A bayesian view of rainfall-runoff modelling: Alternatives for parameter estimation, model comparison and hierarchical model development

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 301, 2005, Pages 299-311

  Sharma, Ashish ^a   Marshall, Lucy ^a   Nott, David ^a  

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BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EID: 33746074796     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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