Fuad Abdo Yassin Supervisor: Prof. Howard Wheater · Setting up SRB MESH model Testing different resolution climate forcings for improved representation of the alpine region Accounting

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Model setup and evaluation over the Saskatchewan River basin

Fuad Abdo YassinSupervisor: Prof. Howard Wheater

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OUTLINES Objectives

Model setup

Preliminary evaluations

Short plans

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OBJECTIVES Setting up SRB MESH model

Testing different resolution climate forcings for improved representation of the alpine region

Accounting water storage effects

Modeling Prairie pothole regions

Evaluating parameter identifiability under multi-objective functions and regionalization of parameters

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MESH model setup

• Hydrology parameters

• MESH input Reservoirs

• Meteorological forcing

• MESH input Streamflows

• MESH Input Run Options

• CLASS Parameter

• MESH Soil Levels

MESH Input Files

Drainage Database

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• CCRS Land Cover Map of Canada 2005 derived from MODIS 250m spatial resolution

• Reclassified to eight land cover

• DEM: GeoBase (Canadian Digital Elevation Data (CDED)) 1:250,000

• Some portion from USGS DEM• River network: Geobase or

GreenKenue Base map• Catchment area: 405164 km2

LAND COVER

DEM

Drainage Database (Green Kenue)

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Drainage Database (Green Kenue)Number of grids : 3696Grid size: 10*10km

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Streamflow data 50 stations from Water Survey of Canada Area varies from (347-34700 Km2)

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Forcing data

WATCH

1. PRECIPITATION2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE

RADIATION3. INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

WRF Simulation

1.PRECIPITATION

2.INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION3.INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4.SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5.AIR TEMPERATURE6.BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7.WINDSPEED

GEMCaPA

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS

1. PRECIPITATION2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE

RADIATION3. INCOMING LONGWAVE

RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

• ERA-Interim data (WFDEI)• Spatial resolution: 0.5o x

0.5o ≈(55 x55 km)• Temporal resolution: 3hr

• Spatial resolution: 15 x 15km ≈(0.14o x 0.14o)

• Temporal resolution: 1hr

• Spatial resolution: (4x4 km)• Temporal resolution: 1hr

(Mahfouf, Brasnett, & Gagnon, 2007) (Weedon et al., 2014)

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CLASS Parameters

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Hydrological Parametrs

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Modeling System

• SOIL MOISTURE• SOIL TEMPERATURE• PONDING WATER DEPTH• SNOW DEPTH• AND OTHERS

CLASS

WATROF PDMROF

WATFLOOD

EQUATIONS TIME STEP PARAMETERS

1D MOSTURE CONSERVATION1D HEAT CONSERVATION

30 MINTUTES (GRUDEPENDANT)


MANNING’S (OVERLAND FLOW)RICHARDS (INTERFLOW)



PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONMODEL FOR RUNOFF GENERATION



CONTINUITY AND MANNINGS 15 MINTUTES (GRUDEPENDANT)

RUNOFF FROM EACH COMPUTATIONAL GRID

WATCH1. PRECIPITATION2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION3. INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

WRF1. PRECIPITATION 2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION

3. INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

GEMCaPA


MESH MODELLING SYSTEM• SOIL MOISTURE • PONDING WATER DEPTH• SOIL ICE AND WATER

CONTENT

• INTERFLOW• OVERLANDFLOW• BASEFLOW

Multi-CalibrationSpatial and point data

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Preliminary model evaluation

• SOIL MOISTURE• SOIL TEMPERATURE• PONDING WATER DEPTH• SNOW DEPTH• AND OTHERS

CLASS

WATROF PDMROF

WATFLOOD


1D MOSTURE CONSERVATION1D HEAT CONSERVATION

30 MINTUTES 25 (GRUDEPENDANT)


MANNING’S (OVERLAND FLOW)RICHARDS (INTERFLOW)



PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONMODEL FOR RUNOFF GENERATION



CONTINUITY AND MANNINGS 15 MINTUTES 1 (GRUDEPENDANT)

RUNOFF FROM EACH COMPUTATIONAL GRID

WATCH1. PRECIPITATION2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION3. INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

WRF1. PRECIPITATION 2. INCOMING SHORTWAVE RADIATION

3. INCOMING LONGWAVE RADIATION4. SPECIFIC HUMIDITY5. AIR TEMPERATURE6. BAROMETRIC PRESSURE7. WINDSPEED

GEMCaPA


MESH MODELLING SYSTEM• SOIL MOISTURE • PONDING WATER DEPTH• SOIL ICE AND WATER

CONTENT

• INTERFLOW• OVERLANDFLOW• BASEFLOW

Multi-CalibrationSpatial and point data

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CaPA_GEM – Forcing data WATCH - Forcing data

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CaPA_GEM – Forcing data WATCH - Forcing dataNatural flow

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Seasonal flow

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Daily liquid content in 3 soil layers

Daily ice in 3 soil layers

Daily water and ice in 3 soil layers


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DailyROFS: InterflowROFB: BaseflowROFO: Overland flowROF: Total(ROFS+ROFB+ROFO)


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Next step Testing PDMROF model on Battle and Vermilion Rivers MESH simulations with WRF forcing data Incorporating water storage effects

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Simple parameter evaluation The average overland slope of a given GRU Overland flow Manning’s n River channel roughness factor Maximum storage (PDMROF) Shape factor parameter (PDMROF)

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First 20 simulations

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Annual liquid content in 3 soil layers

Annual ice in 3 soil layers

Annual water and ice in 3 soil layers


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AnnualROFS: InterflowROFB: BaseflowROFO: Overland flowROF: Total(ROFS+ROFB+ROFO)


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Monthly liquid content in 3 soil layers

Monthly ice in 3 soil layers

Monthly water and ice in 3 soil layers


Model setup and evaluation over the Saskatchewan River basinOUTLINESOBJECTIVESMESH model setupDrainage Database (Green Kenue)Drainage Database (Green Kenue)Streamflow dataForcing dataCLASS ParametersHydrological ParametrsModeling SystemPreliminary model evaluationSlide Number 13Slide Number 14Slide Number 15Slide Number 16Slide Number 17Slide Number 18Slide Number 19Slide Number 20Slide Number 21Slide Number 22Slide Number 23Slide Number 24Slide Number 25Slide Number 26Slide Number 27Slide Number 28Slide Number 29Slide Number 30Slide Number 31Slide Number 32Slide Number 33Slide Number 34Slide Number 35Slide Number 36Slide Number 37Slide Number 38Slide Number 39Next stepSlide Number 41Simple parameter evaluationFirst 20 simulationsSlide Number 44Slide Number 45Slide Number 46

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Fuad Abdo Yassin Supervisor: Prof. Howard Wheater · Setting up SRB MESH model Testing different resolution climate forcings for improved representation of the alpine region Accounting