Distributed-Parameter Large Basin Runoff Model. II: Application
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Abstract
Following the derivation of a distributed-parameter large basin runoff model from a lumped-parameter version for the Great Lakes in the companion paper, we here apply it to the Kalamazoo River watershed in southwest Michigan. First we review relevant similar efforts and then describe the digitization of the watershed into a network of cells through which watershed internal flows are routed. We present the technology used on the Kalamazoo River to create grids of topography, soils, land use, and vegetation data. We describe the calibration of both lumped-parameter and distributed-parameter runoff models on the Kalamazoo River and use observed spatial data variations in our parameter determinations. We investigate alternative evapotranspiration schemes, spatial parameter patterns, solar insolation interpretations, and temporal scaling and compare model results. We suggest model extensions for future work.
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Acknowledgments
Partial support for Chansheng He came from the National Research Council Research Associateship Program, and Western Michigan University Department of Geography Lucia Harrison Endowment Fund is acknowledged while he was on his sabbatical leave from GLERL.
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Volume 10 • Issue 3 • May 2005
Pages: 182 - 191
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Received: Jul 7, 2003
Accepted: Sep 7, 2004
Published online: May 1, 2005
Published in print: May 2005
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