Author(s)

Mourad Khattati^1*, Mostapha Serroukh¹, Ismail Rafik¹, Hakim Mesmoudi¹, Brirhet Hassane², Yassine Bouslihim³

¹Research Team ERGO, Faculty of Science, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco.
²Faculty of Science and Technology, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fes, Morocco.
³Faculty of Science and Technology, 1st Hassan University, Settat, Morocco.

The objective of this study is to model the hydrology in the Sidi Jabeur basin, located in Bouregreg watershed at the north-central of Morocco, using the spatially distributed model (ATHYS) in order to understand and determine the different watershed hydrological processes. The study requires the collection of a series of data as inputs models namely rainfall data, water quantity, soil occupation, digital terrain model and requires also a calibration in order to evaluate the model in validation phase. The simulation results are obtained from the validation phase aim to replicate the operation of Sidi Jabeur watershed, and present a suitable adjustment perspective of the observed hydrograph. These results show that the objective is achieved and a model distributed like ATHYS plays an effective role in improving the efficiency and presents a high advantage in anticipation of runoff volume.

Distributed Model, Hydrology, Sidi Jabeur Watershed, ATHYS

Khattati, M. , Serroukh, M. , Rafik, I. , Mesmoudi, H. , Hassane, B. and Bouslihim, Y. (2016) Hydrological Modelling of Sidi Jabeur Watershed (Morocco) Using Spatially Distributed Model ATHYS. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 4, 77-83. doi: 10.4236/gep.2016.41009.