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Statistical Analysis of Parameters and Residuals of a Conceptual Water Balance Model – Methodology and Case Study

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Statistical analysis of parameters and residuals of conceptual hydrological models has received little effort in the hydrological research, certainly by orders of magnitude less than on many other problems like development and comparison of automatic calibration methods, optimisation algorithms, etc. Much more work is required than is presently undertaken to investigate the properties of model residuals. There is a need of an easily understandable and applicable statistical analysis scheme. In this article, a procedure is presented through which two basic issues of model evaluation are accounted for. First, different techniques used for parameter analysis are discussed. Second, methodology of residual analysis is discussed and the general behaviours of residuals are examined. To illustrate the procedure, a simple water balance model was applied to the Stabbybäcken River Basin in central Sweden. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2001

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  • Chong-yu Xu, 2001. "Statistical Analysis of Parameters and Residuals of a Conceptual Water Balance Model – Methodology and Case Study," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 15(2), pages 75-92, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:15:y:2001:i:2:p:75-92
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1012559608269
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