Overview
The Medbasin software (Rainfall – runoff software for Mediterranean basins) is developed for the application of simple and advanced hydrological simulation models, tailored primarily to the analysis of the distinct hydrological and climatic characteristics of Mediterranean basins, and other regions with similar features.
It integrates two rainfall–runoff models (daily and monthly) for hydrological simulations using meteorological and hydrological input data (precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff, etc.). Additionally, it offers analytical tools for:
- Climate change scenario development
- Extreme hydrological event assessment
- Alternative deep percolation scheme modeling
- Sensitivity analysis
- Various calibration strategies (automatic via optimization algorithms, semi-automatic iterative, manual)
Software Conceptualisation & Development
Dimitris Tigkas
Research Team - Credits
- Dimitris Tigkas – Coordinator | Hydrological simulation, analytical procedures, scenario formulation, calibration
- Vasileios Christelis – Groundwater processes, calibration
- George Kopsiaftis – Groundwater processes
- Nikolaos Proutsos – PET assessment
- Dialecti Pangalou – Climate scenarios
- Panagiotis Sioras – PET assessment
- Harris Vangelis – Hydrological processes, drought scenarios
- George Tsakiris – Supervision, validation
Relevant Publications
| Tigkas D., Tsakiris G., 2004. Medbasin: A Mediterranean rainfall–runoff software package. European Water, 5/6: 3–11. Full article |
| Tsakiris G., Tigkas D., Pangalou D., 2004. On the assessment of climatic and drought scenarios on runoff in Mediterranean island river basins. EWRA Symposium Proceedings, Vol.2: 627–647. |
| Tsakiris G., Tigkas D., Spiliotis M., 2006. Assessment of interconnection between adjacent watersheds using deterministic and fuzzy approaches. European Water 15/16: 15–22. Full article |
| Tigkas D., Tsakiris G., 2006. Medbasin: An integrated rainfall–runoff software package for water resources management. EGU General Assembly, Vienna. |
| Tsakiris G., Cancelliere A., Tigkas D., Vangelis H., Pangalou D., Bonaccorso B., Moneo M., Nicolosi V., 2007. Tools and Models. In Drought Management Guidelines Technical Annex. CIHEAM–EC MEDAWater, Zaragoza. |
| Tigkas D., Vangelis H., Tsakiris G., 2012. Drought and climatic change impact on streamflow in small watersheds. Science of the Total Environment, 440: 33–41. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.08.035 |
| Tigkas D., Christelis V., Tsakiris G., 2016. Comparative study of evolutionary algorithms for automatic calibration of the Medbasin-D model. Environmental Processes, 3(3): 629–644. doi:10.1007/s40710-016-0147-1 |
| Kopsiaftis G., Tigkas D., Christelis V., Vangelis H., 2017. Assessment of drought impacts on semi-arid coastal aquifers of the Mediterranean. Journal of Arid Environments, 137: 7–15. doi:10.1007/s40710-014-0052-4 |