Hydrological model calibration using a short period of observations

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 883-892

  Tada, T ^a   Beven, K J ^b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dynamic Time Warping; Phase correction; PUB; Runoff prediction; Short calibration period; Timing error

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC TIME WARPING; PHASE CORRECTIONS; PUB; RUNOFF PREDICTION; SHORT CALIBRATION PERIOD; TIMING ERRORS;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; CORRECTION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GIS; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PEAK DISCHARGE; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 84858281167     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8302     Document Type: Article

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