Articles | Volume 21, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5443-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5443-2017
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

Sandra Pool, Marc J. P. Vis, Rodney R. Knight, and Jan Seibert

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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.
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