Advances in Geosciences www.adv-geosci.net 1680-7340 1680-7359 21 Transdisciplinary concepts and modelling strategies for the assessment of complex environmental systems 2009 10.5194/adgeo-21-125-2009 http://www.adv-geosci.net/21/125/2009/ http://www.adv-geosci.net/21/125/2009/adgeo-21-125-2009.html http://www.adv-geosci.net/21/125/2009/adgeo-21-125-2009.pdf 125 130 2009-08-12 Hydrologic comparison between a lowland catchment (Kielstau, Germany) and a mountainous catchment (XitaoXi, China) using KIDS model in PCRaster X. Zhang xzhang@hydrology.uni-kiel.de G. Hörmann N. Fohrer Ecology Centre, Department of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Olshausenstr. 75, 24118 Kiel, Germany The KIDS model (Kielstau Discharge Simulation model) is a simple rainfall-runoff model developed originally for the Kielstau catchment. To extend its range of application we applied it to a completely different catchment, the XitaoXi catchment in China. 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