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Correct precipitation equation (#1088)
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Before we used the current wetted area to convert the precipitation
$m/s$ input to a flow rate $m^3/s$. It was deemed simpler and more
stable to use the maximum profile area instead, otherwise empty Basins
with 0 wetted area could never fill back up due to rain. This updates
the equations to reflect that.
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visr authored Feb 9, 2024
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The precipitation term is given by
$$
Q_P = P \cdot A(u).
Q_P = P \cdot A.
$$ {#eq-precip}
Here $P = P(t)$ is the precipitation rate and $A$ is the wetted area. $A$ is a
function of the storage $u = u(t)$: as the volume of water changes, the area of the free water
surface may change as well, depending on the slopes of the surface waters.
Here $P = P(t)$ is the precipitation rate and $A$ is the maximum area given in the `Basin / profile` table.
Precipitation in the Basin area is assumed to be directly added to the Basin storage.
The modeler needs to ensure all precipitation enters the model, and there is no overlap in the maximum profile areas, else extra water is created.
If a part of the catchment is not in any Basin profile, the modeler has to verify that water source is not forgotten.
It can for instance be converted to a flow rate and added to a Basin as a FlowBoundary.
## Evaporation
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$$
Q_\text{inf} = \sum_{i=1}^{n} \sum_{j=1}^{m} \max(Q_{\mathrm{mf6}_{i,j}}, 0.0)
$$ {#eq-inf}.
$$ {#eq-inf}
Where $i$ is the index of the boundary condition, $j$ the MODFLOW 6 cell index,
$n$ the number of boundary conditions, and $m$ the number of MODFLOW 6 cells in
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