Enhancements to the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) for modeling large snow-dominated mountainous forest watersheds

Anurag Srivastava; Joan Q. Wu; William J. Elliot; Erin S. Brooks

doi:10.1061/9780784479322.019

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Enhancements to the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) for modeling large snow-dominated mountainous forest watersheds

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Authors:

Anurag Srivastava, Joan Q. Wu, William J. Elliot, Erin S. Brooks

Year:

2015

Type:

Paper

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784479322.019

Source:

Presented at the 2015 EWRI Watershed Management Conference; Reston, VA; August 4-7, 2015. Baltimore, MD: American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute. 20 p.

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Abstract

The Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model, originally developed for hillslope and small watershed applications, simulates complex interactive processes influencing erosion. Recent incorporations to the model have improved the subsurface hydrology components for forest applications. Incorporation of channel routing has made the WEPP model well suited for large watersheds. However, the model is still limited in modeling forested watersheds where groundwater baseflow is substantial, and where snow accumulation and melt dominate winter hydrology.

Keywords

Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) model, forest watersheds, erosion, hydrology

Citation

Srivastava, Anurag; Wu, Joan Q.; Elliot, William J.; Brooks, Erin S. 2015. Enhancements to the Water Erosion Prediction Project (WEPP) for modeling large snow-dominated mountainous forest watersheds. Presented at the 2015 EWRI Watershed Management Conference; Reston, VA; August 4-7, 2015. Baltimore, MD: American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute. 20 p.