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WFM 5101

Watershed Hydrology

Lecture 7

Shammi Haque
Assistant Professor
Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Outline of the presentation

Introduction
to
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
The hydrological cycle is representation of:
➢ inputs/outputs to/from
➢ flows
sub-systems
▪ water
▪ catchment/watershed
▪ energy
▪ atmosphere
▪ suspended/dissolved materials
▪ water stores (soil,
bedrock, channel, etc.)
Hydrological Modeling

Goal: Simulate the shape of a hydrograph given a known


or designed water input (rain or snowmelt)
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
Spatial representations

• Lumped vs Distributed models...


Rf
A
Int
OVF1
Rf ET Ovf
S1
OVF2
S2 TF
C TF1 OVFn
P1 Sn
TF2 DTM
Ro
P2 TFn etc.
Q
Pn Q

lumped 2D distributed 3D distributed


Hydrological Modeling
Process representations

• Black-box vs White-box models...

I I
ET A

** Int Inf
* Ovf C
o * ****
**
Cn S TF P Gw
i

O O

Black-box White-box
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling
Hydrological Modeling

Role of DTMs
• Surface shape determines water behaviour
• characterise surface using DTM
• slope
• aspect
• (altitude)
• delineate drainage system:
• catchment boundary (watershed)
• sub-catchments
• stream network
• quantify catchment variables
• soil moisture, etc.
• flow times... catchment response
DEMs for hydrology

slope

altitude

aspect

drainage basins stream networks


Hydrological Modeling
More spatial variables
• Other key catchment variables:
• soils
• type and association
• derived characteristics
• geology
• type
• derived characteristics
• land use
• vegetation cover
• management practices
• artificial drainage
• storm drains/sewers
Hydrological Modeling
Catchment inputs/outputs
• Inputs:
• precipitation (rain or snow)
• suspended/dissolved load
• pollutants (point source/non-point source)
• Outputs:
• stream discharge
• water vapour (evapotranspiration)
• groundwater recharge/transfer
• suspended/dissolved load
• pollutants
Hydrological Modeling

Catchment stores
Atmosphere

Interception store

Channel store
surface store
Soil store

Groundwater store
Thank you

Please feel free to contact me on


shammi_haque@iwfm.buet.ac.bd
haque018821@gmail.com

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