Multi-Site Calibration and Validation of SWAT Model for Hydrologic Modeling and Soil Erosion Estimation: A Case Study in El Grou Watershed, Morocco

• Autorzy: Ait M'Barek Samir , Rochdi Aicha , Bouslihim Yassine , Miftah Abdelhalim

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DOI

10.12912/27197050/141593

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Water management is one of the critical challenges facing humanity due to increasing demand and limited resources resulting from the rapid growth of population, urban planning, agricultural and industrial sectors. Hydrological modeling is one of the key solutions used by researchers for estimating and monitoring the spatial and temporal variability of water resources in a watershed. This paper aims to evaluate the Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) performances and simulates the water cycle components of El Grou watershed (3504 km² ), one of the main basins in the landscape hydrology of Morocco. It points to the need for developmrent of better model input data sets in Africa which are unlimted available when they are crucial for a detailed study of water resources. The model was built under ArcSWAT, and all other processes such as sensitivity analysis, calibration (10 years) and validation (4 years) were done with SWAT-CUP software using the SUFI-2 algorithm. The coefficient of determination (R²), the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) and the square error (RSR) were used to evaluate model performances. The results show that calibration and validation are considered very good, with R² and NSE >0.81 and RSR <0.5. The hydrological regime of the El Grou watershed points out a predominance of evapotranspiration (75%). Moreover, soil erosion estimation for the period (2000–2015) indicates a low to medium potential of soil erosion with an average of 11.3 t/ha/year.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

hydrological modeling; soil erosion; spatial calibration; SWAT model; El Grou watershed; SWAT-CUP; SUFI-2

• Wydawca: Lubelski Oddział Polskiego Towarzystwo Inżynierii Ekologicznej ; Lublin University of Technology ; WNGB Wydawnictwo Naukowe
• Czasopismo: Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology
• Rocznik: 2021
• Tom: Vol. 22, iss. 6
• Strony: 45--52
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 35 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ait M'Barek Samir

• Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5976-5858

autor

Rochdi Aicha

• Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7075-7197

autor

Bouslihim Yassine

• Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat, Morocco
• National Institute of Agricultural Research, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3666-1850

autor

Miftah Abdelhalim

• Faculty of Sciences and Technology, Hassan First University of Settat, Settat, Morocco

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1987-443X

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