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Model description paper
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23 Apr 2024
Model description paper |
| 23 Apr 2024
| 23 Apr 2024
Reservoir Assessment Tool version 3.0: a scalable and user-friendly software platform to mobilize the global water management community
Sanchit Minocha
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Pritam Das
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Sarath Suresh
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Shahzaib Khan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
George Darkwah
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
Hyongki Lee
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
Stefano Galelli
Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore 487372, Singapore
Konstantinos Andreadis
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
Perry Oddo
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Science Systems and Application Inc, Greenbelt, MD 2077, USA
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Short summary
The Reservoir Assessment Tool (RAT) merges satellite data with hydrological models, enabling robust estimation of reservoir parameters like inflow, outflow, surface area, and storage changes around the world. Version 3.0 of RAT lowers the barrier of entry for new users and achieves scalability and computational efficiency. RAT 3.0 also facilitates open-source development of functions for continuous improvement to mobilize and empower the global water management community.
The Reservoir Assessment Tool (RAT) merges satellite data with hydrological models, enabling...
