Index: doc/wflow_sbm.rst =================================================================== diff -u -rb1767106ac9c9dccca2d2ad84581809714db3b2f -r734067e6692e9b162f6ea4433559248b5f0a021f --- doc/wflow_sbm.rst (.../wflow_sbm.rst) (revision b1767106ac9c9dccca2d2ad84581809714db3b2f) +++ doc/wflow_sbm.rst (.../wflow_sbm.rst) (revision 734067e6692e9b162f6ea4433559248b5f0a021f) @@ -24,6 +24,22 @@ The sections below describe the working of the model in more detail. +Limitations +~~~~~~~~~~~ + +The \_sbm concept has been developed for small catchments and relatively thin soils. In addition, the numerical +solution of the soil water flow is a simple explicit scheme and the lateral groundwater flow follows topography rather than true +hydraulic head. As such, the following limitation apply: + ++ Results for deep soils > 2m may be unrealistic + ++ The lateral movement of groundwater may be very wrong in terrain that is not steep + ++ The simple numerical solution means that results from a daily timestep model may be very different from those + with an hourly timestep. + + + Potential and Reference evaporation -----------------------------------