API reference for hydrology
modules
The hydrology
model is one of the component
models of the Virtual Ecosystem. It is comprised of several submodules that calculate
the hydrology for the Virtual Ecosystem.
Each of the hydrology sub-modules has its own API reference page:
The
hydrology_model
submodule instantiates the HydrologyModel class which consolidates the functionality of the hydrology module into a single class, which the high level functions of the Virtual Ecosystem can then use.The
above_ground
submodule contains functions to simulate the above-ground hydrological processes for the Virtual Ecosystem. At the moment, this includes rain water interception by the canopy, soil evaporation, and functions related to surface runoff, bypass flow, and river discharge.The
below_ground
submodule contains functions to simulate the below-ground hydrological processes for the Virtual Ecosystem. At the moment, this includes vertical flow, soil moisture and matric potential, groundwater storage, and subsurface horizontal flow.The
constants
submodule contains parameters and constants for the hydrology model. This is a temporary solution.