Applying tools in specific use cases

Suggestions relevant to applying different tools to specific use cases - can make separate pages for each and link them to a list here if there is sufficient material

- IAP & afforestation

- Riparian zones

- Wetlands

- Irrigation

- Small farm dams

- Groundwater pumping

DEMO TABLE TEMPLATE TESTING

TEMPLATE TABLE

Characteristic	WRSM-Pitman	SPATSIM-Pitman	ACRU	SWAT	MIKE-SHE

Intended usage of reviewed modelling tools

Intended use	WRSM-Pitman	SPATSIM-Pitman	ACRU	SWAT	MIKE-SHE
Water balance estimation	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Design hydrology (flood peaks)			yes	yes	yes
Supply planning (general)	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Reservoir yield	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Irrigation planning	yes		yes	yes	yes
Groundwater recharge	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interactions & pumping impacts	yes	yes			yes
Land cover change impacts	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Climate change impacts	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
Application limitations	Not for peak flow, flood assessment, or design hydrology	Not for peak flow, flood assessment, design hydrology	Not represent deep GW processes - not for GW pumping impact	Not represent deep GW processes	(None listed for the modelling system as whole, only for certain process representation options.)
Specific development focuses particular to tool	Flexible network for tracking managed system transfers, GW-SW interaction, IAP & plantation forestry water use	Parsimony, Uncertainty assessment, GW-SW interactions	Land cover type representation, Crop & irrigation detail, IAP & plantation forestry water use	Land cover type representation, Crop & irrigation detail, Coupling to GIS tools	Spatial discretisation & fine scale processes, GW-SW interaction, Coupled hydraulic channel model with overbank flood process representation