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Improvement of the KarstMod modelling platform for a better assessment of karst groundwater resources
Vianney Sivelle
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HSM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
Guillaume Cinkus
HSM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
EMMAH, INRAE, Avignon Université, 84000 Avignon, France
Naomi Mazzilli
EMMAH, INRAE, Avignon Université, 84000 Avignon, France
David Labat
Géosciences Environnement Toulouse UMR CNRS IRD Université Paul Sabatier CNES, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France
Bruno Arfib
Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll de France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, France
Nicolas Massei
Univ Rouen Normandie, Univ Caen Normandie, CNRS, M2C, UMR 6143, 76000 Rouen, France
Yohann Cousquer
HSM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
Dominique Bertin
GEONOSIS, 650 chemin du Serre, 30140, St-Jean-du-Pin, France
Hervé Jourde
HSM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Short summary
KarstMod provides a platform for global modelling of the rain level–flow relationship in karstic basins. The platform provides a set of tools to assess the dynamics of the compartments considered in the model and to detect possible flaws in structure and parameterization. This platform is developed as part of the French observatory network on karst hydrology (SNO KARST), which aims to strengthen the sharing of knowledge and promote interdisciplinary research on karst systems at a national level.
KarstMod provides a platform for global modelling of the rain level–flow relationship in karstic...
