An Interval-Deviation Approach for hydrology and water quality model evaluation within an uncertainty framework

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 509, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-214

  Chen, Lei ^a   Shen, Zhenyao ^a   Yang, Xiaohua ^a   Liao, Qian ^a   Yu, Shaw L ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Interval theory; Model evaluation; Three Gorges Reservoir Area; Uncertainty; Water quality

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED LIKELIHOOD UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCE; INTERVAL THEORY; MODEL EVALUATION; SOIL AND WATER ASSESSMENT TOOL; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR AREA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR AREA(TGRA); UNCERTAINTY;

HYDROLOGY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MODEL TEST; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

CHINA; THREE GORGES RESERVOIR;

EID: 84890376323     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.11.043     Document Type: Article

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