2. References
The tRIBS model has a substantial record of peer-reviewed publications. The sections below provide the key references for the model code released under the tRIBS Github Page as well as the model application carried out in different watersheds and for varying purposes. The model release (v5.2) is documented in the Journal of Open Source Software (Raming et al., 2024).
2.1. Primary Model References
Ivanov, V.Y., Vivoni, E.R., Bras, R.L., and Entekhabi, D. 2004. Catchment Hydrologic Response with a Fully-distributed Triangulated Irregular Network Model. Water Resources Research. 40(11): W11102. https://doi.org/10.1029/2004WR003218
Vivoni, E.R., Entekhabi, D., Bras, R.L., and Ivanov, V.Y. 2007. Controls on Runoff Generation and Scale-dependence in a Distributed Hydrologic Model. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11(5): 1683-1701. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-11-1683-2007
2.2. Additional References for Github Release
Cazares-Rodriguez, J.E., Vivoni, E.R., and Mascaro, G. 2017. Comparison of Two Watershed Models for Addressing Stakeholder Flood Mitigation Strategies: Case Study of Hurricane Alex in Monterrey, México. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 22(9): 05017018, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001560
Ko, A., Mascaro, G., and Vivoni, E.R. 2019. Strategies to Improve and Evaluate Physics-Based Hyperresolution Hydrologic Simulations at Regional Basin Scales. Water Resources Research. 55(2): 1129-1152. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023521
Raming, L.W., Vivoni, E.R., Mascaro, G., Cederstrom, C.J., Ko, A., Schreiner-McGraw, A.P., Cazares-Rodriguez, J.E., and Lizarraga-Celaya, C. 2024. tRIBS v5.2: A Multi-resolution, Parallel Platform for Tributary Hydrology in Forest Applications. Journal of Open Source Software. (Under Review).
Rinehart, A.J., Vivoni, E.R., and Brooks, P.D. 2008. Effects of Vegetation, Albedo and Solar Radiation Sheltering on the Distribution of Snow in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico. Ecohydrology. 1(3): 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.26
Schreiner-McGraw, A.P., and Vivoni, E.R. 2018. On the Sensitivity of Hillslope Runoff and Channel Transmission Losses in Arid Piedmont Slopes. Water Resources Research. 54(7): 4498-4518. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR022842
Vivoni, E.R., Mascaro, G., Mniszewski, S., Fasel, P., Springer, E.P., Ivanov, V.Y., and Bras, R.L. 2011. Real-world Hydrologic Assessment of a Fully-Distributed Hydrological Model in a Parallel Computing Environment. Journal of Hydrology. 409: 483-496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.053
2.3. Selected Application References
Hawkins, G.A., Vivoni, E.R., Robles-Morua, A., Mascaro, G., Rivera, E., and Dominguez, F. 2015. A Climate Change Projection for Summer Hydrologic Conditions in a Semiarid Watershed of Central Arizona. Journal of Arid Environments. 118: 9-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.022
Ivanov, V.Y., Vivoni, E.R., Bras, R.L., and Entekhabi, D. 2004. Preserving High-Resolution Surface and Rainfall Data in Operational-scale Basin Hydrology: A Fully-distributed Physically-based Approach. Journal of Hydrology. 298(1-4): 80-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.03.041
Mahmood, T.H., and Vivoni, E.R. 2014. Forest Ecohydrological Response to Bimodal Precipitation during Contrasting Winter to Summer Transitions. Ecohydrology. 7(3): 998-1013. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.1424
Mahmood, T.H., and Vivoni, E.R. 2011. A Climate-Induced Threshold in Hydrologic Response in a Semiarid Ponderosa Pine Hillslope. Water Resources Research. 47: W09529. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011WR010384
Mascaro, G., and Vivoni, E.R. 2012. Utility of Coarse and Downscaled Soil Moisture Products at L-band for Hydrologic Modeling at the Catchment Scale. Geophysical Research Letters. 39: L10403. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012GL051809
Mascaro, G., Vivoni, E.R., and Deidda, R. 2010. Implications of Ensemble Quantitative Precipitation Forecast Errors on Distributed Streamflow Forecasting. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 11(1): 69-86. https://doi.org/10.1175/2009JHM1144.1
Mascaro, G., Ko, A., and Vivoni, E.R. 2019. Closing the Loop of Satellite Soil Moisture Estimation via Scale Invariance of Hydrologic Simulations. Scientific Reports. 9: 16123. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52650-3
Mendez-Barroso, L.A., Vivoni, E.R., Robles-Morua, A., Mascaro, G., Yepez, E.A., Rodriguez, J.C., Watts, C.J., Garatuza-Payan, J., and Saiz-Hernandez, J. 2014. A Modeling Approach Reveals Differences in Evapotranspiration and Its Partitioning in Two Semiarid Ecosystems in Northwest Mexico. Water Resources Research. 50(4): 3229-3252. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013WR014838
Moreno, H.A., Vivoni, E.R., and Gochis, D.J. 2013. Limits to Flood Forecasting in the Colorado Front Range for Two Summer Convection Periods using Radar Nowcasting and a Distributed Hydrologic Model. Journal of Hydrometeorology. 14(4): 1075-1097. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-12-0129.1
Vivoni, E.R., Rodriguez, J.C., and Watts, C.J. 2010. On the Spatiotemporal Variability of Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration in a Mountainous Basin within the North American Monsoon Region. Water Resources Research. 46: W02509. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009WR008240
Xiang, T.T., Vivoni, E.R., and Gochis, D.J. 2014. Seasonal Evolution of Ecohydrological Controls on Land Surface Temperature over Complex Terrain. Water Resources Research. 50(5): 3852-3874. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013WR014787