Comparison of genetic algorithms and shuffled complex evolution approach for calibrating distributed rainfall-runoff model

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1015-1026

  Wang, Yu Chi ^a,b   Yu, Pao Shan ^b   Yang, Tao Chang ^c  

^a NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HSING KUO UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automatic calibration; Distributed rainfall runoff model; Genetic algorithms; Shuffled complex evolution approach

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION; CALIBRATED MODEL; DISTRIBUTED RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODEL; GRID-BASED; MICRO GENETIC ALGORITHM; MODEL CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION; PARAMETER CALIBRATION; PEAK DISCHARGE; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RANDOM NUMBERS; RUNOFF VOLUMES; SHUFFLED COMPLEX EVOLUTION; SIMPLE GENETIC ALGORITHM; STORM EVENTS; TIME TO PEAK;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEXITY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PEAK DISCHARGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77951664924     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7543     Document Type: Article

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