For practices with long-term benefits, the per area calculations for annual variables in plot_caland using the INDIVIDUAL setting use total cumulative management area #84
v3.0.0
This is a literal application of cumulative area, which includes early management areas in the calculation that may not be contributing to the annual flux value, thus reducing the per-area-per-year diagnostic output for practices with long-term benefits.
So the per-area diagnostics for annual variables are valid for only soil conservation, which has a single-year benefit.
The per area diagnostics for other practices (those with benefits that extend for more than year) are calculated correctly for the cumulative variables.
It seems that this can be fixed by using only the cumulative area that contributes to the annual flux, which is based on the benefit period.
v3.0.0 This is a literal application of cumulative area, which includes early management areas in the calculation that may not be contributing to the annual flux value, thus reducing the per-area-per-year diagnostic output for practices with long-term benefits. So the per-area diagnostics for annual variables are valid for only soil conservation, which has a single-year benefit. The per area diagnostics for other practices (those with benefits that extend for more than year) are calculated correctly for the cumulative variables.
It seems that this can be fixed by using only the cumulative area that contributes to the annual flux, which is based on the benefit period.