Research Article

Modeling the Effects of Land-Cover Change on Rainfall-Runoff Relationships in a Semiarid, Eastern Mediterranean Watershed

Table 3

The results of the objective functions (OFs).

SubbasinSize (km2)Total runoff ratio (VOL)Peak discharge ratio (PQR)Absolute peak deviation (ADPQ) Mean absolute discharge deviation (MAQD)Root mean square discharge deviation (RMS)Maximum absolute discharge deviation (MXAQ)

Yarkon9470.36−14.0880.48138.71182.73356
Beit Dagan5570.93−2.9611.4880.16104.77224.37
Shilo357−0.4535.8550.6630.1943.67126.4
Natuf2420.53−13.6425.0144.5657.03125.46
Kana236−0.22−1.6321.72235.1294.25
Lod134−0.7710.8111.7720.2429.2883.62