This task should take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete.
Introduction
Your goal within this task is to validate the model you developed in the previous task using a different 10 year simulation window. You can continue using the model you previously calibrated or start with the model provided above.
Run the Validation Window and Compare Results
Create a simulation run namedValidationWindow. Select theTuleRiver_Calbasin model,Livnehmeteorologic model, and theValidationPeriodcontrol specifications.
Run the simulation. The simulation should take about 45 seconds to complete.
Look at the simulated and observed SWE results for the MF_TuleR_S20 subbasin. Does the calibrated model perform well during the validation period?
Look at the simulated and observed flow for the ReservoirInflow sink element. Does the calibrated model perform well during the validation period?
Follow the same steps contain in the previous task and compute the monthly average SWE for the MF_TuleR_S20 subbasin and flow for the ReservoirInflow sink element. Add the monthly average results to the ValidMonthlyAverageFlowResults and ValidMonthlyAverageSWEResults tabs in the MonthlyAverageResults_InitialTask4 spreadsheet provided as part of Task4.
The following figure shows the simulated and observed SWE results for the MF_TuleR_S20 subbasin during the validation simulation.
The following figure shows the simulated and observed flow results for the ReservoirInflow sink during the validation simulation.
