Topological Relationship-Based Flow Direction Modeling: Mesh-Independent River Networks Representation

River networks are important features in surface hydrology. However, accurately representing river networks in spatially distributed hydrologic and Earth system models is often sensitive to the model’s spatial resolution.

Authors: Liao, C., Zhou, T., Xu, D., Cooper, M. G., Engwirda, D., et al.

DOI: 10.1029/2022ms003089