Verification of runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield simulated using the ACRU model for bare fallow and sugarcane fields.

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dc.contributor.author Otim, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Smithers, Jeff
dc.contributor.author Senzanje, Aidan
dc.contributor.author van Antwerpen, Rianto
dc.date.accessioned 2022-11-09T16:24:28Z
dc.date.available 2022-11-09T16:24:28Z
dc.date.issued 2020-04
dc.identifier.citation Otim, D., . . . [et al.]. (2020). Verification of runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield simulated using the ACRU model for bare fallow and sugarcane fields. Water SA, 46(2), 182-196. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1816-7950
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.60682/qbe2-gh47
dc.description Article en_US
dc.description.abstract The Agricultural Catchments Research Unit (ACRU) model is a daily time step physical-conceptual agrohydrological model with various applications, design hydrology being one of them. Model verification is a measure of model performance and streamflow, soil water content and sediment yield simulated by the ACRU model have been extensively verified against observed data in southern Africa and internationally. The primary objective of this study was to verify simulated runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield against observed data from small catchments, under both bare fallow conditions and sugarcane production, which were located at La Mercy in South Africa. The study area comprised 4 research catchments, 101, 102, 103 and 104, monitored both under bare fallow conditions and sugarcane production, with different management practices per catchment. Observed data comprised: daily rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature, A-pan evaporation and runoff for the period 1978–1995, and peak discharge and sediment yield for the period 1984–1995. The data were checked for errors and and inconsistent records excluded from analysis. Runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield were simulated with the ACRU model and verified against the respective observed data. In general, the correlations between observed and simulated daily runoff volumes and peak discharge were acceptable (i.e. slopes of regression lines close to unity, R2 ≥ 0.6 and the Nash–Sutcliffe coefficient of efficiency close to unity). Similarly, the correlation between observed and simulated sediment yield was also good. From the results obtained, it is concluded that the ACRU model is suitable for the simulation of runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield from catchments under both bare fallow and sugarcane land cover in South Africa. KEYWORDS: ACRU, bare fallow, peak discharge, sediment yield, streamflow, sugarcane en_US
dc.description.sponsorship University of KwaZulu-Natal, University of Southern Queensland, University of the Free State, Busitema University. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of KwaZulu-Natal. en_US
dc.subject ACRU en_US
dc.subject Bare fallow en_US
dc.subject Peak discharge en_US
dc.subject Sediment yield en_US
dc.subject Streamflow en_US
dc.subject Sugarcane en_US
dc.title Verification of runoff volume, peak discharge and sediment yield simulated using the ACRU model for bare fallow and sugarcane fields. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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