Incorporation of seasonal climate forecasts in the ensemble streamflow prediction system

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 385, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 336-352

  Gobena, A K ^a   Gan, T Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Ensemble streamflow prediction; K nearest neighbors re sampling; Model output statistics; South Saskatchewan River basin; Streamflow forecasting

Indexed keywords

K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS; RESAMPLING; RIVER BASINS; SASKATCHEWAN; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; RIVERS; SAMPLING; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RIVER BASIN; STREAMFLOW;

ALBERTA; BOW RIVER; CANADA; CASTLE RIVER;

EID: 77950858367     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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