A 'Peak-Box' approach for supporting interpretation and verification of operational ensemble peak-flow forecasts

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 117-131

  Zappa, Massimiliano ^a   Fundel, Felix ^a   Jaun, Simon ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Forecast verification; HEPS; Magnitude error; Timing error; Visual support

Indexed keywords

END-USERS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTS; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION; ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; FORECAST VERIFICATIONS; HEPS; HYDROGRAPHS; HYDROLOGICAL FORECASTING; LEADTIME; MAGNITUDE ERROR; PEAK DISCHARGE; PROBABILISTIC VERIFICATION; RELATIVE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; TIMING ERRORS; UNCERTAINTY INFORMATIONS; VERIFICATION TOOLS;

VISUALIZATION;

FORECASTING;

DECISION MAKING; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOOD FORECASTING; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PEAK DISCHARGE; PEAK FLOW; PREDICTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84871426763     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9521     Document Type: Article

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