State Files

This page may be used to produce state files. A state file stores results from all modules active in the simulation (Hydrodynamic, Advection-Dispersion, etc.), for a given time step. It is designed to be used as initial condition after­wards, for another simulation.

To save state files, tick the Save state files check box at the top of the dia­logue.

Overall, three settings can be made:

·         Definition of folder path

·         Definition of file names

·         Definition of storing frequency of results

Details on folder path specification

The Use default state files folder check box will determine whether you will use the default folder path or wish to define a folder path manually.

The default suggested folder path will appear only after the MIKE HYDRO file has been saved initially. Default folder path is then created as a sub-folder to the folder where the .mhydro file is located.

To make a user-defined file path it is required to deactivate the check box and then use the

 button to browse for required folder. Press OK when the correct folder has been located and state files will then be saved to this spe­cific folder during simulation.

Details on file name specifications

The Use default names check box controls whether the default proposed file names or user-defined file names are used for the state files.

The default proposed file name is created from the user-specified Title text field in the Description page of the tree view, and the default file name can hence be adjusted by editing this Title.

To apply a user-defined file name, simply deactivate the check box and spec­ify the requested file name.

Storing frequency definition

The storing frequency controls how often a state file is created. This is typi­cally of concern when a simulation includes a large number of time steps because saving too many time steps would lead to a big amount of data in the state files folder.

To limit the size of this folder, it is possible to specify an interval for saving of state files. The storing frequency may be specified either as a number of time steps between each saving of a file, or as a specific time.