szsto)'

  EndSect  // WblTypeDefinition

Existing water balance definitions

  [WblTypeDefinition]

First line of the water balance definition

      Name = 'TOTAL_CHART'

Internal name. No spaces allowed

      DisplayName = 'Chart output: Total Water balance'

Name displayed in the combobox

 Description = 'Chart output: General water balance of the entire model (depth-integrated)'

Description displayed under the combobox

     NoGroups = 23

Number of calculation groups in the output file

 Group = 'SKY TV 45 40 Precipitation(-sm.qp)'

Various display items for the arrows and items

     EndSect  // WblTypeDefinition

 

EndSect  // MIKESHE_WaterBalance_ConfigFile

last line in the file