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Atmospheric moisture tracking with WAM2layers v3
Peter Kalverla
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Imme Benedict
Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Chris Weijenborg
Meteorology and Air Quality Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Ruud J. van der Ent
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Department of Water Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We introduce a new version of WAM2layers (Water Accounting Model – 2 layers), a computer program that tracks how the weather brings water from one place to another. It uses data from weather and climate models, whose resolution is steadily increasing. Processing the latest data had become a challenge, and the updates presented here ensure that WAM2layers runs smoothly again. We also made it easier to use the program and to understand its source code. This makes it more transparent, reliable, and easier to maintain.
We introduce a new version of WAM2layers (Water Accounting Model – 2 layers), a computer program...
