Hydrological Modelling in Data Sparse Environment: Inverse Modelling of a Historical Flood Event

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作者
Bardossy, Andras [1 ]
Anwar, Faizan [1 ]
Seidel, Jochen [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Stuttgart, Inst Modelling Hydraul & Environm Syst, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
关键词
inverse modelling; data uncertainty; parameter uncertainty; data scarcity; RAINFALL; RECONSTRUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; CALIBRATION; DISCHARGES; RISK;
D O I
10.3390/w12113242
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
We dealt with a rather frequent and difficult situation while modelling extreme floods, namely, model output uncertainty in data sparse regions. A historical extreme flood event was chosen to illustrate the challenges involved. Our aim was to understand what the causes might have been and specifically to show how input and model parameter uncertainties affect the output. For this purpose, a conceptual model was calibrated and validated with recent data rich time period. Resulting model parameters were used to model the historical event which subsequently resulted in a rather poor hydrograph. Due to the bad model performance, a spatial simulation technique was used to invert the model for precipitation. Constraints, such as taking the precipitation values at historical observation locations in to account, with correct spatial structures and following the observed regional distributions were used to generate realistic precipitation fields. Results showed that the inverted precipitation improved the performance significantly even when using many different model parameters. We conclude that while modelling in data sparse conditions both model input and parameter uncertainties have to be dealt with simultaneously to obtain meaningful results.
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