WaterpyBal: A comprehensive open-source python library for groundwater recharge assessment and water balance modeling

Water balance modeling is an essential aspect of water management projects. This study presents WaterpyBal, a tool that generates spatial–temporal water balance models, focused on diffused precipitation and recharge modeling. WaterpyBal has flexible input data and modeling time intervals and integra...

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Veröffentlicht in:Environmental modelling & software : with environment data news Jg. 172; S. 105934
Hauptverfasser: Hassanzadeh, Ashkan, Vázquez-Suñé, Enric, Valdivielso, Sonia, Corbella, Mercè
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2024
Schlagworte:
computer software
evapotranspiration
groundwater recharge
hydrologic cycle
Python
runoff
soil
Soil water balance
Urban water cycle
user interface
Water balance modelling
water budget
water management
Urban water cycle
Soil water balance
Water balance modelling
Python
ISSN:1364-8152, 1873-6726
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Zusammenfassung:Water balance modeling is an essential aspect of water management projects. This study presents WaterpyBal, a tool that generates spatial–temporal water balance models, focused on diffused precipitation and recharge modeling. WaterpyBal has flexible input data and modeling time intervals and integrates different stages of the water balance assessment, such as data interpolation and evapotranspiration and infiltration calculations, while taking into account soil characteristics and urban water cycle. WaterpyBal calculates water budget parameters such as recharge, deficit, and runoff and can be used to create maps, datasheets, and raster archives. WaterpyBal has a modular design that ensures its further development. This Python library is accompanied by the WaterpyBal Studio, a graphic user interface that facilitates the usage of WaterpyBal in water management projects. The functionality of WaterpyBal is demonstrated using a synthetic example. In essence, WaterpyBal supports sustainable groundwater management projects and ensures reproducible research results in these environmental fields. •WaterpyBal is an open source Python library for diffused precipitation and recharge modeling.•It considers soil characteristics and urban water cycle in the soil water balance model.•WaterpyBal generates extensive output datasheets, reports, figures and maps.•WaterpyBal Studio is the graphic user interface of WaterpyBal that includes the most important capabilities of the library.
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ISSN:1364-8152
1873-6726
DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2023.105934