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Application of a hydrological model to three Canadian watersheds forms part of a verification package to test its accuracy and portability. Agreement of model results with observed data on hydrograph, groundwater flow and snowpack is reasonably good. The model results are consistent with the observed pH and with many of the episodic events that have occurred in these acidified watersheds. Contrasts have also been made on the different calibrated coefficients at several locations in these watersheds. An attempt to relate them to the geology and soil characteristics at the site has led to realistic estimation of the soil contact times.
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Bobbal, A.G., Lam, D.C.L., Jeffries, D.S. et al. Modelling the hydrological regimes in acidified watersheds. Water Air Soil Pollut 31, 155–163 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00630830
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