Articles | Volume 21, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2463-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2463-2017
Research article
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10 May 2017
Research article |  | 10 May 2017

Regionalizing nonparametric models of precipitation amounts on different temporal scales

Tobias Mosthaf and András Bárdossy

Data sets

WebWerdis (Web-based Weather Request and Distribution System) DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst) http://www.dwd.de/DE/leistungen/webwerdis/webwerdis.html

CDC (Climate Data Center) DWD (Deutscher Wetterdienst) http://www.dwd.de/DE/klimaumwelt/cdc/cdc_node.html

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Short summary
Parametric distribution functions are commonly used to model precipitation amounts at gauged and ungauged locations. Nonparametric distributions offer a more flexible way to model precipitation amounts. However, the nonparametric models do not exhibit parameters that can be easily regionalized for application at ungauged locations. To overcome this deficiency, we present a new interpolation scheme for nonparametric models and evaluate the usage of daily gauges for sub-daily resolutions.