Releases: DrylandEcology/STEPWAT2
Releases · DrylandEcology/STEPWAT2
v3.0.0
This release contains multiple enhancements to STEPWAT2:
- Cheatgrass driven wildfire can now be selected as a disturbance regime.
- Space has been reincorporated into the program.
- Biomass and relative size measurements are more accurate thanks to just-in-time calculations.
- The maximum number of species and resource groups is now specified in inputs instead of hard-coded.
- Soil water values are now generated exclusively using SOILWAT2. No more '-s' flag.
And some bug fixes:
- Compiler warnings have been resolved.
- Species no longer live past their maximum age.
- SXW plant types now match SOILWAT2 plant types exactly.
- Bugs within the Markov weather generator have been resolved.
- Bugs with annual species have been addressed.
v2.0.0
This release implements multiple changes to resource partitioning in SOILWAT.
- Resource allocation to individuals overhauled.
- Extra growth calculated in very wet years
- Grazing now occurs on extra growth and normal growth.
- Additional transpired water is distributed in years where transpiration is very low, for example fire years.
- Random number generation now uses the PCG RNG inside of SOILWAT2.
STEPWAT2 Model Description (Palmquist et al. 2018 Ecosphere)
Incorporates all enhancements described for STEPPE and SOILWAT2 in Palmquist et al. 2018 Ecosphere.
V.1.1.0
Annual establishment overhaul. Merged in annual_final branch.
Annual establishment is now based on a random draw from the beta distribution. Add additional functionality: seed mortality of seed as it ages and seed removal from the seedbank of germinated individuals.
Overhaul of annual establishment complete #107
V1.0.0
Overhaul output format
Update available soil water calculations