Thornthwaite Monthly Water Balance Model

Full model documentation, including both a description of the physical process modeling methodology and the graphical user interface can be accessed from the button below. A demonstration input data file (necessary to run the model) is available with the model download.

Read more about the model in:

McCabe, G.J., and Markstrom, S.L., 2007, A monthly water-balance model driven by a graphical user interface: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File report 2007-1088, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20071088