REGIONAL-SCALE HYDROLOGY - II - APPLICATION OF THE VIC-2L MODEL TO THE WESER RIVER, GERMANY

This paper describes the application of a grid network version of the two-layer Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC-2L) macroscale hydrologi cal model. The VIC-2L model is implemented on a rotated grid, which is compatible with the weather forecast and climate model REMO (Regional Model), a joint project of the German Weather Service (DWD), GKSS Res earch Centre and the Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg. Ob served surface meteorological data in the Weser River basin are used t o force the model off-line on a daily time step. After a 22-month cali bration period, simulated and measured streamflow data are compared fo r a 12-year period. The resulting predictions compare well with observ ations at daily, monthly and annual time scales. A sensitivity analysi s is presented.