Effects of data time-step on the accuracy of calibrated rainfall-streamflow model parameters: Practical aspects of uncertainty reduction

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 430-440

  Littlewood, Ian G ^a   Croke, Barry F W ^b  

^a Didcot   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Conceptual models; Precision; Regionalisation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; PRECISION; REGIONALISATION; UNCERTAINTY;

CATCHMENTS; STREAM FLOW;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW MODELING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PARAMETERIZATION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONALIZATION; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84880400331     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.099     Document Type: Article

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