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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2012.45.12.1293

Evaluation of Forest Watershed Hydro-Ecology using Measured Data and RHESSys Model -For the Seolmacheon Catchment-  

Shin, Hyung Jin (Integrated Water Management Research Team, K-water Institute, Korea Water Resources Corporation)
Park, Min Ji (Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engrg., Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst)
Kim, Seong Joon (Dept. of Civil and Environmental System Engrg., Konkuk Univ.)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.45, no.12, 2012 , pp. 1293-1307 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study is to evaluate the RHESSys (Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System) simulated streamflow (Q), evapotranspiration (ET), soil moisture (SM), gross primary productivity (GPP) and photosynthetic productivity (PSNnet) with the measured data. The RHESSys is a hydro-ecological model designed to simulate integrated water, carbon, and nutrient cycling and transport over spatially variable terrain. A 8.5 $km^2$ Seolma-cheon catchment located in the northwest of South Korea was adopted. The catchment covers 90.0% forest and the dominant soil is sandy loam. The model was calibrated with 2 years (2007-2008) daily Q at the watershed outlet and MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) GPP, PSNnet and 3 year (2007～2009) daily ET data measured at flux tower using the eddy-covariance technique. The coefficient of determination ($R^2$) and the Nash-Sutcliffe model efficiency (ME) for Q were 0.74 and 0.63, and the average $R^2$ for ET and GPP were 0.54 and 0.93 respectively. The model was validated with 1 year (2009) Q and GPP. The $R^2$ and the ME for Q were 0.92 and 0.84, the $R^2$ for GPP were 0.93.
Keywords
RHESSys; Evaportanspiration; Gross Primary Productivity; Streamflow; Measured Data;
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