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2010 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Calibration of a Global Hydrological Model with GRACE Data

Authors : Susanna Werth, Andreas Güntner

Published in: System Earth via Geodetic-Geophysical Space Techniques

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Water mass variations from the GRACE satellite mission are an unprecedented data set for validation and calibration of large-scale hydrological models. We develop an efficient multi-objective calibration framework to incorporate time series of monthly measured river discharge and GRACE water storage variations into the parameter tuning process of the WaterGAP Global Hydrology Model (WGHM). The calibration approach is applicable to large river basins worldwide. For the example of the Amazon river basin, simulation results improved for both objectives after calibration. The improvement is shown to be due to decreased flow velocities and, thus, larger and longer-lasting water storage in the surface water network of the Amazon. The results highlight the beneficial nature of GRACE for advancing hydrological models and for understanding water storage variations in the continental water cycle.

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Metadata
Title
Calibration of a Global Hydrological Modelglobal hydrological model with GRACE Data
Authors
Susanna Werth
Andreas Güntner
Copyright Year
2010
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
System Earth via Geodetic-Geophysical Space Techniques

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-10227-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-10228-8

Copyright Year: 2010

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10228-8_36

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