Parameter and modeling uncertainty simulated by GLUE and a formal Bayesian method for a conceptual hydrological model

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 383, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 147-155

  Jin, Xiaoli ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^b   Zhang, Qi ^c   Singh, V P ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAIN HAZARDS AND ENVIRONMENT   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^d Texas A and M University   (United States)

^e Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian method; Conceptual hydrological model; GLUE; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN METHODS; BEHAVIORAL PARAMETERS; CONCEPTUAL HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ESTIMATES OF PARAMETERS; GLUE METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MODEL UNCERTAINTIES; MODELING UNCERTAINTIES; POSTERIOR DISTRIBUTIONS; UNCERTAINTY INTERVALS; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; GLUES; GLUING; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 77649184126     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.12.028     Document Type: Article

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