Assessment of the SWMM model uncertainties within the generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) framework for a high-resolution urban sewershed

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 3018-3034

  Sun, Ning ^a   Hong, Bongghi ^b   Hall, Myrna ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

GLUE; Parameter estimation; Sampling approach; SWMM; Uncertainty estimation

Indexed keywords

GENERALIZED LIKELIHOOD UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION; HYDROLOGICAL PROPERTIES; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PARAMETER DISTRIBUTIONS; SAMPLING IMPORTANCE RESAMPLING; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MODEL(SWMM); SWMM; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; GLUES; GLUING; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; RUNOFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DRAINAGE; FLOW MODELING; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PEAK FLOW; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERSHED;

EPA; FORECASTS; GLUING; HYDROLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RUNOFF; SAMPLING; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84896732405     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9869     Document Type: Article

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