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Preliminary Applications of the HL-RDHM within the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

Preliminary Applications of the HL-RDHM within the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center. Ed Clark, Hydrologist Presented July 26 th , 2007 as part of the WR Field Hydrology Seminar Series. NWS Distributed Model(s).

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Preliminary Applications of the HL-RDHM within the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center

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  1. Preliminary Applications of the HL-RDHM within the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center Ed Clark, Hydrologist Presented July 26th, 2007 as part of the WR Field Hydrology Seminar Series

  2. NWS Distributed Model(s) RDHM: Research Distributed Hydrologic ModelObject oriented with SAC-SMA, Snow17, API, Frozen Ground, Channel Shape, and Routing Curve sub-routines Output: Grids -- Any parameters states Time Series: Basin Average (any parameter) and Outlet Discharge. DHM: NWSRFS OperationRequires RDHM to setup parameter grids. Limited to SAC-SMA model and routing via the connectivity file. Delivered to the RFC’s in build 8.2. Output: Discharge time-series for display within NWSRFS

  3. Model Structure • Divides the basin of interest into ~4 km2 grids. (HRAP) • Requires gridded Surface Temperature and Precipitation (xmrg’s from MPE). • Runs modules the existing models Snow17, Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model (SAC-SMA) to generate runoff. • Runoff is routed by solving the Kinematic Wave Equations.

  4. Snow Pack Water content in Soil tanks, ET Rain +melt FRZ (Sac-HT) SAC-SMA Water Contents at Depth Kinematic Wave Routing Discharge Hydrograph Model Concept: The HL-RDHM is an object oriented modeling system consisting of Snow Melt, Rainfall Runoff, Frozen Ground models and routing methods. Individual modules are called from within the RDHM architecture. Invoking any of the modules allows their parameters and states to be access by other modules from the three dimensional array or PixGraph. Snow17 Surface and subsurface flow Runoff

  5. Evapotranspiration • Mean Monthly PE and PE_adj grids. • Mean Daily PE grids derived from point data and: • PE_adj grids derived from Green Vegetation Fraction (NCEP global data set) and derived through the an empirical relationship with the calibration process.

  6. Channel and Hill-slope routing Real HRAP Cell Hillslope model Cell-to-cell channel routing From Yu Zhang, OHD

  7. Control and Calibration • Input card is passed to the model. Defines location of data, simulation period, and calibration parameters. • Parameters grids can be calibrated by multiplying the by a scalar. >1 Gridded Parameter <1

  8. Model Parameterization • Snow17 MFMax and MFMin based on DEM analysis, provided by OHD. • SAC-SMA grids provided by OHD and based on STATSGO data. • Routing grids are generated from USGS field measurements by defining a relationship between channel shape and discharge. • Other grids written out from the calibrated lumped model.

  9. Evolution to a Fully Distributed Model Sac_LZTWM • Lumped Model. Extensively calibrated for the CBRFC with a great deal of forecaster skill. • Lumped parameter values distributed by elevation zone. Used to check the mechanics of the model, and increase forecast skill with high intensity, convective events. • Fully Distributed. Parameters based on Statsgo data, calibrated by applying a scalar multiplier, High Spatial Variability past Future

  10. Comparison w/ RTi SNOWDAS. Gridded Snow17 Investigation Demonstration of gridded soil moisture “norms” and QPE driven small basin hydrograph. [Verde, Santa Cruz and San Pedro basins.] Application/Demonstration Basins

  11. Rapid surface-runoff and near surface soil moisture • Does spatially distributing convective precipitation help improve our ability to simulate hydrographs in arid portions of the Southwest? • Can the gridded Sac-SMA model be used to qualify the current conditions of near-surface soil moisture?

  12. QPE driven small basin hydrograph – flash flooding quantification. MPE xmrgs and scaled (calibrated lumped to a-priori basin mean) OHD a-priori sac-sma grids

  13. MPE xmrgs and scaled (calibrated lumped to a-priori basin mean) OHD a-priori sac-sma grids

  14. Normalized Soil Moisture • Generate mean upper and lower tension water contents from the lumped model calibration. • Compare the RDHM output tension water contents to this day’s normal conditions. • Asks, where are we today compared to where we are “usually?”

  15. Upper Zone Percent of Model Mean Lower Zone Percent of Model Mean July 28th, 2007 August 1st, 2007 August 7th, 2007 August 14th, 2007 August 20th, 2007 Seasonal Soil Moisture Simulation in the Upper Verde River April 1st, 2007 May 1st, 2007 June 1st, 2007 July 1st, 2007 July 14th, 2007 July 21st, 2007

  16. Soil Moisture Percent of Normal July 1, 2006 Upper Zone Lower Zone

  17. Soil Moisture Percent of Normal July 25, 2006 Upper Zone Lower Zone

  18. Prototype Upper Zone NormalAug 20th, 2007

  19. Prototype Lower Zone NormalAug 20th, 2007

  20. Contents at Depth • Utilizes Victor Koren’s Sacramento Heat Transfer (SAC-HT) model. • Calculates frozen and liquid contents in a set of computational layers at specified depths. • Outputs as outlet time-series or individual grids.

  21. Lower Santa Cruz (at Laveen)

  22. San Pedro At Tombstone

  23. NOAA’s ESRL has proposed to place 6 sensors within the Bobacomari/San Pedro Tombstone Areas. Strengths: Existing Soil Moisture studies in Walnut Gulch. Bobacomari can be treated as headwater. Will cluster 3 sensors in one HRAP cell to better under stand variability. Other three will be placed on a cross section of the basin. Proposed Soil Moisture Probes in the San Pedro near Tombstone and Bobacomari Basins.

  24. Continued Study • Increase the number of calibrated basins. • Increase the region over which soil moisture modeling is computed. • Work with our customers (WFO’s, regional scientists and land managers) to better publish soil moisture simulations and observations.

  25. Questions? Available at: http://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/present/present2007.cgi

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