Model performance of high flow events using a heterogeneous land surface configuration

Rachel McDaniel1, Ahmad Jan2, Peter La Follette3, Yuqiong Liu4, Xia Feng5, Luciana L. Kindl da Cunha6, Keith Steven Jennings7, Matt Williamson8, Fred L. Ogden8 and Trey Flowers9, (1)NOAA/NWS/OWP/National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Watershed Systems Modeling Group, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States, (3)NOAA - Affiliate, Office of Water Prediction, Tuscaloosa, United States, (4)NOAA Affiliate, LEN Technologies, Office of Water Prediction, Silver Spring, United States, (5)NOAA/NWS/NWC, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, (6)NOAA Affiliate, WEST Consultants, Boulder, United States, (7)NOAA Affiliate, Lynker Tech., Office of Water Prediction, Tuscaloosa, United States, (8)NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, United States, (9)NOAA Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, United States