| Title: | Macroscale hydrologic modeling for regional climate assessment studies in the southeastern United States |
| Authors: | Limaye, A.S., T.M. Boyington, J.F. Cruise, A. Bulus and E. Brown |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Journal: | Journal of the American Water Resources Association |
| Volume (Issue): | 37(3) |
| Pages: | 709-722 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2001.tb05505.x |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | climate change assessment |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Watershed Description: | 2,345 km^2 Dale Hollow, located in north central Tennessee, U.S. |
| Calibration Summary: | 1966-90 E values: daily = .42 monthly = .74 |
| Validation Summary: | 1991-93 E values: daily = .45 monthly = .80 |
| General Comments: | Down-scaled GCM climate impacts were compared with observed climate inputs for discharge predictions with SWAT. A loss of "predictive skill" of 68% (E = .24) occurred with the GCM inputs. The authors state that using GCM inputs for short-term wateshed-scale analyses is probably not advisable. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | hydrologic modeling; grouped response units; Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT); climate change; atmospheric model predictions |