Uncertainty and multiple objective calibration in regional water balance modelling: Case study in 320 Austrian catchments

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 435-446

  Parajka, J ^a,b   Merz, R ^a   Bloschl G ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Multiple objective calibration; Parameter uncertainty; Water balance modelling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RUNOFF; SNOW;

MULTIPLE OBJECTIVE CALIBRATION; PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY; WATER BALANCE MODELLING;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; RUNOFF; SNOW;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; DISCHARGE; MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; RUNOFF; SNOW COVER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33847030701     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6253     Document Type: Article

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