Uncertainty estimation with bias-correction for flow series based on rating curve

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 510, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-152

  Shao, Quanxi ^a   Lerat, Julien ^a   Podger, Geoff ^a   Dutta, Dushmanta ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discharge estimation; Hydrological modelling; Rating curve; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BOX COX TRANSFORMATION; DISCHARGE ESTIMATION; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; RATING CURVE; REGRESSION RESIDUALS; UNCERTAINTY; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

HYDROLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

RATING;

DISCHARGE; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; ERROR CORRECTION; GAUGE; HYDROGRAPH; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RATING CURVE; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; FLINDERS RIVER; GILBERT RIVER; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84891760321     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.025     Document Type: Article

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