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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2015.48.10.793

A Study on Regionalization of Parameters for Sacramento Continuous Rainfall-Runoff Model Using Watershed Characteristics  

Kim, Tae-Jeong (Department of Civil Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
Jeong, Ga-In (Department of Civil Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
Kim, Ki-Young (Infrastructure Research Center, K-water Institute)
Kwon, Hyun-Han (Department of Civil Engineering, Chonbuk National University)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.48, no.10, 2015 , pp. 793-806 More about this Journal
Abstract
The simulation of natural streamflow at ungauged basins is one of the fundamental challenges in hydrology community. The key to runoff simulation in ungauged basins is generally involved with a reliable parameter estimation in a rainfall-runoff model. However, the parameter estimation of the rainfall-runoff model is a complex issue due to an insufficient hydrologic data. This study aims to regionalize the parameters of a continuous rainfall-runoff model in conjunction with a Bayesian statistical technique to consider uncertainty more precisely associated with the parameters. First, this study employed Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo scheme for the estimation of the Sacramento rainfall-runoff model. The Sacramento model is calibrated against observed daily runoff data, and finally, the posterior density function of the parameters is derived. Second, we applied a multiple linear regression model to the set of the parameters with watershed characteristics, to obtain a functional relationship between pairs of variables. The proposed model was also validated with gauged watersheds in accordance with the efficiency criteria such as the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency, index of agreement and the coefficient of correlation.
Keywords
ungauge; parameter; regionalization; sacramento; multiple linear regression;
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