A framework to assess the realism of model structures using hydrological signatures

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1893-1912

  Euser, T ^a   Winsemius, H C ^b   Hrachowitz, M ^a   Fenicia, F ^a,c   Uhlenbrook, S ^a,d   Savenije, H H G ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELTARES   (Netherlands)

^c LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^d UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; HEADWATER CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS;

CATCHMENTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RUNOFF;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; HEADWATER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84879066133     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-1893-2013     Document Type: Article

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