Calibration of the modified Bartlett-Lewis model using global optimization techniques and alternative objective functions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 873-891

  Vanhaute, W J ^a   Vandenberghe, S ^a   Scheerlinck, K ^a   De Baets, B ^a   Verhoest, N E C ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOWNHILL SIMPLEX METHOD; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; LOCAL MINIMUMS; LOCAL SEARCH ALGORITHM; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; POINT PROCESS; RAINFALL MODELS; SHUFFLED COMPLEX EVOLUTION; WEIGHING METHOD;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ALGORITHM; ANNEALING; CALIBRATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RAINFALL; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84858729554     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-873-2012     Document Type: Article

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