Forecasting discharges at the downstream end of a river reach through two simple Muskingum based procedures

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 399, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 335-352

  Franchini, Marco ^a   Bernini, Anna ^a   Barbetta, Silvia ^b   Moramarco, Tommaso ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forecasting uncertainty; Muskingum Cunge model; Rating Curve Method; Real time flood forecasting

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE BANDS; FLOOD EVENT; FORECASTING ERROR; HETEROSCEDASTIC; LEAD TIME; LONG REACH; MUSKINGUM-CUNGE MODEL; RATING CURVE; RATING CURVE METHOD; REAL-TIME FLOOD FORECASTING; REAL-TIME FORECASTING; TRAVEL TIME;

CLIMATE MODELS; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; RATING; REAL VARIABLES; RIVERS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; RATING CURVE; REAL TIME; RIVER DISCHARGE;

ITALY; TIBER RIVER;

EID: 79952006253     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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