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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-423-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-423-2017
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Research article
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25 Jan 2017
Research article |
| 25 Jan 2017
Looking beyond general metrics for model comparison – lessons from an international model intercomparison study
Water Resources Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
Laurène Bouaziz
Department Catchment and Urban Hydrology, Deltares, Boussinesqweg 1, 2629 HV Delft, the Netherlands
Jan De Niel
Hydraulics division, Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Claudia Brauer
Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Benjamin Dewals
University of Liège, Place du 20-Août 7, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Gilles Drogue
LOTERR-UFR SHS, Université de Lorraine, Île du Saulcy, 57045 Metz CEDEX 1, France
Fabrizio Fenicia
Eawag, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Benjamin Grelier
LOTERR-UFR SHS, Université de Lorraine, Île du Saulcy, 57045 Metz CEDEX 1, France
Jiri Nossent
Flanders Hydraulics Research, Berchemlei 115, 2140 Antwerp, Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Boulevard de la Plaine 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Fernando Pereira
Flanders Hydraulics Research, Berchemlei 115, 2140 Antwerp, Belgium
Hubert Savenije
Water Resources Section, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, the Netherlands
Guillaume Thirel
Irstea, Hydrosystems and Bioprocesses Research Unit (HBAN), 1, rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, CS 10030, 92761 Antony CEDEX, France
Patrick Willems
Hydraulics division, Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 40, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Boulevard de la Plaine 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Short summary
In this study, the rainfall–runoff models of eight international research groups were compared for a set of subcatchments of the Meuse basin to investigate the influence of certain model components on the modelled discharge. Although the models showed similar performances based on general metrics, clear differences could be observed for specific events. The differences during drier conditions could indeed be linked to differences in model structures.
In this study, the rainfall–runoff models of eight international research groups were compared...
