Authors

Khuong Van Hai 1* , Giang Nguyen Tien 2 , Do Thi Ngoc Bich 3

Affiliations

1 Center for Water Resources Software technology; khuongvanhai@gmail.com

2 Faculty of Hydrology, Meteorology and Oceanography, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; No. 334 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Viet Nam; nguyentiengiang@hus.edu.vn; giangnt@vnu.edu.vn

3 Water Resources Institute, Ha Noi, Viet Nam; No. 8 Phao Dai Lang, Lang Thuong, Dong Da, Ha Noi, Viet Nam; bichdam555@gmail.com; dtnbich@monre.gov.vn

*Corresponding author: khuongvanhai@gmail.com; Tel.: +84–974183835

Abstracts

Reconstruction of streamflow in transnational river basins is of great significance in water resource planning and management in Vietnam. Among the ten biggest river basins (each having a total basin area of greater than 10,000 km2) there are eight transnational river basins, and Vietnam is located downstream in the five basins of those eight. These include the Mekong River with 92% of the area belonging to foreign countries; the Red River with 51% located abroad, mainly China; the Dong Nai River with 17% belonging to Cambodia; the Ma River with nearly 38% belongs to Laos and the Ca River with 35% belongs to Laos. This study uses numerical modeling methods to reconstruct the streamflow from China to Vietnam in the Da River basin at Muong Te hydrological station. The VIC model was applied with daily climate data (rain, wind speed, maximum and minimum temperature) from 1981 to 2020 to reconstruct streamflow at Muong Te station in the Da River basin. Combining the VIC Model and the Shuffled Complex Evolution method to determine the most suitable set of parameters for the Da River basin creates a powerful tool for studying hydrological processes on river basins. Research results also show that the streamflow reconstruction for the period before 2008 when the upstream reservoirs were not yet in operation is highly reliable.

Keywords

VIC; Da river; Muong Te; SCE.

Cite this paper

Hai, K.V.; Giang, N.T.; Bich, D.T.N. Applying the variable infiltration capacity (VIC) model to reconstructing streamflow data in the Da River basin at Muong Te hydrological station. J. Hydro-Meteorol. 2024, 20, 52-65.

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