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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-147-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-147-2021
Research article
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07 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 07 Jan 2021

The role and value of distributed precipitation data in hydrological models

Ralf Loritz, Markus Hrachowitz, Malte Neuper, and Erwin Zehe

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This study investigates the role and value of distributed rainfall in the runoff generation of a mesoscale catchment. We compare the performance of different hydrological models at different periods and show that a distributed model driven by distributed rainfall yields improved performances only during certain periods. We then step beyond this finding and develop a spatially adaptive model that is capable of dynamically adjusting its spatial model structure in time.
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