The Influence of Model Structure on the Efficiency of Rainfall-Runoff Models: A Comparative Study for Some Catchments of Central India

R. Mehrotra and R. Singh

Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), 1998, vol. 12, issue 5, 325-341

Abstract: The paper examines relative performance of six monthly rainfall-runoff models on 12 catchments located in different agro-climate zones of Central India. Study indicates that a water balance type model can reproduce the catchment behaviour in a better manner as compared to a statistical model and it is easier to model runoff for catchments with higher runoff factor. Also, a two-parameter model is found sufficient to represent the rainfall-runoff relationship of the catchment on a monthly scale. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1998

Keywords: comparison of rainfall-runoff models; conceptual; rainfall-runoff relationship; catchment; runoff factor; model structure; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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