Prediction intervals for rainfall–runoff models: raw error method and split-sample validation
Prediction intervals for rainfall–runoff models: raw error method and split-sample validation
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降雨径流模型的预测区间:原始误差法和分割样本验证
DOI:
10.2166/nh.2012.038
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
G. O'Donnell
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作者:
J. Ewen;G. O'Donnell
A method (the ghost method) is developed here that calculates prediction intervals for the discharge hydrograph for a river catchment. It uses a calibrated rainfall–runoff model and a dataset containing raw errors such as residuals between observation and simulation. When calculating prediction intervals, raw errors are selected from the dataset and applied to the simulated hydrograph. The selection method is based on matching the simulated hydrological conditions to the hydrological conditions associated with the raw errors. To test the method, the split-sample calibration-validation approach advocated by Klemes and used widely in hydrology is extended so that the data available for calibrating and testing are divided into three parts rather than two, called periods A, B and C. The rainfall–runoff model is calibrated for period A. For period B, the method by which prediction intervals are calculated is calibrated to give a specified high level of containment (e.g. 99% of observations lie within the prediction interval). Period C is used for testing, carried out in a way that shows the performance expected under operational conditions for real-world problems. Prediction intervals are calculated for the Hodder catchment, northwest England.