Rating curve estimation under epistemic uncertainty

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1873-1882

  Mcmillan, H K ^a   Westerberg, I K ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aleatory; Discharge; Epistemic; Likelihood; Rating curve; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RANDOM ERRORS; RUNOFF; SCOUR;

ALEATORY; EPISTEMIC; LIKELIHOOD; RATING CURVE; UNCERTAINTY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; POWER LAW; RIVER DISCHARGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925347159     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10419     Document Type: Article

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