Watershed Model Phase 4.3 Calibration Rules

Authors

• Chesapeake Bay Program

Description

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model (WSM) has been in continuous operation at the Chesapeake Bay Program since 1982, and has had many upgrades and refinements since that time. The WSM described in this paper is application Phase 4.3, based on the Hydrologic simulation Program - Fortran (HSPF) Version 11 Bicknell, et al., 1996). HSPF is a widely used public domain model supported by the EPA, USGS and Corps of Engineers.