SFRmaker and Linesink-Maker: Rapid construction of streamflow routing networks from hydrography data
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Abstract
Groundwater models have evolved to encompass more aspects of the water cycle, but the incorporation of realistic boundary conditions representing surface water remains time-consuming and error-prone. We present two Python packages that robustly automate this process using readily available hydrography data as the primary input. SFRmaker creates input for the MODFLOW SFR package, while Linesink-maker creates linesink string input for the GFLOW analytic element program. These programs can reduce weeks or even months of manual effort to a few minutes of execution time, and carry the added advantages of reduced potential for error, improved reproducibility and facilitation of step-wise modeling through reduced dependency on a particular conceptual model or discretization. Two real-world examples at the county to multi-state scales are presented.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | SFRmaker and Linesink-Maker: Rapid construction of streamflow routing networks from hydrography data |
| Series title | Groundwater |
| DOI | 10.1111/gwat.13095 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | The National Groundwater Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Michigan Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 761 |
| Last page | 771 |
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