Users Manual for the Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM)

Artan, Guleid A.; Asante, Kwabena; Smith, Jodie; Pervez, Shahriar; Entenmann, Debbie; Verdin, James P.; Rowland, James

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The monitoring of wide-area hydrologic events requires the manipulation of large amounts of geospatial and time series data into concise information products that characterize the location and magnitude of the event. To perform these manipulations, scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS), with the cooperation of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), have implemented a hydrologic modeling system. The system includes a data assimilation component to generate data for a Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM) that can be run operationally to identify and map wide-area streamflow anomalies. GeoSFM integrates a geographical information system (GIS) for geospatial preprocessing and postprocessing tasks and hydrologic modeling routines implemented as dynamically linked libraries (DLLs) for time series manipulations. Model results include maps that depicting the status of streamflow and soil water conditions. This Users Manual provides step-by-step instructions for running the model and for downloading and processing the input data required for initial model parameterization and daily operation.

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USGS Numbered Series

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86189

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Artan, Guleid A.; Asante, Kwabena; Smith, Jodie; Pervez, Shahriar; Entenmann, Debbie; Verdin, James P.; Rowland, James

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Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center

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ENGLISH

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iv, 146 p.

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Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA)

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Geological Survey (U.S.)

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Open-File Report

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2007-1440

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Users Manual for the Geospatial Stream Flow Model (GeoSFM); 2008; OFR; 2007-1440; Artan, Guleid A.; Asante, Kwabena; Smith, Jodie; Pervez, Shahriar; Entenmann, Debbie; Verdin, James P.; Rowland, James