Source Catchments (previously E2; Watercast) Key Publications
General
Argent, RM 2007, 'E2 - past, present and future', in L Oxley & D Kulasiri (eds), MODSIM 2007
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of
Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp. 860-866.
Argent, RM, Grayson, RB, Podger, GM, Rahman, JM, Seaton, S & Perraud, JM 2005, 'E2 - A flexible
framework for catchment modelling', in A Zerger & RM Argent (eds), MODSIM 2005 International
Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New
Zealand, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 594–600.
Argent, RM, Perraud, JM, Rahman, JM, Grayson, RB & Podger, GM 2009, 'A new approach to water
quality modelling and environmental decision support systems', Environmental Modelling and
Software, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 809-818.
Argent, RM, Vertessy, RA, Rahman, JM, Cuddy, SM, Podger, GD & Perry, DR 2003, 'Building a
modelling toolkit for prediction of catchment behaviour', in DA Post (ed.), MODSIM 2003
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of
Australia and New Zealand, Townsville, Queensland, pp. 1715-1720.
Cetin, LT, Freebairn, AC, Jordan, PW & Huider, B 2009, 'A model for assessing the impacts of farm dams
on surface waters in the WaterCAST catchment modelling framework', in RS Anderssen, RD
Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International
Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New
Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Cairns,
Australia, pp. 3478-3484.
Cook, FJ, Jordan, PW & Waters, DK 2009, 'WaterCAST model for catchment hydrology and water quality
– Framework and philosophy', Geophysical Research Abstracts, vol. 11, no. EGU2009-123-2,
EGU General Assembly 2009.
Cook, FJ, Jordan, PW, Waters, DK & Rahman, JM 2009, 'WaterCAST – whole of catchment hydrology
model an overview', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS
Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and
Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics
and Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3492-3499.
Jordan, P, Argent, RM & Nathan, R 2007, 'New generation models for catchment modelling:
Developments in the eWater CRC', in AL Wilson, RL Dehaan, RJ Watts, KJ Page, KH Bowmer &
A Curtis (eds), Proceedings of the 5th Australian Stream Management Conference, Australian
rivers: making a difference, Charles Sturt University, Thurgoona, New South Wales, pp. 181-186.
Jordan, P, Argent, RM & Nathan, R 2006, 'Past, present and future of catchment modelling in E2 and the
eWater CRC modelling toolkit', 30th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium: Past, Present &
Future, Conference Design, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, pp. 49-55.
Perraud, JM, Rahman, JM, Seaton, SP, Podger, GM, Argent, RM & Grayson, RB 2006, 'E2: A flexible
software platform for modelling water quantity and quality over a catchment', 30th Hydrology &
Water Resources Symposium: Past, Present & Future, Conference Design, Sandy Bay,
Tasmania, pp. 253.
Perraud, JM, Seaton, SP, Rahman, JM, Davis, GP, Argent, RM & Podger, GD 2005, 'The architecture of
the E2 catchment modelling framework', in A Zerger & RM Argent (eds), MODSIM 2005
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of
Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 690-696.
Podger, G, Perraud, JM, Rahman, J & Argent, R 2006, 'Supporting water resource management within
the E2 modelling framework', 30th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium: Past, Present &
Future, Conference Design, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, pp. 390.
Weber, TR & Stewart, J 2009, 'Benefits and limitations of current approaches to whole of catchment
modelling', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress
and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation
Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and
Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 4071-4077.
Application
Argent, RM 2006, 'Whole-of-catchment modelling of port phillip and western port bay catchments using
E2', 30th Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium: Past, Present & Future, Conference
Organising Committee for the 30th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium, Launceston,
Tasmania, pp. 450-456.
Argent, RM, Pexton, HM & McAlister, AB 2007, 'The PortsE2 decision support system – an application of
E2', in L Oxley & D Kulasiri (eds), MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and
Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New
Zealand, pp. 895–901.
Cetin, LT, Mosley, LM & Jordan, PW 2009, 'Assessing the impacts of farm dams on the streamflow of the
mount lofty ranges watershed', 32nd Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium, National
Committee on Hydrology and Water Resources of the Institute of Engineers, Australia,
Newcastle, New South Wales, pp. 1173-1184.
Ellis, RJ, Doherty, J, Searle, RD & Moodie, K 2009, 'Applying PEST (parameter ESTimation) to improve
parameter estimation and uncertainty analysis in WaterCAST models', in RS Anderssen, RD
Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International
Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New
Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Cairns,
Australia, pp. 3158-3164.
Feikema, PM, Sheridan, GJ, Argent, RM, Lane, PNJ & Grayson, RB 2005, 'Using E2 to model the
impacts of bushfires on water quality in south-eastern australia', in A Zerger & RM Argent (eds),
MODSIM 2005 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation
Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 1126-1132.
Kandel, DD & Argent, RM 2005, 'Estimating sediment and nutrient loads in gippsland lakes catchments
using E2 modelling framework', in A Zerger & RM Argent (eds), MODSIM 2005 International
Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New
Zealand, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 2721-2727.
McCubbing, K, Fowler, K & Cetin, LT 2009, 'The relative impacts of farm dams on streamflow before and
after the mid-70’s climate shift in south-west western australia', 32nd Hydrology & Water
Resources Symposium, National Committee on Hydrology and Water Resources of the Institute
of Engineers, Australia, Newcastle, New South Wales, pp. 1161-1172.
Searle, RD & Ellis, RJ 2009, 'Incorporating variable cover in erosion algorithms for grazing lands within
catchment scale water quality models', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds),
18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and
Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International
Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3542-3548.
Waters, DK 2009, 'Developing a WaterCAST model for western queensland to support investment in
NRM planning', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS
Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and
Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics
and Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3570-3576.
Waters, DK & Webb, P 2007, 'The application of the E2 water quality model for regional NRM planning', in
L Oxley & D Kulasiri (eds), MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation,
Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, pp.
888–894.
Weber, TR & Holz, G 2007, 'Developing a catchment model for a rural dominated catchment in north west
tasmania', in L Oxley & D Kulasiri (eds), MODSIM 2007 International Congress on Modelling and
Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, Christchurch, New
Zealand, pp. 2340-2346.
Research
Groundwater
Cetin, LT, Stenson, M, Gilfedder, M, Perraud, JM, Jordan, PW & Argent, RM 2008, 'Linking surface water
and groundwater models within the WaterCAST catchment modelling framework', in M Lambert,
TM Daniell & M Leonard (eds), Proceedings of Water Down Under 2008, Engineers Australia;
Causal Productions, Modbury, South Australia, pp. 2140-2148.
Cook, FJ, Knight, JH & Wooding, RA 2009, 'Steady Groundwater Flow to Drains on a Sloping Bed:
Comparison of Solutions Based on Boussinesq Equation and Richards Equation', Transport in
Porous Media, vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 357-372.
Hydrology
Cresswell, HP, Ringrose-Voase, AJ & Western, AW 2008, 'Hydrology', in Guidelines for surveying soil
and land resources, NJ McKenzie, MJ Grundy, R Webster & AJ Ringrose-Voase (eds.), 2nd edn,
CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Victoria, pp. 93-114.
Jones, OD, Sheridan, GJ & Lane, PNJ 2009, 'A stochastic runoff model incorporating spatial variability', in
RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and
MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation
Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and
Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 1865-1871.
Marsh, N & Waters, DK 2009, 'Comparison of load estimation methods and their associated error', in RS
Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09
International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of
Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in
Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3322-3328.
Neumann, LN, Western, AW & Argent, RM 2010, 'The sensitivity of simulated flow and water quality
response to spatial heterogeneity on a hillslope in the Tarrawarra catchment, Australia',
Hydrological Processes, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 76-86.
Peterson, TJ, Argent, RM, Western, AW & Chiew, FHS 2009, 'Multiple stable states in hydrological
models: An ecohydrological investigation', Water Resources Research, vol. 45, no. 3, pp.
W03406.
Reichl, JPC, Western, AW, McIntyre, NR & Chiew, FHS 2009, 'Optimization of a similarity measure for
estimating ungauged streamflow', Water Resources Research, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. W10423.
Sediment Process
Bartley, R, Keen, RJ, Hawdon, AA, Hairsine, PB, Disher, MG & Kinsey-Henderson, AE 2008, 'Bank
erosion and channel width change in a tropical catchment', Earth Surface Processes and
Landforms, vol. 33, no. 14, pp. 2174-2200.
Everett, SE, Tims, SG, Hancock, GJ, Bartley, R & Fifield, LK 2008, 'Comparison of Pu and 137Cs as
tracers of soil and sediment transport in a terrestrial environment', Journal of environmental
radioactivity, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 383-393.
Fentie, B, Pagendam, D & Roberts, D 2009, 'Visual comparison of spatial patterns of annual suspended
sediment loads estimated by two water quality modelling approaches', in RS Anderssen, RD
Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International
Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New
Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Cairns,
Australia, pp. 3315-3321.
Hawdon, AA, Keen, RJ, Post, DA & Wilkinson, SN 2008, 'Hydrological recovery of rangeland following
cattle exclusion', Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium of the International Commission on
Continental Erosion, International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Christchurch, New
Zealand, pp. 532-539.
Smith, HG, Sheridan, GJ, Nyman, P, Lane, PNJ & Haydon, S 2009, 'A framework for modelling
suspended sediment flux following wildfire in forested water supply catchments, south-eastern
australia', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World IMACS Congress
and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling and Simulation
Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for Mathematics and
Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3549-3555.
Tims, SG, Everett, SE, Fifield, LK, Hancock, GJ & Bartley, R 2010, 'Plutonium as a tracer of soil and
sediment movement in the Herbert River, Australia', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics
Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, vol. 268, no. 7-8, pp. 11501154.
Wilkinson, SN, Prosser, IP, Rustomji, P & Read, AM 2009, 'Modelling and testing spatially distributed
sediment budgets to relate erosion processes to sediment yields', Environmental Modelling &
Software, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 489-501.
Wilkinson, SN, Rutherfurd, ID & Keller, RJ 2008, 'An experimental test of whether bar instability
contributes to the formation, periodicity and maintenance of pool-riffle sequences', Earth Surface
Processes and Landforms, vol. 33, no. 11, pp. 1742-1756.
Wilkinson, SN, Young, WJ & DeRose, RC 2006, 'Regionalizing mean annual flow and daily flow variability
for basin-scale sediment and nutrient modelling', Hydrological Processes, vol. 20, no. 13, pp.
2769-2786.
Solutes
Neumann, LE, Cook, FJ, Western, AW & Verburg, K 2009, 'A one dimensional solute transport model for
hydrological response units', in RS Anderssen, RD Braddock & LTH Newham (eds), 18th World
IMACS Congress and MODSIM09 International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Modelling
and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand and International Association for
Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Cairns, Australia, pp. 3528-3534.
Neumann, LE, Simunek, J & Cook, FJ 2010, 'Implementation of quadratic upstream interpolation
schemes for solute transport into HYDRUS-1D', Vadose Zone Journal, vol. Submitted.
Neumann, LE, Simunek, J, Cook, FJ & Diederik, J 2010, 'Implementation of quadratic upstream
interpolation schemes and monotonic maintenance for evaluating reactive solute transport into
HYDRUS-1D and HP1', ASA, CSSA and SSA 2010 International Annual Meetings: Green
Revolution 2.0: Food + Energy and Environmental Security, The American Society of Agronomy,
Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Long Beach, California,
pp. Accepted.
Storages
Cook, FJ & Rimmer, A 2010, 'Erratum: Chemical stratification in thermally stratified lakes: A Chloride
mass balance model', Limnology and Oceanography, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 1463-1465.