From lumped to distributed via semi-distributed: Calibration strategies for semi-distributed hydrologic models

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 418-419, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-77

  Khakbaz, Behnaz ^a   Imam, Bisher ^a   Hsu, Kuolin ^a   Sorooshian, Soroosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

A priori parameters; Calibration; Distributed hydrologic modeling; Multi sensor precipitation; Streamflow simulation

Indexed keywords

A PRIORI PARAMETERS; BASIN CHARACTERISTICS; DISCHARGE OBSERVATIONS; DISTRIBUTED CALIBRATION; HISTORICAL RECORDS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; ILLINOIS RIVER BASIN; INTERIOR POINT; LUMPED PARAMETER; MODEL CALIBRATION; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MODELING STRUCTURES; MULTI SENSOR; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; SEMI-DISTRIBUTED MODEL; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION; STREAMFLOW SIMULATION; TWO-COMPONENT;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STREAMFLOW;

ILLINOIS BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856055713     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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