The basic purpose of study is to compare the results of forest hydrology from Soil Water Assessment
Tool (SWAT) and Regional Hydro-Ecological Simulation System (RHESSys) model. The
models were applied to a 8.54 km^2 small watershed covering 90 % with forest located in the
northwest of South Korea. The models were calibrated and validated using 3 years (2007?2009)
daily observed streamflow, evapotranspiration, and soil moisture data. The Nash-Sutcliffe
model efficiencies for SWAT and RHESSys were over 0.5 and 0.7 respectively. In addition, the
RHESSys model simulated ecological components, Gross Primary Production (GPP) and Net
Photosynthetic Productivity (PSNnet) were compared with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer) 8-days composite products. The average R^2 for GPP and PSNnet
were 0.93 and 0.47 respectively. The key parameters of each model were listed and the differences
for the forest evaluation were discussed from the view point of plant ecosystem.