SWAT Literature Database for Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

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