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==='''<big>Welcome!</big>'''=== | ==='''<big>Welcome!</big>'''=== | ||
| − | This wiki site was built to provide guidance for people working on hydrological modelling projects in South Africa at the catchment-scale. Catchment modelling entails ''a lot'' of decision-making, from how many land cover types to include in a model, to which modelling software tool to use for a project. The goal of this site is to assist people in making informed decisions in this process and contribute to ‘wise-use’ of modelling for the benefit of water resources management. You can find details about the scope of this wiki [[Scope: what’s covered (and not!) in this wiki|here]]. | + | This wiki site was built to provide guidance for people working on hydrological modelling projects in South Africa at the catchment-scale. Catchment modelling entails ''a lot'' of decision-making, from how many land cover types to include in a model, to which modelling software tool to use for a project. The goal of this site is to assist people in making informed decisions in this process and contribute to ‘wise-use’ of modelling for the benefit of water resources management. You can find details about the scope of this wiki [[Scope: what’s covered (and not!) in this wiki|here]]. |
This wiki is a living resource: there are discussion pages and the user community can suggest updates. A moderator group will review content changes. | This wiki is a living resource: there are discussion pages and the user community can suggest updates. A moderator group will review content changes. | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 19 April 2021
Welcome!
This wiki site was built to provide guidance for people working on hydrological modelling projects in South Africa at the catchment-scale. Catchment modelling entails a lot of decision-making, from how many land cover types to include in a model, to which modelling software tool to use for a project. The goal of this site is to assist people in making informed decisions in this process and contribute to ‘wise-use’ of modelling for the benefit of water resources management. You can find details about the scope of this wiki here.
This wiki is a living resource: there are discussion pages and the user community can suggest updates. A moderator group will review content changes.
The idea for this site came from a group of early-career hydrologists facing many tricky modelling decisions in their research and projects. The Water Research Commission (WRC) funded the initial development of the material through the “Critical catchment model inter-comparison and model use guidance development” project (2019-2021). This project included a review of the structures and use experience across several commonly used modelling tools in South Africa: the Pitman model (WRSM-Pitman, SPATSIM-Pitman), ACRU, SWAT, and MIKE-SHE. Information and project reports are found here.