Impact of parameter set dimensionality and calibration procedures on streamflow prediction at ungauged catchments
Spatial proximity, physical similarity and multiple linear regression are implemented on 266 snowmelt dominated catchments located in Québec, Canada. This paper evaluates: (1) the impact of the parameter set dimensionality by comparing 6, 9 and 15 free parameters structures of the GR4J hydrological...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:de28ab98a6cb46a7ad943a1099cfd804 2023-05-15T15:09:24+02:00 Impact of parameter set dimensionality and calibration procedures on streamflow prediction at ungauged catchments Dominique Poissant Richard Arsenault François Brissette 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.05.005 https://doaj.org/article/de28ab98a6cb46a7ad943a1099cfd804 EN eng Elsevier http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458181730191X https://doaj.org/toc/2214-5818 2214-5818 doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.05.005 https://doaj.org/article/de28ab98a6cb46a7ad943a1099cfd804 Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol 12, Iss C, Pp 220-237 (2017) Regionalization Spatial proximity Physical similarity Multiple linear regression Uniform random sampling Model complexity Physical geography GB3-5030 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.05.005 2023-01-08T01:37:13Z Spatial proximity, physical similarity and multiple linear regression are implemented on 266 snowmelt dominated catchments located in Québec, Canada. This paper evaluates: (1) the impact of the parameter set dimensionality by comparing 6, 9 and 15 free parameters structures of the GR4J hydrological model coupled to the CemaNeige snow model and; (2) the impact of the parameter set calibration method by comparing SCE-UA, CMAES and a uniform random sampling procedure. Results show that physical similarity performs better than spatial proximity and that both methods outperform multiple linear regression. Among 12 catchment descriptors, the percentage of water and geographical coordinates are the most relevant for this region. Results show that 9 free parameters are globally sufficient to regionalize the snow covered catchments but that 15 free parameters are necessary for lower quality time-series or catchments dominated by arctic or subarctic climates, high water storage capacity or low annual precipitation. Compared to complex models, parsimonious models are more robust in regionalization but their lower performance in model calibration results in lower performance in regionalization. Results show a relationship between the robustness of the parameter sets generated by the calibration procedures and their dispersion within the parameter space. Uniform random sampling is the most robust calibration method but shows an overall performance that is similar to both optimization algorithms because of its weaker performance in model calibration. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Subarctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Canada Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 12 220 237 |
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Spatial proximity, physical similarity and multiple linear regression are implemented on 266 snowmelt dominated catchments located in Québec, Canada. This paper evaluates: (1) the impact of the parameter set dimensionality by comparing 6, 9 and 15 free parameters structures of the GR4J hydrological model coupled to the CemaNeige snow model and; (2) the impact of the parameter set calibration method by comparing SCE-UA, CMAES and a uniform random sampling procedure. Results show that physical similarity performs better than spatial proximity and that both methods outperform multiple linear regression. Among 12 catchment descriptors, the percentage of water and geographical coordinates are the most relevant for this region. Results show that 9 free parameters are globally sufficient to regionalize the snow covered catchments but that 15 free parameters are necessary for lower quality time-series or catchments dominated by arctic or subarctic climates, high water storage capacity or low annual precipitation. Compared to complex models, parsimonious models are more robust in regionalization but their lower performance in model calibration results in lower performance in regionalization. Results show a relationship between the robustness of the parameter sets generated by the calibration procedures and their dispersion within the parameter space. Uniform random sampling is the most robust calibration method but shows an overall performance that is similar to both optimization algorithms because of its weaker performance in model calibration. |
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Impact of parameter set dimensionality and calibration procedures on streamflow prediction at ungauged catchments |
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