Simplifying a hydrological ensemble prediction system with a backward greedy selection of members - Part 2: Generalization in time and space

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3327-3341

  Brochero, D ^a   Anctil, F ^a   Gagne C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENSEMBLE PREDICTION SYSTEMS; EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS; GENERALIZATION ABILITY; METEOROLOGICAL ENSEMBLE PREDICTIONS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELS; RAINFALL-RUNOFF PROCESS; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE MODELS; RUNOFF; WEATHER FORECASTING;

STREAM FLOW;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOW MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; REGIONAL CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EUROPE;

EID: 84880563413     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-15-3327-2011     Document Type: Article

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