Articles | Volume 16, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-2783-2012
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Adaptive correction of deterministic models to produce probabilistic forecasts
Abstract. This paper considers the correction of deterministic forecasts given by a flood forecasting model. A stochastic correction based on the evolution of an adaptive, multiplicative, gain is presented. A number of models for the evolution of the gain are considered and the quality of the resulting probabilistic forecasts assessed. The techniques presented offer a computationally efficient method for providing probabilistic forecasts based on existing flood forecasting system output.