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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-393-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-393-2017
Research article
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24 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2017

Improvement of hydrological model calibration by selecting multiple parameter ranges

Qiaofeng Wu, Shuguang Liu, Yi Cai, Xinjian Li, and Yangming Jiang

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We proposed a method to calibrate hydrological models by selecting parameter range. The results show the probability distribution can be used to determine the optimal range of a single parameter. Analysis of parameter sensitivity and correlation is helpful to obtain the optimal combination of multi-parameter ranges which contributes to a higher and more concentrated value of the objective function. The findings can provide references for enhancing the precision of hydrological process modelling.
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