For more on what grids are, see Grids.
This grid is created by the Average Light behavior. It contains the averages of the values of the GLI Map grid. It is important to set the cell sizes of the two grids exactly as you want them. The default grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m.
Data member name | Description |
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GLI | Average GLI value |
This grid is created by the Basal Area Light behavior. Each grid cell holds tree basal area data and a light level. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Light | The light level as calculated by the Basal Area Light behavior |
Conifer Basal Area | The basal area, in square meters, of conifers that count towards the light calculation |
Angiosperm Basal Area | The basal area, in square meters, of angiosperms that count towards the light calculation |
This grid is created by the Carbon Value behavior. It holds the amount of carbon and the value of that carbon for each species. This grid has one cell for the whole plot. It will ignore any changes you make to the resolution. If this grid's data is saved in a detailed output file, you can view the contents of this grid as a table using SORTIE's data visualization system.
Data member name | Description |
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Mg of Carbon for Species X | The amount of carbon in the plot for Species X, in metric tons |
Carbon Value for Species X | The value of the carbon for Species X |
This grid is created by the Competition Harvest behavior. This is where data on competition harvest results is stored. The data is stored raw - no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The default grid cell resolution is set to one grid cell for the entire plot. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Cut Density, species x | Number of trees cut in the current timestep for the given species |
Cut Basal Area, species x | Total basal area cut in the current timestep for the given species |
This grid is created by the Mortality reporter behavior. This grid holds the number and basal area of trees that died, by mortality reason code. This grid only has one cell for the plot, and ignores maps provided in the initial conditions.
Data member name | Description |
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Num Seedlings X Natural Mort | The total number of seedlings of species X that died in this timestep due to natural mortality. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Seedlings X Disease Mort | The total number of seedlings of species X that died in this timestep due to disease. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Seedlings X Storm Mort | The total number of seedlings of species X that died in this timestep due to storms. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Saplings X Natural Mort | The total number of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to natural mortality. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Saplings X Disease Mort | The total number of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to disease. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Saplings X Storm Mort | The total number of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to storms. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Adults X Natural Mort | The total number of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to natural mortality. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Adults X Disease Mort | The total number of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to disease. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Adults X Storm Mort | The total number of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to storms. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Saplings X Natural Mort | The total basal area in m2 of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to natural mortality. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Saplings X Disease Mort | The total basal area in m2 of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to disease. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Saplings X Storm Mort | The total basal area in m2 of saplings of species X that died in this timestep due to storms. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Adults X Natural Mort | The total basal area in m2 of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to natural mortality. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Adults X Disease Mort | The total basal area in m2 of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to disease. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Adults X Storm Mort | The total basal area in m2 of adults of species X that died in this timestep due to storms. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
Num Snags X Removed | The total number of snags of species X that were removed in this timestep. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
BA Snags X Removed | The total basal area in m2 of snags of species X that were removed in this timestep. Not converted to per hectare in the grid. |
This grid is created by the Detailed Substrate behavior. The grid holds the relative proportions of the various substrate types. If the Harvest behavior is present for the run, then this grid's resolution must match the Harvest Results grid. Otherwise, it defaults to a cell resolution of 8 m X 8 m, which you can change. This grid holds packages with a different data structure from the main grid to track Substrate cohorts.
Data member name | Description |
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Proportion of scarified soil | The proportion of the grid cell area that is scarified soil |
Proportion of forest floor | The proportion of the grid cell area that is forest floor |
Proportion of tip-up mounds | The proportion of the grid cell area that is tip-up mounds |
Total Log | Total logs, expressed as a proportion between 0 and 1. The sum of all log proportions |
Total Log Volume | Total log volume, in m3 per ha. The sum of all log volumes |
Prop Sp Group X Small Decay Y | Species group X, decay class Y small logs, as a proportion between 0 and 1 |
Prop Sp Group X Large Decay Y | Species group X, decay class Y large logs, as a proportion between 0 and 1 |
Vol Sp Group X Small Decay Y | Species group X, decay class Y small log volume in m3 per ha |
Vol Sp Group X Large Decay Y | Species group X, decay class Y large log volume in m3 per ha |
Data member name | Description |
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Substrate cohort age | The age of the substrate cohort, in timesteps |
Substrate cohort new scarified soil substrate | The proportion of cell area that is scarified soil added in this cohort |
Substrate cohort new tip-up mounds substrate | The proportion of cell area that is tip-up mounds substrate added in this cohort |
This grid is called "detailedsubstratecalcs" and is created by the Detailed Substrate behavior. This grid is used for intermediate calculations when calculating the values in the Detailed Substrate grid. The grid cell resolution must match Detailed Substrate's.
Data member name | Description |
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Amount of new tip-up mounds | New tip-up mounds area by grid cell, in square meters |
New Log Area Sp Group X Small Decay Y | Area of new small logs added this timestep for species group X, decay class Y, in square meters |
New Log Area Sp Group X Large Decay Y | Area of new large logs added this timestep for species group X, decay class Y, in square meters |
Prop Sp Group X Small Decay Y Timestep Z | Fresh small logs added Z timesteps ago for species group X, decay class Y, as a proportion of grid cell area |
Prop Sp Group X Large Decay Y Timestep Z | Fresh large logs added Z timesteps ago for species group X, decay class Y, as a proportion of grid cell area |
This grid is created by the Disperse behaviors. It holds the number of seeds of each species that have been created by dispersal. This grid defaults to a cell resolution of 8 m X 8 m, which you can change.
Data member name | Description |
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Number of seeds for Species X | The number of seeds in each grid cell belonging to Species X |
Gap status | Whether the cell is in gap (true) or under closed canopy (false). Only used if there are behaviors which use forest cover. |
Adult tree count | The count of adult trees, for determining gap status. Only used if there are behaviors which use forest cover. |
This grid is created by the Foliar Chemistry behavior. This is where the amount of different foliar chemistry components is stored. All data is stored raw, no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You can change this to whatever you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Kg N for [species X] | Amount of N for species X, in kg |
Kg P for [species X] | Amount of P for species X, in kg |
Kg SLA for [species X] | Amount of SLA for species X, in kg |
Kg Lignin for [species X] | Amount of lignin for species X, in kg |
Kg Fiber for [species X] | Amount of fiber for species X, in kg |
Kg Cellulose for [species X] | Amount of cellulose for species X, in kg |
Kg Tannins for [species X] | Amount of tannins for species X, in kg |
Kg Phenolics for [species X] | Amount of phenolics for species X, in kg |
This grid is created by the Gap Light behavior. Each grid cell holds the cell's gap status, either TRUE or FALSE. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Is Gap | Whether (TRUE) or not (FALSE) that grid cell has gap status |
This grid is created by the GLI Map Creator behavior. The grid holds a GLI value in each cell. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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GLI | GLI value, as a percentage of full sun between 0 and 100 |
This grid is created by the Harvest behavior. This is where data on harvest results is stored. The data is stored raw - no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You cannot change the grid cell resolution for this grid.
Data member name | Description |
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Harvest Type | Type of harvest that occurred in the current timestep, or -1 if none has occurred |
Cut Density, species x, cut range y | Number of trees cut in the current timestep for the given species and cut range |
Cut Basal Area, species x, cut range y | Total basal area cut in the current timestep for the given species and cut range |
This grid is created by the Merchantable Timber Value behavior. It holds the merchantable timber value for each species. This grid has one cell for the whole plot. It will ignore any changes you make to the resolution. If this grid's data is saved in a detailed output file, you can view the contents of this grid as a table using SORTIE's data visualization system.
Data member name | Description |
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Value for Species X | The merchantable timber value for Species X |
This grid is created by the Episodic Mortality behavior. This is where data on planned mortality episode results is stored. The data is stored raw - no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You cannot change the grid cell resolution for this grid.
Data member name | Description |
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Cut Density, species x, cut range y | Number of trees killed in the current timestep for the given species and cut range |
Cut Basal Area, species x, cut range y | Total basal area killed in the current timestep for the given species and cut range |
This grid is created by the Neighborhood Seed Predation and Neighborhood Seed Predation (linked) behaviors. This grid stores the seed rain before predation and the amount of seeds eaten. The grid resolution must match the Dispersed Seeds grid. All data is stored raw, no conversion to per hectare amounts.
Data member name | Description |
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Pre-predation seeds for species x | Number of seeds of species x in the grid cell before predation. Note that if a species is not subject to seed predation, its value may show up here as zero despite having seeds present. Its seeds are not missing, just ignored. |
Proportion seeds eaten for species x | Proportion of the seeds of species x eaten this timestep, as a value between 0 and 1. |
This grid is created by the Partitioned DBH Biomass and Partitioned Palm Biomass behaviors. This is where the amount of biomass is stored, partitioned into leaf, bole, and branch (if applicable) biomass. All data is stored raw, no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You can change this to whatever you wish. The grid is shared by the two behaviors mentioned above, so changing it for one changes it for both.
Data member name | Description |
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Mg Leaf Biomass for [species X] | Amount of leaf biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Bole Biomass for [species X] | Amount of bole biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Branch Biomass for [species X] | Amount of branch biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Leaf Palm Biomass for [species X] | Amount of palm leaf biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Bole Palm Biomass for [species X] | Amount of palm bole biomass for species X, in Mg |
This grid is created by the Planting behavior. This is where data on planting results is stored. The data is stored raw - no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You cannot change the grid cell resolution for this grid.
Data member name | Description |
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Planted Species X | Number of trees of Species X cut in the current timestep |
This grid is created by the Quadrat-based GLI Light behavior. The grid holds a GLI value in each cell ("quadrat" being a term previously used in SORTIE to describe small grid cells). The grid cell resolution defaults to 2 m X 2 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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GLI | GLI value, or -1 if there were no trees to which to assign a GLI value in that grid cell |
This grid holds values for the Relative Neighborhood Density (Ω) statistic as calculated by the Relative Neighborhood Density Calculator behavior. The grid holds an Ω value for each distance increment for each species. This can be a great many values. The grid cell resolution is always set to one cell covering the entire plot. You cannot change this.
Data member name | Description |
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Max Distance | Maximum distance to which to calculate Ω, in meters. Including this in the output is not necessary but will improve the SORTIE graphing capability. |
Distance Inc | How often to calculate Ω, in meters. Including this in the output is not necessary but will improve the SORTIE graphing capability. |
Species X Dist Y Omega Value | The Ω value for Species X at the Yth distance increment. This is not necessarily the distance in meters. |
This grid holds values for a second growth resource for use by the Double resource relative growth and Growth and Resource-Based Mortality behaviors. The actual identity of the resource is unknown and unimportant. The grid holds a value for resource level in each cell and it is assumed that the units scale appropriately to the parameters for the growth behavior. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Resource | Resource amount, in whatever units are appropriate |
This grid holds values for the Ripley's K statistic as calculated by the Ripley's K Calculator behavior. The grid holds a K value for each distance increment for each species. This can be a great many values. The grid cell resolution is always set to one cell covering the entire plot. You cannot change this.
Data member name | Description |
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Max Distance | Maximum distance to which to calculate K, in meters. Including this in the output is not necessary but will improve the SORTIE graphing capability. |
Distance Inc | How often to calculate K, in meters. Including this in the output is not necessary but will improve the SORTIE graphing capability. |
All Species Dist Y K Value | The K value for all plot trees at the Yth distance increment. This is not necessarily the distance in meters. |
Species X Dist Y K Value | The K value for Species X at the Yth distance increment. This is not necessarily the distance in meters. |
This grid is created by the Functional response seed predation behavior. It holds the number of seed predators in each seed grid at the end of the predation model run. This grid's resolution must match that of "Dispersed Seeds".
Data member name | Description |
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Number Predators | The number of predators in each grid cell. |
This grid is created by the Snag Decay Class Dynamics behavior. It holds the amount of basal area for live and cut trees. Maps and grid resolution changes for this grid are not honored.
Data member name | Description |
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Live BA Per Ha | The amount of basal area, in square meters per hectare, of live adults. |
Cut BA Per Ha | The amount of basal area, in square meters per hectare, of trees harvested this timestep. |
This grid is created by the State Reporter behavior. There is one grid cell for the entire plot, which holds state variables.
Data member name | Description |
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Temperature C | The plot mean annual temperature, as stored in the Plot. |
Precipitation mm | The plot mean annual temperature, as stored in the Plot. |
This grid is created by the Storm disturbance behavior. Each grid cell holds a storm damage index between 0 and 1. The grid resolution default is 8 m X 8 m. You can change this to whatever you wish, but if you are also using the grid Storm Susceptibility, the resolutions must match.
Data member name | Description |
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Damage Index | The mean storm damage index for all storms occurring in the past timestep, from 0 (no damage) to 1 (total damage) |
Time Since Last Storm | The number of years since the last storm occurred in this cell. The last storm is any storm at all of any strength. |
Data member name | Description |
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Single Storm Damage Index | Storm damage index for a single storm event |
This grid is created by the Storm Killed Partitioned DBH Biomass and Storm Killed Partitioned Palm Biomass behaviors. This is where the amount of biomass is stored, partitioned into leaf, bole, and branch (if applicable) biomass. All data is stored raw, no conversion to per-hectare amounts.
The grid cell resolution is set to 8 m X 8 m. You can change this to whatever you wish. The grid is shared by the two behaviors mentioned above, so changing it for one changes it for both.
Data member name | Description |
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Mg Leaf Biomass for [species X] | Amount of storm-killed leaf biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Bole Biomass for [species X] | Amount of storm-killed bole biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Branch Biomass for [species X] | Amount of storm-killed branch biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Leaf Palm Biomass for [species X] | Amount of storm-killed palm leaf biomass for species X, in Mg |
Mg Bole Palm Biomass for [species X] | Amount of storm-killed palm bole biomass for species X, in Mg |
This grid is created by the Storm Light behavior. Each grid cell holds a light level value. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Light | The light level as calculated by the Storm Light behavior |
This grid is created by the Storm disturbance behavior. Each grid cell holds a storm susceptibility index between 0 and 1. The grid resolution default is 8 m X 8 m. You can change this to whatever you wish, but if you are also using the grid Storm Damage, the resolutions must match.
Data member name | Description |
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Susceptibility | A storm damage susceptibility for each cell, from 0 (not susceptible to damage) to >1 (very susceptible to damage) |
This grid is created by the Substrate behavior. The grid holds the relative proportions of the various substrate types. If the Harvest behavior is present for the run, then this grid's resolution must match the Harvest Results grid. Otherwise, it defaults to a cell resolution of 8 m X 8 m, which you can change. This grid holds packages with a different data structure from the main grid to track Substrate cohorts.
Data member name | Description |
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Proportion of scarified soil | The proportion of the grid cell area that is scarified soil |
Proportion of forest floor | The proportion of the grid cell area that is forest floor |
Proportion of tip-up mounds | The proportion of the grid cell area that is tip-up mounds |
Proportion of fresh logs | The proportion of the grid cell area that is fresh logs |
Proportion of decayed logs | The proportion of the grid cell area that is decayed logs |
Data member name | Description |
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Substrate cohort age | The age of the substrate cohort, in timesteps |
Substrate cohort new scarified soil substrate | The proportion of cell area that is scarified soil added in this cohort |
Substrate cohort new tip-up mounds substrate | The proportion of cell area that is tip-up mounds substrate added in this cohort |
Substrate cohort new fresh logs | The proportion of cell area that is fresh logs added in this cohort |
This grid is called "substratecalcs" and is created by the Substrate behavior. This grid is used for intermediate calculations when calculating the values in the Substrate grid. The grid cell resolution must match Substrate's.
Data member name | Description |
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Amount of new tip-up mounds | New tip-up mounds area by grid cell, in square meters |
Fresh logs X timesteps ago | Fresh logs added X timesteps ago up to the value in the Substrate parameter "Maximum number of years that decay occurs" (converted to timesteps), as a proportion of grid cell area |
This grid is created by either the Substrate Dependent Seed Survival No Gap Status or the Substrate Dependent Seed Survival With Gap Status behavior. It holds the proportion of seeds expected to germinate on the substrate composite of the grid cell. The cell resolution must match the "Substrate" grid, above.
Data member name | Description |
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Favorability Index - Species X | The proportion of seeds of Species X expected to germinate in that cell |
This grid is created by the Temperature dependent neighborhood survival behavior. It holds the timestep survival rate for each species in each grid cell.
Data member name | Description |
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Survival for Species X | The survival rate for Species X for that cell. The rate is per timestep, not annual. Note that the value may be -1 if there were no trees of Species X in the grid cell for that timestep. |
Neighbor basal area | The adult neighbor basal area, in square meters |
This grid is created by one of the Weibull climate quadrat growth behaviors. It holds the number of neighbors and the growth rate for each species. Set this grid to the resolution you desire for neighborhood growth calculations. This grid may not be set up with initial values.
Data member name | Description |
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Growth for Species X | The amount of diameter growth for the timestep for all trees of that species in the grid cell. |
Number of neighbors | The number of competing neighbors in the grid cell's neighborhood. |
This grid is created by the Windstorm behavior. It holds information on what windstorms happened during each timestep. This grid has one cell for the whole plot. It will ignore any changes you make to the resolution.
The data is held in grid packages. There is one package for each storm event. No package means no storms. If this grid's data is saved in a detailed output file, you can view the contents of this grid as a table using SORTIE's data visualization system.
There is one of these for each storm event.
Data member name | Description |
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Storm Severity | The severity of the storm that occurred, between 0 and 1 |
Basal Area Dead For Species X | The basal area killed in this storm for Species X |
Density Dead For Species X | The number of stems killed in this storm for Species X |
This grid is created by the Lagged post harvest growth and Post Harvest Skidding Mortality behaviors. Each grid cell holds the time since a harvest last occurred in that cell. The grid cell resolution defaults to 8 m X 8 m. You can set whatever new resolution you wish.
Data member name | Description |
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Time | Time since last harvest |
LastUpdated | The timestep the grid was last updated |