Title: | Effect of the accuracy of spatial rainfall information on the modeling of water, sediment, and NO3-N loads at the watershed level |
Authors: | Chaplot, V., A. Saleh and D.B. Jaynes |
Year: | 2005 |
Journal: | Journal of Hydrology |
Volume (Issue): | 312(1-4) |
Pages: | 223-234 |
Article ID: | |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.02.019 |
URL (non-DOI journals): | |
Model: | SWAT |
Broad Application Category: | hydrologic and pollutant |
Primary Application Category: | climate data effects |
Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
Watershed Description: | 51.3 km^2 Walnut Creek and 918.6 km^2 Bosque Upper River, located respectively in central Iowa and north central Texas, U.S. |
Calibration Summary: | |
Validation Summary: | Mean, MD, MAD, RMSD, P statistics reported |
General Comments: | The impact of using from 1 to 15 raingauges in both watersheds was evaluated for SWAT-predicted runoff, & nitrogen and sediment losses. The results indicate that a high density of rain gauges are needed in order to obtain accurate results (when comparing simulated output to measured data). The use of national weather service stations was found to be inadequate for both watersheds, most likely due to the sparseness of the stations. Extrapolation of the results to other watersheds/models is discussed. |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | Hydrologic modeling; SWAT; Spatial input data; Rainfall |