Stage-discharge uncertainty derived with a non-stationary rating curve in the Choluteca River, Honduras

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-613

  Westerberg, I ^a,b   Guerrero, J L ^a,c   Seibert, J ^d,e   Beven, K J ^a,f   Halldin, S ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alluvial river; Discharge; Fuzzy regression; Rating curve; Stage discharge; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL RIVER; DISCHARGE; FUZZY REGRESSIONS; RATING CURVE; STAGE-DISCHARGE; UNCERTAINTY;

ESTIMATION; RATING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATER RESOURCES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALLUVIAL FAN; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; LOW FLOW; RATING CURVE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER DISCHARGE; STAGE-DISCHARGE RELATIONSHIP; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHOLUTECA RIVER; HONDURAS;

EID: 78650085013     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7848     Document Type: Article

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