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Diagnosis toward predicting mean annual runoff in ungauged basins
Yuan Gao
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, United States
Lili Yao
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, United States
Ni-Bin Chang
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, United States
Dingbao Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, University
of Central Florida, Orlando, 32816, United States
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Short summary
Mean annual runoff prediction is of great interest but still poses a challenge in ungauged basins. The purpose of this study is to diagnose the data requirement for predicting mean annual runoff in ungauged basins based on a water balance model, in which the effects of climate variability are explicitly represented. The performance of predicting mean annual runoff can be improved by employing better estimation of soil water storage capacity including the effects of soil, topography, and bedrock.
Mean annual runoff prediction is of great interest but still poses a challenge in ungauged...