Articles | Volume 18, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7399-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-7399-2025
Model description paper
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17 Oct 2025
Model description paper |  | 17 Oct 2025

SERGHEI v2.1: a Lagrangian model for passive particle transport using a two-dimensional shallow water model (SERGHEI-LPT)

Pablo Vallés, Mario Morales-Hernández, Volker Roeber, Pilar García-Navarro, and Daniel Caviedes-Voullième

Model code and software

SERGHEI v2.1.0 Pablo Vallés et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14871005

SERGHEI-LPT-RK Pablo Vallés et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14870918

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Short summary
This study presents a computational model for passive particle transport in water. The particles' trajectories depend on advection and turbulence, represented by a random-walk model. Three numerical methods are compared to estimate their trajectory, evaluating accuracy and computational cost. Tests show that the Euler method offers the best balance. Finally, a rainfall event in a catchment is simulated to validate the model's performance over irregular terrain.
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