1st International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software - Lugano, Switzerland - June 2002
Keywords
river basin, hydrological processes, water quality, crop yield, climate change, land use change, vulnerability assessment
Start Date
1-7-2002 12:00 AM
Abstract
The paper discusses the importance of physical basis and level of complexity in ecohydrological models at the catchment scale, their spatial structure and temporal resolution, and preconditions for regional applications of models of that kind. As an example, the process-based ecohydrological model SWIM developed for integrated modelling of interrelated hydrological processes, vegetation dynamics and nutrient cycling at the river basin scale is presented along with examples of its validation and a regional climate impact case study.
Process-based Ecohydrological Modelling at the River Basin Scale and Options for Regionalisation
The paper discusses the importance of physical basis and level of complexity in ecohydrological models at the catchment scale, their spatial structure and temporal resolution, and preconditions for regional applications of models of that kind. As an example, the process-based ecohydrological model SWIM developed for integrated modelling of interrelated hydrological processes, vegetation dynamics and nutrient cycling at the river basin scale is presented along with examples of its validation and a regional climate impact case study.
