Evaluating multiple performance criteria to calibrate the distributed hydrological model of the upper Neckar catchment

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 453-468

  Wöhling, Thomas ^a   Samaniego, Luis ^b   Kumar, Rohini ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrological modelling; Multiobjective calibration; Pareto analysis; Performance criteria

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; CORRELATION METHODS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL CALIBRATIONS; INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS; MULTI-OBJECTIVE CALIBRATION; PARETO ANALYSIS; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; PERFORMANCE CRITERION;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; STREAMFLOW; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 84876891076     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2306-2     Document Type: Article

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