DRAINMOD: Model use, calibration, and validation

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1509-1522

  Skaggs, R W ^a   Youssef, M A ^a   Chescheir, G M ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled drainage; Drainage; Drainage water management; Subirrigation; Water table; Wetland hydrology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; CALIBRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED DRAINAGE; DRAINAGE RATE; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; DRAINAGE WATER MANAGEMENT; DRAINED SOILS; DRAINMOD; FIELD DATA; FIELD SCALE; HYDROLOGIC COMPONENTS; INPUT DATAS; NORTH CAROLINA; PERFORMANCE STATISTICS; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL PROPERTY; VALIDATION PERIODS; WATER BALANCE; WATER TABLE DEPTHS; WATER TABLES; WEATHER DATA; WETLAND HYDROLOGY;

CALIBRATION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; SOILS; SUBIRRIGATION; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; DRAINAGE NETWORK; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; MODEL VALIDATION; SOIL PROFILE; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE; WETLAND;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867371055     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (63)

1. Amatya, D. M., R. W. Skaggs, and J. D. Gregory. 1995. Comparison of methods for estimating potential evapotranspiration. J. Irrig. and Drainage 121(6): 427-435.
2. Amatya, D. M., R. W. Skaggs, and J. D. Gregory. 1997. A watershed-scale hydrologic model for drained forested land. J. Agric. Water Mgmt. 32(3): 239-258.
3. Amatya, D. M., R. W. Skaggs, and C. C. Trettin. 2003. Testing of DRAINMOD for forested watersheds with non-pattern drainage. ASAE Paper 032046. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.
4. Bouwer, H., and J. van Schilfgaarde. 1963. Simplified method of predicting fall of water table in drained land. Trans. ASAE 6(4): 288-291.
5. Breve-Reyes, M. A. 1994. Modeling the movement and fate of nitrogen in artificially drained soils. PhD diss. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
6. Breve-Reyes, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, J. E. Parsons, and J. W. Gilliam. 1997. DRAINMOD-N, A nitrogen model for artificially drained soils. Trans. ASAE 40(4): 1067-1075.
7. Brown, R. A., R. W. Skaggs, and W. F. Hunt. 2012. Calibration and validation of DRAINMOD to model bioretention hydrology. J. Hydrol. (in review).
8. Chang, A. C., R. W. Skaggs, L. F. Hermsmeier, and W. R. Johnson. 1983. Evaluation of a water management model for irrigated agriculture. Trans. ASAE 26(2): 412-418.
9. Chung, S. O., A. D. Ward, and C. W. Schalk. 1992. Evaluation of the hydrologic component of the ADAPT water table management model. Trans. ASABE 35(2): 571-579.
10. Dahmen, E. R. and M. J. Hall. 1990. Screening of hydrological data: Tests for stationarity and relative consistency. ILRI Publication 49. Wageningen, The Netherlands: International Institute for Land Reclamination and Improvement.
11. Evans, R. O., and R. W. Skaggs. 1993. Stress day index models to predict corn and soybean yield response to water table management. In Proc. 15th ICID Congress: Transactions of Workshop on Subsurface Drainage Simulation Models, 219-234. E. Lorre, ed. New Delhi, India: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.
12. Ernst, L. F. 1975. Formulae for groundwater flow in areas with subirrigation by means of open conduits with a raised water level. Misc. reprint 178. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Institute for Land and Water Management Research.
13. Fernandez, G. P., G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, and D. M. Amatya. 2005. Development and testing of watershed-scale models for poorly drained soils. Trans. ASAE 48(2): 639-652.
14. Fernandez, G. P., G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, and D. M. Amatya. 2006. DRAINMOD-GIS: A lumped-parameter, watershed-scale drainage and water quality model. Agric. Water Mgmt. 81(1-2):77-97.
15. Fernandez, G, G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs and D. M. Amatya. 2007. Application of DRAINMOD-GIS to a lower coastal plain watershed. Trans ASABE 50(2): 439-447.
16. Gayle, G., and R. W. Skaggs. 1978. Surface storage on bedded cultivated lands. Trans. ASAE 21(1): 101-104, 109.
17. Green, W. H., and G. Ampt. 1911. Studies of soil physics: Part 1. J. Agric. Sci. 4(1): 1-24.
18. Haan, P. K., and R. W. Skaggs. 2003. Effect of parameter uncertainty on DRAINMOD predictions: I. Hydrology and yield. Trans. ASAE 46(4): 1061-1067.
19. He, X., M. J. Vepraskas, and R. W. Skaggs. 2002. Adapting a drainage model to simulate water table levels in coastal plains soils. SSSA J. 66(5): 1722-1731.
20. Jensen, M. E., R. D. Burman, and R. G. Allen. 1990. Evapotranspiration and irrigation requirements. ASCE Manuals and Reports on Engineering Practice No. 70. New York, N.Y.: ASCE.
21. Kandil, H. M., R. W. Skaggs, S. Abdel-Dayem, and Y. Aiad. 1995. DRAINMOD-S: Water management model for irrigated arid lands, crop yield and application. Irrig. and Drainage Systems 9(3): 239-258.
22. Karvonen, T., and R. W. Skaggs. 1993. Comparison of different methods for computing drainage water quality and quantity. In Proc. 15th ICID Congress: Transactions of Workshop of Subsurface Drainage Simulation Models, 201-216. E. Lorre, ed. New Delhi, India: International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.
23. Kirkham, D. 1957. Theory of land drainage. In Drainage of Agricultural Lands, 139-181. J. N. Luthin, ed. Agronomy Monograph 7. Madison, Wisc.: ASA.
24. Knisel, W. J. 1980. CREAMS: A field-scale model for chemical, runoff, and erosion from agricultural management systems. Conservation Report 26. Washington, D.C.: USDA Science and Education Administration.
25. Konyha, K. D., and R. W. Skaggs. 1992. A coupled field hydrology-open channel flow model: Theory. Trans. ASAE 35(5): 1431-1440.
26. Landsberg, J. J., and R. H. Waring. 1997. A generalized model of forest productivity using simplified concepts of radiation-use efficiency, carbon balance, and partitioning. Forest Ecol. Mgmt. 95(3): 209-228.
27. Luo, W., R. W. Skaggs, and G. M. Chescheir. 2000. DRAINMOD modifications for cold conditions. Trans. ASAE 43(6): 1569-1582.
28. Luo, W., R. W. Skaggs, A. Madani, S. Cizikci, and A. Mavi. 2001. Predicting field hydrology in cold conditions with DRAINMOD. Trans. ASAE 44(4): 825-834.
29. McCarthy, E. J., J. W. Flewelling, and R. W. Skaggs. 1992. A hydrologic model for a drained forested watershed. J. Irrig. and Drainage 118(2): 242-255.
30. Mohammad, A. T. 1997. Evaluation of surface runoff water quality prediction under different water table management practices. PhD diss. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
31. Moriasi, D. N., J. G. Arnold, G. G. Vazquez-Amabile, B. A. Engel, and C. G. Rossi. 2009. Incorporation of a new shallow water table depth algorithm into SWAT2005. Trans. ASABE 52(3): 771-784.
32. Moriasi, D. N., J. G. Arnold, G. G. Vazquez-Amabile, and B. A. Engel. 2011. Shallow water table algorithm in SWAT: Recent developments. Trans. ASABE 54(5): 1705-1711.
33. Munster, C. L., R. W. Skaggs, J. E. Parsons, R. O. Evans, J. W. Gilliam, and M. A. Brevé. 1994. Simulating aldicarb transport in a drained field with subsurface drainage. Trans. ASAE 37(6): 1817-1824.
34. Negm, L. 2011. Modeling hydrology, nitrogen dynamics, and crop growth for artificially drained cropland. PhD diss. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
35. Nolte, B. H. 1986. Program design documentation for the water management simulation model in the north central states. Madison, Wisc.: North Central Computer Institute.
36. Northcott, W. J, R. A. Cooke, S. E. Walker, J. K. Mitchell, and M. C. Hirshi. 2001. Application of DRAINMOD-N to fields with irregular drainage systems. Trans. ASAE 44(2): 241-249.
37. Phillips, B. D., R. W. Skaggs, and G. M. Chescheir. 2010. A method to determine lateral effect of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology: Field testing. Trans. ASABE 53(4): 1087-1096.
38. Robbins, K. D. 1988. Simulated climate data for DRAINMOD. PhD diss. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University.
39. Rogers, J. S. 1985. Water management model evaluation for shallow sandy soils. Trans. ASAE 28(3): 785-790.
40. Salazar, O., I. Wesstrom, M. A. Youssef, R. W. Skaggs, and A. Joel. 2009. Evaluation of the DRAINMOD-N II model for predicting nitrogen losses in southeast Sweden. Agric. Water Mgmt. 96(2): 267-281
41. Skaggs, R. W. 1974. The effect of surface drainage on water table response to rainfall. Trans. ASAE 17(3): 406-411.
42. Skaggs, R. W. 1977. Evaluation of drainage-water table control systems using a water management model. In Proc. 3rd Natl. Drainage Symposium, 61-68. ASAE Publication 1-77. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.
43. Skaggs, R. W. 1978. A water management model for shallow water table soils. Technical Report No. 134. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, Water Resources Research Institute.
44. Skaggs, R. W. 1980. DRAINMOD reference report. Fort Worth, Tex.: USDA-SCS South National Technical Center. Available at: www.bae.ncsu.edu/soil-water/ documents/drainmod/chapter1.pdf.
45. Skaggs, R. W. 1991. Drainage. In Modeling Plant and Soil Systems, 205-243. J. Hanks and J. Ritchie, eds. Agronomy Monograph No. 31. Madison, Wisc.: ASA.
46. Skaggs, R. W. 1999. Drainage simulation models. In Drainage for Agriculture, 469-500. R. W. Skaggs and J. van Schilfgaarde, eds. Monograph No. 38. Madison, Wisc.: ASA.
47. Skaggs, R. W., and Y. K. Tang. 1976. Saturated and unsaturated flow to parallel drains. J. Irrig. and Drainage Div. 102(IR2): 221-238.
48. Skaggs, R. W., and Y. K. Tang. 1979. Effects of drain diameter, openings, and envelopes on water table drawdown. Trans. ASAE 22(2): 326-333.
49. Skaggs, R. W., A. Nassehzadeh-Tabrizi, and G. R. Foster. 1982. Subsurface drainage effects on erosion. J. Soil and Water Cons. 37(3): 167-172.
50. Skaggs, R. W., T. Karvonen, and H. M. Kandil. 1991. Predicting soil water flux in drained lands. ASAE Paper No. 912090. St. Joseph, Mich.: ASAE.
51. Skaggs, R. W., D. Amatya, R. O. Evans, and J. E. Parsons. 1994. Characterization and evaluation of proposed hydrologic criteria for wetlands. J. Soil and Water Cons. 49(5): 501-510.
52. Skaggs, R. W., G. M. Chescheir, and B. D. Phillips. 2005. Methods to determine lateral effect of a drainage ditch on wetland hydrology. Trans. ASAE 48(2): 577-584.
53. Skaggs, R. W., G. M. Chescheir, D. M. Amatya, and J. D. Diggs. 2008. Effects of drainage and forest management practices on hydraulic conductivity of wetland soils. In Proc. 13th Intl. Peat Congress: After Wise Use-The Future of Peatlands, 452-456. C. Farrell and J. Feehan, eds. Jyväskylä, Finland: International Peat Society.
54. Skaggs, R. W. M. A. Youssef., R. O. Evans, and J. W. Gilliam. 2010. Effect of controlled drainage on water and nitrogen balances in drained lands. Trans. ASABE 53(6): 1843-1850.
55. Tang, Y. K., and R. W. Skaggs. 1977. Experimental evaluation of theoretical solutions for subsurface drainage and irrigation. Water Resources Res. 13(6): 957-965.
56. Tian, S., M. A. Youssef, R. W. Skaggs, D. M. Amatya, and G. M. Chescheir. 2012. Modeling water, carbon, and nitrogen dynamics for two drained pine plantations under intensive management practices. Forest Ecol. and Mgmt. 264: 20-36.
57. Thornthwaite, C. W. 1948. An approach toward a rational classification of climate. Geographical Rev. 38(1): 55-94.
58. Thorp, K. R., M. A. Youssef, D. B. Jaynes, R. W. Malone, and L. Ma. 2009. DRAINMOD-N II: Evaluated for an agricultural system in Iowa and compared to RZWQM-DSSAT. Trans. ASABE 52(5): 1557-1573.
59. Vepraskas, M. J., X. He, D. L. Lindbo, and R. W. Skaggs. 2004. Calibrating hydric soil field indicators to long-term wetland hydrology. SSSA J. 68(4): 1461-1469.
60. Wang, X., M. A. Youssef, R. W. Skaggs, J. D. Atwood, and J. R. Frankenberger. 2005. Sensitivity analyses of the nitrogen simulation model, DRAINMOD-N II. Trans. ASAE 48(6): 2205-2212.
61. Workman, S. R., J. E. Parsons, G. M. Chescheir, R. W. Skaggs, J. F. Rice, and O. W. Baumer. 1994. DRAINMOD User's Guide. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and USDA-NRCS.
62. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, G. M. Chescheir, and J. W. Gilliam. 2005. The nitrogen simulation model, DRAINMOD-N II. Trans ASAE 48(2): 611-626.
63. Youssef, M. A., R. W. Skaggs, J. W. Gilliam, and G. M. Chescheir. 2006. Field evaluation of a model for predicting nitrogen losses from drained lands. J. Environ. Qual. 35(6): 2026-2042.