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Articles | Volume 29, issue 8
Articles | Volume 29, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2003-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2003-2025
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Articles | Volume 29, issue 8
Technical note
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22 Apr 2025
Technical note |  | 22 Apr 2025

Technical note: Quadratic Solution of the Approximate Reservoir Equation (QuaSoARe)

Julien Lerat

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This paper presents a method to solve a certain type of equation controlling the storage of water in hydrological models. This equation is often solved with complex numerical methods that may lead to slow runtimes. The method, called the Quadratic Solution of the Approximate Reservoir Equation (QuaSoARe), is both fast and applicable to any equation of this kind regardless of its complexity. The method reduces runtime by a factor of 10 to 50 depending on the model.
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