Assessment of an ensemble seasonal streamflow forecasting system for Australia

Bennett, James C.; Wang, Quan J.; Robertson, David E.; Schepen, Andrew; Li, Ming; Michael, Kelvin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6007-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6007-2017

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Sub-seasonal to seasonal hydrological forecasting

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-6007-2017

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30 Nov 2017

Research article |

| 30 Nov 2017

Assessment of an ensemble seasonal streamflow forecasting system for Australia

James C. Bennett, Quan J. Wang, David E. Robertson, Andrew Schepen, Ming Li, and Kelvin Michael

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RC1: 'Interactive Comment: “Assessment of an ensemble seasonal streamflow forecasting system for Australia” by James C. Bennett et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 17 Aug 2017
- AC1: 'Response to review #1', James Bennett, 18 Sep 2017
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Assessment of an ensemble seasonal streamflow forecasting system for Australia” by James C. Bennett et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Sep 2017
- AC2: 'Response to review #2', James Bennett, 18 Sep 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by Editor) (01 Oct 2017) by Maria-Helena Ramos

AR by James Bennett on behalf of the Authors (08 Oct 2017) Author's response

ED: Publish as is (29 Oct 2017) by Maria-Helena Ramos

AR by James Bennett on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2017)

Short summary

We assess a new streamflow forecasting system in Australia. The system is designed to meet the need of water agencies for 12-month forecasts. The forecasts perform well in a wide range of rivers. Forecasts for shorter periods (up to 6 months) are generally informative. Forecasts sometimes did not perform well in a few very dry rivers. We test several techniques for improving streamflow forecasts in drylands, with mixed success.