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Table 8

Contrast of the model structures in the different situations

Process	Situation of a real experiment	Situation a	Situation b	Situation c
PET	√	√	√	√ (→)^PET
Interception	√	√	√	√
Snow melt	√	√	√	√
Soil temperature	√	√	√	√
Infiltration	√	√	√	√
Percolation	√	○	√	√
Subsurface flow	√	○	√	√
Depression	√	√	√	√
Sediment yield	○	○	√	○
Soil evaporation	√	√	√	√
Ground water	√	○	√	√
Water balance	√	√	√	√
Overland flow	√	√	√	√
Channel flow	√	√	√	√

Process	Situation of a real experiment	Situation a	Situation b	Situation c
PET	√	√	√	√ (→)^PET
Interception	√	√	√	√
Snow melt	√	√	√	√
Soil temperature	√	√	√	√
Infiltration	√	√	√	√
Percolation	√	○	√	√
Subsurface flow	√	○	√	√
Depression	√	√	√	√
Sediment yield	○	○	√	○
Soil evaporation	√	√	√	√
Ground water	√	○	√	√
Water balance	√	√	√	√
Overland flow	√	√	√	√
Channel flow	√	√	√	√

√: the corresponding process is selected.

○: the corresponding process is unselected.

(→)^PET: the Priestley–Taylor algorithm rather than the Hargreaves algorithm is selected for the PET process simulation.