Fit-for-purpose analysis of uncertainty using split-sampling evaluations

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1090-1103

  Van Griensven, A ^a   Meixner, T ^b   Srinivasan, R ^c   Grunwald, S ^d  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Catchment; Fit for purpose; Modelling; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DECISION MAKING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

CASE STUDIES; ESTIMATED PARAMETERS; EVALUATING MODELS; FIT-FOR-PURPOSE; INPUT UNCERTAINTIES; MODELLING; PREDICTIVE UNCERTAINTIES; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATES; SEDIMENT LOADS; SOIL WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENTS; WATER FLOWS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODELING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRIBUTARY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

HONEY CREEK [OHIO]; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54349089902     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1623/hysj.53.5.1090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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