Exploring uncertainty and model predictive performance concepts via a modular snowmelt-runoff modeling framework

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 691-701

  Smith, Tyler Jon ^a   Marshall, Lucy Amanda ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Calibration; Markov chain Monte Carlo simulation; Model comparison; Modeling framework; Predictive performance; Snowmelt; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN INFERENCE; MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; PREDICTIVE PERFORMANCE; SNOWMELT;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFERENCE ENGINES; MARKOV PROCESSES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RESEARCH; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; MARKOV CHAIN; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SCALE EFFECT; SNOWMELT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76749111524     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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