SaltMod :   agro-hydro-salinity model for drainage, leaching of salts, and land rehabilitation
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Summary: SaltMod is a mathematical, numerical computer program for the simulation and prediction of the salinity of soil moisture, ground and drainage water, the depth of the watertable (water table), drain discharge and leaching of salts in irrigated agricultural lands under different geohydrologic conditions, varying watermanagement (water management) options, including the (re)use of groundwater (ground water) for irrigation by pumping from wells (conjunctive use), and several crop rotation schedules. It uses salt and waterbalances (water balance, budget).
    The model aims at sustainable land use and environmentally sound optimal water management for sustainability and can be used for the modeling (modelling) of reclamation (remediation, rehabilitation, restoration) of saline soils.
Details:
The updated version 1.0.1.0 of 5 November 2008 is called SaltMod, previous versions carried the name SaltModW. In March 2012, the auxiliary Fortran programs were eliminated and the contents were integrated into the Delphi program.

Optionally, farmers' responses can be simulated adjusting agriculture and irrigation to waterlogging (water logging) and soil salinity.
A new version of SaltMod was issued on 19 September 2011 which gives the possibility to include the type of crop rotation in the farmers' responses so that, for example, unirrigated (fallow) land can be included in the rotation pattern provided it is not salinized. Further, on 6 Februari 2012, the farmers' responses were extended with the option to set the maximum soil salinity allowed by them before they begin abandoning part of the land.

The model calculates the actual evaporation from the potential evapotranspiration, the capillary rise and the deep percolation.

Values of reference evapotranspiration needed in SaltMod can be found from the CropWat model and ClimWat data base that can be downloaded from the FAO website.

For irrigation efficiencies used in SaltMod one may consult the publication "Surface Irrigation Software, SURDEV" by M.Jurriëns, D.Zerihun, J.Boonstra and R.A.L.Kselik. For free download of the scanned publication in PDF format go to the Alterra-ILRI download page. View here the table of contents. Contact Kselik at ILRI for a copy of Surdev software.
 
Start: The program starts clicking on Saltmod.Exe.
More information is given in the program itself.

Acknowledements:
On 3 August 2011, through correspondence with Mrs. Shabnam Alinejad, a bug was detected in the SaltMod model and it was was quickly removed. On 24 September the input interface, in some cases, was given a multiple choice box instead of an edit box.
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On 6 October 2012, thanks to comments made by Jason Keller and Jacob Scherberg, a simpler version of SaltMod was introduced by the name of SaltCalc.
It lacks the crop rotation and farmers' response options, but it permits the calculation of monthly instead of seasonal water and salt balances.                                                                                
 
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The latest version of SaltMod with enhanced performance of farmers' responses and annually variable inputs can be downloaded here.

The manual contains the principles, theory, user manual and examples of applications. It can be found directly as PDF document or on the articles page from where it can also be downloaded.

The introduction of the manual can be viewed here.

The table of contents of the manual can be seen here on-line.

In addition, a PowerPoint slide show can be viewed on-line or downloaded.

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