Summary and Conclusions
- Modeling system centered on TOPMODEL for representation of spatially distributed water balance based upon topography and GIS data (vegetation and soils).
- Capability to automatically set up and run at different model element scales.
- Encouraged by small scale calibration, though physical interpretation of calibrated parameters is problematic.
- Large scale water balance problem due to difficulty relating precipitation to topography had to be resolved using rather empirical adjustment method.
- Results provide hourly simulations of streamflow over the entire watershed.
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