Watershed Model Calibration and Validation: The HSPF Experience

Donigian, Anthony S.

doi:10.2175/193864702785071796

Cited by 108 publications

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“…Hydrologic calibration results for the 20 gages were assessed for daily and monthly flows using the four statistical methods. The "model performance" is related to guidelines outlined by Donigian [37] (Table 1). …”

Section: Model Performance Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing Changes in Streamflow and Sediment Supply in the Sacramento River Basin, California, Using Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF)

Stern¹,

Flint²,

Minear³

et al. 2016

Water

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A daily watershed model of the Sacramento River Basin of northern California was developed to simulate streamflow and suspended sediment transport to the San Francisco Bay-Delta. To compensate for sparse data, a unique combination of model inputs was developed, including meteorological variables, potential evapotranspiration, and parameters defining hydraulic geometry. A slight decreasing trend of sediment loads and concentrations was statistically significant in the lowest 50% of flows, supporting the observed historical sediment decline. Historical changes in climate, including seasonality and decline of snowpack, contribute to changes in streamflow, and are a significant component describing the mechanisms responsible for the decline in sediment. Several wet and dry hypothetical climate change scenarios with temperature changes of 1.5 • C and 4.5 • C were applied to the base historical conditions to assess the model sensitivity of streamflow and sediment to changes in climate. Of the scenarios evaluated, sediment discharge for the Sacramento River Basin increased the most with increased storm magnitude and frequency and decreased the most with increases in air temperature, regardless of changes in precipitation. The model will be used to develop projections of potential hydrologic and sediment trends to the Bay-Delta in response to potential future climate scenarios, which will help assess the hydrological and ecological health of the Bay-Delta into the next century.

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Section: Model Performance Evaluationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing Changes in Streamflow and Sediment Supply in the Sacramento River Basin, California, Using Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF)

Stern¹,

Flint²,

Minear³

et al. 2016

Water

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“…The hydrologic model was validated using flow data for the period 1 st October 1990 to 30 th September 1995. The graphical comparisons and statistical tests recommended by Donigian [25] were used for the verification of the hydrologic model. The performance of the model calibration based on HSPEXP criteria is presented in Table 1.…”

Section: Hydrologic Calibrationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of BASINS/HSPF in the Koycegiz–Dalyan watershed in Turkey: a developing country case study in watershed modeling

Baloch¹,

Ames²,

Tanık³

2011

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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A dynamic simulation model, HSPF (Hydrological Simulation Program-FORTRAN), is used for the simulation of hydrology and diffuse pollution in the Namnam sub basin of Koycegiz-Dalyan watershed in Turkey using a minimum amount of data required for model application. The resulting correlation coefficients for the mean daily and monthly flows for the Namnam stream were found to be 0.634 and 0.847 for calibration, and 0.761 and 0.843 for validation, respectively, using the Expert System for the calibration of HSPF (HSPEXP). HSPEXP criteria for calibration of HSPF based on the comparison of statistics between simulated and observed flows varied from fair to very good, except for the summer flow volume and total of the lowest 50% flows. Sediment, nitrate-N, orthophosphate-P, and BOD loads were determined for different land uses in the Namnam watershed. Agricultural activity was identified as the major source of sediments, and pastures with livestock grazing produced the highest NPS fluxes. The results emphasize the importance of advanced modeling tools even in the absence of high quality, continuous and consistent data.

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“…Since its founding, MCD has assumed the additional responsibilities of preserving surfaceand ground-water resources and enhancing river corridors. In support of these expanded responsibilities, a surface-waterquality monitoring station was operated for 3 years at one of the four active streamflow gages (the Mad River near Eagle City, in Clark County), ground-water quality and quantity have been regularly monitored since 1997, and precipitation amounts have been recorded at precipitation gages across the basin (Miami Conservancy District, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005b.…”

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“…Hydrologic simulation combines the physical characteristics of the watershed and the observed meteorologic data series to produce the simulated hydrologic response (Donigian, 2002). Daily mean streamflows were simulated for the period January 1999 to December 2003.…”

Section: Hydrologic Simulationmentioning

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“…Daily mean streamflows were simulated for the period January 1999 to December 2003. This 5-year period comprises sufficient data to evaluate parameters within a variety of hydrologic conditions (Donigian, 2002). Subbasin characteristics such as channel slope, average land slope, and depth-volume relation were computed by extracting information from the 30-meter NED (U.S. Geological Survey, 2005a).…”

Section: Hydrologic Simulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Simulation of Streamflow and Water Quality to Determine Fecal Coliform and Nitrate Concentrations and Loads in the Mad River Basin, Ohio

Reutter¹,

Puskas²,

Jagucki³

2006

Scientific Investigations Report

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Watershed Model Calibration and Validation: The HSPF Experience

Cited by 108 publications

References 8 publications

Characterizing Changes in Streamflow and Sediment Supply in the Sacramento River Basin, California, Using Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF)

Characterizing Changes in Streamflow and Sediment Supply in the Sacramento River Basin, California, Using Hydrological Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF)

Application of BASINS/HSPF in the Koycegiz–Dalyan watershed in Turkey: a developing country case study in watershed modeling

Simulation of Streamflow and Water Quality to Determine Fecal Coliform and Nitrate Concentrations and Loads in the Mad River Basin, Ohio

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