Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106794 |
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| Title (Primary) | Enhanced crop calibration for SWAT+: evaluating water, sediment and nutrient impacts across ten European catchments |
| Author | Piniewski, M.; Čerkasova, N.; Plunge, S.; Strauch, M.
; Schürz, C.; Braun, P.; Chiaradia, E.A.; Eichenberger, J.; Eini, M.R.; Farkas, C.; Eurie Forio, M.A.; Goethals, P.; Kassai, P.; Marval, Š.; Panique-Casso, D.G.; Sanguanini, L.; Shore, M.; Szabó, B.; Slavík, P.; Witing, F.
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| Source Titel | Environmental Modelling & Software |
| Year | 2025 |
| Department | CLE |
| Page From | art. 106794 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Supplements | Supplement 1 |
| Keywords | crop yield; crop growth; calibration workflow; water balance; nutrient balance; SWAT+ |
| Abstract | This
study proposes a new workflow for crop growth evaluation and yield
calibration in the Soil and Water Assessment Tool Plus (SWAT+) model and
evaluates its impact on simulated hydrological and biogeochemical
processes. The workflow was applied for ten small agricultural
catchments in Europe. A detailed demonstration is provided for the
German catchment, Schwarzer Schöps. The workflow proved effective across
all catchments, improving yield calibration from an initial R2
of 0.5 to 0.84. The results show that evapotranspiration and soil
moisture were only moderately affected by crop calibration in three
catchments (Belgium, Czech Republic and Norway) and negligibly changed
in the remaining ones. Sediment and nutrient balance were affected more
strongly: sediment, nitrogen and phosphorus loss change reached 82%
(Norway), 16% and 20% (Czech Republic), respectively. The proposed
workflow is a valuable tool for improving the accuracy of SWAT+
simulations and can be used to support decision-making in environmental
management. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=31599 |
| Piniewski, M., Čerkasova, N., Plunge, S., Strauch, M., Schürz, C., Braun, P., Chiaradia, E.A., Eichenberger, J., Eini, M.R., Farkas, C., Eurie Forio, M.A., Goethals, P., Kassai, P., Marval, Š., Panique-Casso, D.G., Sanguanini, L., Shore, M., Szabó, B., Slavík, P., Witing, F. (2025): Enhanced crop calibration for SWAT+: evaluating water, sediment and nutrient impacts across ten European catchments Environ. Modell. Softw. , art. 106794 10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106794 |
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