Uncertainty analysis of parameters in non-point source pollution simulation: case study of the application of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool model to Yitong River watershed in northeast China

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xueman Yan ◽  
Wenxi Lu ◽  
Yongkai An ◽  
Zhenbo Chang
Keyword(s):  
Point Source ◽  
Uncertainty Analysis ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Point Source Pollution ◽  
River Watershed ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Non Point Source Pollution ◽  
Soil And Water

Simulation of Non-Point Source Pollution Based on SWAT Model - A Case Study of Ashi River Basin

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 1751-1755
Author(s):  
Fang Ma ◽  
Xiao Feng Jiang ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Dan Shan ◽  
Xiong Wei Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Basin ◽  
Stream Flow ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Swat Model ◽  
Validation Period ◽  
Point Source Pollution ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Non Point Source Pollution ◽  
Soil And Water

The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was examined for its applicability in modeling stream-flow and nutrients (total nitrogen, TN and total phosphorus, TP) in Ashi River Basin, China covering an area of 3545 km2. This model was calibrated by using the observed data of monthly flow during 1996-2005 and nutrients (TN and TP) during 2006-2008, and validated by using the observed data of monthly flow during 2006-2010 and water quality during 2009-2010. For stream-flow, the monthly results of RE, R2 and ENS values reached 6.42%, 0.61 and 0.59 respectively for calibration period, whereas these were-12.83%, 0.69 and 0.67, respectively for validation period; for TN calibration, values of RE, R2 and ENS were-18.33%, 0.64 and 0.55 respectively, and for validation period they were-17.34%, 0.68 and 0.57 respectively; for TP calibration, values of RE, R2 and ENS were-4.32%, 0.61 and 0.56 respectively, and for validation period they were-18.02%, 0.67 and 0.58 respectively. Results show that SWAT has applicability in modeling stream-flow and nutrients (TN and TP) in cold and flat area.

SWAT-predicted influence of different landscape and cropping system alterations on phosphorus mobility within the Pike River watershed of south-western Québec

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Michaud ◽  
I. Beaudin ◽  
J. Deslandes ◽  
F. Bonn ◽  
C. A. Madramootoo
Keyword(s):  
Point Source ◽  
Cover Crops ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Cropping System ◽  
River Watershed ◽  
Annual Crops ◽  
Cropping Practices ◽  
Water Assessment ◽  
Soil And Water

An agreement between the governments of the province of Québec and the State of Vermont calls for a 41% decrease in phosphorus (P) loads reaching Missisquoi Bay, the northern portion of Lake Champlain. The agreement particularly targets the agricultural sector, since 80% of non-point source P inputs to the bay are associated with cultivated lands. In order to identify sustainable cropping practices likely to help meet the target P loads, the SWAT (soil and water assessment tool) model was employed to assess hydrological performance, erosion processes and P mobility on the bay’s principal Québec P contributing tributary, the 630 km2 Pike River watershed. Strong in-watershed spatial clustering of vulnerability to non-point source exports highlights the need for targeted implementation of sustainable agricultural practices and soil conservation works to derive the reduction in P loads. Planting cover crops over the 10% most vulnerable lands would result in roughly a 21% d rop in overall P exports at the watershed outlet, whereas the same 10% randomly distributed over the watershed would only contribute to a 6% drop in P exports. The study of different field-scale management scenarios indicated that achieving the targeted 41% reduction in P exports would require the widespread (half the land devoted to annual crops) implementation of sustainable cropping practices, and the conversion of a specific 10% of the territory to either cover crops or permanent prairie land. Meeting the P target-loads would require additional investments in the protection of floodplains and riparian strips, the targeted construction of runoff-control structures, and the rapid soil incorporation of manures on lands dedicated to annual crops. Key words: Soil and water assessment tool, modelling, sediment, phosphorus, cropping system, scenario, best agricultural management practices

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