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    This document provides an overview of canopy and surface methods in HEC-HMS for modeling losses from precipitation. It describes the dynamic canopy, simple canopy, and gridded simple canopy methods for modeling interception by vegetation, and the simple surface and gridded simple surface methods for modeling temporary storage of water in depressions. Common parameter values for canopy storage and surface depression storage are also presented, as well as factors that can affect the amount of losses like vegetation type, slope, and storm characteristics.

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    This document provides an overview of canopy and surface methods in HEC-HMS for modeling losses from precipitation. It describes the dynamic canopy, simple canopy, and gridded simple canopy methods for modeling interception by vegetation, and the simple surface and gridded simple surface methods for modeling temporary storage of water in depressions. Common parameter values for canopy storage and surface depression storage are also presented, as well as factors that can affect the amount of losses like vegetation type, slope, and storm characteristics.

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    This document provides an overview of canopy and surface methods in HEC-HMS for modeling losses from precipitation. It describes the dynamic canopy, simple canopy, and gridded simple canopy methods for modeling interception by vegetation, and the simple surface and gridded simple surface methods for modeling temporary storage of water in depressions. Common parameter values for canopy storage and surface depression storage are also presented, as well as factors that can affect the amount of losses like vegetation type, slope, and storm characteristics.

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    This document provides an overview of canopy and surface methods in HEC-HMS for modeling losses from precipitation. It describes the dynamic canopy, simple canopy, and gridded simple canopy methods for modeling interception by vegetation, and the simple surface and gridded simple surface methods for modeling temporary storage of water in depressions. Common parameter values for canopy storage and surface depression storage are also presented, as well as factors that can affect the amount of losses like vegetation type, slope, and storm characteristics.

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    Canopy and Surface Methods within HEC-HMS

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 1


    Losses within HEC-HMS
    Interception /
    Canopy Storage
    Evapotranspiration

    Surface /
    Losses Depression Storage

    Excess
    Precipitation
    Infiltration /
    Soil Storage

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 2


    Objectives
    • Provide an overview of the available canopy and
    surface methods within HEC-HMS
    • Supply commonly used parameter values
    • Discuss factors that affect canopy and surface losses

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 3


    Canopy Interception
    • Vegetation can intercept
    precipitation and reduce
    the amount of that arrives
    at the ground surface
    • Vegetation can also extract
    water from the soil in a
    process called
    transpiration
    • Evaporation and
    transpiration are often
    combined and referred to
    as evapotranspiration

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 4


    Available Canopy Methods
    • Dynamic Canopy
    • Gridded Simple
    Canopy
    • Simple Canopy

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 5


    Common Canopy Storage Values
    • Zinke (1967) gives the Canopy Description Storage (in)
    following canopy
    interception depths:
    General Vegetation 0.05

    • These values must be Grasses and


    0.08
    Deciduous Trees
    calibrated and
    validated! Coniferous Trees 0.1

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 6


    Surface / Depression Storage
    • Surficial depressions
    can temporarily store
    water
    – Puddles
    – Rough areas
    • Captured precipitation
    empties over time due
    to infiltration and/or
    evapotranspiration

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 7


    Available Surface Methods
    • Gridded Simple
    Surface
    • Simple Surface

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 8


    Common Depression Storage Values
    • Bennet (1998) gives the
    Surface Description Storage (in)
    following surface depression
    depths:
    Steep, smooth slopes 0.04

    • These values must be Most areas with


    0.125 – 0.250
    calibrated and validated! impervious surface

    Most areas with


    0.25 – 0.50
    pervious surface

    Flat agricultural land


    with conservation 2.0
    tillage

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 9


    Hydrologic Engineering Center 10
    Factors that Affect Canopy Interception and
    Surface / Depression Storage
    • Storm character
    – Duration
    – Intensity
    – Precipitation form
    • Time of year
    • Vegetation
    – Type
    – Density
    • Catchment slope
    • Drought Blue River Lake, Sep 2020
    • Wildfire

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 11


    Review
    • Three canopy and two surface methods are
    available within HEC-HMS
    • In general, canopy and surface losses are small
    • Multiple phenomena can affect the amount of
    canopy and surface losses
    • Next lecture will focus on infiltration methods
    within HEC-HMS

    Hydrologic Engineering Center 12

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