Subject: Demand site for rainfed agriculture Posted: 5/5/2021 Viewed: 6682 times
Dear Sir/Madam,
i am working on a mountainous watershed, i just start WEAP project, In my watershed all agriculture is rainfed, no irrigation. Now my query is that either i will put demand sites for agriculture or not. I am confused about it. Any help must be appreciated.
Thank you!
Mr. Doug Chalmers
Subject: Re: Demand site for rainfed agriculture Posted: 2/5/2025 Viewed: 620 times
To implement rainfed agriculture into WEAP-
You would use a catchment object, which would have a branched area for rainfed agriculture. The catchment delineation mode contains built-in data to populate the land cover. For rainfed agriculture, simply leave the "Includes Irrigated Areas" box unchecked for the catchment. The catchment will not need a transmission link and will simply only use rainfall and soil moisture within the catchment to attempt to supply ET demand for the crops.
Apologies for not answering this questions originally.
