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5 - KINEROS2 and the AGWA modelling Framework

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2009

By
D. J. Semmens ,
D. C. Goodrich ,
C. L. Unkrich ,
R. E. Smith ,
D. A. Woolhiser  and
S. N. Miller
Edited by
Howard Wheater ,
Soroosh Sorooshian  and
K. D. Sharma
D. J. Semmens
Affiliation:
USEPA/ORD/NERL, Landscape Ecology Branch, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
D. C. Goodrich
Affiliation:
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
C. L. Unkrich
Affiliation:
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
R. E. Smith
Affiliation:
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
D. A. Woolhiser
Affiliation:
USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
S. N. Miller
Affiliation:
University of Wyoming, Department of Natural Resources, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
Howard Wheater
Affiliation:
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London
Soroosh Sorooshian
Affiliation:
University of California, Irvine
K. D. Sharma
Affiliation:
National Institute of Hydrology, India
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INTRODUCTION

This chapter describes the conceptual model, mathematical model, and numerical methods underpinning the Kinematic Runoff and Erosion Model, KINEROS2. The performance of KINEROS2 and its numerous components has been evaluated in numerous studies, which were described in detail by Smith et al. (1995a). Here we provide an overview of the geospatial interface for KINEROS2, including data requirements and the major steps and methods used to derive model inputs. An example is provided illustrating how KINEROS2 can be used via AGWA for multi-scale watershed assessment. We conclude with a description of current and planned research and development that is designed to improve both KINEROS2 and AGWA and their usability for environmental management and planning.

KINEROS2

KINEROS2 is a distributed, physically based, event model describing the processes of interception, dynamic infiltration, surface runoff, and erosion from watersheds characterized by predominantly overland flow. The watershed is conceptualized as a cascade of planes and channels, over which flow is routed in a top-down approach using a finite difference solution of the one-dimensional kinematic wave equations. KINEROS2 may be used to evaluate the effects of various artificial features such as urban developments, detention reservoirs, circular conduits, or lined channels on flood hydrographs and sediment yield.

KINEROS2 originated at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Southwest Watershed Research Center (SWRC) in the late 1960s as a model that routed runoff from hillslopes represented by a cascade of one-dimensional overland-flow planes contributing laterally to channels (Woolhiser, et al., 1970).

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Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas , pp. 49 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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  • KINEROS2 and the AGWA modelling Framework
    • By D. J. Semmens, USEPA/ORD/NERL, Landscape Ecology Branch, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, D. C. Goodrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, C. L. Unkrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, R. E. Smith, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, D. A. Woolhiser, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, S. N. Miller, University of Wyoming, Department of Natural Resources, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  • Edited by Howard Wheater, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, K. D. Sharma
  • Book: Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
  • Online publication: 15 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535734.006
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    • By D. J. Semmens, USEPA/ORD/NERL, Landscape Ecology Branch, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, D. C. Goodrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, C. L. Unkrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, R. E. Smith, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, D. A. Woolhiser, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, S. N. Miller, University of Wyoming, Department of Natural Resources, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  • Edited by Howard Wheater, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, K. D. Sharma
  • Book: Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535734.006
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    • By D. J. Semmens, USEPA/ORD/NERL, Landscape Ecology Branch, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, D. C. Goodrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, C. L. Unkrich, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Southwest Watershed Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA, R. E. Smith, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, D. A. Woolhiser, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA, S. N. Miller, University of Wyoming, Department of Natural Resources, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
  • Edited by Howard Wheater, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, Soroosh Sorooshian, University of California, Irvine, K. D. Sharma
  • Book: Hydrological Modelling in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas
  • Online publication: 15 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535734.006
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