Articles | Volume 20, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3745-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-3745-2016
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12 Sep 2016
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Disentangling timing and amplitude errors in streamflow simulations

Simon Paul Seibert, Uwe Ehret, and Erwin Zehe

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (13 Jun 2016) by Vazken Andréassian
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Jun 2016) by Vazken Andréassian
AR by Anna Wenzel on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2016)  Author's response
ED: Publish as is (16 Jul 2016) by Vazken Andréassian
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While the assessment of "vertical" (magnitude) errors of streamflow simulations is standard practice, "horizontal" (timing) errors are rarely considered. To assess their role, we propose a method to quantify both errors simultaneously which closely resembles visual hydrograph comparison. Our results reveal differences in time–magnitude error statistics for different flow conditions. The proposed method thus offers novel perspectives for model diagnostics and evaluation.