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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2811-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2811-2016
Research article
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13 Jul 2016
Research article |  | 13 Jul 2016

Using dry and wet year hydroclimatic extremes to guide future hydrologic projections

Stephen Oni, Martyn Futter, Jose Ledesma, Claudia Teutschbein, Jim Buttle, and Hjalmar Laudon

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This paper presents an important framework to improve hydrologic projections in cold regions. Hydrologic modelling/projections are often based on model calibration to long-term data. Here we used dry and wet years as a proxy to quantify uncertainty in projecting hydrologic extremes. We showed that projections based on long-term data could underestimate runoff by up to 35% in boreal regions. We believe the hydrologic modelling community will benefit from new insights derived from this study.