Path sampling method for modeling overland water flow, sediment transport, and short term terrain evolution in Open Source GIS
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A path sampling method is proposed for solving the continuity equations describing mass flows over complex landscape surfaces. The modeled quantities are represented by an ensemble of sampling points which are evolved according to the corresponding Green function. The method enables incorporation of multi-scale/multi-process treatments. It has been used to develop simulation tools for overland shallow water flow and for sediment transport. The spatial pattern of sediment flow and net erosion/deposition is modeled using the closure relationship between sediment transport capacity and detachment developed for the USDA Water Erosion Prediction Project. The tools were recently implemented as modules in Open Source GRASS GIS. Their application is illustrated by the study of impact of land use and topography change on overland flow and sediment transport at North Carolina State University campus.
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