A comparison of SWAT, HSPF and SHETRAN/GOPC for modelling phosphorus export from three catchments in Ireland
Title: | A comparison of SWAT, HSPF and SHETRAN/GOPC for modelling phosphorus export from three catchments in Ireland | Authors: | Nasr, Ahmed Elssidig; Bruen, Michael; Jordan, Phillip; Moles, Richard; Kiely, Gerard; Byrne, Paul | Permanent link: | http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2276 | Date: | Mar-2007 | Online since: | 2010-07-30T14:17:46Z | Abstract: | Recent extensive water quality surveys in Ireland revealed that diffuse phosphorus (P) pollution originating from agricultural land and transported by runoff and subsurface flows is the primary cause of the deterioration of surface water quality. P transport from land to water can be described by mathematical models that vary in modelling approach, complexity and scale (plot, field and catchment). Here, three mathematical models (SWAT, HSPF and SHETRAN/GOPC) of diffuse P pollution have been tested in three Irish catchments to explore their suitability in Irish conditions for future use in implementing the European Water Framework Directive. After calibrating the models, their daily flows and total phosphorus (TP) exports are compared and assessed. The HSPF model was the best at simulating the mean daily discharge while SWAT gave the best calibration results for daily TP loads. Annual TP exports for the three models and for two empirical models were compared with measured data. No single model is consistently better in estimating the annual TP export for all three catchments. | Funding Details: | Other funder | Funding Details: | Environmental Protection Agency Teagasc |
Type of material: | Journal Article | Publisher: | Elsevier | Journal: | Water Research | Volume: | 41 | Issue: | 5 | Start page: | 1065 | End page: | 1073 | Copyright (published version): | 2006 Elsevier Ltd | Keywords: | Phosphorus; SWAT; HSPF; SHETRAN; GOPC | Subject LCSH: | Water--Pollution Water--Phosphorus content Hydrologic models |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.026 | Other versions: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.026 | Language: | en | Status of Item: | Peer reviewed | ISSN: | 0043-1354 | This item is made available under a Creative Commons License: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/ |
Appears in Collections: | Centre for Water Resources Research Collection Critical Infrastructure Group Research Collection Civil Engineering Research Collection |
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