An intercomparison of approaches for improving operational seasonal streamflow forecasts

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 3915-3935

  Mendoza, Pablo A ^a,e   Wood, Andrew W ^a   Clark, Elizabeth ^b   Rothwell, Eric ^c   Clark, Martyn P ^a   Nijssen, Bart ^b   Brekke, Levi D ^c   Arnold, Jeffrey R ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

^d US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE INFORMATION; CLIMATE PREDICTABILITY; HIERARCHICAL ENSEMBLE; HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS; OBJECTIVE APPROACHES; STATISTICAL REGRESSION; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION;

FORECASTING;

CLIMATE PREDICTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HINDCASTING; LAND SURFACE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; TELECONNECTION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 85021087844     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-21-3915-2017     Document Type: Article

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