PhD Thesis Emmanuel Obeng Bekoe - Cranfield University
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Cummulative mean monthly.<br />
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Figure 6.6a. Cumulative mean monthly<br />
AETs of ACRU Simulated AET and<br />
Ayibotele (1974) calculated AET for<br />
Nsawam<br />
ACRU Simulated mean<br />
monthly AET (mm)<br />
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y = 0.8491x + 19.753<br />
R 2 = 0.2004<br />
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<strong>Emmanuel</strong> <strong>Obeng</strong> <strong>Bekoe</strong> <strong>PhD</strong> <strong>Thesis</strong> Chapter 6 Discussion of Results<br />
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Ayibotele (1974) mean monthly AET (mm)<br />
Figure 6.7a Relationship between<br />
ACRU simulated and Ayibotele (1974)<br />
mean monthly AET for the rainy season<br />
at Manhia<br />
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Figure 6.6b Cumulative mean monthly<br />
AETs of ACRU Simulated AET and<br />
Ayibotele (1974) calculated for Manhia<br />
ACRU Simulated mean<br />
monthly AET (mm)<br />
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y = 1.7999x - 35.336<br />
R 2 = 0.4471<br />
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Figure 6.7b Relationship between<br />
ACRU simulated and Ayibotele (1974)<br />
mean monthly AET for the Dry season at.<br />
Manhia<br />
6.4 Streamflow Routing in ACRU<br />
In chapter 3 Table 3.2 and Section 3.4.2 the routing mechanisms employed to<br />
generate stormflow in a catchment using the ACRU model are the Muskingum<br />
and the Muskingum Cunge methods and for reservoir processes the storage<br />
indication methods. However the assumption that stormflow generated on a<br />
particular day passes the catchment outlet on the same day is valid for small<br />
catchments up to 50km 2 in ACRU but is not necessary true of larger catchments<br />
(Shulze, 1995). Routing is only simulated in ACRU during semi distributed<br />
modelling in large catchments, so that the effects of routing on the flow<br />
hydrograph could not be considered during the lumped mode modelling.<br />
Considering the size of the Densu basin, this is a weakness within the process<br />
description in ACRU. Although a 2-3 day lag between rainfall and streamflow<br />
responses was suggested in Section 6.2.3, applying a lag of 1-5 days to the