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About#
plans is a simulation tool that helps water resources managers to plan the expansion of Nature-based Solutions for Water at the hillslope scale.
The role of plans in watershed management#
In a nutshell, it allows assessment and simulation of of hydrological processes such as overland flow, infiltration and soil moisture in a very useful spatial resolution, the hillslope scale.
plans is based on the TOPMODEL approach for modeling hillslope hydrology.
This approach allows a spatially explicit representation of riparian wetland dynamics
(also known as the concept of variable source area).
Mapping riparian wetland dynamics#
In this sense, plans is an alternative for tools like SWAT and InVEST,
since they do not represent this dynamics. Actually, most hydrological models
represent hydrology only at the catchment scale, while TOPMODEL allows for
a finer detail in mapping hydrological processes.
Process representation at the hillslope scale makes the use of plans fit
for the purpose of planning watershed conservation projects. Managers may
use plans outputs to map the infiltration potential across the landscape,
optimizing the spatial allocation of Nature-based solutions.
Mapping infiltration potential#
To run plans in a basin or area of interest, users are required to provide
a set of input data, like time series of rain and maps of topography and land use.
User Guide
Check out the User Guide for more details on how to use plans
Theoretical Reference
Check out the Theoretical Reference page for the scientific basis of plans
Gallery
Check out the Gallery page for more details on plans outputs
Study Cases
Check out the Study Cases page for plans published applications