Application of the SWAT Hydrologic Model in Malaysia : Recent Research (original) (raw)

Hydrologic models are particularly useful tools for investigating the many practical issues that arise during the planning, design, operation, and management of water resource systems. In Malaysia, several commercial hydrologic models have been used to model river basin dynamics, at both small and larger watershed scales. These include empirical, physical, stochastic, and distributed models such as InfoWorks River Simulation (IWRS), InfoWorks Collection System (IWCS), MIKE-SHE, and Stormwater Management Model (XP-SWMM). Open-source watershed models have also been used to model river basin dynamics in Malaysia. These models include the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT), Hydrologic Engineering Centre – The Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS), Kinematic Runoff and Erosion Model (KINEROS) software, and the Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Analysis (L-THIA) program. Among these models, SWAT is a well-established, physically based distributed model used for analyzing the impacts of land manag...