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ENH: testcase updated
mbechtold Jan 27, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion testcase/DATA/21May.CAL
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Onset: 21 May - spring 2014 alfafla seeded in Field 13
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
0 : The onset of the growing period is fixed on a specific date
-9 : Day-number (1 ... 366) of the Start of the time window for the onset criterion: Not applicable
-9 : Length (days) of the time window for the onset criterion: Not applicable
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Ottawa variety - Alfalfa - Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium) - adjusted for Ottawa - calibrated for Soil Fertility
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
1 : File not protected
4 : forage crop
1 : Crop is sown in 1st year
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0.79 : Shape factor for the response of maximum canopy cover to soil fertility stress
-0.16 : Shape factor for the response of crop Water Productivity to soil fertility stress
6.26 : Shape factor for the response of decline of canopy cover to soil fertility stress
-9 : dummy - Parameter no Longer required
-9 : DayNr Premature end (counting from 1 January of planting year) - only applicable for annual crops
8 : Minimum air temperature below which pollination starts to fail (cold stress) (degC)
40 : Maximum air temperature above which pollination starts to fail (heat stress) (degC)
8.0 : Minimum growing degrees required for full crop transpiration (degC - day)
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25 : Calibrated distortion (%) of CC due to salinity stress (Range: 0 (none) to +100 (very strong))
100 : Calibrated response (%) of stomata stress to ECsw (Range: 0 (none) to +200 (extreme))
1.15 : Crop coefficient when canopy is complete but prior to senescence (KcTr,x)
0.050 : Decline of crop coefficient (%/day) as a result of ageing, nitrogen deficiency, etc.
11 : Cumulative decrease (%) at maturity of crop coefficient as a result of ageing, nitrogen deficiency, etc.
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So the definition of the parameter changed? Or was it wrongly defined. Maybe I'll have my answer after reviewing all the PRs

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The definition of the parameter changed including the routines that use this parameter. So nothing was 'wrong' before. It's now a better representation of the decline.

0.30 : Minimum effective rooting depth (m)
3.00 : Maximum effective rooting depth (m)
15 : Shape factor describing root zone expansion
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17 : Building up of Harvest Index starting at sowing/transplanting (days)
15.0 : Water Productivity normalized for ETo and CO2 (WP*) (gram/m2)
100 : Water Productivity normalized for ETo and CO2 during yield formation (as % WP*)
50 : Sink strength (%) quatifying biomass response to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration
100 : Sink strength (%) quatifying biomass response to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration
100 : Reference Harvest Index (HIo) (%)
-9 : Possible increase (%) of HI due to water stress before flowering
-9.0 : No impact on HI of restricted vegetative growth during yield formation
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Ottawa, Canada
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
Ottawa.Tnx
Ottawa.ETo
Ottawa.PLU
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Ottawa, Canada
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
0 : percentage (%) of ground surface covered by mulches IN growing period
50 : effect (%) of mulches on reduction of soil evaporation
50 : Degree of soil fertility stress (%) - Effect is crop specific
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Ottawa, Canada - sandy loam - Field of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
46 : CN (Curve Number)
7 : Readily evaporable water from top layer (mm)
1 : number of soil horizons
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Ottawa (Canada)
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
1 : Year number of cultivation (Seeding/planting year)
41414 : First day of simulation period - 21 May 2014
41577 : Last day of simulation period - 31 October 2014
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Ottawa, Canada
7.2 : AquaCrop Version (August 2024)
7.3 : AquaCrop Version (January 2026)
1.00 : depth of sampled soil profile
1 : first day of observations
1 : first month of observations
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34 changes: 17 additions & 17 deletions testcase/OUTP_REF/OttawaPRM1evaluation.OUT
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AquaCrop 7.2 (August 2024) - Output created on (date) : 30-09-2024 at (time) : 15:56:02
AquaCrop 7.3 (January 2026) - Output created on (date) : 28-01-2026 at (time) : 13:50:05
Evaluation of simulation results - Statistics
** Run number:1

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Nr Observed +/- St Dev Simulated Date
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1 0.045 -9.000 0.075 24 May 2014
2 0.386 -9.000 0.856 9 June 2014
3 1.039 -9.000 1.804 18 June 2014
4 1.217 -9.000 2.632 25 June 2014
5 2.390 -9.000 3.602 3 July 2014
6 3.191 -9.000 4.438 10 July 2014
7 3.606 -9.000 4.787 13 July 2014
8 3.947 -9.000 4.928 15 July 2014
9 4.407 -9.000 5.740 24 July 2014
10 4.853 -9.000 6.272 30 July 2014
11 6.189 -9.000 6.844 7 August 2014
12 6.263 -9.000 7.230 14 August 2014
13 6.901 -9.000 7.413 18 August 2014
2 0.386 -9.000 0.857 9 June 2014
3 1.039 -9.000 1.807 18 June 2014
4 1.217 -9.000 2.636 25 June 2014
5 2.390 -9.000 3.608 3 July 2014
6 3.191 -9.000 4.443 10 July 2014
7 3.606 -9.000 4.792 13 July 2014
8 3.947 -9.000 4.933 15 July 2014
9 4.407 -9.000 5.745 24 July 2014
10 4.853 -9.000 6.277 30 July 2014
11 6.189 -9.000 6.848 7 August 2014
12 6.263 -9.000 7.233 14 August 2014
13 6.901 -9.000 7.415 18 August 2014
14 7.168 -9.000 7.647 24 August 2014
15 7.242 -9.000 7.869 31 August 2014
15 7.242 -9.000 7.865 31 August 2014

Valid observations/simulations sets (n) ....... : 15
Average of observed Biomass production ........ : 3.923 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 4.809 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 4.812 ton/ha

Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) ........... : 0.99
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.974 ton/ha
Normalized root mean square error CV(RMSE).... : 24.8 %
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.977 ton/ha
Normalized root mean square error CV(RMSE).... : 24.9 %
Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (EF): 0.84
Willmotts index of agreement (d) .............. : 0.96
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AquaCrop 7.2 (August 2024) - Output created on (date) : 30-09-2024 at (time) : 15:56:02
AquaCrop 7.3 (January 2026) - Output created on (date) : 28-01-2026 at (time) : 13:50:05
Evaluation of simulation results - Statistics
** Run number:2

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1 0.792 -9.000 0.000 27 April 2015
2 0.985 -9.000 0.430 3 May 2015
3 1.995 -9.000 1.473 13 May 2015
4 2.649 -9.000 2.203 20 May 2015
5 4.164 -9.000 3.388 1 June 2015
6 5.234 -9.000 4.358 9 June 2015
7 5.219 -9.000 4.970 14 June 2015
8 5.220 -9.000 5.693 20 June 2015
9 5.242 -9.000 5.763 21 June 2015
10 7.043 -9.000 7.104 5 July 2015
11 7.830 -9.000 7.849 12 July 2015
12 8.796 -9.000 9.136 26 July 2015
13 9.122 -9.000 9.195 27 July 2015
14 10.400 -9.000 10.021 10 August 2015
15 11.010 -9.000 10.327 17 August 2015
2 0.985 -9.000 0.431 3 May 2015
3 1.995 -9.000 1.476 13 May 2015
4 2.649 -9.000 2.208 20 May 2015
5 4.164 -9.000 3.395 1 June 2015
6 5.234 -9.000 4.366 9 June 2015
7 5.219 -9.000 4.978 14 June 2015
8 5.220 -9.000 5.702 20 June 2015
9 5.242 -9.000 5.772 21 June 2015
10 7.043 -9.000 7.113 5 July 2015
11 7.830 -9.000 7.858 12 July 2015
12 8.796 -9.000 9.142 26 July 2015
13 9.122 -9.000 9.201 27 July 2015
14 10.400 -9.000 10.023 10 August 2015
15 11.010 -9.000 10.326 17 August 2015

Valid observations/simulations sets (n) ....... : 15
Average of observed Biomass production ........ : 5.713 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 5.461 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 5.466 ton/ha

Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) ........... : 0.99
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.521 ton/ha
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.520 ton/ha
Normalized root mean square error CV(RMSE).... : 9.1 %
Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (EF): 0.97
Willmotts index of agreement (d) .............. : 0.99
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AquaCrop 7.2 (August 2024) - Output created on (date) : 30-09-2024 at (time) : 15:56:03
AquaCrop 7.3 (January 2026) - Output created on (date) : 28-01-2026 at (time) : 13:50:05
Evaluation of simulation results - Statistics
** Run number:3

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Nr Observed +/- St Dev Simulated Date
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1 2.678 -9.000 2.250 25 May 2016
2 3.628 -9.000 3.369 1 June 2016
3 5.054 -9.000 4.319 9 June 2016
4 4.817 -9.000 5.059 15 June 2016
5 5.181 -9.000 5.134 16 June 2016
6 5.435 -9.000 6.370 28 June 2016
7 6.222 -9.000 7.178 5 July 2016
8 6.609 -9.000 7.984 12 July 2016
9 7.811 -9.000 8.874 20 July 2016
10 8.149 -9.000 8.939 21 July 2016
11 8.729 -9.000 9.856 2 August 2016
12 9.086 -9.000 10.349 10 August 2016
13 9.502 -9.000 10.648 16 August 2016
14 10.304 -9.000 10.863 21 August 2016
1 2.678 -9.000 2.256 25 May 2016
2 3.628 -9.000 3.373 1 June 2016
3 5.054 -9.000 4.325 9 June 2016
4 4.817 -9.000 5.066 15 June 2016
5 5.181 -9.000 5.141 16 June 2016
6 5.435 -9.000 6.380 28 June 2016
7 6.222 -9.000 7.188 5 July 2016
8 6.609 -9.000 7.996 12 July 2016
9 7.811 -9.000 8.886 20 July 2016
10 8.149 -9.000 8.951 21 July 2016
11 8.729 -9.000 9.865 2 August 2016
12 9.086 -9.000 10.358 10 August 2016
13 9.502 -9.000 10.656 16 August 2016
14 10.304 -9.000 10.869 21 August 2016

Valid observations/simulations sets (n) ....... : 14
Average of observed Biomass production ........ : 6.657 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 7.228 ton/ha
Average of simulated Biomass production ....... : 7.236 ton/ha

Pearson Correlation Coefficient (r) ........... : 0.99
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.877 ton/ha
Normalized root mean square error CV(RMSE).... : 13.2 %
Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (EF): 0.85
Root mean square error (RMSE) ................. : 0.884 ton/ha
Normalized root mean square error CV(RMSE).... : 13.3 %
Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (EF): 0.84
Willmotts index of agreement (d) .............. : 0.97
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