Improving the representation of groundwater processes in a large-scale water resources model
Improving the representation of groundwater processes in a large-scale water resources model
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DOI:
10.1080/02626667.2023.2208755
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发表时间:
2023-05
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3.5
通讯作者:
H. Baron;V. Keller;R. Horan;D. J. MacAllister;Mike Simpson;C. Jackson;H. Houghton-Carr;N. Rickards;K. Garg;M. Sekhar;A. MacDonald;G. Rees
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作者:
H. Baron;V. Keller;R. Horan;D. J. MacAllister;Mike Simpson;C. Jackson;H. Houghton-Carr;N. Rickards;K. Garg;M. Sekhar;A. MacDonald;G. Rees
ABSTRACT This study explores whether incorporating a more sophisticated representation of groundwater, and human–groundwater interactions, improves predictive capability in a large-scale water resource model. The Global Water Availability Assessment model (GWAVA) is developed to include a simple layered aquifer and associated fluxes (GWAVA-GW), and applied to the Cauvery River basin in India, a large, human-impacted basin with a high dependence on groundwater. GWAVA-GW shows good predictive skill for streamflow upstream of the Mettur dam: Kling-Gupta efficiency ≥ 0.3 for 91% of sub-catchments, and improved model skill for streamflow prediction compared to GWAVA over the majority of the basin. GWAVA-GW shows some level of predictive skill for groundwater levels over seasonal and long-term time scales, with a tendency to overestimate depth to groundwater in areas with high levels of groundwater pumping. Overall, GWAVA-GW is a useful tool when assessing water resources at a basin scale, especially in areas that rely on groundwater.