Application of the EROSION 3D model to the CATSOP watershed, The Netherlands

This paper describes the application of the EROSION 3D soil erosion model to the CATSOP catchment in the Netherlands using data of 10 storms from the period of 1987 to 1993. Based on observed runoff data the model was calibrated by adjusting initial soil moisture. The computations result in a raster map showing the spatial pattern of predicted erosion and deposition within the catchment. The map corresponds qualitively well with reality. For a quantitative evaluation, the model results were compared with observed sediment data measured at the channel when it leaves the catchment. The comparison shows that simulated soil loss was generally too high. This discrepancy might be caused by weak input data and the presence of processes—such as erosion and deposition within the channel—which are not covered by the model.