Can a simple lumped parameter model simulate complex transit time distributions? Benchmarking experiments in a virtual watershed.
Daniel C Wilusz1, Reed M Maxwell2, Anthony R Buda3, William P Ball1,4 and Ciaran J Harman5, (1)Johns Hopkins University, Geography and Environmental Engineering, Baltimore, MD, United States, (2)Colorado School of Mines, Hydrologic Science and Engineering Program and Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, CO, United States, (3)USDA ARS, University Park, PA, United States, (4)Chesapeake Research Consortium, Edgewater, MD, United States, (5)Johns Hopkins University, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Baltimore, MD, United States