Table 2.

Differently named distributed modeling approaches in the literature

Modeling Approach	Other Names	Type
Equivalent Porous Medium Approach (EPM)	Single Continuum Porous Equivalent Approach (SCPE) Heterogeneous Continuum Approach Distributed Parameter Approach Smeared Conduit Approach Single Continuum Approach	Distributed
Double Porosity Model (DPM)	Double Continuum Approach (DC) Double Continuum Porous Equivalent Approach (DCPE)	Distributed
Discrete Fracture Network Approach (DFN)	Parallel Plate Model Two types: Discrete Singular Fracture Set Approach (DSFS) Discrete Multiple Fracture Set Approach (DMFS)	Distributed
Discrete Channel Network Approach (DCN)	Discrete Conduit Network Approach (DCN)	Distributed
Hybrid Model (HM)	Combined Discrete-Continuum Approach (CDC) Combined Single Continuum - Discrete Fracture Set Approach (SCPE-DSFS)	Distributed
Hydrograph-Chemograph Analyses	Single Event Methods	Lumped
Linear Storage Models	Rainfall-Discharge Models Time Series Analyses Box Models	Lumped
Soft computing Methods	Computationally Intelligence Methods	Lumped