Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models
Hydrologic models are essential tools for understanding hydrologic processes, such as precipitation, which is a fundamental component of the water cycle. For an improved understanding and the evaluation of different precipitation datasets, especially their applicability for hydrologic modelling, thr...
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doaj-a80b68d072ac4eaebb6443129ae5cb602020-11-25T00:32:58ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412018-11-011011161110.3390/w10111611w10111611Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic ModelsBinbin Guo0Jing Zhang1Tingbao Xu2Barry Croke3Anthony Jakeman4Yongyu Song5Qin Yang6Xiaohui Lei7Weihong Liao8Beijing Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Geographic Information System, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Geographic Information System, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaFenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaFenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaFenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaBeijing Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Geographic Information System, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaBeijing Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Geographic Information System, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100038, ChinaHydrologic models are essential tools for understanding hydrologic processes, such as precipitation, which is a fundamental component of the water cycle. For an improved understanding and the evaluation of different precipitation datasets, especially their applicability for hydrologic modelling, three kinds of precipitation products, CMADS, TMPA-3B42V7 and gauge-interpolated datasets, are compared. Two hydrologic models (IHACRES and Sacramento) are applied to study the accuracy of the three types of precipitation products on the daily streamflow of the Lijiang River, which is located in southern China. The models are calibrated separately with different precipitation products, with the results showing that the CMADS product performs best based on the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency, including a much better accuracy and better skill in capturing the streamflow peaks than the other precipitation products. The TMPA-3B42V7 product shows a small improvement on the gauge-interpolated product. Compared to TMPA-3B42V7, CMADS shows better agreement with the ground-observation data through a pixel-to-point comparison. The comparison of the two hydrologic models shows that both the IHACRES and Sacramento models perform well. The IHACRES model however displays less uncertainty and a higher applicability than the Sacramento model in the Lijiang River basin.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/11/1611precipitationTMPA-3B42V7CMADShydrologic modeluncertainty |
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Binbin Guo Jing Zhang Tingbao Xu Barry Croke Anthony Jakeman Yongyu Song Qin Yang Xiaohui Lei Weihong Liao Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models Water precipitation TMPA-3B42V7 CMADS hydrologic model uncertainty |
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Binbin Guo Jing Zhang Tingbao Xu Barry Croke Anthony Jakeman Yongyu Song Qin Yang Xiaohui Lei Weihong Liao |
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Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models |
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Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models |
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Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models |
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Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models |
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Applicability Assessment and Uncertainty Analysis of Multi-Precipitation Datasets for the Simulation of Hydrologic Models |
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applicability assessment and uncertainty analysis of multi-precipitation datasets for the simulation of hydrologic models |
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Hydrologic models are essential tools for understanding hydrologic processes, such as precipitation, which is a fundamental component of the water cycle. For an improved understanding and the evaluation of different precipitation datasets, especially their applicability for hydrologic modelling, three kinds of precipitation products, CMADS, TMPA-3B42V7 and gauge-interpolated datasets, are compared. Two hydrologic models (IHACRES and Sacramento) are applied to study the accuracy of the three types of precipitation products on the daily streamflow of the Lijiang River, which is located in southern China. The models are calibrated separately with different precipitation products, with the results showing that the CMADS product performs best based on the Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency, including a much better accuracy and better skill in capturing the streamflow peaks than the other precipitation products. The TMPA-3B42V7 product shows a small improvement on the gauge-interpolated product. Compared to TMPA-3B42V7, CMADS shows better agreement with the ground-observation data through a pixel-to-point comparison. The comparison of the two hydrologic models shows that both the IHACRES and Sacramento models perform well. The IHACRES model however displays less uncertainty and a higher applicability than the Sacramento model in the Lijiang River basin. |
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precipitation TMPA-3B42V7 CMADS hydrologic model uncertainty |
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