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COLEMAN, MICHAEL - Colorad0 State University |
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Green, Timothy |
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DAVID, OLAF - Colorad0 State University |
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MERKEL, WILLIAM - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, USDA) |
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QUAN, QUAN - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, USDA) |
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ROJAS, KEN - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS, USDA) |
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NIEMANN, J - Colorad0 State University |
Submitted to: Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 5/17/2016 Publication Date: 10/26/2016 Citation: Coleman, M.L., Green, T.R., David, O., Merkel, W.H., Quan, Q.D., Rojas, K., Niemann, J.D. 2016. Deploying the Win TR-20 computational engine as a web service. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 32(5):601-608. doi:10.13031/aea.32.11258. Interpretive Summary: The runoff curve number method remains a widely-used hydrologic modeling tool, and its use through the Natural Resources Conservation Service computer application WinTR-20 is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. To facilitate timely updates and revisions, as well as online deployment, a web-service version of the computational engine from WinTR-20 was developed and implemented. The web service retains the full computational abilities of the WinTR-20 application, but does not include the graphical user interface and its associated features. By implementing the computational engine as a service, it can be reused and repurposed for other current and future applications. The web service and a web page client that provides access for a simple application of the service are available for public use. Technical Abstract: Despite its simplicity and limitations, the runoff curve number method remains a widely-used hydrologic modeling tool, and its use through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) computer application WinTR-20 is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. To facilitate timely updates and revisions, as well as online deployment, a web-service version of the computational engine from WinTR-20 was developed and implemented through a partnership of the NRCS, the USDA Agricultural Research Service and Colorado State University. The web service retains the full computational abilities of the WinTR-20 application, but does not include the graphical user interface and its associated features. By implementing the computational engine as a service, it can be reused and repurposed for other current and future applications. The web service and a web page client that provides access for a simple application of the service are available for public use. |