Beginner Workshops Schedule

The workshop will train users in SWAT2000. This is the version of the model released in BASINS. The information covered in the workshop is the same as that reviewed in the SWAT section of the BASINS training.

Home Education Beginner Workshops Schedule

Workshop Comments

The SWAT workshop is designed to be approximately 80% hands-on. We provide computers for attendees to use (1-2 persons per computer) and limit the class size to provide an opportunity for as much one-on-one interaction as possible.

It is assumed that attendees have a working knowledge of ArcGIS. We will not review basic concepts of ArcGIS usage prior to covering the SWAT/ArcGIS interface.

As part of the workshop we will go through the calibration and validation of flow and nutrients.

Schedule

Day 1
Welcome/introductions
Model overview (theory)
Break
Model applications (theory)
Introduction to SWAT/ArcGIS interface (GIS)
Watershed delineation
Day 2
Landuse and soil overlay
HRU delineation
Weather and remaining inputs to develop the SWAT model (including point sources)
Review of summary outputs
Day 3
Finish SWAT simulation using SWAT/ArcGIS interface
Visualization and interpretation of SWAT outputs through GenScn
Introduction of calibration and validation techniques (theory)
Review model calibration through the model interface
Address user requests and clarify anything covered on the first two days