Including spatial distribution in a data-driven rainfall-runoff model to improve reservoir inflow forecasting in Taiwan

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1055-1070

  Tsai, Meng Jung ^a,b   Abrahart, Robert J ^b   Mount, Nick J ^b   Chang, Fi John ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ANFIS; Data driven model; Radar rainfall; Rainfall runoff model; Reservoir inflow; Semi distributed model

Indexed keywords

ANFIS; DATA-DRIVEN MODEL; RADAR RAINFALL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RESERVOIR INFLOW; SEMI-DISTRIBUTED MODEL;

CATCHMENTS; FORECASTING; HURRICANES; RADAR; RAIN; RUNOFF;

RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT;

HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; RADAR; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RAINGAUGE; RESERVOIR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TYPHOON;

SHIHMEN RESERVOIR; TAIWAN;

EID: 84891668322     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9559     Document Type: Article

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