PRMS-IV, the precipitation-runoff modeling system, version 4
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- USGS data release - Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) version 5.2.1
- USGS data release - Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) version 5.2.0
- USGS data release - Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) version 5.1.0
- USGS data release - GSFLOW: Coupled Groundwater and Surface-Water Flow Model, version 2.1.0
- USGS data release - PRMS version 5.0.0: Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System
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Abstract
Computer models that simulate the hydrologic cycle at a watershed scale facilitate assessment of variability in climate, biota, geology, and human activities on water availability and flow. This report describes an updated version of the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System. The Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System is a deterministic, distributed-parameter, physical-process-based modeling system developed to evaluate the response of various combinations of climate and land use on streamflow and general watershed hydrology. Several new model components were developed, and all existing components were updated, to enhance performance and supportability. This report describes the history, application, concepts, organization, and mathematical formulation of the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System and its model components. This updated version provides improvements in (1) system flexibility for integrated science, (2) verification of conservation of water during simulation, (3) methods for spatial distribution of climate boundary conditions, and (4) methods for simulation of soil-water flow and storage.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | PRMS-IV, the precipitation-runoff modeling system, version 4 |
| Series title | Techniques and Methods |
| Series number | 6-B7 |
| DOI | 10.3133/tm6B7 |
| Year Published | 2015 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | National Research Program - Central Branch |
| Description | vii, 158 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Larger Work Title | Section C: Surface water in Book 6 Modeling Techniques |
| Public Comments | This report is Chapter 7 of Section B: Surface Water in Book 6 Modeling Techniques. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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