Posted by Jason Lillywhite
Effective water resource management hinges on accurately modeling precipitation. But what happens when rainfall patterns differ significantly between 2 locations within your study area. For example, precipitation on a valley floor compared to the mountainous watershed nearby? This post explores a practical method using GoldSim to simulate precipitation that is linked, or spatially correlated, across different locations.
We'll use real-world daily rainfall data from two distinct sites in Utah to demonstrate how to set up and parameterize such a model. Read on to see how rainfall correlation between these valley and mountain locations led to more realistic hydrological simulations in GoldSim.
