When are multiobjective calibration trade-offs in hydrologic models meaningful?

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Kollat, J B ^a   Reed, P M ^a   Wagener, T ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE MODEL; HYDROCLIMATIC; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; HYDROLOGY MODELS; LOW FLOW; MODEL PARAMETER ESTIMATION; MULTI OBJECTIVE; MULTI-OBJECTIVE CALIBRATION; PEAK FLOWS; STRUCTURAL FAILURE; WATER BALANCE;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COMMERCE;

CALIBRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LOW FLOW; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; PARAMETERIZATION; PEAK FLOW; PRECISION; PREDICTION; TRADE-OFF; WATER BUDGET; WATER RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859205416     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR011534     Document Type: Article

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