The BGUSE file is the BEIS2-format ASCII biogenic gridded land use file input to the Rawbio program. This file is list-directed and its format is given in Table 8.21, “Format for BGUSE”.
Table 8.21. Format for BGUSE
| Line | Position | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | #GRID header (see Area and Mobile spatial surrogate files) (required) |
| Repeat the following for each cell | ||
| 3+ | A | Cell column number (Integer) |
| B | Cell row number (Integer) | |
| C | Cell area in hectares (Real) | |
| For a given cell, repeat the following for each land use type (rural forest, urban forest, agriculture, or “other”) | ||
| 4+ | A | Area of land use type in the cell (hectares) (Real) |
| B | Number of land use subtypes for this land use type in the cell (Integer) | |
| Repeat the following for each land use subtype in the cell | ||
| 5+ | A | 4-character name of land use type (in quotes) |
| B | Area of land use subtype (hectares) (Real) | |