title: Evaluation of AnnAGNPS in cold and temperate regions.
abstract: Identification of the pollution sources and understanding the processes related to runoff generation and pollution transportation is effective for the water quality management and selection of the Best Management Practices. The ANNualized AGricultural Non-Point Source (AnnAGNPS) model was applied to a watershed in Southern Ontario to evaluate the hydrology and sediment component from the non-point sources. The model was run for two years (1998 to 1999); one year's data was used to calibrate and the second year's data was used for validation purposes. The model has under predicted runoff amount and over predicted the sediment yield. However, the simulated runoff and sediment yield compared fairly well with the observed data indicating that the model had an acceptable performance in simulation of runoff and sediment. The study is still in progress to assess its performance for estimation of TMDL and improvements needed for the model to use under Ontario conditions.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering, University of Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rudra
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gharabaghi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002170:Canada; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D019015:Geologic Sediments; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011891:Rain; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013696:Temperature; D014872:Water Movements; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014881:Water Supply
chemical_list: D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical