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Application and evaluation of two nutrient algorithms of Hydrological Simulation Program Fortran in Wolf River
Zhijun Liu1, William L Kingery, David H Huddleston
1Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA. zliu@dsllc.com
Abstract:
This study performs a comparison of two nutrient algorithms of Hydrological Simulation Program Fortran, PQUAL/IQUAL and AGCHEM. Watershed nutrient models with, PQUAL/IQUAL and AGCHEM, were developed and calibrated separately with observed data in the Wolf River watershed. Compared to AGCHEM modules, the PQUAL/IQUAL algorithm was found to have several disadvantages. Examples are: (i) it is a simple loading estimation algorithm, and cannot represent the soil nutrient processes; and (ii) the interactions of modeled nutrient species in the soil cannot be simulated. The AGCHEM modules are capable of explicitly representing the comprehensive nutrient processes in the soil such as fertilization, atmospheric deposition, manure application, plant uptake process, and the transformation processes. Therefore, AGCHEM modules afford the ability to evaluate the alternative management practice and model the interactions between nutrient species. However, our modeling results indicated that the inclusion of AGCHEM modules do not significantly improve the nutrient modeling performance but rather take much more time in model development. The nutrient algorithms selection for total maximum daily loads development depends on the data availability, required modeling accuracy, and available time for model development.
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