Watershed model calibration using multi-objective optimization and multi-site averaging

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 380, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 277-288

  Li, Xuyong ^a,b   Weller, Donald E ^b   Jordan, Thomas E ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chesapeake Bay; GWLF watershed model; Multi objective optimization; Multi site averaging; Parameter estimation; Watershed model calibration

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION SITE; CHESAPEAKE BAY; CUMULATIVE ERRORS; LOADING FUNCTION; MARYLAND; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MULTI-SITE; MULTI-SITE AVERAGING; MULTIPLE CALIBRATION; MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; PARAMETER VALUES; PREDICTION ERRORS; RIVER BASINS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; WATERSHED MODELS; WEIGHTED AVERAGES; WEIGHTED AVERAGING;

CALIBRATION; FORECASTING; HYDRAULIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM FLOW;

WATERSHEDS;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; MARYLAND; RHODE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72249089302     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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