Clark, Martyn P.; Schaefli, Bettina; Schymanski, Stanislaus J.; Samaniego, Luis; Luce, Charles H.; Jackson, Bethanna M.; Freer, Jim E.; Arnold, Jeffrey R.; Dan Moore, R.; Istanbulluoglu, Erkan; Ceola, Serena (2016). Improving the theoretical underpinnings of process-based hydrologic models. Water resources research, 52(3), pp. 2350-2365. American Geophysical Union 10.1002/2015wr017910
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In this Commentary we argue that it is possible to improve the physical realism of hydrologic models by making better use of existing hydrologic theory. We address the following questions: (1) what are some key elements of current hydrologic theory; (2) how can those elements best be incorporated where they may be missing in current models; and (3) how can we evaluate competing hydrologic theories across scales and locations? We propose that hydrologic science would benefit from a model-based community synthesis effort to reframe, integrate and evaluate different explanations of hydrologic behavior, and provide a controlled avenue to find where understanding falls short. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography |
UniBE Contributor: |
Schaefli, Bettina |
Subjects: |
900 History > 910 Geography & travel |
ISSN: |
0043-1397 |
Publisher: |
American Geophysical Union |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Bettina Schäfli |
Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2021 16:18 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:45 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1002/2015wr017910 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
hydrologic theory multiple hypotheses model evaluation uncertainty 1805 Computational hydrology 1839 Hydrologic scaling 1873 Uncertainty assessment 1813 Eco-hydrology |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/151310 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/151310 |
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