Model:RivGraph

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RivGraph

This code has been community reviewed and published in the open access Journal of Open Source Software (JOSS)


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Also known as
Model type Tool
Model part of larger framework
Note on status model
Date note status model
Incorporated models or components:
Spatial dimensions 2D
Spatial extent Regional-Scale
Model domain Hydrology, Coastal
One-line model description RivGraph: Automatic extraction and analysis of river and delta channel network topology
Extended model description RivGraph is a Python package that automates the extraction and characterization of river channel networks from a user-provided binary image, or mask, of a channel network.
Keywords:

River channel networks,

Name Jon Schwenk
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization Los Alamos National laboratory
Postal address 1
Postal address 2
Town / City Los Alamos
Postal code 87545
State New Mexico
Country United States
Email address jschwenk@lanl.gov
Phone
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Supported platforms
Unix, Mac OS, Windows
Other platform
Programming language

Python

Other program language
Code optimized Single Processor
Multiple processors implemented
Nr of distributed processors
Nr of shared processors
Start year development 2020
Does model development still take place? No
If above answer is no, provide end year model development 2022
Code development status Only maintenance
When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2024
Model availability As code
Source code availability
(Or provide future intension)
Through web repository
Source web address https://github.com/VeinsOfTheEarth/RivGraph
Source csdms web address
Program license type BSD or MIT X11
Program license type other
Memory requirements --
Typical run time --


Describe input parameters binary image of river network
Input format Binary
Other input format
Describe output parameters Channel network as well as flow directions. Morphologic properties are computed as well, including link lengths, widths, sinuosities, branching angles,

and braiding indices.

Output format Binary
Other output format Shapefiles, GeoJSONs, GeoTIFFS
Pre-processing software needed? No
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Post-processing software needed? No
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Visualization software needed? No
If above answer is yes
Other visualization software


Describe processes represented by the model --
Describe key physical parameters and equations --
Describe length scale and resolution constraints --
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Describe any numerical limitations and issues --


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Do you have current or future plans for collaborating with other researchers?
Is there a manual available? No
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OpenMI compliant No but possible
BMI compliant No but possible
WMT component No but possible
PyMT component No but possible
Is this a data component No
Can be coupled with:
Model info
Nr. of publications: 2
Total citations: 21
h-index: 2
m-quotient: 0.4

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Nr. of publications: 2
Total citations: 21
h-index: 2
m-quotient: 0.4



Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Schwenk, Jon; Hariharan, Jayaram; 2021. RivGraph: Automatic extraction and analysis of river and delta channel network topology. Journal of Open Source Software, 6, 2952. 10.21105/joss.02952
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2021 RivGraph

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