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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-2187-2021
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Technical note
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22 Apr 2021
Technical note |
| 22 Apr 2021
| 22 Apr 2021
Technical note: Diagnostic efficiency – specific evaluation of model performance
Robin Schwemmle
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
Chair of Hydrology, Freiburg, Germany
Dominic Demand
University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
Chair of Hydrology, Freiburg, Germany
Markus Weiler
University of Freiburg, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources,
Chair of Hydrology, Freiburg, Germany
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Short summary
A better understanding of the reasons why model performance is unsatisfying represents a crucial part for meaningful model evaluation. We propose the novel diagnostic efficiency (DE) measure and diagnostic polar plots. The proposed evaluation approach provides a diagnostic tool for model developers and model users and facilitates interpretation of model performance.
A better understanding of the reasons why model performance is unsatisfying represents a crucial...
