SWAT Model on Filyos Creek Basin

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 90 - 102, 09.12.2019

Kadir Özdemir Ömer Güngör

Abstract

In this study, the hydrology of the
Filyos Creek Basin was modeled using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to
determine the hydrological components. In the first phase of the study, a
hydrological model was established using digital elevation model, land use, soil
and meteorological data. The model was calibrated during the period 1988-1993
using the SWATCup automatic calibration program and verified during the period
1988-2000. When the hydrological components are investigated, all hydrological
output tends to decrease in the period 1979-2013. Serious decreases such as 35
% in water yield, 41 % in infiltration amount and 34% in groundwater amount are
remarkable. As the observations are compared with model results, the monthly NashSutcliffe,
RSR and PBIAS performance indicators for the calibration period at Filyos Creek
basin have been 0.67, 0.57 and -14.3, respectively and for the validation
period, 0.72, 0.52 and 18.9 respectively. It is reported that when these data
are compared with the performance criteria table performed by Morisa et al.
(2007), the results of calibration and validation for SWAT are very good.
Further, the results of this current study demonstrate that SWAT is very
satisfactory model for predicting to the hydrological processes in Filyos Creek
basin.

Keywords

Hydrological components, Filyos Creek basin, SWAT model, Calibration, Validation

Filyos Çayı Havzasında SWAT Modelinin Uygulaması

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Batı Karadeniz
Bölgesinin en büyük havzası plan Filyos Çayı havzasının hidrolojik
bileşenlerinin belirlenmesi için Toprak ve Su Değerlendirme Aracı (SWAT) modeli
kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın ilk aşamasında, Sayısal Yükseklik Modeli (SYM),
arazi kullanımı, toprak ve meteorolojik veriler kullanılarak bir hidrolojik
model oluşturulmuştur. Kurulan model, SWAT-Cup otomatik kalibrasyon programı
kullanılarak, 1988-1993 yılları arasındaki dönemde kalibre edilmiş, 1988-2000 yılları
arasındaki dönemde de doğrulanmıştır. Filyos Çayı havzasının hidrolojik
bileşenler incelendiğinde, tüm çıktılar 1979-2013 döneminde azalma
eğilimindedir. Su veriminde % 35, sızma miktarında % 41 ve yeraltı suyu
miktarında% 34 gibi ciddi azalmalar dikkat çekmektedir.  Diğer yandan SWAT modeli kalibrasyon dönemi
için aylık Nash-Sutcliffe, Standard Deviation of the Measured Data (RSR) ve
percentage bias (PBIAS) performans göstergeleri sırasıyla 0.67, 0.57 ve -14.3,
validasyon dönemi için 0.72, 0.52 ve -18.9 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Bu
veriler, Morisia vd. (2007) tarafından geliştirilen performans kriter tablosu
ile karşılaştırıldığında, SWAT kalibrasyon ve validasyon performanslarının
oldukça iyi olduğu ortaya koyulmuştur. Aynı zamanda bu çalışma Filyos Çayı
havzasındaki hidrolojik prosesleri tahmin etmek için geliştirilen SWAT’ın
oldukça iyi ve güvenli bir model olduğunu göstermiştir.

Keywords

Hidrolojik bileşenler, Filyos Çayı Havzası, SWAT modeli, Kalibrasyon, Validasyon

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