Toward improved calibration of hydrologic models: Multiple and noncommensurable measures of information

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 751-763

  Gupta, Hoshin Vijai ^a   Sorooshian, Soroosh ^a   Yapo, Patrice Ogou ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGICAL MODEL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CALIBRATION PROBLEMS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; HYDROCHEMICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; LAND SURFACE HYDROLOGY; MEASURES OF INFORMATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE APPROACH;

WATER RESOURCES;

EID: 0031922634     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR03495     Document Type: Article

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