Towards a Bayesian total error analysis of conceptual rainfall-runoff models: Characterising model error using storm-dependent parameters

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 331, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 161-177

  Kuczera, George ^a   Kavetski, Dmitri ^b   Franks, Stewart ^a   Thyer, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian parameter estimation; Conceptual rainfall runoff modelling; Input uncertainty; Model determinism; Model error; Parameter calibration; Parameter variation

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORMS;

BAYESIAN PARAMETER ESTIMATION; CONCEPTUAL RAINFALL RUNOFF MODELLING; INPUT UNCERTAINTY; MODEL DETERMINISM; MODEL ERRORS; PARAMETER CALIBRATION;

HYDROLOGY;

DATA REDUCTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAIN; RUNOFF; STORMS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; STOCHASTICITY; STORM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 33750474092     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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