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Time series are a primary source of data in the system. In addition to observation records, model data files, containing abstraction and discharge time series, could be a source of information. The system can import XML-file based time series which meet the EA-timeseries format or the DelftFEWS Published Interface (PI) format.
Time series encapsulated in the Modflow data files are transferred into PI-format by the Modflow Module Adapter. Note however, that a Modflow STR-file does contain one time series per cell. Multiple discharges in one cell, or discharges vs. natural runoff, cannot be distinguished properly.
Since the pilot has shown that EA-staff faces difficulty to provide the data in the required XML format, an Excel template (NGMS_TMS_Template.xls) has been created. This Excel spreadsheet contains a predefined table structure to provide time series, while it holds an Excel macro to create an XML-file in PI-format.