Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING & SOFTWARE
Volume 101, Issue -, Pages 301-316Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.01.001
Keywords
Catchment hydrology; Ecohydrology; Process-based modelling; Multi-objective calibration; Information content; EcH(2)O
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- European Research Council [GA 335910 VeWa]
- U.S National Science Foundation [GSS 1461576]
- U.S National Science Foundation EPSCoR Cooperative Agreement [EPS-1101342]
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We assessed whether a complex, process-based ecohydrological model can be appropriately parameterized to reproduce the key water flux and storage dynamics at a long-term research catchment in the Scottish Highlands. We used the fully-distributed ecohydrological model EcH(2)O, calibrated against long-term datasets that encompass hydrologic and energy exchanges, and ecological measurements. Applying diverse combinations of these constraints revealed that calibration against virtually all datasets enabled the model to reproduce streamflow reasonably well. However, parameterizing the model to adequately capture local flux and storage dynamics, such as soil moisture or transpiration, required calibration with specific observations. This indicates that the footprint of the information contained in observations varies for each type of dataset, and that a diverse database informing about the different compartments of the domain, is critical to identify consistent model parameterizations. These results foster confidence in using EcH(2)O to contribute to understanding current and future ecohydrological couplings in Northern catchments. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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