Testing the mHM-MPR Reliability for Parameter Transferability across Locations in North–Central Nigeria
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- What is the performance of gridded rainfall datasets over Nigeria?
- How does mHM perform across selected basins when forced with different gridded rainfall datasets?
- What is the performance of mHM when parameters are transferred from gauged to ungauged basins?
2. Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. The mHM-MPR Structure: Description
2.3. Data and Inputs
2.3.1. Morphological Datasets
2.3.2. Soil Data
2.3.3. Landuse
2.3.4. Meteorological Data
2.3.5. Discharge Data
2.3.6. Hydrologic Modeling Framework
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Gridded Precipitation Rainfall Products Performance
3.2. Exploratory and Optimized Model Results
3.3. Multi-Basin Optimization
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Parameters | Description | MPR Predictor Variable |
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β1 | Thickness of waterfilm on the canopy surface (-) | Landcover |
β2 | Threshold temperature for temperature for phase transition snow and rain (°C) | - |
β3 | Degree day factor during rainless days (mm d−1 °C) | Landcover |
β4 | Rate of increase of the degree-day factor per unit of precipitation (mm d−1 °C) | - |
β5 | Maximum degree-day factor reached during rainy days (mm d−1 °C) | Landcover |
β6 | Maximum soil moisture content of kth root zone (mm) | Soil texture, land cover |
β7 | Parameter that determines the relative contribution of rain or snowmelt to runoff (-) | Soil texture, land cover |
β8 | Critical value of soil ice content above which the soil is practically impermeable | Soil texture |
β9 | Shape factor of the gamma distribution (mm) | - |
β10 | ATI threshold below which unfrozen water content reaches its minimum (K) | Soil texture |
β11 | ATI threshold above which no frozen water exist (K) | Soil texture |
β12 | Minimum fraction of unfrozen water content | Soil texture |
β13 | Weighting multiplier to estimate ATI from air temperature (-) | - |
β14 | Maximum ponding retention in impervious areas (mm) | Land cover |
β15 | Permanent wilting point, estimated as a fraction of max. soil moisture content (-) | Soil texture, land cover |
β16 | Soil moisture limit above which the actual transpiration is equated with the PET (-) | Soil texture, land cover |
β17 | Fraction of roots in the first root zone layer (-) | Land cover |
β18 | Maximum holding capacity of the second reservoir (unsaturated zone) (mm) | Soil texture, land cover |
β19 | Fast-recession constant (d) | Slope |
β20 | Slow-recession constant (d) | Soil texture |
β21 | Exponent that quantifies the degree of nonlinearity of the cell response (-) | Soil texture |
β22 | Effective percolation rate (d) | Soil texture |
β23 | Baseflow recession rate (d) | Geology |
β24 | Fraction of the groundwater recharge that might be gained or lost either as deep percolation or as intercatchment groundwater flow in nonconservative catchments (-) | Geology |
β25 | Duration of the triangular unit hydrograph (h) | Length, slope and landcover along drainage path within cell |
β26 | Muskingum travel time parameter (h) | Length, slope and landcover of river reach |
β27 | Muskingum attenuation parameter (-) | Slope of river reach |
β28 | Aspect correction factor of the PET (-) | Aspect |
Appendix B
Global Parameter | Basin 250 + basin 410 | Basin 250 + Basin 572 | Basin 572 + Basin 410 |
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Canopy Interception Factor | 0.2681 | 0.2028 | 0.2156 |
Organic Matter Content (forest) | 9.8836 | 5.0797 | 6.4115 |
Organic Matter Content (impervious) | 0.9829 | 0.9182 | 0.8356 |
Organic Matter Content (pervious) | 4.9552 | 1.0180 | 1.0002 |
PTF_lower66_5_constant | 0.7997 | 0.7729 | 0.7555 |
PTF_lower66_5_clay | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 |
PTF_lower66_5_Db | −0.2504 | −0.2551 | −0.2642 |
PTF_higher66_5_constant | 0.8001 | 0.8020 | 0.8934 |
PTF_higher66_5_clay | −0.0011 | −0.0012 | −0.0008 |
PTF_higher66_5_Db | −0.3496 | −0.3493 | −0.3019 |
PTF_Ks_constant | −0.4587 | −0.5584 | −0.3396 |
PTF_Ks_sand | 0.0096 | 0.0199 | 0.0093 |
PTF_Ks_clay | 0.0078 | 0.0070 | 0.0097 |
Root Fraction Coefficient (forest) | 0.9021 | 0.9987 | 0.9990 |
Root Fraction Coefficient (impervious) | 0.92534 | 0.9004 | 0.9497 |
Root Fraction Coefficient (pervious) | 0.0881 | 0.0011 | 0.0011 |
Infiltration Shape Factor | 1.0030 | 1.0048 | 1.0080 |
Impervious Storage Capacity | 0.0888 | 0.0322 | 0.0746 |
Min Correction Factor PET | 1.1272 | 1.2578 | 1.2655 |
Max Correction Factor PET | 0.1832 | 0.1988 | 0.1960 |
Aspect Threshold PET | 198.1908 | 197.6042 | 199.9155 |
Interflow Storage Capacity Factor | 195.1194 | 194.5852 | 198.6782 |
Interflow Recession (slope) | 9.9847 | 6.7972 | 2.1313 |
Fast Interflow Recession (forest) | 2.8495 | 2.8620 | 2.9520 |
Slow Interflow Recession (Ks) | 5.2018 | 1.2624 | 5.7972 |
Exponent Slow Interflow | 0.0532 | 0.0532 | 0.0557 |
Recharge Coefficient | 10.5805 | 22.65960 | 9.6152 |
Recharge Factor (karstic) | −3.6442 | −4.7927 | −1.2947 |
Muskingum Travel Time (constant) | 0.3452 | 0.3474 | 0.3487 |
Muskingum Travel Time (river Length) | 0.0747 | 0.0799 | 0.0798 |
Muskingum Travel Time (river Slope) | 2.0970 | 2.0374 | 2.0473 |
Muskingum Travel Time (impervious) | 0.1008 | 0.0970 | 0.1066 |
Muskingum Attenuation (river Slope) | 0.0101 | 0.0464 | 0.0768 |
GeoParam(1:) | 993.6726 | 8.4011 | 974.9530 |
GeoParam(2:) | 997.0097 | 987.2088 | 975.3943 |
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Precipitation Product | Data Sources | Spatial Coverage | Spatial Resolution |
---|---|---|---|
ERA5 | Reanalysis | Global | 0.25° |
CHIRPS | Satellite, gauge, reanalysis | 50° N–50° S | 0.05° |
GPCC | Gauge | 90° N–90° S | 1.0° |
MSWEPv2.2 | Satellite, gauge, reanalysis | Global | 0.1° |
Basin Name | GRDC Station No | Period of Coverage | Station Name | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaare | 1837250 (250) | 1983–1997 | Kotagum | GRDC |
Hadejia | 1837410 (410) | 1987–1991 | Wudil | GRDC |
Kaduna * | 572 | 1989–1995 | Wuya | NHISA, Nigeria |
Simulation Using Default mHM Parameters | Simulation Using Optimized mHM Parameters | Forcing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamaare (Basin 250) | Hadejia (Basin 410) | Kaduna (Basin 572) | Jamaare (Basin 250) | Hadejia (Basin 410) | Kaduna (Basin 572) | |
0.68 | −1.18 | −2.22 | 0.79 | 0.66 | 0.51 | CHIRPS |
0.06 | 0.68 | −1.78 | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.44 | ERA5 |
0.65 | −0.53 | −1.78 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.52 | MSWEP |
0.43 | −1.34 | −1.50 | 0.45 | 0.63 | 0.49 | GPCC |
Basin | Multi-Basin Combinations | Meteo | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Basin 250 + Basin 410 | Basin 572 + Basin 410 | Basin 250 + Basin 572 | CHIRPS | |
1 | 0.33 | 0.51 | −0.03 | |
2 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.58 |
Metric | Single Basin mHM Simulation | Meteo | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Basin 572 | Basin 250 | Basin 410 | CHIRPS | |
KGE | 0.02 | −0.12 | 0.54 |
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Ogbu, K.N.; Rakovec, O.; Shrestha, P.K.; Samaniego, L.; Tischbein, B.; Meresa, H. Testing the mHM-MPR Reliability for Parameter Transferability across Locations in North–Central Nigeria. Hydrology 2022, 9, 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9090158
Ogbu KN, Rakovec O, Shrestha PK, Samaniego L, Tischbein B, Meresa H. Testing the mHM-MPR Reliability for Parameter Transferability across Locations in North–Central Nigeria. Hydrology. 2022; 9(9):158. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9090158
Chicago/Turabian StyleOgbu, Kingsley Nnaemeka, Oldrich Rakovec, Pallav Kumar Shrestha, Luis Samaniego, Bernhard Tischbein, and Hadush Meresa. 2022. "Testing the mHM-MPR Reliability for Parameter Transferability across Locations in North–Central Nigeria" Hydrology 9, no. 9: 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9090158