Research Article

Spatial Combination Modeling Framework of Saturation-Excess and Infiltration-Excess Runoff for Semihumid Watersheds

Table 3

The optimized parameters of the single runoff models.

XAJ modelInfiltration-excess model
Parameter meaningNotation ValueParameter meaningNotation Value

Ratio of potential evapotranspiration to pan evaporation0.65Ratio of potential evapotranspiration to pan evaporation0.65
Exponential parameter with a single parabolic curve, which represents the nonuniformity of the spatial distribution of the soil moisture storage capacity over the catchment0.3Exponential parameter with a single parabolic curve, which represents the nonuniformity of the spatial distribution of the soil moisture storage capacity over the watershed0.3
Coefficient of the deep layer that depends on the proportion of the basin area covered by vegetation with deep roots0.08Coefficient of the deep layer that depends on the proportion of the basin area covered by vegetation with deep roots0.08
Averaged soil moisture storage capacity (mm)180Averaged soil moisture storage capacity (mm)180
Averaged soil moisture storage capacity of the upper layer (mm)20Averaged soil moisture storage capacity of the upper layer (mm)20
Averaged soil moisture storage capacity of the lower layer (mm)70Averaged soil moisture storage capacity of the lower layer (mm)90
Percentage of impervious areas in the watershed0.01A coefficient representing the ratio of surface soil thickness to the vadose zone thickness0.4
Areal mean free water capacity of the surface soil layer, which represents the maximum possible deficit of free water storage26Steady-state infiltration capacity (mm⋅h−1)1.5
Exponent of the free water capacity curve influencing the development of the saturated area1.2Exponent of the spatial infiltration capacity distribution curve1.6
Outflow coefficients of the free water storage to groundwater relationships0.35Infiltration coefficient of the improved Horton equation0.006
Outflow coefficients of the free water storage to interflow relationships0.35Recession constants of the interflow and groundwater storage0.95
Recession constants of the groundwater storage0.998The maximum point infiltration capacity in the watershed (mm⋅h−1)312
Recession constants of the lower interflow storage0.954Recession constants in the lag and route method for routing through the channel system within each subbasin0.057
Recession constants in the lag and route method for routing through the channel system within each subbasin0.014Lag in time (h)0
Lag in time (h)0