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Tutorials for the VIC model

Basic tutorials on VIC model operations

  • Single grid cell simulation which describes how to setup and run the VIC model for the first time including how to evaluate the output from a model simulation.
  • Running spatial simulations which includes how to split large simulations and run on multiple compute nodes, and calculate matrics for spatial simulations.
  • GIS Routing Model Tutorial which describes how to apply a previously setup routing model to outpu from the VIC model (uses the output from the spatial tutorial).

More advanced tutorials on aspects of setting up and running the VIC model

  • Routing streamflow which provides detailed instructions for setting up the GIS routing model for a new watershed.
  • VIC model Optimization which describes the multi-objective opimizer that can be used to optmize calibration parameters for the VIC model.