Application of KINEROS2 for Simulating Surface Runoff and Sediment Yield in Desert Watershed

Kang Zhou, Guohong Duan, Abigail Rosenberg, Jaeho Shim

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Abstract

KINEROS2 model was applied to simulate watershed erosion in Barry M. Golden Range (BMGR) - West in Yuma, Arizona. The range is approximately 1000-square-mile, and land cover is primarily shrub/scrub and barren land. It consists of three major watersheds: Yuma Desert Wash, Coyote Wash, and Mohawk Wash. If using the default parameters in KINEROS2, none of the simulated erosion depth in the sub-basins matched the observations. The average simulated erosion depth are two orders of magnitude smaller than the observations. Therefore, a stepwise secant method was used to calibrate the key modeling parameters including saturated hydraulic conductivity, Manning's roughness, mean capillary drive, rainsplash coefficient, and cohesion coefficient. The calibrated results yielded only 11%, 30%, and 36% sub-basins matched the observations satisfactorily in Yuma Desert Wash, Coyote Wash, and Mohawk Wash, respectively. Results in the majority of sub-basins were still smaller than the observations even though the parameters that could yield the maximum erosion were used. This indicates the limited capability of KINEROS2 in simulating watersheds in arid and semi-arid region.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018
Subtitle of host publicationWatershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018
EditorsSri Kamojjala
PublisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Pages489-497
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9780784481400
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event18th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management - Minneapolis, United States
Duration: Jun 3 2018Jun 7 2018

Publication series

NameWorld Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management - Selected Papers from the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018

Other

Other18th World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018: Watershed Management, Irrigation and Drainage, and Water Resources Planning and Management
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityMinneapolis
Period6/3/186/7/18

Keywords

  • Barry M Golden Range
  • KINEROS2, stepwise secant method
  • watershed erosion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Pollution

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