LUCST is an interface for managing SWAT+ input and output files to aid in implementing, and visualizing the impact of land use changes on catchment hydrology in the SWATPlus model (rev60.5.2_64rel.exe)
Video intro here
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Windows 10
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NPM >8.1.2
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NodeJS >14.15.4
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Python 3.9.7
Full help documentation available in the documentation folder
As its input data, the toolkit requires:
- A properly calibrated SWAT+ catchment model
- The catchments associated shape files produced in QSWAT+
If you are not familiar with SWAT+ please visit the links bellow:
- SWAT+ download
- Introduction to SWAT+
- A useful SWAT+ calibration tool is SWAT+ Toolbox: download and documentation
IMPORTANT: The accuracy of the toolkit’s outputs are fully reliant on the accuracy of the original input SWAT+ model. To ensure an acceptable accuracy only properly calibrated catchments with an acceptable NSE (Nash Sutcliffe Efficiency) of 0.5 and above should be studied using the toolkit.
SWAT+ modelled catchment prep must be done correctly before any LULC change investigation:
- Copy the SWAT+ catchment directory and SWAT+ model exe files to the LUCST directory
- Zip catchment shape files
- Edit model print options and simulation runtime
In CMD run npm install
In separate CMD windows run:
npm run swat-server(back end)npm run swat(front end)
In the browser navigate to the url: http://localhost:8001/?dev=1
Rigby, A.M.F., Butcher, P.W., Ritsos, P.D. and Patil, S.D., 2022. LUCST: A novel toolkit for Land Use Land Cover change assessment in SWAT+ to support flood management decisions. Environmental Modelling & Software, p.105469, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105469.