Evaluation of medium-range runoff forecasts for a 50km 2 watershed

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 414-415, Issue , 2012, Pages 341-353

  Kneis, D ^a   Burger G ^b   Bronstert, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forecast verification; Reservoir control; Runoff forecast; Small catchments

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATORY CONTROL; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; EVENT DETECTION; FALSE ALARMS; H-BASED; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL FORECAST; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LEAD TIME; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; QUANTITATIVE PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION; RUNOFF FORECAST; SINGLE-VALUE; SMALL CATCHMENT; SNOW MELT; WEATHER SERVICES;

CATCHMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

CATCHMENT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84855207598     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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