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+# M-SRM
+Modified Snowmelt Runoff model for forecasting snowmelt in central northern Chile.
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+This repository was created as part of a 2013/2014 DEVELOP project for generating rough
+forecasts of water availability as a result of snowmelt in central northern Chile.
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+Users wishing to use the M-SRM can download the contents of this repository in zip format.
+It includes empty folders where NASA data must be downloaded and saved, that are otherwise
+irrelevant to the codebase.
+
+###Dependencies
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+Python 2.7
+Matlab
+Arcmap 10.1/10.2
+This is a conglomeration of code writen in Python 2.7 and Matlab.
+No cross language calls are made. Python code is executed sequentially to perform geospatial
+data manipulations using the arcpy toolbox (comes with ESRI ArcMap), then saved outputs are
+referenced by the matlab code (handled through the graphical user interface) to perform
+the strictly numerical manipulations and analysis. 
+
+Please reference the Tutoriales folder for Spanish and English help files.