Selection of conceptual models for regionalisation of the rainfall-runoff relationship

Lee, Hyosang; McIntyre, Neil; Wheater, H. S.; Young, Andy

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.02.016

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“…The differences in the performance between the two PM even for the hourly simulation in the present study supports the previous studies by Lee et al (2005) and Wagener and Wheater (2006), which demonstrated the incapability of the current model structures to simulate both high flow and low flow behaviors of catchments simultaneously with a single parameter set. The dependency of regionalization on the performance measures substantiates the need for selection of the PM depending on the modelling objectives (e.g.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Parajka et al, 2005;Lee et al, 2005;Oudin et al, 2008). In general, the results (Figure 3a-4c) for the three models indicate that the PSH and BRD performed better for the NSE, and the However, the poor performance of the single-donors mainly of the NN method do not reflect this, which indicate for this particular study that identification of proper regional donor found to be better than identification of proper donors for each target catchment or groups of catchment.…”

Section: Regional Performancementioning

confidence: 68%

“…Parajka et al (2007) concluded that it would be worth improving the model efficiency for the local calibration case by varying the model structure between catchments depending on regional runoff processes. Lee et al (2005) while selecting conceptual models for regionalization of catchments in UK concluded that the study provided no evidence of relationships between catchment types and model structures. Therefore, comprehensive evaluation of the regionalization methods based on different modelling paradigms and several model structures is indispensable.…”

Section: Factors That Influence Regionalization Performancementioning

confidence: 98%

“…Furthermore, Lee et al (2005) and Wagener and Wheater (2006) illustrated the incapability of regionalized models to simulate both high flow and low flow behaviors of catchments simultaneously. Model identification or performance is dependent on the objective functions used (Gupta et al, 1998;Madsen, 2003;Muleta, 2012).…”

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Evaluation of Regionalization Methods for Hourly Continuous Streamflow Simulation Using Distributed Models in Boreal Catchments

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Regionalization for prediction in ungauged basins at hourly resolution is important for water resources management (e.g. floods and hydropeaking). In this paper, calibration of 26 catchments (39-3090 km 2 ) in mid-Norway was performed using hourly records and three spatially distributed (1x1 km 2 ) precipitation-runoff models: a first-order nonlinear system model (hereafter Kirchmod), the HBV model and the Basic-Grid-Model (BGM). Four regionalization methods for each model namely parameter set yielding maximum regional weighted average (MRWA) performance measures (PM), regional median of optimal parameters (RMedP), nearest neighbor (NN) and physical similarity (PS) were evaluated and compared with three benchmarks. Parameter transfer from best regional donor (BRD) and from an ideal best arbitrary single-donor (BASD), and local calibration (LC) were as benchmarks. The physical similarity attributes include hypsometric curves (PSH), land use (PSL), drainage density (PSD), catchment area (PSA), terrain slope (PSS), bedrock geology (PSR), soil type (PSSO) and combination of all (PSC).Comprehensive evaluation of single-and multi-donors, simple benchmarks and more advanced regionalization methods using multi-models, two PM and their statistical evaluation indicate that the identification of regionalization methods is dependent on the models, the PM and their statistical evaluation. In general, the PSH, PSC and BRD methods performed better for the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) based on boxplots and regional median values of both the NSE and relative deterioration or improvement of the NSE from the local calibration due to the regionalization. The methods also performed better for the individual catchments. The PSS, RMedP, MRWA and BRD methods performed better for the log-transformed streamflow 2 (NSEln) based on the same evaluation criteria. Similar performance to the more advanced regionalization methods of transfer of homogeneous parameter sets across the whole region from the BRD for both NSE and NSEln indicate the potential of the simple regionalization approach for predicting runoff response in the region.

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“…Other studies conducted in this field aimed to regionalization the hydrological and hydrogeological parameters obtained from small watersheds to larger watersheds (Lee et al 2005;Jin et al 2009). …”

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The hydrological and the hydrogeological framework of the Lottenbachtal, Bochum, Germany

Alhamed

2014

Appl Water Sci

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This study was performed to investigate the hydrological and the hydrogeological framework of the Lottenbachtal, Germany. Long-term climatic data were statistically analyzed, water and soil samples were collected and analyzed, stream flow discharge was measured and separated, the hydrological balance of this catchment was calculated and a hydrological and hydrogeological conceptual model was constructed. The study area is characterized mainly by the precipitation value ranged between 0.1 and 5 mm/day. The actual evapotranspiration constitutes 31.90 % of the total precipitation, the direct surface runoff constitutes 61.04 %, the soil storage constitutes 3 % and the groundwater recharge of the Lottenbachtal constitutes only 4 % of the total precipitation. The Lottenbachtal has largely affected the diversity of the land use, which includes forests, arable areas, abandoned coal mines and settlement areas. The soil of the forested area is represented by relatively high acidic conditions and relatively high sulfate concentrations, while the soil of the arable areas is represented by near-neutral conditions associated with relatively high concentrations of nutrients and other chemical elements (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, sulfate, nitrate). The settlement areas are characterized by huge blocks of concrete and backfills, which are rich in calcium and magnesium carbonates. The effects of this diversity in the land use on groundwater and surface water quality resulting by leaching the chemical elements from the soil covers and the other materials. These effects are represented by the following complex water types of Ca-Na-Mg-Cl-SO 4 -HCO 3 , Ca-Mg-HCO 3 -SO 4 , Ca-NaMg-Cl-SO 4 , Ca-Na-Mg-Cl-SO 4 and Ca-HCO 3 , which represent the diversity of the flow paths of the water as well as to mixing processes. The diversity of the land use also affected the physical hydrological-hydrogeological characteristics of the study area by increasing the direct surface runoff and decreasing the groundwater recharge. The impervious surfaces of the settlement areas and the low hydraulic conductivities of the soil covers are responsible for these conditions.

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Modelling hydrological processes in long‐term water supply planning

Watts

2015

Monitoring and Modelling Dynamic Environments

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Selection of conceptual models for regionalisation of the rainfall-runoff relationship

Cited by 74 publications

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Evaluation of Regionalization Methods for Hourly Continuous Streamflow Simulation Using Distributed Models in Boreal Catchments

Evaluation of Regionalization Methods for Hourly Continuous Streamflow Simulation Using Distributed Models in Boreal Catchments

The hydrological and the hydrogeological framework of the Lottenbachtal, Bochum, Germany

Modelling hydrological processes in long‐term water supply planning

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