Reply to Comment by Fred L. Ogden et al. on "Beyond the SCS-CN Method: A Theoretical Framework for Spatially Lumped Rainfall-Runoff Response"

Authors

Mark Bartlett, Duke University
Anthony J. Parolari, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jeffrey McDonnell, University of Saskatchewan
Amilcare Porporato, Duke University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

7-2017

Publisher

American Geophysical Union

Source Publication

Water Resources Research

Source ISSN

0043-1397

Abstract

Though Ogden et al. list several shortcomings of the original SCS-CN method, fit for purpose is a key consideration in hydrological modelling, as shown by the adoption of SCS-CN method in many design standards. The theoretical framework of Bartlett et al. [2016a] reveals a family of semidistributed models, of which the SCS-CN method is just one member. Other members include event-based versions of the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model and TOPMODEL. This general model allows us to move beyond the limitations of the original SCS-CN method under different rainfall-runoff mechanisms and distributions for soil and rainfall variability. Future research should link this general model approach to different hydrogeographic settings, in line with the call for action proposed by Ogden et al.

Comments

Published version. Water Resources Research, Vol. 53, No. 7 (July 2017): 6351-6354. DOI. © 2017 American Geophysical Union. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Bartlett, Mark; Parolari, Anthony J.; McDonnell, Jeffrey; and Porporato, Amilcare, "Reply to Comment by Fred L. Ogden et al. on "Beyond the SCS-CN Method: A Theoretical Framework for Spatially Lumped Rainfall-Runoff Response"" (2017). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 170.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/civengin_fac/170