A comparison of single- and multi-gauge based calibrations for hydrological modeling of the Upper Daning River Watershed in China's Three Gorges Reservoir Region

Hydrology Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 822-832

  Gong, Yongwei ^a,b   Shen, Zhenyao ^a   Liu, Ruimin ^a   Hong, Qian ^a   Wu, Xing ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE   (China)

Author keywords

Calibration; Parameter extrapolating; Sequential uncertainty fitting version 2; Soil and water assessment tool; Upper daning river watershed

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; LOW RESOLUTION; PARAMETER EXTRAPOLATING; PARAMETER SET; RIVER WATERSHEDS; SEQUENTIAL UNCERTAINTY FITTINGS; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOLS; SOIL TYPES; STUDY AREAS; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR REGION;

GAGES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RIVERS; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

CALIBRATION;

CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW MODELING; GAUGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; SOIL TYPE; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATERSHED;

CHINA; CHONGQING; DANING BASIN; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

EID: 84871395501     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.021     Document Type: Article

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