<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Nowadays, many hydrological rainfall-runoff (R-R) models, both distributed and lumped, have been developed to simulate the catchment. However, selecting the right model to simulate a specific catchment has always been a challenge. A proper understanding of the model and its advantages and limitations is essential for selecting the appropriate model for the purpose of the study. To this end, several studies have been carried out to evaluate the performance of hydrological models for specific areas (mountainous, marshy and so on). This study was conducted aimed at evaluating the performance of MIKE11 NAM lumped conceptual hydrological rainfall-runoff model in simulation of daily flow rate in Gonbad catchment. The NAM model was calibrated and validated using flow rate data of three hydrometric stations of the Gonbad catchment. The model performance was evaluated using Percent bias (PBIAS) and the coefficient of determination or Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient. A Nash Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) of 0.80, 0.89 and 080 were obtained during calibration, whereas, for the validation period, NSE of 0.81, 0.87 and 0.71 were obtained for Nemooneh sub catchment, Shahed sub catchment and Gonbad catchment respectively. Percent bias of -0.6, 1.5 and 6.3 were achieved for calibration, while -2.7, 7.6 and -4.2 were acquired during validation for Nemooneh sub catchment, Shahed sub catchment and Gonbad catchment respectively. Based on the results, the MIKE 11 NAM lumped conceptual model was capable of simulating daily mean flow rate and mean flow volume.</p></abstract>

Nowadays, many hydrological rainfall-runoff (R-R) models, both distributed and lumped, have been developed to simulate the catchment. However, selecting the right model to simulate a specific catchment has always been a challenge. A proper understanding of the model and its advantages and limitations is essential for selecting the appropriate model for the purpose of the study. To this end, several studies have been carried out to evaluate the performance of hydrological models for specific areas (mountainous, marshy and so on). This study was conducted aimed at evaluating the performance of MIKE11 NAM lumped conceptual hydrological rainfall-runoff model in simulation of daily flow rate in Gonbad catchment. The NAM model was calibrated and validated using flow rate data of three hydrometric stations of the Gonbad catchment. The model performance was evaluated using Percent bias (PBIAS) and the coefficient of determination or Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient. A Nash Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) of 0.80, 0.89 and 080 were obtained during calibration, whereas, for the validation period, NSE of 0.81, 0.87 and 0.71 were obtained for Nemooneh sub catchment, Shahed sub catchment and Gonbad catchment respectively. Percent bias of -0.6, 1.5 and 6.3 were achieved for calibration, while -2.7, 7.6 and -4.2 were acquired during validation for Nemooneh sub catchment, Shahed sub catchment and Gonbad catchment respectively. Based on the results, the MIKE 11 NAM lumped conceptual model was capable of simulating daily mean flow rate and mean flow volume.

Performance Evaluation of Mike Nam Rainfall-Runoff (R-R) Model in Daily Flow Simulation (Case Study: Gonbad Catchment in Hamedan)

Department of Water Science and Engineering, Science and Research Branch

Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute

Journal of Applied Engineering Sciences

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Nowadays, many hydrological rainfall-runoff (R-R) models, both distributed and lumped, have been developed to simulate the catchment. However, selecting the...

Performance Evaluation of Mike Nam Rainfall-Runoff (R-R) Model in Daily Flow Simulation (Case Study: Gonbad Catchment in Hamedan)

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 1 - 6

Received: Mar 02, 2020

Accepted: Apr 19, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2020-0001

Keywords
Model calibration and validation, Watershed model, modeling, lumped model

© 2020 Yasamin Sajadi Bami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Performance Evaluation of Mike Nam Rainfall-Runoff (R-R) Model in Daily Flow Simulation (Case Study: Gonbad Catchment in Hamedan)

Published Online: Jun 05, 2020

Page range: 1 - 6

Received: Mar 02, 2020

Accepted: Apr 19, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jaes-2020-0001

KeywordsModel calibration and validation, Watershed model, modeling, lumped model

© 2020 Yasamin Sajadi Bami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Model calibration and validation, Watershed model, modeling, lumped model