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Flood Estimate descriptors revised
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 **Surface Volume CSV Processor.ipynb** | This code generates Surface Volume .csv files that are used in the Flood Estimate code, taking digital elevation model files (.TIFF) of the LMN’s division. The resulting .csv files contain the volume of water above the surface of the DEM at different heights in increments of 0.25m between 0-3m and in increments of 0.5m from 3.5-6.5m. Note, the user must have arcpy installed on their device for this code to run.
 ### Flood Height Estimator
-The main code in this repository is Flood_Estimate.ipynb, which generates flood height csv files that can be used to calculate damage.
+The main code in this repository are the Flood Estimate notebooks, which generate flood height csv files that can be used to calculate damage. The code calculates surface volume functions that can relate the volume of water to the flood height at a given division. Using Manning's equation, it takes topographic data and storm parameter data to find the velocity and subsequently the volume of the water. These flood volumes are then redistributed by propagating to the nearby divisions, and the final flood heights for each division are determined.
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-**Flood_Estimate.ipynb** | Uses Sandy storm surge as input values. This code produces flood heights for given surge values. The code calculates surface volume functions that can relate the volume of water to the flood height at a given division. Using Manning's equation, it takes topographic data and storm parameter data to find the velocity and subsequently the volume of the water. These flood volumes are then redistributed by propagating to the nearby divisions, and the final flood heights for each division are determined.
-**Flood_Estimate_from_Surge_Height.ipynb** | Uses warm and cold storm parameters as input values. This code produces flood heights for given storm parameters. The code calculates surface volume functions that can relate the volume of water to the flood height at a given division. Using Manning's equation, it takes topographic data and storm parameter data to find the velocity and subsequently the volume of the water. These flood volumes are then redistributed by propagating to the nearby divisions, and the final flood heights for each division are determined for both cold and warm storms.
-**Flood_Estimate_Multiple_Storms.ipynb** | Uses warm and cold storm parameters as input values. This code produces flood heights for given storm parameters, parallelized for multiple storms. The code calculates surface volume functions that can relate the volume of water to the flood height at a given division. Using Manning's equation, it takes topographic data and storm parameter data to find the velocity and subsequently the volume of the water. These flood volumes are then redistributed by propagating to the nearby divisions, and the final flood heights for each division are determined for both cold and warm storms.
+**Flood_Estimate.ipynb** | Uses Sandy storm surge heights and time history as input values. 
+**Flood_Estimate_from_Surge_Height.ipynb** | Uses surge height as an input value and artificially generates a time history for the storm for calculations.
+**Flood_Estimate_Multiple_Storms.ipynb** | Uses warm and cold storm generated storms with time history as input values to perform calculations for multiple storms at once.
 ### Raster Processor
 Finally, run Flood Height to Raster Processor to post process the flood heights and create a raster visualization of the flooding. 
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