Input datasets for SWAT+–COCOA modelling and multi-objective optimisation of natural water retention measures

This repository contains input datasets to run and test the field-scale Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus (SWAT+; version 61.0.64; Arnold et al., 2024) model setup, combined with a multi-objective optimisation framework, as presented in Kolcsár et al. (2026).

The dataset is organized into three main folders:

input_SWATbuildR.zip: Input files for the field-scale SWAT+ setup using the Contiguous-Object COnnectivity Approach (COCOA) (Piniewski et al., 2024; Schürz et al., 2022). The SWATbuildR tool used for model setup is available at: https://github.com/chrisschuerz/SWATbuildR (Schürz, 2022).

input_CoMOLA.zip: Input files for the multi-objective optimisation using the Constrained Multi-objective Optimisation of Land-use Allocation (CoMOLA) framework (Strauch et al., 2019). Scripts for coupling CoMOLA with SWAT+ are available at: https://github.com/michstrauch/CoMOLA_SWATplus (Strauch and Schürz, 2024).

input_ParetoPick_R.zip: Input files for interactive exploration of optimisation results using the ParetoPick-R interface. The software is available at: https://github.com/cowitt/ParetoPick-R (Wittekind et al., 2025).

All spatial vector and raster data are provided in the ETRS89 / LAEA Europe coordinate reference system (EPSG: 3035).

Additional documentation:

A detailed manual for the CoMOLA-SWAT+ coupling workflow is available at: https://zenodo.org/records/11473793.

Instructions for using ParetoPick-R are available at: at https://github.com/cowitt/ParetoPick-R/blob/main/README.md.

This dataset is associated with the manuscript Kolcsár et al. (2026), submitted to Environmental Modelling & Software.

References

Arnold, J.G., Čerkasova, N., White, M.J., Bailey, R., Thorp, K., Jeong, J., Zhang, X., Ugraskan, T., van Griensven, A., Rathjens, H., Raj, C., Cai, X., Geter, W.F., David, O., Carlson, J.R., Le, K.N., 2024. Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus (SWAT+).

Kolcsár, R.A., Kassai, P., Braun, P., Farkas-Iványi, K., Mészáros, J., Strauch, M., Wittekind, C., Piniewski, M., Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Szabó, B., 2026. Integrating field-scale connectivity into SWAT+ to support multi-objective optimisation of natural water retention measures Submitted to Environmental Modelling and Software.

Piniewski, M., Strauch, M., Plunge, S., Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Chiaradia, E.A., Witing, F., 2024. Assessment of NSWRM effectiveness under current and future climate at the catchment scale. Deliverable D4.4 of the EU Horizon 2020 project OPTAIN. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11233622

Schürz, C., 2022. SWATbuildR.

Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Farkas, C., Nemes, A., Plunge, S., Strauch, M., Szabó, B., Piniewski, M., 2022. SWAT+ modeling protocol for the assessment of water and nutrient retention measures in small agricultural catchments.

Strauch, M., Cord, A.F., Pätzold, C., Lautenbach, S., Kaim, A., Schweitzer, C., Seppelt, R., Volk, M., 2019. Constraints in multi-objective optimization of land use allocation – Repair or penalize? Environ. Model. Softw. 118, 241–251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.05.003

Strauch, M., Schürz, C., 2024. Common optimisation protocol. Deliverable D5.1 of the EU Horizon 2020 project OPTAIN. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11473793

Wittekind, C., Strauch, M., Witing, F., 2025. Post-processing and interactive visualisation of optimisation results. Deliverable D5.2 of the EU Horizon 2020 project OPTAIN. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15043865

本仓库包含用于运行和测试田间尺度土壤与水评估工具Plus（Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus，SWAT+；版本61.0.64；Arnold等，2024）模型搭建的输入数据集，结合了Kolcsár等（2026）提出的多目标优化框架。

本数据集分为三个主要文件夹：

input_SWATbuildR.zip：采用连续对象连通性方法（Contiguous-Object COnnectivity Approach，COCOA）搭建田间尺度SWAT+模型所需的输入文件（Piniewski等，2024；Schürz等，2022）。用于模型搭建的SWATbuildR工具可通过以下网址获取：https://github.com/chrisschuerz/SWATbuildR（Schürz，2022）。

input_CoMOLA.zip：采用土地利用分配约束多目标优化（Constrained Multi-objective Optimisation of Land-use Allocation，CoMOLA）框架开展多目标优化所需的输入文件（Strauch等，2019）。用于将CoMOLA与SWAT+耦合的脚本可通过以下网址获取：https://github.com/michstrauch/CoMOLA_SWATplus（Strauch和Schürz，2024）。

input_ParetoPick_R.zip：用于通过ParetoPick-R界面交互式探索优化结果的输入文件。该软件可通过以下网址获取：https://github.com/cowitt/ParetoPick-R（Wittekind等，2025）。

所有空间矢量与栅格数据均采用ETRS89 / LAEA Europe坐标参考系统（EPSG：3035）。

附加文档：

CoMOLA-SWAT+耦合工作流的详细手册可通过以下网址获取：https://zenodo.org/records/11473793。

ParetoPick-R的使用说明可通过以下网址获取：https://github.com/cowitt/ParetoPick-R/blob/main/README.md。

本数据集与Kolcsár等（2026）提交至《Environmental Modelling & Software》的论文相关联。

参考文献
Arnold, J.G., Čerkasova, N., White, M.J., Bailey, R., Thorp, K., Jeong, J., Zhang, X., Ugraskan, T., van Griensven, A., Rathjens, H., Raj, C., Cai, X., Geter, W.F., David, O., Carlson, J.R., Le, K.N., 2024. 土壤与水评估工具Plus（SWAT+）。
Kolcsár, R.A., Kassai, P., Braun, P., Farkas-Iványi, K., Mészáros, J., Strauch, M., Wittekind, C., Piniewski, M., Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Szabó, B., 2026. 将田间尺度连通性整合至SWAT+以支撑天然水保留措施的多目标优化。提交至《Environmental Modelling and Software》。
Piniewski, M., Strauch, M., Plunge, S., Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Chiaradia, E.A., Witing, F., 2024. 当前及未来气候下集水区尺度天然土壤水保留措施有效性评估。欧盟地平线2020计划OPTAIN的可交付成果D4.4。https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11233622
Schürz, C., 2022. SWATbuildR。
Schürz, C., Čerkasova, N., Farkas, C., Nemes, A., Plunge, S., Strauch, M., Szabó, B., Piniewski, M., 2022. 用于评估小型农业集水区水与养分保留措施的SWAT+建模规程。
Strauch, M., Cord, A.F., Pätzold, C., Lautenbach, S., Kaim, A., Schweitzer, C., Seppelt, R., Volk, M., 2019. 土地利用分配多目标优化中的约束条件——修复还是惩罚？《Environ. Model. Softw.》118, 241–251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2019.05.003
Strauch, M., Schürz, C., 2024. 通用优化规程。欧盟地平线2020计划OPTAIN的可交付成果D5.1。https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11473793
Wittekind, C., Strauch, M., Witing, F., 2025. 优化结果的后处理与交互式可视化。欧盟地平线2020计划OPTAIN的可交付成果D5.2。https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15043865