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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-169-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-169-2020
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Research article
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14 Jan 2020
Research article |
| 14 Jan 2020
| 14 Jan 2020
Temporal rainfall disaggregation using a micro-canonical cascade model: possibilities to improve the autocorrelation
Hannes Müller-Thomy
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management,
Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13/222, 1040 Vienna, Austria
previously published under the name Hannes Müller
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Short summary
Simulation of highly dynamic floods requires high-resolution rainfall time series. Observed time series of that kind are often too short; rainfall generation is the only solution. The applied rainfall generator tends to underestimate the process memory of the rainfall. By modifications of the rainfall generator and a subsequent optimisation method the process memory is improved significantly. Flood simulations are expected to be more trustable using the rainfall time series generated like this.
Simulation of highly dynamic floods requires high-resolution rainfall time series. Observed time...
