VICMATLAB

Matlab functions for preparing inputs for - and processing outputs from - the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model. Has functionality for the following VIC versions: VIC-4.2.d, VIC-5 Classic Driver, and VIC-5 Image Driver.

Tutorial

See the documentation page --- https://jschap1.github.io/VICMATLAB/ --- for a tutorial.

MATLAB functions provided in VICMATLAB

Main functions

• subset_forcings: Subsets forcings to a particular basin.

• load_ascii_forcings: Loads ASCII meteorological forcing files into MATLAB.

• get_vic_run_metadata: Gets metadata, such as variable names, length of simulation, etc. from a VIC simulation.

• load_vic_output: Loads a VIC output variable, such as SWE or net radiation, into MATLAB.

• subset_soils: Clips soil parameter file to basin extent.

• classic2image (credit to Dongyue Li): Converts VIC-4 or VIC-5 Classic Driver inputs to NetCDF format for use with the VIC-5 Image Driver.

• plotraster: Main plotting function to make maps of meteorological variables, VIC outputs, soil parameters, etc.

Utility functions

• save_forcings
• georefobj2mat
• geotiffread2
• get_soil_var_names
• write_soils
• get_coordinates_from_VIC_file
• get_vic_header
• GetCoords
• grid2xyz (from MATLAB File Exchange)
• xyz2grid (from MATLAB File Exchange)
• imagescnan (from MATLAB File Exchange)

Requirements

MATLAB R2016a or later
Mapping Toolbox
Image Processing Toolbox

Recommended

Parallel Computing Toolbox
R, RStudio
raster, rgeos, and rgdal packages for R