Edit Episodic Events Window

This window is reached using the menu option "Edit->Episodic events" from the main window. This window allows you to set up silvicultural treatments and planned mortality episodes.

In this document:
Window layout
Displaying current episodic events
Creating new episodic events
Editing existing episodic events
Deleting existing episodic events
Episodic events edit windows

Window layout

The purpose of the main window is to display episodic events which have already been defined, and to provide the starting point for creating new episodic events or editing existing ones. On the left is a panel with three tabs labeled "Harvests", "Plantings", and "Mortality Episodes". (For more on harvests and planned mortality episodes, see the Disturbance Behaviors topic. For more on Plantings, see the Planting Behaviors topic.) On the right is a map of the plot. On this map is displayed the plot grid cells to which a episodic event is applied. In addition, if there has been a tree map defined, existing trees are also displayed. The color key for these trees is at the far right.

Note to users of previous versions of SORTIE: In the past, trees would be displayed on the harvest plot if they had been either created by tree map or by size class initial densities. This was because, since the interface and the core model were completely integrated, the initial density data had already been used to create the initial population of trees. Now the interface and the core model are separated; there are no trees produced from initial density data until the core model executes when "Model->Run" is chosen from the main model window.

If you need to know the initial tree population and distribution in order to create your episodic events, use a tree map. If you want to create a tree map with a random distribution of trees from size class data, do the following:

  1. Load your parameter file without episodic event information.
  2. Enter the appropriate size classes using "Edit->Tree Setup", and the appropriate initial density information using "Edit->Parameters".
  3. In the parameters, set the length of the run to be 1 timestep.
  4. Using "Edit->Output Options", create a detailed output file with the X, Y, and DBH of the saplings and adults of each species.
  5. Save the parameter file under a different name.
  6. Choose "Model->Run" from the main SORTIE window, or run one timestep. This causes the model to be run. A tree map of the initial density data you entered is then created.
  7. Load your original parameter file again.
  8. Use the instructions in the detailed output files topic to get the detailed output timestep file for timestep 0 and add it to the parameter file.
  9. Proceed to enter your episodic events.

Displaying current episodic events

To display existing episodic events, choose the tab of the type of episodic event you would like to see. The episodic events are numbered in the order that they were entered. You will see the currently displayed episodic event and what its number is of the total (for example, "Showing harvest 3 of 5"). Use the backward and forward buttons to move back and forth through the current episodic events. On the left, you will see information about the episodic event. On the map to the right, the current episodic event cells are displayed in color. Untreated plot cells are white.

For more on what displayed information means, see the topics on episodic event entry, below.

Creating new episodic events

Choose the tab of the type of episodic event you would like to create. Then click "New". A new window will come up where you can enter the episodic event. For more on how to enter the episodic event, see the topics on episodic event entry, below.

Editing existing episodic events

Choose the tab of the type of episodic event you would like to edit. Use the backward and forward buttons to navigate through the episodic events and display the one you want to edit. Then click "Edit". A new window will come up displaying the episodic event. Edit it as you wish. For more, see the topics on episodic event entry, below.

Deleting existing episodic events

Choose the tab of the type of episodic event you would like to delete. Use the backward and forward buttons to navigate through the episodic events and display the one you want to delete. Then click "Delete".

Episodic events edit windows

For more on how to enter episodic events, see the individual episodic event edit topics.
Edit Harvest
Edit Mortality Episode
Edit Planting
Edit planting diameter at 10 cm
04-Jun-2004 02:30 PM