SAGA-GIS Tool Library Documentation (v9.1.2)

Tool IHACRES Elevation Bands Calibration

The Rainfall-Runoff Model IHACRES


Reference:

Jakeman, A.J. / Hornberger, G.M. (1993).
How Much Complexity Is Warranted in a Rainfall-Runoff Model?
Water Resources Research, (29), NO. 8 (2637-2649)

Kokkonen, T. S. et al. (2003).
Predicting daily flows in ungauged catchments:model regionalization from catchment descriptorsat the Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, North Carolina
Hydrological Processes (17), 2219-2238

Croke, B. F. W., W. S. Merritt, et al. (2004).
A dynamic model for predicting hydrologic responseto land cover changes in gauged andungauged catchments.
Journal Of Hydrology 291(1-2): 115-131.

Parameters

 NameTypeIdentifierDescriptionConstraints
OutputTable (*)Data Object Table, output, optionalTABLEout--
Table (*)Data Object Table, output, optionalTABLEparms--
OptionsNumber of elevation bandsChoiceNELEVBANDS-Available Choices:
[0] 2
[1] 3
[2] 4
[3] 5
[4] 6
[5] 7
[6] 8
[7] 9
[8] 10
Default: 0
Number of SimulationsIntegerNSIMNumber of Simulations for CalibrationMinimum: 1
Maximum: 10000000
Default: 1000
Total Catchment Area [km2]Floating pointAREA_tot-Default: 0.000000
IHACRES VersionChoiceIHACVERS-Available Choices:
[0] Jakeman & Hornberger (1993)
[1] Croke et al. (2005) !!! not yet implemented !!!
Default: 0
StorageChoiceSTORAGE-Available Choices:
[0] Single Storage
[1] Two Parallel Storages
[2] Two Storages in Series !!! not yet implemented !!!
Default: 0
Using the snow-melt module?BooleanSNOW_TOOLIf checked, snow-melt module is used.Default: 0
Objective FunctionChoiceOBJ_FUNC-Available Choices:
[0] NSE
[1] NSE high flow
[2] NSE low flow
Default: 0
Minimum Nash-Sutcliffe EfficiencyFloating pointNSEMINMinimum Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency required to print simulation to calibration tableMinimum: 0.100000
Maximum: 1.000000
Default: 0.700000
(*) optional

Command-line

Usage: saga_cmd sim_ihacres 4 [-TABLEout <str>] [-TABLEparms <str>] [-NELEVBANDS <str>] [-NSIM <num>] [-AREA_tot <double>] [-IHACVERS <str>] [-STORAGE <str>] [-SNOW_TOOL <str>] [-OBJ_FUNC <str>] [-NSEMIN <double>]
  -TABLEout:<str>   	Table
	Data Object Table, output, optional
  -TABLEparms:<str> 	Table
	Data Object Table, output, optional
  -NELEVBANDS:<str> 	Number of elevation bands
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] 2
	[1] 3
	[2] 4
	[3] 5
	[4] 6
	[5] 7
	[6] 8
	[7] 9
	[8] 10
	Default: 0
  -NSIM:<num>       	Number of Simulations
	Integer
	Minimum: 1
	Maximum: 10000000
	Default: 1000
  -AREA_tot:<double>	Total Catchment Area [km2]
	Floating point
	Default: 0.000000
  -IHACVERS:<str>   	IHACRES Version
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Jakeman & Hornberger (1993)
	[1] Croke et al. (2005) !!! not yet implemented !!!
	Default: 0
  -STORAGE:<str>    	Storage
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] Single Storage
	[1] Two Parallel Storages
	[2] Two Storages in Series !!! not yet implemented !!!
	Default: 0
  -SNOW_TOOL:<str>  	Using the snow-melt module?
	Boolean
	Default: 0
  -OBJ_FUNC:<str>   	Objective Function
	Choice
	Available Choices:
	[0] NSE
	[1] NSE high flow
	[2] NSE low flow
	Default: 0
  -NSEMIN:<double>  	Minimum Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency
	Floating point
	Minimum: 0.100000
	Maximum: 1.000000
	Default: 0.700000