EGU21-13471, updated on 04 Mar 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13471
EGU General Assembly 2021
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Simulating and visualising the continental water cycle with CWatM, the open-source Community Water Model

Mikhail Smilovic, Luca Guillaumot, Jens de Bruijn, and Peter Burek
Mikhail Smilovic et al.
  • Water Security group, IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria

The process-based hydrological model Community Water Model (CWatM) is presented simulating the water cycle from regional to global and with different resolutions. Human influences within the water cycle have been further integrated and recent developments to improve the representation of water management and distribution, reservoirs, crops, and groundwater processes are demonstrated. “Water circles" are introduced along with a dashboard to visualise the components of the water cycle and evaluate water availability in the context of water demands. The dashboard along with a set of tutorials and testing suite continue to support the accessibility of model adoption and open-source code development.

How to cite: Smilovic, M., Guillaumot, L., de Bruijn, J., and Burek, P.: Simulating and visualising the continental water cycle with CWatM, the open-source Community Water Model, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-13471, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-13471, 2021.

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