Wetbud Plus Users Manual - Virginia Association of Wetland
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1. Completed Delete file C Wetbud nsert_ksat cnd CurUserONLyY var 0 DeskShort var 0 Create folder C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs WT Wetbud Create shortcut C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs WT Wetb Create shortcut C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs WT Wetb Create shortcut C ProgramData Microsoft Windows Start Menu Programs WT Wwetb Completed Next gt Cancel 10 The Completing the Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Wizard screen will appear pictured below Select Finish El Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Completing the Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Wizard Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard Co oe ee 11 If Run Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud is checked the Wetobud home screen below will open Projects Parameters Basic Models Advanced Models Reports Utilities Help ay Project Wizard 13021 Project c wetbud wetbud 2 fdb Appendix B Datasets for the 14 Preloaded Weather Stations The Wetbud software requires complete datasets to function properly To create the 14 preloaded weather stations for the Wetbud Plus Project Wizard weather datasets such as precipitation weather and solar were downloaded and imported for each selected station Once the data was downloaded and imported it was discovered that a few data values were miss2. and or run them You may cancel out of the wizard at any time Information entered up to that point will be automatically saved Disclaimer Note This wizard is designed to help the user generate a Project and a basic Scenario based on preloaded weather stations and default values The user should edit the Project and or basic Scenario to modify default values and parameters It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that the parameters used are representative of the studied site Proceed Figure 2 Wetbud Project Wizard Disclaimer To define an new Project select Define A New Project and enter the Project name latitude and longitude in decimal degrees e g 37 349 and elevation in feet Figure 3 then select Net Project Setup Wizard Projects Debug Select Project Option Define a new Project Enter the Name for the New Project Use an existing Project New Project Enter Project Latitude decimal 37 349 Enter Project Longitude decimal 77 5036 Enter Project Elevation ft 205 Figure 3 Wetbud Project Wizard Defining a new Project The message in Figure 4 will appear Select to proceed Information A new Project will be created Pocahontas and selected Proceed z Figure 4 Wetbud Project Wizard Creating a new Project To use an existing Project select Use an existing Project highlight the Project that you want t
3. 14 preloaded VA stations Select to proceed Note If a non preloaded weather station is used then the user should make sure that ET values are available for that station Information Based on the available data only Penman ET values are available for the default Wet Normal or Dry years Proceed with selecting the current weather station Yes No Figure 8 Wetbud Project Wizard ET value notification To use the Radius of Influence Preloaded option click on it choose the desired mileage range highlight your preferred weather station and select Next Figure 9 More than one weather station may fulfill the radius of influence criterion so the user should select a specific station e Project Setup Wizard Weather Stations Debug j aS EE RAE cole t aqius ot iniuence 724010 13740 RICHMOND INTER V4 37 50 77 32 50 001976 1990 1984 v v AA le aag 724118 93797 MCKNBRG BRUNW V4 36 68 78 05 134701988 1998 1987 C Polygon All C Polygon Preloaded Radius Range Option C within 10 miles C within 20 miles within 30 miles C within 40 miles f within 50 miles C within 60 miles C within 70 miles C within 100 miles Show Map Previous Next Figure 9 Wetbud Project Wizard Selecting a Radius of Influence Preloaded weather station In this following example the Polygon Preloaded weather station will be used After weather station sele
4. 17 Exported Excel file showing precipitation data for a dry year To export results for all variables in the Display Options box select A in the Display Options box and click a Name and save the exported file in the prompt that appears Appendix A Wetbud Plus Installation Instructions The following applies to an installation where Wetbud is installed as a downloaded file and the database and the executable files will reside on the same computer 1 Open the link provided and select Download then select Save File Wetbud will download to your computer Open the download The Welcome to the Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Wizard screen will appear pictured below select Next Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Welcome to the Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Wizard This wizard will quide you through the installation of Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud It is recommended that you close all other applications before starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer Click Next to continue 2 The License Agreement screen will appear pictured below Select agree Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement This software is provided AS IS without warran
5. 9 C Pjrecip T 1976 10 18 90 C OMjerbank Show Results Log T 1976 11 20 08 C Runoff Message C4 1976 12 2016 x C Groundwater N Calculate Budget gt Monthly data for Dry year available for 12 months 0 Records available for Average Normal year 120 0 C User Water N i C Initial Aill Storage 7 Recalculate ET Runoff and Overbank Monthly data for Average Normal year available for 12 months 0 F g Records available for Wet year 120 0 C E vapotrans Monthly data for Wet year available for 12 months 0 C Outflow C Groundwater O U T Progress Log C UfSjerWater OUT Show Results gt Checking data for current scenario a C A Calculating ater Budget for Dry year 1976 Do NOT Apply Preset Chart Settings Calculating Water Budget for Average Normal year 1990 Calculating Water Budget for Wet year 1984 Auto Show Results Checking results for Tjotal a Displaying results for T Export Delete ALL Scenario Results T Close Figure 14 Basic Scenario Analysis Calculation log a results log a progress log and a table of monthly results for a dry year 3 The Calculate Log will remain blank if all water budget calculations are successful The Results Log displays the number of records available for each year included in the water budget calculations The Progress Log displays messages regarding the progress of model calculations The table to the right of the Calculate Log panel displ
6. WETBUD PLUS PROJECT WIZARD USER S MANUAL Zach Agioutantis University of Kentucky zach agioutantis uky edu Kathryn C Haering Virginia Tech G Richard Whittecar Old Dominion University W Lee Daniels Virginia Tech Tess Thompson Virginia Tech Ben Hiza Old Dominion University May 26 2015 Table of Contents gl gere 0 e i o q peepee ce etre teria pee mntcn crt meine ener ren eterno Pentre inten citrate nner Tne errr esterase 3 Project ANG SCENAS sccscotsess stwtccgs ote aegoste E E tetcist 3 Data Required to Create a Project ANd a Scenario cccccseeccseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeenees 4 Project VV IZarGASSUIMPIIONS wesscsusssicernedeiasesaheny mages SE 4 Operating the Project WIZaI seasea aE E E E E EE E a 5 Basic Scenario Water Budget Analysis cccccccccsecceceeeeceeeeeseeeesaeeeesaeeeesaaeeesaaes 13 Exporting Basic Model Water Budget ReSullts ccccecccseeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeens 16 Appendix A Wetbud Plus Installation Instructions cccceeceeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseaees 18 Appendix B Datasets for the 14 Preloaded Weather Stations cseeeeeee 25 Introduction Wetbud is a tool for estimating wetland water budgets using available weather data and site specific topographic soil and geohydrologic data Wetbud has been developed in two versions a Basic 2 D formulation with simplified groundwater functions and the Advanced 3 D version with full groundwater modeling capa
7. asic Model with the Wetbud Project Wizard the user should have collected the following information and data Project name up to 20 characters Latitude and longitude of a central point within the study area in decimal degrees These values are used to select the appropriate reference weather Station Wetland surface elevation in feet This value should be obtained from a topo map or actual survey data Constructed wetland area in acres Wetland watershed area in acres Boundaries for these areas can be drawn using Google Earth Pro based on USGS topo maps available in Google Earth format These measured areas can be determined by using Google Earth Plus and an on line area conversion site Wetland Watershed NRCS Curve Number CN This ranges from 40 100 with a default of 70 The CN needed is the area weighted value based on Hydrologic Soil Group HSG classes and land use for the watershed The proportion of the watershed with each HSG class can be obtained most easily from NRCS Web Soil Survey Google Earth images may be useful in assessing land use CN values for each HSG and land use can be obtained from on line tables To get the single CN for the watershed the CN values for each HSG must be multiplied by the proportion of the basin with that HSG classification those weighted values must be totalled Project Wizard Assumptions When creating a Scenario the Project Wizard assumes water inputs from precipitation runoff f
8. ays monthly results for the year and variable selected in the Range and Display Options boxes on the right side of the Basic Analysis window The user can view tabulated results for each variable in the water budget analysis by adjusting the selection in the Display Options box The Water Budget Chart tab Figures 15 and 16 shows a graphical display of the Basic results The user can choose to display each variable individually or combine all water budget components on the same graph by changing the selection in the Display Options box The first two variables in the Display Options box T otal Figure 15 and Total Ad J usted are displayed as a line graph 7 otal values are the total monthly mass balance water levels Total Ad J usted values are water levels relative to the ground surface these values represent the monthly water surface or water table elevation within the wetland All other variables are displayed as a bar graph Figure 16 Each year in the standard analysis range can be displayed by changing the selection in the Range Dry Normal Wet box r Basic Scenario Analysis Select Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart Multiple Scenarios Scenario Pocahontas Pocahontas Wizard 1 Inches of Water Calculate Budget gt V Recalculate ET Runoff and Overbank Show Results m Do NOT Apply Preset Chart Settings Auto Show Results T Month Jan Dec Delete ALL Scenario Results 3 Refe
9. below Wetbud will install into C Wetbud as the default location Select Next Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup will install Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud in the following folder To install in a different folder click Browse and select another folder Click Next to continue Destination Folder C Wetbud Space required 195 6MB Space available 61 7GB 5 The Select Install Options 1 screen will appear pictured below Note that Wetbud stores all associated data in a Firebird database Firebird is open source software available in the public domain so the Firebird database software will be installed along with Wetbud Choose your preferred options for installation Customize Firebird installation will allow you to choose your preferred folder for the Firebird software while Notify User on Firebird Installation Status will inform you of the progress of the Firebird software installation Then select Next Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Select Install Options 1 Install for Current User ONLY Create a Short Cut on the Desktop Customize Firebird installation only for new installs Notify user on Firebird Installation Status 6 If there is an existing installation of Wetbud on your computer the Select Install Options 2 screen will appear pictured below If you wish to i
10. bilities Wetbud is primarily intended as a planning tool for use in the design of created wetlands but it can also be applied to native wetlands where the required input parameters can be specified Weitbud Plus is an enhanced version of the Basic formulation of Wetbud that features a preloadable database from 14 selected Virginia weather stations A polygonal influence area has been defined for each of the preloaded weather stations Preloaded weather data include precipitation weather information and calculated evapotranspiration ET values using either the Penman Monteith method or the Thornthwaite equation depending on data availability A Project Wizard allows users to quickly set up Projects and Scenarios see next section using default parameters and to calculate water budgets using the basic model Projects and Scenarios In Wetbud the Project designates site specific characteristics that are determined by the location of the site and will be held constant during different design iterations e g name latitude and longitude elevation reference weather station wetland watershed characteristics etc Once a Project is created the user can create one or many Basic Scenarios for the Project The following notes explain the steps users should follow to operate the Wetbud Setup Wizard to create a new Project and then a Basic Scenario within that Project Data Required to Create a Project and a Scenario Before constructing a B
11. ction the screen in Figure 10 will appear To define a new Scenario choose Define a new Scenario and enter the Scenario Code the area of the constructed wetland in acres the total area of the watershed for direct surface runoff in acres the watershed NRCS curve number Then select Net m Project Setup Wizard Scenarios Debug Select Scenario Option Define anew Scenario Enter the Code for the New Scenario C Use an existing Scenario Pocahontas Wizard 1 Constructed Wetland Area acres 0 40 Total Area of Watershed for Direct Surface Runoff acres 6 00 Watershed NRCS Curve Number 56 00 4 Previous Next Figure 10 Wetbud Project Wizard Define a new Scenario The message in Figure 11 will appear Select to proceed to the screen shown in Figure 12 which summarizes the water inputs outputs and water management Note The Project Wizard will let you create a Project even if not all of the required data are in place However errors will occur when the user tries to run the Project without ensuring that all input data is in place Information Anew Scenario will be created Pocahontas Wizard 1 and selected Proceed Figure 11 Wetbud Project Wizard Creating a new Scenario j a Calculations Debug A Basic Scenario was created for this project with the following BinCaleilakoneeroases Water Inputs and Outputs un Calculations for Basic Scenar
12. ing from the datasets Missing data was filled from nearby stations with similar attributes Nearby GSOD stations were used to fill in missing weather and solar data Solar data not filled by GSOD stations was retrieved from the National Solar Radiation Data Base NRSDB website
13. io Water Input a Precipitation b Runoff c Initial Fill Depth of 2in 5cm b Groundwater OUT at constant rate of xox Water Management a Depth to Weir of 3in 7 5cm b Soil Storage Factor 0 2 c Surface Storage Factor 1 Calculations will be run using the default Dry Normal Average years forthe selected weather station F t Previous Figure 12 Wetbud Project Wizard Basic Scenario creation Run Calculati for Basic i i i f Choose Pun Caloulations for Basic Scenario and the Basic Scenario Analysis screen Figure 13 will appear e EA Basic Scenario Analysis E ns Select Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart Multiple Scenarios Reference Station Calculate Log Reese ee ocanontas ocanontas vvizarc Range Dry Normal Wet RESME Drag a column header here to group by that colu Rs Re vear Month Value in lt No data to display gt Display Options Total Total Ad Jjusted Water Mass Balance C Precip OMVjerbank Show Results Log C Rjunoff Message o o oo ooo oo o o ea i C Groundwater I N Calculate Budget W lt No data to display gt C User Water NN Initial Fill Storage C E vapotrans Ojutflow Groundwater O U T Progress Log C UfSjer Water OUT Show Results i gt C ll Do NOT Apply Preset Chart Settings Auto Show Results Export _ Preserve Chart Scale Delete ALL Scenario Results 3 JL C
14. lose JV Recalculate ET Runoff and Overbank lt No data to display gt Figure 13 Basic Scenario Analysis screen with highlighted Scenario Basic Scenario Water Budget Analysis 1 To complete a Basic Scenario water budget analysis highlight a Scenario and Calculate Budget E click 2 Figure 13 If adjustments are made to any parameters that may affect ET and or runoff calculation e g PET option Curve Number etc the user must check the box next to Recalculate ET Runoff and Overbank before recalculating the water budget for a water budget previously calculated within that Scenario 2 The Analysis tab will then display a calculation log a results log a progress log and a table of monthly results for the year Wetbud will then display the options selected in the Range and Display Options boxes on the right side of the window respectively Figure 14 E Basic Scenario Analysis Select Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart Multiple Scenarios Beto chase aration i ee e Calculate Log Helerence len ocanontas ocanont s vvizar ange Normal Yet C CE n 1976 RSI PS Year Month Value r i T 1976 1 3 00 S EL T 1976 2 0 02 C 1984 T 1976 3 2 66 lt No data to display gt T 1976 4 9 28 Display Options T 1976 5 12 11 Tjotal T 1976 6 16 4 z T 1976 7 1967 C Total Ad Jjusted T 1976 g 24 09 C Water Mass Balance T 1976 9 22 2
15. nstall Wetbud Plus with preloaded weather stations choose Delete Existing Database and Install a Fresh Database with Preloaded Stations Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Select Install Options 2 __ Update Existing Database J Delete Existing Database and Install a Fresh Blank Database 7 Wetbud will then begin installing 1 the Firebird database software and 2 the Wetbud software on your computer Note that if Wetbud Is re installed on a system the installation script will automatically create a backup copy of the existing database and place it ina dated folder within C Wetbud Therefore an existing database cannot be accidentally overwritten during reinstallation 8 As the Weibud installation proceeds multiple DOS screens see example below will appear but will close automatically after a short time Please be patient Ge CA Windows system s2 omdlene an eel C Wetbudorem run interactive C Wetbud gt c program files x86 Firebird Firebird_2_5 bin isql i insdata l_w etbudDE sql The system cannot find the path specified C Wetbud c program files Firebird Firebird_2 _5 bin isql 1 insdata l_w etbudDE sql Use CONNECT or CREATE DATABASE to specify a database 9 When installation is concluded the nstallation Complete screen will then appear pictured below Select Next Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Installation Complete Setup was completed successfully
16. o use and select Next Figure 5 Project Setup Wizard Projects Debug Select Project Option B e a u Project Code Project Description Use an existing Project Pocahontas Pocahontas 37 349 77 584 205 000 Units Show Map Rowe An existing Project is selected and will be used Pocahontas Proceed Figure 6 Wetbud Project Wizard Selecting an existing Project After creating a new Project or selecting an existing Project the weather station selection screen will appear Weather stations are filtered based on the entered latitude and longitude of the Project and the following four options Figure 7 will appear i Radius of Influence All will display all weather stations that are within the selected range of miles from the Project wetland location as determined by its latitude and longitude Radius of Influence Preloaded will display only the preloaded weather stations within the selected range of miles from the Project wetland location Polygon All will display all the weather stations whose polygonal area of influence includes the Project wetland location as determined by its latitude and longitude Polygon Preloaded which is the default will select all the preloaded weather stations in the polygonal area of influence that includes the Project location Note The weather station selection options marked Preloaded apply only to Wetbud Plus If there are no preloaded s
17. rence Station Reference Station Range Dry Normal Wet 1976 C 1990 1984 Display Options Tjotal C Total Ad Jjusted C Water Mass Balance C Pyrecip C OfVjerbank C Runoff C Groundwater N C User Water IN C Initial Pill Storage C E vapotrans C Ojutllow C Groundwater O U T C U SjerWater OUT C All J Close Export Figure 15 Basic Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart Total for a dry year r Basic Scenario Analysis Select Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart Multiple Scenarios Scenario Pocahontas Pocahontas Wizard 1 Inches of Water Calculate Budget gt V Recalculate ET Runoff and Overbank Show Results m Do NOT Apply Preset Chart Settings Auto Show Results whe Month Jan Dec Delete ALL Scenario Results 3 Reference Station Reference Station Range Dry Normal Wet 1976 1990 C 1984 Display Options C Total C Total Ad Jjusted C Water Mass Balance C Pyrecip C OfVjerbank C Rjunoff C Groundwater N C UserWater IN C Initial Pill Storage C E vapotrans C Ojutllow C Groundwater O U T C U SjerWater OUT e Ai Close Export Figure 16 Basic Scenario Analysis Water Budget Chart All for a dry year Exporting Basic Model Water Budget Results Basic Model ncludes all inputs and outputs displayed in the Basic Analysis window To export results for an individual variable select the variable in
18. rom adjacent slopes and an assumed initial fill depth of 2 00 inches Water is assumed to be lost through evapotranspiration groundwater seepage 1 inch month and surface outflow when water depths overtop the designated weir elevation The default water management assumes a weir height of 3 00 inches above the flat wetland soil surface a soil storage factor of 0 2 and a surface storage factor of 1 Once the Project and first Scenario are established within the Wizard and the first calculations are made the user may add more inputs e g stream bank overflow and groundwater seepage and may adjust any of the default values if as necessary to better match anticipated field conditions Operating the Project Wizard The screenshot in Figure 1 is what the user will see when the Wetbud program is opened In the status line at the bottom of the home screen the version number the currently selected Project and the Wetbud database location are identified Projects Parameters Basic Models Advanced Models Reports Utilities Help 13 071 Project c wetbud wetb ud2 fdb Figure 1 Wetbud Home Screen From the Wetbud Home Screen select the Wizard icon to run the Project Wizard The disclaimer message will appear Figure 2 Select Information This wizard will help you create setup and run a NEW Project and a NEW basic Scenario If Projects and or Scenarios have already been defined use the Wetbud menu options to edit
19. tations covering the area of interest to the user then no weather stations will be displayed under that option To use the default Polygon Preloaded station click on it and select Beye Figure 7 When the Polygon Preloaded option is selected Wetbud will either display one station if the Project location falls within a predefined polygon or no stations at all r Project Setup Wizard Weather Stations eats SaN SAREAN pape Station Co WBA Location Sti Latitude Longitu Elevatic Dry Y Norm Wet Preci Penn Thon Preci Penn Thori Preci Penn Thor Rage ot nnuenca yal 724010 13740 RICHMOND INTERN 37 50 77 32 50 00l1995 1990 1984 7 V z E 7 F Radius of Influence Preloaded Polygon All Polygon Preloaded Radius Range Option 10 miles with 40 miles E U miles within 60 miles an t t with t t t n n n wAn n n n n within 100 miles 4 Show Map lt Previous Next Fe Figure 7 Wetbud Project Wizard Selecting a Polygon Preloaded weather station Wetbud will then tell you what type of ET values are available for the default Wet Normal and Dry years at that station as shown in Figure 8 When Penman ET values are not available for a preloaded station due to missing solar data then Thornthwaite ET values will be provided This information is available in the Wetbud Plus database for the
20. the Display Options box and click ile For example the Excel file in Figure 17 shows results for the variable Precipitation during a dry year Note that variables are denoted in the exported Excel file by the letter in parentheses in the Display Options box For example P recipitation P in the column RS_FLAG in an exported Excel data file RS Reference Site Name and save the exported file in the prompt that appear and place on the desktop or in the MyWetbud folder under Documents x Li C Pocahontas Wizard 1 XLSX Microsoft Excel File Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View a co eF 8 ria x enera 3 Insert x E Arial G Insert a By t z 9 3 Delete gl 7 ite 4 0 00 X Go gt 0 5 Format Z Sort amp Find amp Filter Select 7 Paste Clipboard M i Number x Cells Editing E F S FLAG RS_SIGN RS_YEAR RS_MONTH RS_VALUE_IN RS_VALUE_CM R P P P P P P P P P P P P teteteetetetet M 4 gt Sheetl Sheet2 Sheet3 2 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 3 440000057 1 090000033 3 349999905 0 800000012 5 139999866 1 929999948 2 89999985 7 2 630000114 4 190000057 5 26999998 1 2 900000095 1 620000005 8 737600327 2 68599987 8 508999825 2 032000065 13 0556001 7 4 902200222 7 365999699 6 6802001 10 64260006 13 38580036 7 366000175 4 114799976 Figure
21. ty of any kind including express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose By acceptance and use of this software which is conveyed to the user without consideration the user expressly waives any and jall claims for damage and or suits for personal injury or property damage jresulting from any direct indirect incidental special or consequential jdamages or damages for loss of profits revenue data or property use incurred by the user or any third party whether in an action in contract or tort arising from access to or use of this software in whole or in part F you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud The Choose Components screen will appear pictured below Firebird Server and Wetbud Files are mandatory and Wetbud Resources user s manuals and associated help files is optional Click Next Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud Setup Choose Components Choose which features of Wetland Budget Analysis Wetbud you want to install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install aes Firebird Server Seale Ir Im YWOUr MOUSE Wetbud Files ine eae Wetbud Resources Space required 240 8MB 4 The Choose Install Location screen will appear pictured
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