HGS RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT – Upscaling Hydrological Processes for Land Surface Models with a Two-Hydrologic-Variable Model: Application to the Little Washita Watershed
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The authors of this study have used a 3D HydroGeoSphere model of a heavily studied sub-catchment (the Little Washita Watershed, Oklahoma) as a reference point to test the validity of much simpler modelling approaches. Results of the 3D HydroGeoSphere model are compared against a simpler 2D hillslope model, also constructed using HydroGeoSphere. Finally, some simplifying assumptions are applied to identify two variables controlling water balance in the hillslope: the water table slope and location of the seepage face.
