Impact of modellers' decisions on hydrological a priori predictions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2065-2085

  Hollander H M ^a,b   Bormann, H ^c   Blume, T ^d   Buytaert, W ^e   Chirico, G B ^f   Exbrayat, J F ^g,h,i   Gustafsson, D ^j   Holzel H ^a   Krausse T ^k   Kraft, P ^f   Stoll, S ^l   Bloschl G ^m   Fluhler H ^l  

^a BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f Department of Agricultural Engineering University di Naples Federico II ^*  (Italy)

^g JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^j ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^k DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^l ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^m VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; GROUNDWATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; STREAM FLOW;

DISCHARGE PREDICTIONS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MODEL REQUIREMENTS; PHYSICALLY BASED MODELS; PREDICTION QUALITY; PROCESS UNDERSTANDING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNGAUGED CATCHMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DECISION MAKING; DISCHARGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PARAMETERIZATION; PREDICTION;

BRANDENBURG [GERMANY]; GERMANY; HUEHNERWASSER;

EID: 84901981633     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-2065-2014     Document Type: Article

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