@article{PAR00002835,
  title = {{T}he {HYDROMED} model and its application to semi-arid {M}editerranean catchments with hill reservoirs 2: {R}ainfall-runoff model applications to three {M}editerranean hill reservoirs},
  author = {{R}agab, {R}. and {M}oidinis, {D}. and {A}lbergel, {J}ean and {K}houri, {J}. and {D}rubi, {A}. and {N}asri, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he objective of this work was to assess the performance of the newly developed {HYDROMED} model. {T}hree catchments with hill reservoirs were selected. {T}hey are {E}l-{G}ouazine and {K}amech in {T}unisia and {E}s {S}indiany in {S}yria. {T}he rainfall, the spillway flow and volume of water in the reservoirs were used as input to the model. {E}vents that generated spillway flow were preferred for calibration. {T}he results confirmed that the {HYDROMED} model is capable of reproducing the runoff volume at all the three sites. {I}n calibrating single events, the model performance was high as measured by the {N}ash-{S}utcliffe criterion for goodness of fit. {I}n some events this value was as high as 98%. {I}n simulation mode, the highest {N}ash-{S}utcliffe criterion value was close to 70% in the {E}l-{G}ouazine and {K}amech catchments and close to 50% in the {E}s {S}indiany catchment. {G}iven the limited information available, especially on the unrecorded releases in the three catchments, the hydrological impact of site geology (e.g. {K}amech), the unrecorded operator intervention during the spillway flow (e.g. {E}s {S}indiany) and other unaccounted factors (e.g siltation, evaporation, etc.), these results are by and large very encouraging. {H}owever, they could be further improved as and when more information on the unrecorded parameters becomes available. {A}dditionally, the results of this work highlighted the need for long term records with a large number of significant events that are able to generate spillway flow to obtain more consistent and reliable parameter values. {I}t also highlights the need for more accurately recorded releases for irrigation and other uses. {A}s these results are encouraging, more tests on those three and other sites are planned.</p> <p style="line-height: 20px;"><b>{K}eywords: </b>{HYDROMED}, rainfall-runoff model, {M}editerranean, conceptual model},
  keywords = {{ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrology and {E}arth {S}ystem {S}ciences},
  volume = {5},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {554--562},
  year = {2001},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002835},
}