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dc.contributor.authorShafii, Mahyar
dc.contributor.authorBasu, Nandita
dc.contributor.authorCraig, James R.
dc.contributor.authorSchiff, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.authorVan Cappellen, Philippe
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-31 18:55:30 (GMT)
dc.date.available2017-07-31 18:55:30 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2017-04-21
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019736
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/12100
dc.description© American Geophysical Union: Shafii, M., Basu, N., Craig, J. R., Schiff, S. L., & Van Cappellen, P. (2017). A diagnostic approach to constraining flow partitioning in hydrologic models using a multiobjective optimization framework. Water Resources Research, 53(4), 3279–3301. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019736en
dc.description.abstractHydrologic models are often tasked with replicating historical hydrographs but may do so without accurately reproducing the internal hydrological functioning of the watershed, including the flow partitioning, which is critical for predicting solute movement through the catchment. Here we propose a novel partitioning-focused calibration technique that utilizes flow-partitioning coefficients developed based on the pioneering work of L'vovich (1979). Our hypothesis is that inclusion of the L'vovich partitioning relations in calibration increases model consistency and parameter identifiability and leads to superior model performance with respect to flow partitioning than using traditional hydrological signatures (e.g., flow duration curve indices) alone. The L'vovich approach partitions the annual precipitation into four components (quick flow, soil wetting, slow flow, and evapotranspiration) and has been shown to work across a range of climatic and landscape settings. A new diagnostic multicriteria model calibration methodology is proposed that first quantifies four calibration measures for watershed functions based on the L'vovich theory, and then utilizes them as calibration criteria. The proposed approach is compared with a traditional hydrologic signature-based calibration for two conceptual bucket models. Results reveal that the proposed approach not only improves flow partitioning in the model compared to signature-based calibration but is also capable of diagnosing flow-partitioning inaccuracy and suggesting relevant model improvements. Furthermore, the proposed partitioning-based calibration approach is shown to increase parameter identifiability. This model calibration approach can be readily applied to other models. Plain Language Summary Hydrologic models are often tasked with replicating historical hydrographs but may do so without accurately reproducing the internal hydrological functioning of the watershed, including the flow partitioning between low and high flows, which is critical for predicting solute movement through the catchment. Here we propose a novel model calibration framework that utilizes an empirical understanding about flow partitioning developed by L'vovich (1979) to constrain the outcomes of watershed models. Our hypothesis is that this approach increases model consistency leads to superior model performance. This method is also capable of diagnosing model structural errors (in flow partitioning) and suggesting relevant model improvements. Overall, this work is a step toward getting the right answer from hydrologic model for the right reasons.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNSERC Strategic Partnership grant [STPGP-447692-2013]en
dc.description.sponsorshipCanada Excellence Research Chair in Ecohydrology in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at University of Waterlooen
dc.language.isoEnen
dc.publisherAmerican Geophysical Unionen
dc.subjectRainfall-Runoff Modelsen
dc.subjectCatchment Water-Balanceen
dc.subjectParameter-Estimationen
dc.subjectUngauged Basinsen
dc.subjectProportionality Hypothesisen
dc.subjectDownward Approachen
dc.subjectConceptual-Modelen
dc.subjectPhysical Basisen
dc.subjectCalibrationen
dc.subjectVegetationen
dc.titleA diagnostic approach to constraining flow partitioning in hydrologic models using a multiobjective optimization frameworken
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShafii, M., Basu, N., Craig, J. R., Schiff, S. L., & Van Cappellen, P. (2017). A diagnostic approach to constraining flow partitioning in hydrologic models using a multiobjective optimization framework: DIAGNOSTIC HYDROLOGIC MODEL CALIBRATION. Water Resources Research, 53(4), 3279–3301. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016WR019736en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Scienceen
uws.contributor.affiliation2Earth and Environmental Sciencesen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelPost-Doctorateen


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