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Calibration of hydrological model parameters for ungauged catchments
1IWS, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 61, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract. The parameters of hydrological models for catchments with few or no discharge records can only be estimated using regional information. One can assume that catchments with similar characteristics show a similar hydrological behaviour and thus can be modeled using similar model parameters. Therefore a regionalisation of the hydrological model parameters on the basis of catchment characteristics is plausible. However, due to the non-uniqueness of the rainfall-runoff model parameters (equifinality), a workflow of regional parameter estimation by model calibration and a subsequent fit of a regional function is not appropriate. In this paper a different approach for the transfer of entire parameter sets from one catchment to another is discussed. Transferable parameter sets are identified using regional statistics: means and variances of annual discharges estimated from catchment properties and annual climate statistics.
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Citation: Bárdossy, A.: Calibration of hydrological model parameters for ungauged catchments, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., 3, 1105-1124, doi:10.5194/hessd-3-1105-2006, 2006. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
