The new paper describing the “SIDE-algorithm” has just been published by Water Resources Research! You can download it from here or email me for a copy.
There is also a blog entry describing why this new GIS tool might be helpful for your own research. Finally a compiled and ready-to-use version of the method is be available at: http://thomasgrabs.com/side-algorithm/. On the same page you can download also usage instructions.
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