When it comes to water management, knowing how water moves
and where it ends up is crucial. That’s why a team of CI-WATER researchers are
working on a new model, called ADHydro.
ADHydro will be the most robust model of its kind,
presenting high-resolution detail for a broad geographical area. It will enable
researchers to more accurately measure how fast water soaks through the soil,
how fast the water flows over land and more. With these calculations,
researchers can determine where the water goes and how it gets there.
“ADHydro is physics-based, meaning that it simulates
specific physical processes as opposed to a curve-fitting model that can be
calibrated to match historical data, but doesn’t simulate specific physics
processes,” says Dr. Robert Steinke, a software engineer on the
interdisciplinary team developing the model.
“It’s important to CI-WATER because one of the goals of
CI-WATER is to allow watershed managers in the field access to high performance
computing resources,” says Robert.
The ADHydro model is set for initial deployment next year.
The completed model will give researchers the tools they need to study water
movement in the field, ultimately helping water managers better understand this
essential resource.
By Robin E. Rasmussen
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