WaSim (Version 1.6) - Developed by HR Wallingford and Cranfield University, Silsoe

This project was funded by DFID. DFID KAR Project details are:

Theme:  	W5 - Improved availability of water for sustainable food production and
 		rural development.
Project title:  Aids to Improved Agricultural Development
Project No:     R6879


Introduction
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This Read Me file contains additional information not included within the main WaSim documentation

WaSim Installation Instructions
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To install WaSim:

- Select "Run" from the Windows start menu
- Type "d:\setup.exe" in the dialogue box (where "d" is the letter of your cd-rom drive). Then press OK button.
- WaSim setup should then run. Follow the necessary on screen prompts to install WaSim on your computer.

User Manual and Technical Manual
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The WaSim User Manual and Technical Manual are provided electonically on the CD as Adobe Acrobat documents (pdf's). Adobe Acrobat Reader, version 3.0 or above, is required to view both these manuals. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine, please follow the Adobe Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions, before undertaking those shown below.

The User Manual provides detailed information on how to use the software and includes a tutorial. To view the User Manual:
- Click on the file, "WaSim User Manual" located in the WaSim programme group.
- If Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer it should automatically run and the User Manual will subsequently open.
- Once opened, the document can be printed by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader print  function.

The Technical Manual provides information on the theory supporting the WaSim package. To view the Technical Manual:
- Click on the file, "WaSim Technical Manual" located in the WaSim programme group.
- If Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed on your computer it should automatically run and the Technical Manual will subsequently open.
- Once opened, the document can be printed by using the Adobe Acrobat Reader print function.


Adobe Acrobat Reader Installation Instructions
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To run the Adobe Acrobat Reader installation file from your Windows Desktop, you
need to undertake the following steps:

Note: If you have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 installed, this should be removed
prior to continuing with the installation of version 4.0. If you are unsure whether you have
version 3 installed, during the installation of version 4.0 a check will be made
automatically, and you will be notified.

1. Close down all other applications, leaving only Windows running.

2. Click the Start button on the Windows Task Bar. This will display the Start Menu.

3. From the displayed Start Menu, Click on the Run... command, this will display the
Run... dialogue box.

4. Within the dialogue box type the following:

d:\acrobat\ar40eng.exe

Note. Replace the 'd' by the correct drive letter of your CD ROM Drive.

5. Click the OK button on the Run... dialogue box to start the Acrobat Reader
installation.

6. You should now follow the instructions given by the Acrobat installation program.

Further Installation Details
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Included with the WaSim installation is an example WaSim climate file (silsoe.cld) based on the Silsoe area of UK.

WaSim - ET, with the accompanying users manual, is also installed during the WaSim installation. WaSim - ET enables calculation of daily ETo from raw met data (it can cope with different configuration of weather stations, units, instruments, etc.) and exporting the results in a WaSim compatible file format - please refer to users manual for more information.


Contact
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For Further information contact: Crispin Angood (wasim@hrwallingford.co.uk) or Tim Hess (t.hess@cranfield.ac.uk)

or visit:

http://www.hrwallingford.co.uk/projects/WASIM/

http://www.silsoe.cranfield.ac.uk/WaSim