Error reduction and representation in stages (ERRIS) in hydrological modelling for ensemble streamflow forecasting

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3561-3579

  Li, Ming ^a   Wang, Q J ^a   Bennett, James C ^a   Robertson, David E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; ERRORS; HYDROLOGY; METADATA; STREAM FLOW;

DATA NORMALIZATION; FORECAST UNCERTAINTY; GAUSSIAN MIXTURE DISTRIBUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING; TRANSFORMATION FUNCTIONS;

FORECASTING;

ERROR CORRECTION; FORECASTING METHOD; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; TRANSFORMATION; VECTOR AUTOREGRESSION;

EID: 84986325840     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-20-3561-2016     Document Type: Article

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