An Evaluation of Snowmelt Effects Using SWAT in Chungju Dam Basin

본 연구는 준 분포형 장기유출모형인 SWAT모형을 이용하여 융설모의에 따른 유출 및 수문성분의 영향을 분석하고자 하는데 그 목적이 있다. 대상유역으로는 충주댐 유역을 선정하였으며 융설 매개변수를 산정하였다. 충주댐지점에서의 관측유량과 융설모의 전후의 모의유량을 비교한 결과 융설모의를 수행한 유출거동이 관측치와 유사하게 모의되었으며, 특히 3, 4월에 융설 영향이 큰 것으로 나타났다. 상류유역 2개 지점에 대해서도 유사한 결과를 보였다. 또한, 융설 모의시 표고밴드 설정에 따른 영향을 분석하였으며, 융설 고려에 따른 각 수문성분들이 시간적, 양적으로 다른 거동을 보이는 것을 제시하였다. 다만, 융설 모의시 융설 발생 임계온도 전후의 온도변화에 따라 유출량이 민감하게 반응하는 문제가 도출되었으며, 이는 향후 연구를 통해 개선되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. The objective of this study is to evaluate the snowmelt effects on the hydrological components, especially on the runoff, by using the soil water assessment tool(SWAT) which is a continuous semi-distributed long term rainfall-runoff model. The model was applied to the basin located in the upstream of the Chungju Dam. Some parameters in the snowmelt algorithm were estimated for the Chungju basin in order to reflect the snowmelt effects. The snowmelt effects were assessed by comparing the simulated runoff with the observed runoff data at the outlet of the basin. It was found out that the simulated runoff with considering the snowmelt component matches more satisfactorily to the observed one than without considering snowmelt effect. The simulation results revealed that the snowmelt effects were noticeable on March and April. Similar results were obtained at other two upstream gauging points. The effect of the elevation bands which distribute temperature and precipitation with elevation was analyzed. This study also showed that the snowmelt effect significantly affects the temporal distribution as well as quantity of the hydrological components. The simulated runoff was very sensitive to the change of temperature near the threshold temperature which the snowmelt can occur. However, the reason was not accounted for this paper, Therefore, further analyses related to this feature are needed.