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 R2 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.