Characteristics of ungauged catchments can be studied from the hydrological model parameters of gauged catchments.In this research,discharge prediction was carried out in ungauged catchments using HEC-HMS in the centr...Characteristics of ungauged catchments can be studied from the hydrological model parameters of gauged catchments.In this research,discharge prediction was carried out in ungauged catchments using HEC-HMS in the central Omo-Gibe basin.Linear regression,spatial proximity,area ratio,and sub-basin mean were amalgamated for regionalization.The regional model parameters of the gauged catchment and physical characteristics of ungauged catchments were collated together to develop the equations to predict discharge from ungauged catchments.From the sensitivity analysis,crop coefficient(CC),storage coefficient(R),constant rate(CR),and time of concentration(TC)are found to be more sensitive than others.The model efficiency was evaluated using Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency(N_(SE))which was greater than 0.75,varying between−10%and+10%and the coefficient of determination(R^(2))was approximated to be 0.8 during the calibration and validation period.The model parameters in ungauged catchments were determined using the regional model(linear regression),sub-basin mean,area ratio,and spatial proximity methods,and the discharge was simulated using the HEC-HMS model.Linear regression was used in the prediction where p-value≤0.1,determination coefficient(R2)=0.91 for crop coefficient(CC)and 0.99 for maximum deficit(MD).Constant rate(CR),maximum storage(MS),initial storage(IS),storage coefficient(R),and time of concentration(TC)were obtained.The result is that an average of 30 m^(3)/s and 15 m^(3)/s as the maximum monthly simulated flow for ungauged sub-catchments,i.e.Denchiya and Mansa of the main river basin.展开更多
文摘Characteristics of ungauged catchments can be studied from the hydrological model parameters of gauged catchments.In this research,discharge prediction was carried out in ungauged catchments using HEC-HMS in the central Omo-Gibe basin.Linear regression,spatial proximity,area ratio,and sub-basin mean were amalgamated for regionalization.The regional model parameters of the gauged catchment and physical characteristics of ungauged catchments were collated together to develop the equations to predict discharge from ungauged catchments.From the sensitivity analysis,crop coefficient(CC),storage coefficient(R),constant rate(CR),and time of concentration(TC)are found to be more sensitive than others.The model efficiency was evaluated using Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency(N_(SE))which was greater than 0.75,varying between−10%and+10%and the coefficient of determination(R^(2))was approximated to be 0.8 during the calibration and validation period.The model parameters in ungauged catchments were determined using the regional model(linear regression),sub-basin mean,area ratio,and spatial proximity methods,and the discharge was simulated using the HEC-HMS model.Linear regression was used in the prediction where p-value≤0.1,determination coefficient(R2)=0.91 for crop coefficient(CC)and 0.99 for maximum deficit(MD).Constant rate(CR),maximum storage(MS),initial storage(IS),storage coefficient(R),and time of concentration(TC)were obtained.The result is that an average of 30 m^(3)/s and 15 m^(3)/s as the maximum monthly simulated flow for ungauged sub-catchments,i.e.Denchiya and Mansa of the main river basin.
