| Title: | Application of the SWAT model on the Medjerda River Basin (Tunisia) |
| Authors: | Bouraoui, F., S. Benabdallah, A. Jrad and G. Bidoglio |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Journal: | Physics and Chemistry of the Earth |
| Volume (Issue): | 30(8-10) |
| Pages: | 497-507 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.pce.2005.07.004 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic and pollutant |
| Primary Application Category: | pollutant cycling/loss and transport |
| Secondary Application Category: | irrigation impacts or irrigation BMP scenarios |
| Watershed Description: | 16,000 km^2 Medjerda River, which drains areas of 7,700 km^2 in northeast Algeria and 8,300 km^2 in northwest Tunisia. (subwatershed gauge sites located at Rarai (314 km^2), Fernana (163 km^2), and Bou Salem, which is the overall outlet). |
| Calibration Summary: | |
| Validation Summary: | Monthly (Sept. 88 - March 99) r2/E values: Rarai = .62 /.59 Bou Salem = .75/.53 Fernana = .84/.84 ---------------------------- Daily (Sept. 88 - March 99) r2/E values: Rarai = .66 /.33 Fernana = .69/.41 Bou Salem = .44/.23 |
| General Comments: | Some graphical comparisons of measured and predicted suspended sediment and nitrate presented. Two scenarios reported: (1) conversion of all cropland to irrigated wheat, and (2) wastewater treament plants for all urban areas; sizeable ortho-phosphate & ammonia reductions predicted for the second scenario. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | SWAT model; Medjerda catchment; Nutrients; Irrigation |