Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
AP Bowlekar and KK Sathian

Abstract:
Originally, water balance models were introduced to evaluate the importance of different hydrological elements under different hydrological conditions, but their current applications are mostly connected to water resources management. Since many factors affect hydrologic processes, the water balance equation can introduce enormous errors or complexities. The water balance models were computed based on different inputs like precipitation, precipitation and temperature, precipitation and potential evaporation and daily input data. Recently, lot of studies have been carried to assess the climate change and the impacts of human activities using water balance models. This paper provides a critical review on water balance model with special reference to humid tropics.