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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1951-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1951-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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11 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 11 Apr 2019
| 11 Apr 2019
Seasonal drought prediction for semiarid northeast Brazil: what is the added value of a process-based hydrological model?
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
José Miguel Delgado
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Sebastian Voss
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Klaus Vormoor
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Till Francke
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Alexandre Cunha Costa
Institute of Engineering and Sustainable Development, University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB), Acarape, Ceará, Brazil
Eduardo Martins
Research Institute for Meteorology and Water Resources – FUNCEME, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Axel Bronstert
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
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- Temporal evaluation and projections of meteorological droughts in the Greater Lake Malawi Basin, Southeast Africa L. Mtilatila et al.
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- Monthly and seasonal streamflow forecasting of large dryland catchments in Brazil A. Costa et al.
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Short summary
This work investigates different model types for drought prediction in a dryland region. Consequently, the performances of seasonal reservoir volume forecasts derived by a process-based and a statistical hydrological model were evaluated. The process-based approach obtained lower accuracy while resolution and reliability of drought prediction were comparable. Initialisation of the process-based model is worthwhile for more in-depth analyses, provided adequate rainfall forecasts are available.
This work investigates different model types for drought prediction in a dryland region....
