Development of a precipitation-runoff model to simulate unregulated streamflow in the South Fork Flathead River Basin, Montana

Section: Selection and Evaluation Of Small-area Modelssupporting

confidence: 76%

Simulating hydrologic response to climate change scenarios in four selected watersheds of New Hampshire

Bjerklie¹,

Ayotte²,

Cahillane³

2015

“…of runoff per unit area of watershed, which indicates that the variation in mean streamflows around the State was also well simulated. The mean percent differences and ranges of differences in this study are similar to the differences found in other calibrated PRMS models developed for complex terrain where the data were used to assess hydrologic change and to represent hydrologic conditions when comparative data were not available (Koczot, 2005;Chase, 2011). The simulated monthly mean streamflows for the period of record for all the calibration streamgages plotted in relation to the measured monthly mean streamflows are shown in figure 3.…”

Section: Evaluation Of the New Hampshire Prms Modelsupporting

confidence: 62%

“…The range of errors and NSE statistics exhibited are within those documented for monthly mean streamflow in other USGS PRMS studies designed to simulate streamflow in ungaged rivers as part of water resource planning efforts (Chase, 2011) and in PRMS studies designed to simulate streamflow in other regional and local areas (Viger and others, 2010;Dudley and Nielsen, 2011;LaFontaine and others, 2013). However, the errors indicate that the daily streamflows need to be used with more caution than the monthly streamflows, particularly in regions of higher elevations in the State and near the dataset boundary.…”

Section: Evaluation Of the New Hampshire Prms Modelmentioning

confidence: 53%

Simulated hydrologic response to climate change during the 21st century in New Hampshire

Bjerklie¹,

Sturtevant²

2018

For more information on the USGS-the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment-visit https://www.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS.For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit https://store.usgs.gov.Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.Although this information product, for the most part, is in the public domain, it also may contain copyrighted materials as noted in the text. Permission to reproduce copyrighted items must be secured from the copyright owner.Suggested citation: Bjerklie, D.M., and Sturtevant, Luke, 2018, Simulated hydrologic response to climate change during the 21st century in New Hampshire: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5143, 53 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ sir20175143. ISSN 2328-0328 (online) iii AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank the project cooperators represented by Steven Couture of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and Matthew Cahillane of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, valuable input and consultation were provided by Cameron Wake of the Sustainability Institute, University of New Hampshire; Fay Rubin of the Earth Systems Research Center at the University of New Hampshire; and the entire stakeholder group assembled for this project. The stakeholder group is acknowledged for supporting the project, for providing helpful guidance and suggestions regarding data and information needs, and for feedback. This publication was supported by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant number #NUE1EH001332-01 from the National Center for Environmental Health in Atlanta, Georgia. The contents of the report do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC. The authors would also like to thank Jacob LaFontaine, Robert Dudley, Sara Levin, Gregory Stewart, Gardner Bent, and Thomas Mack of the U.S. Geological Survey for valuable review comments and suggestions during the course of this study. Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) may be converted to degrees Celsius (°C) as follows:°C=(°F-32)/1.8. DatumVertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).Elevation, as used in this report, refers to distance above the vertical datum. Abbreviations AbstractThe U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, has developed a hydrologic model to assess the effects of short-and long-term climate change on hydrology in New Hampshire. This report documents the model and datasets developed by using the model to predict how climate change will affect the hydrologic cycle and provide data that can be used by State and local agencies to ident...

“…At USGS streamflow-gaging station 12362500, the basin has a drainage area of 4,307 km 2 . The basin was simulated with the PRMS model by Chase (2011). The PRMS application for this basin contains 106 HRUs with elevations that range from 1,045 to 2,078 meters (table 1).…”

Section: Precipitation Runoff Modeling System Projections For South Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated watershed-scale response to climate change for selected basins across the United States

Markstrom¹,

Hay²,

Ward-Garrison³

et al. 2012