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A crash-testing framework for predictive uncertainty assessment when forecasting high flows in an extrapolation context
Lionel Berthet
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
DREAL Centre-Val de Loire, Loire Cher & Indre Flood Forecasting Service, Orléans, France
François Bourgin
GERS-LEE, Univ Gustave Eiffel, IFSTTAR, 44344
Bouguenais, France
Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR, 92160 Antony, France
Charles Perrin
Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR, 92160 Antony, France
Julie Viatgé
Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UR HYCAR, 92160 Antony, France
Renaud Marty
DREAL Centre-Val de Loire, Loire Cher & Indre Flood Forecasting Service, Orléans, France
Olivier Piotte
Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, SCHAPI, Toulouse, France
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Short summary
An increasing number of flood forecasting services assess and communicate the uncertainty associated with their forecasts. We present a crash-testing framework that evaluates the quality of hydrological forecasts in an extrapolation context. Overall, the results highlight the challenge of uncertainty quantification when forecasting high flows. They show a significant drop in reliability when forecasting high flows and considerable variability among catchments and across lead times.
An increasing number of flood forecasting services assess and communicate the uncertainty...