Short communication

CLIMGEN-UP: A user-friendly weather data generator

Published in: South African Journal of Plant and Soil
Volume 20 , issue 4 , 2003 , pages: 203–205

DOI: 10.1080/02571862.2003.10634936

Author(s): N.Z. Jovanovic Department of Earth Sciences, South Africa , J.G. Annandale Department Plant Production and Soil Science, South Africa , N. Benadè , South Africa , G.S. Campbell , USA

Keywords: CLIMGEN , computer software , model , stochastic weather generator

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Abstract

User-friendly Windows software, CLIMGEN-UP, was developed based on the CLIMGEN weather data generator. CLIMGEN-UP calculates and stores monthly statistical parameters, based on historic data of daily rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature. It can then generate and store long-series of daily rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature, based on the monthly statistical parameters. Historic and generated data can be displayed graphically. CLIMGEN-UP is written in Delphi v. 5.0 and makes use of a Paradox database. The program is available for use with Windows 98/ME/2000 and NT on an IBM-PC or compatible computer, and is supplied as executable code on 3.5″ disk. Possible applications are in hydrology, environmental and ecosystem management as well as agricultural risk assessment where long-term simulations of system behaviour are required.

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