Outputs

The folders where the results are stored are called OutputFigures and Outputs. These folders are automatically created by Hydrobricks in the same path where the others are stored.

Outputs list:

  • “socont_…”: Intermediate simulations before the best simulation is identified (e.g., “best_fit_…”). Useful for debugging.

  • “forcing.nc”: NetCDF with climate inputs (precipitation, temperature, PET, radiation). See: https://hydrobricks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/doc/basics.html#forcing-data

  • “hydrobricks_…log”: Log files of each simulation run (useful only if Hydrobricks crashes).

  • “unit_ids.tif”: Distribution of HRUs (by elevation/aspect/radiation). Minimum 10 bands per glacier.

  • “annual_potential_radiation.tif”: Radiation map. Helps verify radiation class correctness.

  • “change_glacier.csv” & “change_ground.csv”: HRU area evolution over time, interpolated from data (e.g. GLAMOS: https://www.glamos.ch/en/#/B45-04).

  • “hydro_units.csv”: Table with HRU properties (elevation, radiation, slope, area, coordinates, etc.).

  • “bootstrapping_stats.csv”: Evaluation statistics (NSE, KGE) from bootstrapped time series.

  • “best_fit_simulated_discharge_SCEUA…”: Final flow simulation output using best-fit parameters.

  • “melt:degree_day”, “melt:degree_day_aspect”, “melt:temperature_index”: Indicates melt model used (TI, aspect-based, or Hock).

  • Efficiency metrics: nse, kge_2012, etc. See: https://hydroerr.readthedocs.io/en/stable/list_of_metrics.html

  • “best_fit_simulation_stats_SCEUA”: Simulation score (NSE/KGE) and fitted parameters. Also see: https://hydrobricks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/doc/basics.html#parameters

  • “results.nc”: Main NetCDF output with modeled results.

Output Figures

Among the figure outputs, the most interesting are the discharge_SCEUA_melt_degree_day_ plots. These show the simulated vs. observed discharge, often alongside the performance score.