A Canadian viewpoint on data, information and uncertainty in the context of prediction in ungauged basins

Hydrology Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 419-429

  Spence, C ^a   Burn, D H ^b   Davison, B ^a   Hutchinson, D ^a   Ouarda, T B M J ^c   St Hilaire, A ^c   Weber, F ^d   Whitfield, P H ^a,e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^d BC HYDRO   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Hydrological processes; Prediction; Statistical hydrology; Streamflow; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CANADA; COUPLED ATMOSPHERIC-HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; PREDICTION IN UNGAUGED BASINS; PREDICTIVE UNCERTAINTY; STATISTICAL HYDROLOGIES; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES; UNCERTAINTY;

DATA PROCESSING; FORECASTING; HYDROLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH; STREAM FLOW;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BASIN ANALYSIS; COLD REGION; DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

CANADA;

EID: 84880446813     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2012.055     Document Type: Article

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