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A Monte Carlo Study Of Rainfall Sampling Effect On A Distributed Catchment Model, Witold F. Krajewski, Venkataraman Lakshmi, Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Subhash C. Jain
A Monte Carlo Study Of Rainfall Sampling Effect On A Distributed Catchment Model, Witold F. Krajewski, Venkataraman Lakshmi, Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Subhash C. Jain
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A Monte Carlo study of a physically based distributed-parameter hydrologic model is described. The catchment model simulates overland flow and streamflow, and it is based on the kinematic wave concept. Soil Conservation Service curves are used to model rainfall excess within the basin. The model was applied to the Ralston Creek watershed, a small (7.5 km2) rural catchment in eastern Iowa. Sensitivity of the model response with respect to rainfall-input spatial and temporal sampling density was investigated. The input data were generated by a space-time stochastic model of rainfall. The generated rainfall fields were sampled by the varied-density …