Benchmarking hydrological models for low-flow simulation and forecasting on French catchments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2829-2857

  Nicolle, P ^a   Pushpalatha, R ^a   Perrin, C ^a   Francois D ^b   Thiery D ^c   Mathevet, T ^d   Le Lay, M ^d   Besson, F ^e   Soubeyroux, J M ^e   Viel, C ^e   Regimbeau, F ^e   Andreassian V ^a   Maugis, P ^f   Augeard, B ^g   Morice, E ^h  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^c BRGM   (France)

^d EDF R AND D   (France)

^e MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^g ONEMA   (France)

^h Ministere de l'Ecologie de l'Energie du Developpement Durable   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; FLOW SIMULATION; FORECASTING; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

BETTER PERFORMANCE; EVALUATION FRAMEWORK; FORECASTING EFFICIENCIES; FORECASTING MODELS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLERS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; STREAMFLOW VARIABILITY;

CATCHMENTS;

EID: 84905579334     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-2829-2014     Document Type: Article

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