Identification of an Appropriate Low Flow Forecast Model for the Meuse River
Published In
Hydroinformatics in Hydrology, Hydrogeology and Water Resources
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2009
Subjects
Hydrologic models -- Evaluation
Abstract
This study investigates the selection of an appropriate low flow forecast model for the Meuse River based on the comparison of output uncertainties of different models. For this purpose, three data driven models have been developed for the Meuse River: a multivariate ARMAX model, a linear regression model and an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model. The uncertainty in these three models is assumed to be represented by the difference between observed and simulated discharge. The results show that the ANN low flow forecast model with one or two input variables(s) performed slightly better than the other statistical models when forecasting low flows for a lead time of seven days. The approach for the selection of an appropriate low flow forecast model adopted in this study can be used for other lead times and river basins as well.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20835
Publisher
IAHS Press
Citation Details
Demirel, Mehmet C. and Booij, Martijn J. (2009) Identification of an appropriate low flow forecast model for the Meuse River. In: Ian Cluckie & Yangbo Chen & Vladan Babovic & Lenny Konikow & Arthur Mynett & Siegfried Demuth & Dragan A. Savic (Eds.), Hydroinformatics in hydrology, hydrogeology and water resources. IAHS publication (331). IAHS Press, pp. 296-303. ISBN 9781907161025
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Copyright © 2009 IAHS Press
*At the time of publication Mehmet C. Demirel was affiliated with the University of Twente