Error Report:While working on enhancing the r.sim.water documentation, I encountered a buffer overflow during testing. Below are the details:

[rohannallamadge]

Command:

#Step 1: Generate dx and dy derivatives using r.slope.aspect
#Calculate the slope derivatives from the elevation map
dx = 'dx_slope'
dy = 'dy_slope'

#Run the r.slope.aspect command to get x and y slopes
gs.run_command('r.slope.aspect', elevation=dem, dx=dx, dy=dy, overwrite=True)

#Step 2: Run r.sim.water with the required parameters, including dx and dy
#Now that we have the dx and dy maps, we can proceed with r.sim.water

gs.run_command('r.sim.water', elevation=dem, dx=dx, dy=dy, rain_value=rain_intensity, depth=output_depth, discharge=output_discharge, overwrite=True)

#Step 3: Run r.sim.sediment (optional, if you wish to model sediment as well)
soil_texture = 'soils_texture' # Example soil texture map, if available output_erosion = 'erosion' output_deposition = 'deposition'

gs.run_command('r.sim.sediment', elevation=dem, water_depth=output_depth, sediment_detachment=output_erosion, sediment_deposition=output_deposition, overwrite=True)

print("Simulation completed successfully!")

Error Message:

Number of threads: 1 default nwalk=120040200, rwalk=120040200.000000

Min elevation = 55.89 m Max elevation = 156.33 m Mean Source Rate (rainf. excess or sediment) = 0.000000 m/s or kg/m2s Mean flow velocity = 0.081579 m/s Mean Mannings = 2.972316 Number of iterations = 4 cells_ Time step = 30.64 s
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
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CalledModuleError Traceback (most recent call last)
in <cell line: 16>()
14 # Now that we have the dx and dy maps, we can proceed with r.sim.water
15
---> 16 gs.run_command('r.sim.water',
17 elevation=dem,
18 dx=dx,

1 frames
/usr/lib/grass84/etc/python/grass/script/core.py in handle_errors(returncode, result, args, kwargs)
364 else:
365 module, code = get_module_and_code(args, kwargs)
--> 366 raise CalledModuleError(module=module, code=code, returncode=returncode)
367
368

CalledModuleError: Module run r.sim.water --o elevation=elevation dx=dx_slope dy=dy_slope rain_value=50 depth=water_depth discharge=water_discharge ended with an error.
The subprocess ended with a non-zero return code: -6. See errors above the traceback or in the error output.

Steps Taken:

1. Verified input maps (elevation, dx_slope, dy_slope).
2. Adjusted parameters such as nwalkers and niterations.
3. Ensured computational region matches the elevation map.
   Despite these attempts, the error persists. Could this issue be due to specific input data characteristics or a module-level limitation?

Request:

• Suggestions for debugging the buffer overflow.
• Insights on parameters or configurations to test further.
• If applicable, guidance on reporting this as a bug.