Parameter optimization of distributed hydrological model with a modified dynamically dimensioned search algorithm

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 98-110

  Huang, Xiaomin ^a,b   Liao, Weihong ^b   Lei, Xiaohui ^b   Jia, Yangwen ^b   Wang, Yuhui ^a   Wang, Xu ^b   Jiang, Yunzhong ^b   Wang, Hao ^b  

^a DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA INSTITUTE OF WATER RESOURCES AND HYDROPOWER RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Distributed hydrological model; Dynamically dimensioned search algorithm; Parameter sensitivity

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION; DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; DYNAMICALLY DIMENSIONED SEARCH; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER SENSITIVITIES; SHUFFLED COMPLEX EVOLUTION; WATERSHED SIMULATION MODELS;

CLIMATE MODELS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROLOGY; LEARNING ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84887508343     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.09.028     Document Type: Article

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