Observational uncertainties in hypothesis testing: Investigating the hydrological functioning of a tropical catchment

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 4863-4879

  Westerberg, Ida K ^a,b,c   Birkel, Christian ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Catchment functioning; Hydrological processes; Hypothesis testing; Model evaluation; Observational uncertainty; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL STORAGE; GROUNDWATER; MODEL STRUCTURES; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; TROPICS; WELL TESTING;

HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL EVALUATION; MODEL REPRESENTATION; OBSERVATIONAL UNCERTAINTY; PARAMETRIC UNCERTAINTIES; PROCESS REPRESENTATION;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER DISCHARGE; TROPICAL REGION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COSTA RICA; SARAPIQUI BASIN;

EID: 84945495390     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10533     Document Type: Article

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