The code repository for the R package program version of Blackbird, developed by Heron Hydrologic Ltd. This version is primarily used for the pre-processing of geospatial data and preparation of input files for use with the compiled version of Blackbird.
Additional resources and links are available on the Heron Hydrologic website.
If you would like to work with the active development of Blackbird, please do so on a branch and coordinate with the Blackbird development team.
Please contact us if you are developing or trying out the program!
You can also install the latest blackbird version from github with:
if (!require(devtools)) install.packages("devtools")
library(devtools)
devtools::install_github("rchlumsk/blackbird")To cite blackbird in publications, please use the publication reference below.
Chlumsky, R., Craig, J. R., and Tolson, B. A.: A reach-integrated hydraulic modelling approach for large-scale and real-time inundation mapping, Geosci. Model Dev., 18, 3387–3403, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-3387-2025, 2025.
A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is:
@Article{gmd-18-3387-2025, AUTHOR = {Chlumsky, R. and Craig, J. R. and Tolson, B. A.}, TITLE = {A reach-integrated hydraulic modelling approach for large-scale and real-time inundation mapping}, JOURNAL = {Geoscientific Model Development}, VOLUME = {18}, YEAR = {2025}, NUMBER = {11}, PAGES = {3387--3403}, URL = {https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/3387/2025/}, DOI = {10.5194/gmd-18-3387-2025} }
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