Evaluation of the WEAP model in simulating subbasin hydrology in the Central Rift Valley basin, Ethiopia

Ecological Processes

Table 5 Comparison of WEAP hydrologic model performance evaluation with other similar studies elsewhere

Country of origin	Model accuracy statistics		Modeling periods	Reference
Country of origin	R²	NSE	Modeling periods	Reference
Ethiopia	0.82	0.8	Calibration	Present study
Ethiopia	0.91	0.91	Validation	Present study
Pakistan	0.96	0.85	Calibration	(Asghar et al. 2019)
Pakistan	0.87	0.89	Validation	(Asghar et al. 2019)
Algeria	0.74–1.0	0.23–0.88		(Hamlat et al. 2013)
Benin	0.92	0.91	Calibration	(Höllermann et al. 2010)
Benin	0.83	0.78	Validation	(Höllermann et al. 2010)
USA	0.92	0.91	Calibration	(Mehta et al. 2013)
USA	0.83	0.78	Validation	(Mehta et al. 2013)
Mexico	0.92–0.97	0.65–0.87	Calibration	(Ingol-Blanco and McKinney 2013)
Mexico	0.92–0.97	0.60–0.88	Validation	(Ingol-Blanco and McKinney 2013)