The modeled flow to floodplain area relationships within the package are for total innundated area. This function applys a suitability factor to the total area in order to estimate total suitable floodplain area available at a given flow.
apply_suitability(fp_hab_sq_meters, suitable_factor = 0.27)
| fp_hab_sq_meters | Total floodplain area in square meters |
|---|---|
| suitable_factor | Habitat suitability factor, default value of .27 from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services San Joaquin River Restoration Program 2012 report. |
Total suitable floodplain area in square meters
Do not apply a suitability factory to the floodplain areas of the Sacramento Reaches, the Sutter and Yolo Bypasses, and the North and South Deltas.