Research Article

Long-Term Simulation of Daily Streamflow Using Radar Rainfall and the SWAT Model: A Case Study of the Gamcheon Basin of the Nakdong River, Korea

Table 2

Range and input data of the SWAT model parameters.

Variable nameDefinitionRangeInput file

GW_DELAYGroundwater Delay time0–500.gw
ALPHA_BFBaseflow Alpha Factor0-1.gw
GW_REVAPGroundwater “revap” coefficient0.02–0.2.gw
GWQMNThreshold depth of water in the shallow aquifer required for return flow to occur0–5,000.gw
REVAPMNThreshold depth of water in the shallow aquifer for “revap” to occur0–500.gw
ESCOSoil evaporation compensation factor0.01–1.0.hru
SLSOILSlope length for lateral subsurface flow0–10.hru
LET_TIMELateral flow travel time0–10.hru
LET_SEDSediment concentration in lateral and groundwater flow0–10.hru
CH_K()Effective hydraulic conductivity in main channel alluvium−0.01–150.rte
CH_N()Manning’s “” value for the main channel0–0.3.rte
CN2SCS Curve Number30–98.mgt
SOL_AWCAvailable water capacity0-1.sol
SOL_KSaturated hydraulic conductivity0–2,000.sol
MSK_CO2Calibration coefficient used to control the impact of the storage time constant for low flow0–10.bsn
SURLAGSurface runoff lag time1–24.bsn
SFTMPSnowfall temperature−5–5.bsn
SMTMPSnow melt base temperature−5–5.bsn
SMFMXMelt factor for snow on June 211.7–6.5.bsn
SMFMNMelt factor for snow on December 211.7–6.5.bsn