Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan
Author
Source
Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering
Issue
Vol. 10, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2016), pp.209-218, 10 p.
Publisher
Jordan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Research
Publication Date
2016-06-30
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Earth Sciences, Water and Environment
Civil Engineering
Topics
Abstract EN
As a result of quick progression in computer and information technologies, computer modeling has become a vital tool in watershed research and management practices.
Stanford Watershed Model (SWM) is an integrated physically based Watershed model that can be used to simulate water flow stream/canal network and overland runoff, interflow and evaporation by considering the interaction between surface water and subsurface water.
The objective of this study is to apply the SWM in order to estimate the rainfall-runoff relationship for Wadi Wala streamflow semi arid area with an average annual rainfall of about 300 mm/yr and a catchment area of 1800 km2.
SWM has been widely accepted as a tool to synthesize a continuous hydrograph of hourly or daily streamflow.
Sensitivity analysis, as well as trial and error adjustment techniques were used for the optimization of the number of parameters of the model.
Comparing estimated and measured surface runoff for Wala valley indicated that the model is considerably efficient in predicting the total annual surface runoff from rainfall for similar watersheds.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Haddadin, Nidal. 2016. Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering،Vol. 10, no. 2, pp.209-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-678294
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Haddadin, Nidal. Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 10, no. 2 (2016), pp.209-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-678294
American Medical Association (AMA)
Haddadin, Nidal. Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering. 2016. Vol. 10, no. 2, pp.209-218.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-678294
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 217-218
Record ID
BIM-678294