Uncertainty estimates by Bayesian method with likelihood of AR (1) plus Normal model and AR (1) plus Multi-Normal model in different time-scales hydrological models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 406, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 54-65

  Li, Lu ^a   Xu, Chong Yu ^a,b   Xia, Jun ^c   Engeland, Kolbjørn ^d   Reggiani, Paolo ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^f DELTARES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian methods; Hydrological models; Multi Normal; Time scales; Uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN METHODS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MULTI-NORMAL; TIME-SCALES; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT;

ALGORITHMS; BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ESTIMATION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; AUTOCORRELATION; BACKSCATTER; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIMESCALE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79961128106     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.052     Document Type: Article

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