COMPARISON OF LUMPED AND DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELS USED FOR PLANNING AND WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AT THE

COMBEIMA RIVER BASIN, COLOMBIA.

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Salgado F . Vélez J.J .,
1. PhD student, Universidad del Tolima
fsalgado@ut.edu.co
2. Associate Professor, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Manizales Departamento de Ingeniería Civil
jjvelezu@unal.edu.co

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODELS TETIS

1. INTRODUCTION The model parameters are effective, require calibration; consist of the estimated value in each cell and function or
The catchment area is considered as the planning unit of natural resources where multiple 3. RESULTS correction factor (CF) and correspond: Storage static maximum- FC1 (Hu); vegetation factor for FC2 evapotrans-
factors as biotic, abiotic and human interact in a web of relationships making this unit a The Combeima River basin area is about 184 km2, the annual mean precipitation is 1816 mm and an average temperature is piración- (λv); -FC3 infiltration (Ks); FC4 directly runoff (Vladera); percolación- FC5 (Kp); interflujo- FC6 (Ks);
complex system. It is also considered by several authors as the most suitable unit for stud- 19° C. The series of three years, 2006-2008 were employed for calibration. . Balance models were evaluated on a monthly groundwater losses - FC7 (0.1 Kp); baseflow - FC8 (Kp) and speed-FC9 Channels (Vcauces). As a result of the
ying the water movement in nature and a tool for the understanding of natural processes. scale Thomas (abcd), Témez, Models T and P; were also analyzed statistical autoregressive ARMA model. The calibration simulation temporal series hydrographs at selected points and the mean values in all stores by the end of the si-
process, a monthly scale, was made for 2006-2008 in the Montezuma station. Initially the calibration parameters were adjus- mulation period and their respective average time series is obtained (Frances et al;. 2007).
ted manually and then automatically using the solver tool in Microsoft Excel.
This research implements several hydrological models commonly used in water resources
management and planning. It is the case of Témez, abcd, T, P, ARMA (1,1), and the lumped
conceptual model TETIS. This latest model has been implemented in its distributed version
for comparison purposes and it has been the basis for obtaining information, either through
Series 1990-2009
the reconstruction of natural flow series, filling missing data, forecasting or simulation.
Qobserved: 5.68 m3/s
Models
interpretation mo-
Qsimulated Balance NASH RSME del
conceptual models of balance
Tetis Lumped 5.26 8.9% 0.80 2.02 acceptable
Model Thomas abcd 5.82 -2.5% 0.43 1.03 acceptable
Model Temez 3.31 41.7% -3.15 1.79 unacceptable
autoregressive models
AR (1) 5.69 0.3% 0.13 1.15 unacceptable
2. CASE OF STUDY AR (2) 2.08 0.6% 0.17 1.13 unacceptable
The study is focused at the Combeima River basin, located near the town of Ibague in To- MA (1) 5.69 0.2% 0.07 1.18 unacceptable
lima, Colombia, between the flat coordinates; X = 1'007 .623, Y = 858. 812 and X = 969 ARMA (1,1) 5.71 -0.6% 0.07 1.14 unacceptable
766, 22 812 and Y = 881,119.88. ARMA (1,1) Salas y Smith 5.64 0.5% 0.43 1.01 acceptable

Autoregressive models
The Nash index gave good results for the TETIS model and acceptable values were obtained to the other models.
Conceptual models
The calibration of the distributed model was complex and its results were similar to those obtained with the aggre-
gated model.

4. CONCLUSIONS
This comparison allows planners to use the hydrological multimodel techniques to reduce the uncertainty associa-
ted with planning processes in developing countries. Moreover, taking into account the information limitations requi-
red to implement a hydrological models, this application can be a good approach to water resources management.
This project can be an important tool for decision making of different actors, such as local government, environmen-
tal agencies (CORTOLIMA), risk management office. Finally, the establishment of an improved network of hydro-
meteorological stations that allow acquiring a better quality information in an extensive regional context is essential.

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