Hydrologic Modeling Engine Skill

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Hydrologic modeling skill for rainfall-runoff analysis, flood frequency, and watershed analysis

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Hydrologic Modeling Engine Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/science/civil-engineering/skills/hydrologic-modeling-engine/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

The Hydrologic Modeling Engine Skill performs hydrologic analysis including rainfall-runoff modeling, flood frequency analysis, and watershed characterization using established methods.

Capabilities

  • Rational method calculations
  • SCS/NRCS curve number method
  • Unit hydrograph generation
  • Reservoir routing
  • Time of concentration calculation
  • IDF curve analysis
  • Flood frequency analysis
  • Watershed delineation

Usage Guidelines

When to Use

  • Estimating design flows
  • Analyzing watersheds
  • Designing stormwater facilities
  • Evaluating flood risk

Prerequisites

  • Watershed characteristics known
  • Rainfall data available
  • Land use identified
  • Soil types classified

Best Practices

  • Select appropriate method
  • Validate with observed data
  • Consider climate effects
  • Document assumptions

Process Integration

This skill integrates with:

  • Stormwater Management Design
  • Flood Analysis and Mitigation
  • Hydraulic Structure Design

Configuration

hydrologic-modeling-engine:
  methods:
    - rational
    - scs-curve-number
    - unit-hydrograph
    - reservoir-routing
  outputs:
    - peak-flow
    - hydrograph
    - report

Output Artifacts

  • Peak flow calculations
  • Hydrographs
  • Watershed reports
  • Routing analyses

Signals

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Key
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Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter