Research Article

Sediment Transport Model for a Surface Irrigation System

Table 3

Model performance for simulating sediment loss for cropped field.

Date of irrigation Transport capacity equation Observed (kg) 2D-Fok and Chiang1D-Green AmptKL-infiltration function
Simulated
(kg)
RMSE
×10−5 (kg)
Simulated
(kg)
RMSE
×10−5 (kg)
Simulated
(kg)
RMSE
×10−5 (kg)

3rd Mar-05YE1.121.1580.551.1880.541.1990.45
MYE1.121.1790.551.1890.531.1990.44
30th Mar-05YE 1.070.9790.530.9690.510.95130.42
MYE1.070.8890.540.9090.510.93130.42
9th Apr-05YE 1.020.9340.830.9940.781.0060.72
MYE1.020.9540.831.0040.731.047.50.69
16th May-05YE 0.630.7830.850.7930.810.8460.75
MYE0.630.7740.840.774.20.830.8270.72
23rd May-05YE 0.290.4240.830.4740.800.5470.72
MYE0.290.4650.820.4760.800.5480.70