Transferring global uncertainty estimates from gauged to ungauged catchments
| Autor: | F. Bourgin, V. Andréassian, C. Perrin, L. Oudin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Vol 19, Iss 5, Pp 2535-2546 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1027-5606 1607-7938 |
| DOI: | 10.5194/hess-19-2535-2015 |
| Popis: | Predicting streamflow hydrographs in ungauged catchments is challenging, and accompanying the estimates with realistic uncertainty bounds is an even more complex task. In this paper, we present a method to transfer global uncertainty estimates from gauged to ungauged catchments and we test it over a set of 907 catchments located in France, using two rainfall–runoff models. We evaluate the quality of the uncertainty estimates based on three expected qualities: reliability, sharpness, and overall skill. The robustness of the method to the availability of information on gauged catchments was also evaluated using a hydrometrical desert approach. Our results show that the method presents advantageous perspectives, providing reliable and sharp uncertainty bounds at ungauged locations in a majority of cases. |
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