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Particle Group Output

Overview

PARTICLE_GROUP_OUTPUT is a section in the PTM input that specifies DSS output to record the residence of particles in a group of water bodies.

Example

PARTICLE_GROUP_OUTPUT
NAME GROUP_NAME INTERVAL FILENAME
TWITCHELL twitchell 1HOUR ${PTMOUTPUTFILE}
EMMATON emmaton 1HOUR ${PTMOUTPUTFILE}
END

The PARTICLE_GROUP_OUTPUT table defines how particle residence is recorded for groups of water bodies.

Field Descriptions

  • NAME: This is the output name that will go in the B_PART of the output.
  • GROUP_NAME: Name of the group defined in GROUP.
  • INTERVAL: Interval at which to record residence.
  • FILENAME: The name of the output file. If the file extension is .dss, output is in DSS format. If the file extension is .txt, a text file output is produced.

Table Info

  • Identifier: NAME

Similar to particle flux output.