Pseudo-Spatially-Distributed Modeling of Water Balance Components in the Free State of Saxony

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Abstract

Highly-resolved data on water balance components (such as runoff or storage) are crucial to improve water management, for example, in drought or flood situations. As regional observations of these components cannot be acquired adequately, a feasible solution is to apply water balance models. We developed an innovative approach using the physically-based lumped-parameter water balance model BROOK90 (R version) integrated into a sensor network platform to derive daily water budget components for catchments in the Free State of Saxony. The model is not calibrated, but rather uses available information on soil, land use, and precipitation only. We applied the hydro response units (HRUs) approach for 6175 small and medium-sized catchments. For the evaluation, model output was cross-evaluated in ten selected head catchments in a low mountain range in Saxony. The mean values of Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) for the period 2005–2019 to these catchments are 0.63 and 0.75, for daily and monthly discharge simulations, respectively. The simulated evapotranspiration and soil wetness are in good agreement with the SMAP_L4_GPH product in April 2015–2018. The study can be enhanced by using different data platforms as well as available information on study sites.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number84
JournalHydrology
Volume7
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-4246-5290/work/142245177
ORCID /0000-0001-7489-9061/work/142249616
ORCID /0000-0003-3200-7410/work/150885286

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Water Balance Saxony, BROOK90