@staticmethod
def _infer_parameters_from_descriptors(dict_desc):
    """
        This function infers the value of the model parameters from catchment descriptors
        using regression relationships developed for EPA Pathways Project by Dr. Eva Mockler
        (using equations available in CMT Fortran code by Prof. Michael Bruen and Dr. Eva Mockler).
        """
    my_dict_param = dict()
    lgth = dict_desc['stream_length']
    rk = lgth / 1.0
    rk /= 3600.0
    my_dict_param['r_p_k_h2o'] = rk
    return my_dict_param
