Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model (SAC-SMA) (Nov 2019)

In this webinar, I demonstrate a GoldSim implementation of the SAC-SMAmodel. This model is a continuous soil moisture accounting model with spatially lumped parameters that simulates runoff within a basin. The model divides the basin into lower and upper zones at different depths, and defines the distribution of moisture, i.e., tension water components (driven by evapotranspiration and diffusion) and free water components (driven by gravitational forces) in each of these two zones via a set of parameters. The model uses precipitation and et time series, along with parameters on soil moisture states and the basin’s relative permeability to estimate the amount of water that enters, is stored in, and leaves the basin. 

Below is a video recording of the webinar presentation:

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• Sacramento Soil Moisture Accounting Model (SAC-SMA)