Spatial Processes in HYdrology (SPHY) model

Version 2.1

The Spatial Processes in Hydrology (SPHY) model is a hydrological modeling tool suitable for a wide range of water resource management applications. SPHY is a state-of-the-art, easy to use, robust tool, that can be applied for operational as well as strategic decision support. The SPHY model has been applied and tested in various studies ranging from real-time soil moisture predictions in flat lands, to operational reservoir inflow forecasting applications in mountainous catchments, irrigation scenarios in the Nile Basin, and detailed climate change impact studies in the snow- and glacier-melt dominated the Himalayan region.

More information about the SPHY model can be found on the SPHY model website.

Changes with respect to version 2.0
RESERVOIR module is split into two modules, being a LAKE and a RESERVOIR module. The advantage is that these modules can run independently from each other. The new RESERVOIR module allows the implementation of a simple or advanced reservoir, whereas the advanced reservoir allows for operational reservoir management.

SPHY model user group
A user group for the SPHY model is available in Google Groups. You can use this group to post Questions and Answers related to the source code, available plugins, input and output formats, calibration, applications, and suggestions for improvements.

Documentation

• Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers. 2015. SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Geoscientific Model Development 8: 2009-2034.
• Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, W.W. Immerzeel. 2015. SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Model theory, installation, and data preparation. FutureWater Report 142.
• Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel. 2015. SPHY: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Case-studies for training. FutureWater Report 144.
• Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, W.W. Immerzeel. 2015. SPHY: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Graphical User-Interfaces (GUIs). FutureWater Report 143.
• Terink, W., P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons. 2015. Reservoir module in SPHY. Implemented in SPHY v2.1 FutureWater Report 136.

Acknowledgements
The development and publication of the SPHY model source code, its binaries, GUIs, and case-studies has been supported through various (research) projects that were partly or completely funded by the following organizations:

• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
• European Space Agency (ESA)
• Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• World Bank
• Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nedeland (RVO)
• NUFFIC

We are very grateful to these organizations that made the development of the SPHY model possible. We hope to continue to collaborate with these organizations in the future in order to further develop and improve the SPHY model and its interfaces.

Copyright
Copyright (C) 2013 Wilco Terink. The Spatial Processes in HYdrology (SPHY) model is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

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