Application of a Distributed Hydrologic Model to Flood Forecasting in Catchments of Different Conditions
Publication: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13, Issue 5
Abstract
This paper presents an application of the TOPKAPI model, a physically based, fully distributed hydrologic model, to flood simulation at three unique and flood prone sites in China. The TOPKAPI model was applied with a grid size of and a time step varying from 1 to based on the basin conditions and data availability. Model calibration was chiefly based upon moderate variations of parameter values from the ones estimated on physical grounds. The three case studies demonstrated that the model performed well for flood simulation. The TOPKAPI model represents a comprehensive process-based model, which offers a wide range of capability for flood forecasting application, and has potential in prediction of ungauged basins.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant NNSFC90411107.
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Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
Volume 13 • Issue 5 • May 2008
Pages: 378 - 384
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Received: Nov 13, 2006
Accepted: May 22, 2007
Published online: May 1, 2008
Published in print: May 2008
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