@article{8763807,
  abstract     = {{In tropical small islands the application of hydrological modelling is challenged by the scarcity of input data. Using insitu and statistically estimated data, a hydrological model was calibrated and validated for the Upper Navet watershed in Trinidad, a small Caribbean island. The model was built using the soil water assessment tool (SWAT). The sensitivity analysis, calibration and validation were performed in SWAT calibration and uncertainty program (SWAT-CUP) using sequential uncertainty fitting (SUFI-2). The results revealed that for the estimated volume of water flowing into the reservoir (Flow_In) there were six sensitive parameters. To estimate the reservoir volume (Res_Vol), a modification of only the effective hydraulic conductivity was required. The model's performance for the Flow_In validation showed acceptable values (R-2 =0.91 and NSE= 0.81). The uncertainty analysis indicated lower than recommended values for both the R-factor (0.46) and P-factor (0.31). For Res_Vol, the model's validation performance indicated acceptable values (R-2 =0.72 and NSE= 0.70) and the P- and R-factors were 0.80 and 0.64, respectively. Based on the statistical metrics, the uncertainty for the Res_Vol was regarded as reasonable. However, care must be taken with the model's use in the dry season, as the simulated Flow_In was generally over-predicted. A second validation of the model was performed for the reservoir under different negative (removal) and positive (addition) water amounts which confirmed the model's ability to estimate the Res_Vol. The hydrological model established can therefore serve as a useful tool for water managers for the estimation of the Res_Vol at the Navet reservoir.}},
  articleno    = {{163}},
  author       = {{Beharry, Sharlene L. and Gabriëls, Donald and Lobo, Deyanira and Ramsewak, Deanesh and Clarke, Ricardo M.}},
  issn         = {{2523-3963}},
  journal      = {{SN APPLIED SCIENCES}},
  keywords     = {{CLIMATE-CHANGE IMPACTS,RIVER-BASIN,UNCERTAINTY,CALIBRATION,CATCHMENT,DAM,VALIDATION,RESOURCES,HYDROLOGY,Scarcity of data,Reservoir modelling,Volume estimation,Sensitivity,analysis,SWAT-CUP,Caribbean}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{13}},
  title        = {{Use of the SWAT model for estimating reservoir volume in the Upper Navet watershed in Trinidad}},
  url          = {{http://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04201-7}},
  volume       = {{3}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}

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