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Research article
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06 Nov 2017
Research article |
| 06 Nov 2017
Streamflow characteristics from modeled runoff time series – importance of calibration criteria selection
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Marc J. P. Vis
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Rodney R. Knight
U.S. Geological Survey Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center,
640 Grassmere Park, Suite 100, Nashville, TN 37211, USA
Jan Seibert
Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Department of Earth Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Short summary
This modeling study explores the effect of different model calibration criteria on the accuracy of simulated streamflow characteristics (SFCs). The results imply that one has to consider significant uncertainties when simulated time series are used to derive SFCs that were not included in the calibration. Thus, we strongly recommend calibrating the runoff model explicitly for the SFCs of interest. Our study helps improve the estimation of SFCs for ungauged catchments based on runoff models.
This modeling study explores the effect of different model calibration criteria on the accuracy...
