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Incorperate improvements to the Marion snow model
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Description
Various literature has proposed improvements to Marion model coefficients based on wind, snow depth, and other factors. Consider incorporating these into the Marion model implementation within SAM. See https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1049/rpg2.70235 for details.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the Marion snow model implementation in SAM and review the linked literature for the proposed coefficient changes involving wind, snow depth, and other factors. Compare the paper's recommendations with the current implementation, then clarify which changes should be incorporated and how the model should be validated.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100