Evaluation of calibration characteristics of SWAT hydrological model in a mountainous watershed
Subject Areas :
Water Resource Management
Babak Aminnejad
1
,
Seyedbamdad Ghafourian
2
,
hosein ebrahimi
3
1 - Assistant professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - PhD candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University Iran.
3 - Associate professor, Department of Water Science and Engineering, Shahr-Ghods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran.
Received: 2021-12-10
Accepted : 2022-02-20
Published : 2022-08-23
Keywords:
Runoff,
Zagros,
Qare-su,
SWAT model,
physical model,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Accurate data about runoff in the future in a watershed facilitates managers' decisions in water-related decisions and helps conserve natural resources for sustainable development. The two factors of cost and exact time are directly related to accurate runoff estimation. Using computer models to simulate natural phenomena such as the hydrological cycle is one way to reduce costs and increase accuracy.Material and Methodology: The information for this research was obtained through the SWAT model website and global data. This study evaluates the accuracy of different calibration and validation methods in the hydrological simulation of Qarasu watershed, the SWAT (hydrological model) and a comparison between GLUE and PSO methods with the SUFI-2 method were used to calibrate the SWAT model. For simulation, 13 specific parameters were selected in all methods in the same situation. It should be noted that the data required for this research were collected from (SWAT model website) and (Water Resources Management Company).Findings: All three methods were able to simulate runoff with acceptable R2 and NSE results (above 0.7), and the sensitivity analysis showed that Sol_K, CH_N2 and CN2 were more sensitive than other parameters.Discussion and Conclusion: Although the SUFI-2, PSO, and GLUE algorithms can reduce the difference between the observed and simulated data, the performance of the SUFI-2 algorithm in runoff simulation is more accurate than other algorithms. Therefore, it is suggested to use this algorithm to predict runoff.
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Teshome, F. T., Bayabil, H. K., Thakural, L., & Welidehanna, F. G. (2020). Modeling Stream Flow Using SWAT Model in the Bina River Basin, India. Journal of Water Resource and Protection, 12(03), 203.
Tegegne, G., & Kim, Y. O. (2018). Modelling ungauged catchments using the catchment runoff response similarity. Journal of Hydrology, 564, 452-466.
Marques C. A. F., Ferreira J. A., Rocha A., Castanheira J. M., Melo-Goncalves P., Vaz N. and Dias J. M. (2006). Singular spectrum analysis and forecasting of hydrological time series. Phys. Chem. Earth A/B/C., 31(18), 1172–1179.
Sokolowski J. and Banks C. (2011). Principles of modeling and simulation: a multidisciplinary approach. John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA.
Arnold, J., Moriasi, D., Gassman, P., Abbaspour, K.C., White, M., Srinivasan, R., Santhi, C., Harmel, R., Van Griensven, A. and Van Liew, M. 2012. SWAT: Model use, calibration, and validation. Transactions of the ASABE Vol. 55(4), pp. 1491-1508.
Abbaspour, K.C., Rouholahnejad, E., Vaghefi, S., Srinivasan, R., Yang, H. and Kløve, B. 2015. A continental-scale hydrology and water quality model for Europe: Calibration and uncertainty of a high-resolution large-scale SWAT model. Journal of Hydrology Vol. 524, pp. 733-752.
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Ashrafi, S.M., Gholami, H. and Najafi, M.R. 2020. Uncertainties in runoff projection and hydrological drought assessment over Gharesu basin under CMIP5 RCP scenarios. Journal of Water and Climate Change, Vol. 11(S1), pp. 145-163.
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Eini, M.R. 2019. Discussion of Intra-and interannual streamflow variations of Wardha watershed under changing climate. ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 27(4), pp. 474–475.
