Deep learning uses stream discharge to estimate watershed subsurface permeability
Deep learning improves stream discharge-based estimates of subsurface permeability, allowing scientists to create more accurate watershed models. Credit: Alan Cressler, United States Geological Survey.
Subsurface permeability is a key parameter that controls the contribution of the subsurface flow to stream flows in watershed models. Directly measuring permeability at the spatial extent and resolution required by watershed…