Research Article

Evolution of Hydrological Drought in Human Disturbed Areas: A Case Study in the Laohahe Catchment, Northern China

Table 1

Physical meanings and ranges of the sensitive parameters in the VIC model.

ParameterPhysical meaningUnitRange

Infiltration curve parameterN/A0-1
Thickness of top thin soil moisture layerm0.05–0.1
Thickness of middle soil moisture layerm0–2
Thickness of lower soil moisture layerm0–2
Fraction of where nonlinear baseflow beginsFraction0-1
Maximum velocity of baseflowmm/day0–30
Fraction of maximum soil moisture where nonlinear baseflow occursFraction0-1