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Miller November, 2009




Supplemental Quick Guide to GeoWEPP
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Table of Contents

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A. Rasters needed to run GeoWEPP
1. NED or DEM
2. Topographic Raster

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B. Before starting the GeoWEPP program
1. Changing NED to ASCII

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C. Starting GeoWEPP
1. Changing the Layer projection
2. Add the topographic raster
3. Selecting a watershed

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D. Selecting the Climate, Management, Soil files
1. Selecting a climate
2. Selecting a soil file
3. Selecting a landuse (management) file
4. Running a model

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Appendix A Checking the spatial reference of rasters 17
Appendix B Spatial change for Windows 2000 and ArcGIS 9.X 18
Appendix C Downloading a climate file from FSWEPP 24
Appendix D Importing a climate file to WEPP windows 28
Appendix E Quick guide to WEPP windows management calibration 30
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Questions? Corrections? suemiller@fs.fed.us




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Introduction

This Quick Guide is not a substitute for the GeoWEPP or GeoWEPPBAER instruction
manuals (Specialized GeoWEPP Interface for Burned Area Emergency Response Teams
Manual and GeoWEPP for ArcGIS 9.x Full Version Manual). The author recommends
reading the manuals and using the example data provided before attempting to use the
GeoWEPP program with your own data. In this way, you will have a general idea of what
is supposed to happen when running a simulation with this program. With that being said,
chances are you can not run your own data without some pre-processing in either program.
This Quick Guide provides instruction for the GeoWEPP program. All data used in the
proceedings examples are from an example used at the Ogden workshop in 2008 Mt
Charleston outside of Las Vegas, NV.

A. Rasters needed to run GeoWEPP (Return)

Two rasters are needed to run GeoWEPP; 1) NED or DEM and 2) a topographic raster.
You can acquire both the NED and topographic map at the same site.

1. NED or DEM http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ On this site you will need your
eAuthentication user name and password to view and retrieve the extended options
offered. If you are not a forest service employee, eAuthentication user names and
passwords can be acquired from your local Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) office. When you find the location of your project and select the
area, a screen will give you several options. Choose a 10 or 30 meter NED. You
may (but not always) have trouble running the model with a 10-meter NED because
of size/memory compatibility issues. I generally use a 30-meter NED.
2. Topographic Raster - http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/ Topographic rasters can
be retrieved from the same site as the NED. Choose the NED and Digital Raster
Graphics (DRG) and continue through the steps (figure below). When you are
finished with this process, the datagateway will send you a link via email to
download the rasters.



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Once the items are downloaded, copy the folder to a working directory within the
GeoWEPP folder program structure. Placing a copy of the rasters within the GeoWEPP
directory will make life simple in case of errors when processing data, plus it will save
time navigating through the file structure.

B. Before starting the GeoWEPP program (Return)

One thing needs to be accomplished before starting GeoWEPP: changing the NED (or
DEM) to ascii format.

Another thing that you may wish to do, but is not necessary, is to build your own
management files. You may choose a file that is already calibrated (outlined in section D.
Selecting the Management and Soil Files) or calibrate a management file yourself.
Appendix E.


1. Changing the NED to ascii
a. Open ArcMap and add the project NED.
b. Next, find the extent of your project area. The NEDs retrieved from the
Geospatial Data Gateway are over 6,000 mi
2
and are very memory hungry, at
up to 100 mb. Watersheds modeled in GeoWEPP should be less than 2 mi
2
, so
a 6,000 mi
2
area is not necessary. I usually clip my area to the extents of the
topographic rasters of my area. In the figure below, I have added three,
1:24,000 topographic rasters.



c. The coordinates for the Mt Charleston area is:

Y maximum => 4025000
Y minimum => 3998000
X minimum => 612000
X maximum => 635000
Record the corner
coordinates from the
project area. ArcCatalog
requires the numbers in
the following format:
Y maximum,
Y minimum,
X maximum and
X minimum.

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d. Close ArcMap and open ArcCatalog.
e. If you have more than one NED, you will need to combine them with the
Mosaic Tool.
a. First, navigate to your NED. Make a copy of it in the same folder and
rename it to 30mMOSAIC.
b. Under the ArcToolbox window select Data Management > raster >
Mosaic (Not mosaic to new raster!) (figure below)




f. Navigate to the NEDs and select. Navigate to your target raster
(30mMOSAIC), figure below.



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g. Select OK.
h. Next, you will need to clip your NED raster. While still in ArcCatalog, select:
Data Management > Raster > Clip (figure below)




i. In this step, you will enter the coordinates you recorded previously in Step B2a
through B2c. Navigate to your raster, enter the coordinates and select OK
(figure below).






j. Last, you will convert the NED to an ascii file. In Arc Catalog, select:
Conversion Tools > from raster > ascii (figure below)


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k. Navigate to the clipped NED raster and select (figure below). Select OK.


The Raster to ASCII
GUI, automatically
selects an output with a
*.txt extension. You
will need to type in
*.asc


C. Starting GeoWEPP (Return)

1. Install the GeoWEPP program according to Chapter 2 of the GeoWEPP for ArcGIS
9.x Full Version Manual. Be sure to activate the spatial analyst extension in
ArcMap before starting the GeoWEPP program. Upon opening, the program will
ask for directory information. The GeoWEPP GUI asks what task you would like
to perform. Select the second task Use your own GIS ASCII Data (figure
below). This manual does not address the other options.


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NOTE: If this is your first time using GeoWEPP it is recommended that you examine the
Example Data before proceeding with your own project the example data runs very
smooth and does not require any preprocessing.



2. Next, GeoWEPP will give you a warning about the data. Only ASCII or text files
are acceptable. Although, GeoWEPP asks for other layers, such as soils and
management, they are not required to run the model (figure below). Click OK.



3. Name your project with out spaces (figure below). Click OK



4. The next window will ask for your NED (DEM). Navigate to your ASCII file that
you created in Step B1 (figure below). Select Open.



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5. GeoWEPP will ask you if you want to add a soil ASCII layer select NO.
6. GeoWEPP will ask you if you want to add a landuse ASCII layer select NO.
7. GeoWEPP will ask you if you want to add a topo image (TIFF) ASCII layer
select NO.

Discussion: This portion of the manual does not address developing the landuse
(management) or soil layer files. Customized landuse and soil file layers are difficult to
develop. Fortunately, the model will run without adding the layers at this time. You will
have the opportunity to choose soil and landuse (management) files later. Developing your
own management files can be found in Appendix E.

8. GeoWEPP will now create the stream network (figure below).






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Discussion: At this point, a programming error has changed the projection of the Data
Frame to NAD 83 Zone 13N. If your rasters files are already in UTM Zone 13N, then you
may skip to Step 10 in this section adding the topographic raster. If your raster is not in
Zone 13N you will need to change the Layer (Data Frame) projection in the TOC, then
add your topographic raster(s).

9. Changing the Layer projection => follow the steps below:
a. Select the Data Frame Layers in the TOC > right click and select
Properties (figure below)



b. In the Data Frame Properties GUI > select the Coordinate System tab
(figure below)





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c. In the upper right hand corner is a button allowing the user to clear the
displayed coordinate system in the Current coordinate system box. Select the
button. No projection is displayed in the Current coordinate
system box (figure below).






d. In the Select a coordinate system box choose > Predefined > Projected
Coordinate System > UTM > NAD83 > and your UTM zone (figure below)







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e. In this example, the UTM zone is changed to 11N (figure below). Select
OK.


f. Once you are back in the data view, select the (Full extent) button to
refresh the data view and position the raster into the view frame of the
ArcMap display window.

10. Add the topographic raster(s) with the Add Data button. Navigate to your
topographic rasters and select Add (figure below).



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a. The figure below shows the added topographic maps (40% transparency,
scale 1:45,000) and placed in the TOC below the Network.



Discussion: Normally, I would not advise that you deviate from the sequence of steps the
GeoWEPP program puts forth and use the ArcMap tools. However, this later version of
GeoWEPP tolerates the use of the ArcMap tools better than previous versions. Because the
program does not load up a topographic raster properly at the beginning of the program, it
is necessary to add it in at this time so you can find your project area. Caution: Do not use
any other ArcMap tools until all simulations are complete.





Check your project area carefully.
Sometimes the NEDs or DEMs have
holes or missing data. The stream
channels may delineate as incomplete or
overlapping (figure to left).







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11. After loading the topographic raster, designate the location of your watershed using
the watershed outlet point tool on the floating GeoWEPP toolbar, figure
below.




12. If the watershed delineated is satisfactory, select the Accept watershed delineation
tool. Yahoo! Almost Done!!

D. Selecting the Management and Soil Files (Return)

1. The GeoWEPP program will ask you to select a series of parameters. The first
parameter is climate, figure below. You may select either the nearest station or
import a climate, see Appendix C and D.




2. After selecting the climate, the next parameter is the soil selection, figure below.
The soil files under this folder have a lateral flow component which is useful in
determining a more accurate runoff/discharge rate. The soil files under Forest >

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Disturbed WEPP Soils > old forest soil files DO NOT have a lateral flow
component associated with them.






3. Next, the program will ask you to choose a management file, figure below. It is not
necessary to calibrate a management file for your model, as pre-calibrated files can
be found under any of the folders displayed in the Select a management file ID,
figure below.







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Discussion: The management files under the Forest and GeoWEPP folder will give you
quick estimates for a forested region. But be forewarned, that these management files have
not been calibrated to your climate and will give either higher or lower percent coverage.
Calibration of cover percent can be found in Appendix E. (Return)

If you do decide to calibrate your own management files, you may use any of the
files found under the management folder: Management > Forest > Disturbed WEPP
Management, figure above, table below. It is advisable to calibrate from a like
management file. For instance, use the 30% Cover after fire to calibrate for a wild fire,
whether the cover is 30%, 20%, 40% or something else. Or use a Shrubs or Low severity
fire file to calibrate for thinning treatment and/or prescribed burn.

File name Percent cover
Forest 100
Tall grass 60
Short grass 40
Shrubs 80
Low severity fire 85
30% cover after fire 30


4. The next window that appears is the WEPP Management and Soil Lookup GUI
(figure below). This GUI breaks apart the chosen watershed by tabs (categories):
Landuse, Soils and Channel. Once a model is simulated, you may change the
parameters of the different hillslopes within the GeoWEPP ArcMap data-view
display-window. The Channel category is divided into stream order. The channel
files are difficult to work with and are beyond the scope of this manual.








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5. The next GUI is the WEPP/TOPAZ Translator. Along the right hand side of this
GUI, the user can view the individual hillslopes, with their management and soil
type and percent area of those hillslopes. Along the left side are the parameters of
the model, figure below.



Discussion: It is recommended that you run the model for 50 years in watershed mode.
(The manual GeoWEPP for ArcGIS 9.x Full Version Manual details the difference
between watershed and flowpath simulation method, page 40). Running the model for 50
years gives a good statistical simulation.

For other information and instructions about WEPP, GeoWEPP and GeoWEPPBAER visit
my ftp site, address below. Folders under these names have other information and
workshop worksheets that you may find relevant.

http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/~smiller/



















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APPENDIX A (Return)


Checking the spatial reference of rasters.

1. Open ArcCatalog
2. Navigate to desired raster in this case the downloaded 256 barc raster
3. Right click > select Properties (figure below)



4. Scroll down until the Spatial Reference name is viewed in the Property column
with corresponding coordinate system in Value column. In this case, the raster is in
NAD83.



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APPENDIX B (Return)


Using ArcCatalog to trick (change) topographic rasters to
correctly display in GeoWEPP when using Windows 2000 and ArcGIS 9.X.

A. Changing the raster to ascii and then back to raster

1. In case of mistakes, make a copy of your original rasters to another folder.




2. Copy a topo (tif) file. In this example, I will name it CopyTopo1.


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3. Change copyTopo1 to an ascii file with ArcToolbox
a. Under conversion tools > from raster > raster to ascii












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4. Example file name => rastert_copytop1.asc (NOTE: you may have to change
the name and keep track of which tif file you convert. ArcCatalog likes to name
everything *.txt and 1 at the end. So you will have to change it to the correct topo
file number and put asc at the end of the file. I have tried using the *.txt and could
not get the tif file to project correctly.)





5. Next, change the ascii file back to raster
a. Under conversion tools > to raster > ascii to raster
b. Example file name => asciito_ras1









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Default file name
changed to asciito_ras1

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B. Defining the raster

1. Select CopyTopo1 (the original file), right click and select properties.




2. Look under Spatial Reference and select Edit and then Import.








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3. Select Import and navigate to new raster (asciito_ras1 see above example file
name from above) and select this new raster file and click add, then OK and OK




4. The Spatial Reference portion of the CopyTopo1 file will now display
<undefined> as the spatial reference. This is OK. CopyTopo1 will now display
correctly with the elevation (NED) ascii in GeoWEPP.



5. Add the CopyTopo1 to your GeoWEPP simulation when the program asks for a
topographic raster. DO NOT open up ArcMap and view your manipulated raster.
ArcMap will change the raster and it will not overlay properly in GeoWEPP.
Repeat as instructed under Part A and Part B as needed with remaining topographic
rasters.Topo 2, Topo 3 Topo 4 etc.

NOTE: the topo maps may not overlay the NED exactly. But it will overlay close
enough for you to know where you are at in the world. It is not critical that the topo
overlays the NED exactly because the stream network is generated from the NED, not
the topo map. And the stream network generated overlays nicely on the NED.



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APPENDIX C (Return)

Downloading a climate for use in WEPP Windows interface
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This example will describe how to download a 100 year climate near Tombstone, Arizona
from the Forest Service WEPP web site.

1. Open web page http://forest.moscowfsl.wsu.edu/fswepp/

2. Select and click the Rock:Clime GUI (graphic user interface)
3. Select Arizona and click on the SHOW ME THE CLIMATES, button




4. Scroll down the list and select Tombstone. Click the MODIFY CLIMATE,
button.







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5. The following coordinates are located in the hills east of Tombstone, AZ. Type the
following coordinates in the space provided: Lat = 31.88 N and Long = 109.99 W.
Next, select the button




6. Below is the PRISM Precipitation screen. Note the grids on the right side of the
screen for annual precipitation and elevation. The center cell is the climate for
latitude 31.88N and longitude 109.99W. Think of these grids as layers, relating the
similar positioned cells. For instance, the center cell on the top grid provides the
precipitation for the elevation of the center cell in the bottom grid. The table on the
left side of the screen is the precipitation table broken down by monthly average
for both Tombstone and the new coordinates.




7. Select the Use PRISM Values, button.






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8. Check the Adjust temperature for elevation by lapse rate (1,500 foot elevation
difference)


9. Scroll down, type the name you wish to call your climate and save. The climate in
this example is saved as Tombstone-mt-east




10. Your custom climate will show up under Personal Climate Stations.
a. Type 100 in the space allotted for Number of Years of Climate
b. Make sure you have your custom climate highlighted, as there will be other
custom climates in the list (see figure below)
c. Select DOWNLOAD CLIMATE



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11. Save the file to the Arizona folder in the WEPP directory on your computer, figure
below. C:\Program Files\USDA-ARS\WEPP\Data\climates\cligen\Arizona





12. Name your climate and select save. In this example, Tombstone-mt-east.txt.



NOTE: In the event your computer will only allow you to save a *txt extension, you
will need to navigate to the file location and manually change the file extension to *cli.
In the Explore window of your computer, navigate to the saved climate text file:
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APPENDIX D (Return)

Importing a climate for use in the WEPP Windows interface


This example illustrates how to import a climate into the WEPP windows interface.

1. Open WEPP windows interface.

2. Start with a default project.



3. You will notice as you move the cursor around that it becomes a pointing hand
when moved over the sun on the top-center portion of the screen. To import your
custom climate into WEPP
a. Position cursor/hand over sun
b. RIGHT click and a drop down menu will appear.
c. Select import






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d. Navigate to your saved Tombstone-mt-east climate file: C:\Program
Files\USDA-ARS\WEPP\Data\climates\cligen\Arizona

e. Select your custom climate Tombstone-mt-east and click OK



f. Tombstone-mt-east is now imported into WEPP windows.



















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APPENDIX E (Return)

Quick Guide to WEPP Calibration and
Saving Read Only Management Files
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1. Open WEPP.
2. Change units to metric with the button under the main menu bar.



Warning! You may run the model with English units, but realize, the results reported
will vary due to rounding of significant figures between the Metric and English model.
Metric = more significant figures.

3. Save model. File > Save as

4. Import a Climate file. Place the cursor over the sun icon located at the
middle top of the display screen. When hovering, a pointing hand will appear.

a. RIGHT click sun icon, select Import.




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b. Navigate to your climate, select and click OK. In this example: cligen >
Nevada > MtCharleston



5. Import a management file. Hover, the cursor over the top layer on the hillslope
displayed in the middle of the display screen (dark green striped layer in the figure
below). This layer represents the management file (otherwise known as a rotation =
*.rot file). Another will show up over each of the three layers represented in the
hillslope (top to bottom management, slope and soil).

a. RIGHT click management layer, select Import and navigate to your
management file. In this example: Managements > Forest > Disturbed
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6. Import a slope file (optional). This is not a necessary step in the calibration process.
But it is fun to have a different slope displayed. The little hand will appear over the
middle layer (striped layer in figure below) RIGHT click, select Import and
navigate to your slope file. In this example: Slopes > Disturbed WEPP slope >
Disturbed WEPP-500, 30%, complex



7. Import a soil file. Place the cursor over the bottom layer (striped layer in figure
below) and RIGHT click, select Import and navigate to desired soil file. In this
example: Soils > Forest > Disturbed WEPP Soils > High sev fire sandy loam.




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8. Change Run Options. The Run Options button is located on bottom center of
screen. In WEPP Run Options Window, change Simulation years to 50 and check
the box next to Return Period Summaryor any other options you wish.



9. Run model. The Run button is located next to Run Options on the bottom center
of the display. Once the simulation is run, several options are available along the
bottom of the display screen. These options are grayed out in the figure below.



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10. The model is finished running and the options along the bottom of the screen
become available (figure below). This manual does not cover each of these options.
But they are fairly easy to use, select and explore! Have fun!



11. Select Graphical Output button on bottom of the display screen. Select Graph 1.
In the drop down menu, select the Days in Simulation on the x-axis and Interill
cover (0-1) on the y-axis. Displaying the graph will allow you to look at the cover
percent graphically as you change the different calibration parameters. Below the
cover percent averages around 50%.



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12. On the main menu select => Tools > Cover Calibration



a. Change the Desired Cover to the cover percent you wish to achieve (in this
example 30%), and click on the Calibrate button (figure below).



b. After the Cover Calibration tool runs look under the Average Cover(%)
column to check the true cover percent for the parameters given (Biomass
Energy Ratio, Biomass Remaining Alter Senescence and Decomposition
Rate HINT: Look in help menu for definitions). In this example, the 30%
Cover after a fire calibrates to 50.5%. Adjusting the three parameters
given; Biomass Energy Ratio (BER), Biomass Remaining After Senescence
(BRAS) and Decomposition Rate (DR) will give you the Desired Cover
(%). Normally, the DR is not changed. See the help file for explanation.



HINT: Select Help button for
explanations regarding this tool.

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c. The BER and BRAS were changed until the Average Cover (%) equaled
(or approximately equaled) the Desired Cover (%) 30% Vs 30.5%.



d. Select the Accept button

13. Notice the difference in the graph Days of Simulation vs Interrill Cover is now
approximately 30% (figure below).



14. Discussion of saving procedure:

The next part of this exercise is to save the management file. Although WEPP
appears to save the calibration file, I found that the file does not save properly and
therefore, does not give correct results when using the file in GeoWEPP.

NOTE: Changes in the
BER and BRAS compared
to the figure under 12a.
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We will save it with a different name. If we name the file starting with a number,
the new calibrated file will be near or at the top of the list in the rotation files
directory. For this example, the new file name will be 30%Cover-MtCharleston
or you may wish to create a folder for your calibration files.

The easiest way to save the rotation files is to start with the most buried file and
work backwards (Steps 15-39). When this part of the exercise is accomplished we
must go back into the new management file (*.rot) and insert (or add) the Initial
Conditions and Plant Database files. The second part of this procedure is outlined
in steps 41-57.

15. Double click the management layer.
16. The first window is the Management Editor window. You will notice a file symbol
under the 3
rd
column between the Operation Type and Name. This is the
Initial Conditions folder.



17. Double click the Initial Conditions folder.
18. You are now in the Initial Conditions Database window. There is another folder
in the Initial Plant row under the Units column.



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19. Double click the Initial Plant folder.
20. You are now in the Plant Database window.



21. Discussion:

The Plant Database window is the final inner window or database level. This is
the level we will start our Save As for the new calibration file.

22. Select the Save As button.
23. Type in the new name of your calibrated file. For this example, it is 30%Cover-
MtCharleston. I also added my name and date in the Source field and added a
description in the Comment field (figure below).




24. Select OK






Check: Does the BER here
match your calibrated
BER? See Calibration
Tool output window 12c.

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25. The Plant Database window should now have your saved information at the top
with the Plant Name, Description, Data Source and Comment (figure below).



26. Select Save
27. After the last save you are now back in the Initial Conditions Database window.



28. Select Save As in the Initial Conditions Database window. Enter the new Name of
the calibration file 30%Cover-MtCharleston. Change the Source and Comments
field if desired (figure below).



29. Select OK


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30. You have now returned to the Initial Conditions Database window and the file has
been updated with the new information (figure below).




31. Select Save.
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33. In the Management Editor window at the bottom center of the window, change the
Description to 30%Cover-MtCharleston.



34. Select Save As in the Management Editor window.
35. In the Save a WEPP management rotation window, name the *.rot file the same as
the Initial Conditions and Plant Database files => 30%Cover-Mt.Charleston.



36. Save the *.rot file.









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37. The next pop-up asks if you wish to use the new rotation file in the current
selection (figure below).




38. Select yes.
39. Notice that the name on the layer has been changed from 30% Cover after fire to
30%Cover-MtCharleston. This is a result from changing the name in the
description slot provided at the bottom of the Management Editor window, (see
33).



Discussion: The new rotation file does not see the new Initial Conditions and the
new Plant Database files we just saved. We must go back into the folder/window
structure of the Management Editor window and change the Initial Conditions and
Plant Database files to our new files.

40. Double click the management layer.

Discussion: Notice, in the Management Editor window, the file under the Name
column reads 30% Cover after fire NOT 30%Cover-Mt.Charleston. The new rotation
file does not reflect the new Initial Conditions or Plant Database file we just save.
We will retrieve the files.


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41. Place your cursor on the right side of the row, under the Name column and left
click on the mouse. A drop down menu will appear. Scroll to the new calibration
file and select => 30%Cover-Mt.Charleston




42. The new file will automatically insert into the allotted slot under the Name column.



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43. Select the Initial Conditions folder
44. You are in the Initial Conditions window. Again, there is a drop down menu, this
time in the Value column. Select the drop down menu and navigate to your file =>
30%Cover-MtCharleston.




45. Select the Initial Plant folder under the Units column.




















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46. Notice, the 30%Cover-MtCharleston file is in the Plant Database window!
Awesome!





47. Check that the Plant Database window parameters are correct and select the Save
button.















Check:

1. Make sure BER
matches your
calibration data,
12c.





2. 2. Make sure
BRAS matches
your calibration
data, 12c


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48. Now you are back in the Initial Conditions Database window



49. Select Save in the Initial Conditions Database window.
50. A pop up window will ask you if you wish to Update initial conditions
parameters?



51. Select the Yes button










Check:

If you are using a
different cover percent
for example 20% or 35%
- make sure you change
these parameters in the
Initial Conditions
Database.
There are 3 places that
need changing.

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52. Now we are back in the Management Editor window.



53. Select Save in the Management Editor window
54. The management file is now saved with the correct Initial Conditions Database
and Plant Database files.
55. If you wish to recheck, repeat steps 41 through 56. I usually do just in case
something flipped back.

Is it always this difficult to save a rotation file (aka management file) in WEPP
windows? Yes, it has always been this complicated to save the rotation file. Bill says
that it has always been that way, something to do with the complexity of the model and
the file structure. It is difficult process to automate but programmers are working on
automation.

You are now ready to go back through all of the above steps and calibrate a cover
percent for your remaining treatments, whether thinning, prescribed burn or whatever.
The best way to get accurate cover percents is through ground reconnaissance.

The beauty of WEPP windows is that it allows the user access to all the parameters of
the model. The user can then change any of these parameters to fit unique situations.
The new management (*.rot) file we created 30%Cover-MtCharleston is now ready to
use in GeoWEPP.

In the future, if you decide to change any of the other parameters for this file, just
select save. I always double check the file structure though to make sure it saved
correctly. Remember if any portion of the file is read only you will need to duplicate
the save procedure outlined above. It is advisable when calibrating covers to start with
a like read only file (see page_15 this manual). This way you will ensure that all the
parameters are the same.

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