ewatercycle
A Python package for running hydrological models.
The eWaterCycle package makes it easier to use hydrological models
without having intimate knowledge about how to install and run the
models.
- Uses container for running models in an isolated and portable way
with grpc4bmi
- Generates rain and sunshine required for the model using
ESMValTool
- Supports observation data from GRDC or
USGS
- Exposes simple
interface
to quickly get up and running
Install
The ewatercycle package needs some geospatial non-python packages to
generate forcing data. It is preferred to create a Conda environment to
install those dependencies:
curl -o conda-lock.yml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eWaterCycle/ewatercycle/main/conda-lock.yml
conda install mamba conda-lock -n base -c conda-forge -y
conda-lock install --no-dev -n ewatercycle
conda activate ewatercycle
The ewatercycle package is installed with
pip install ewatercycle
The ewatercycle package ships without any models. Models are packaged in plugins. To install all endorsed plugins use
pip install ewatercycle-hype ewatercycle-lisflood ewatercycle-marrmot ewatercycle-pcrglobwb ewatercycle-wflow ewatercycle-leakybucket
Besides installing software you will need to create a configuration
file, download several data sets and get container images. See the
system setup
chapter
for instructions.
Usage
Example using the Marrmot M14
(TOPMODEL)
hydrological model on Rhine catchment to generate forcing, run it
and produce a hydrograph.
In condensed code:
```python
forcing = ewatercycle.forcing.sources['MarrmotForcing'].generate(...)
model = ewatercycle.models.sources['MarrmotM14'](forcing)
model.setup(...)
model.initialize()
while (model.time < model.end_time):
model.update()
value = model.get_value_as_xarray('flux_out_Q')
model.finalize()
ewatercycle.analysis.hydrograph(...)
```
(Click to see real code)
In real code:
```python
import ewatercycle.analysis
import ewatercycle.forcing
import ewatercycle.models
import ewatercycle.observation.grdc
from ewatercycle.testing.fixtures import rhine_shape
import shapefile
import xarray as xr
forcing = ewatercycle.forcing.sources['MarrmotForcing'].generate(
dataset='ERA5',
start_time='2010-01-01T00:00:00Z',
end_time='2010-12-31T00:00:00Z',
shape=rhine_shape()
)
model = ewatercycle.models.sources['MarrmotM14'](version='2020.11', forcing=forcing)
cfg_file, cfg_dir = model.setup(
threshold_flow_generation_evap_change=0.1,
)
model.initialize(cfg_file)
# flux_out_Q unit conversion factor from mm/day to m3/s
sf = shapefile.Reader(rhine_shape())
area = sf.record(0)['SUB_AREA'] * 1e6 # from shapefile in m2
conversion_mmday2m3s = 1 / (1000 * 24 * 60 * 60)
conversion = conversion_mmday2m3s * area
simulated_discharge = []
while (model.time < model.end_time):
model.update()
simulated_discharge.append(
model.get_value_as_xarray('flux_out_Q')
)
observations_ds = ewatercycle.observation.grdc.get_grdc_data(
station_id=6335020, # Rees, Germany
start_time=model.start_time_as_isostr,
end_time=model.end_time_as_isostr,
column='observation',
)
# Combine the simulated discharge with the observations
sim_da = xr.concat(simulated_discharge, dim='time') * conversion
sim_da.name = 'simulated'
discharge = xr.merge([sim_da, observations_ds["observation"]]).to_dataframe()
discharge = discharge[["observation", "simulated"]].dropna()
ewatercycle.analysis.hydrograph(discharge, reference='observation')
model.finalize()
```
More examples can be found in the plugins listed in the
documentation.
Contributing
If you want to contribute to the development of ewatercycle package,
have a look at the contribution guidelines.
License
Copyright (c) 2018 - 2024, Netherlands eScience Center & Delft University of
Technology
Apache Software License 2.0