Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting

In the present study, a conceptual watershed model, a distributed watershed model, and an artificial neural network (ANN) have been applied to river flow forecasting in the Kalu River upper catchment in Sri Lanka. The Xinanjiang watershed model has been used as a conceptual watershed model and the S...

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Autores principales: Hapuarachchi, H.A.P., Zhijia, L., Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38476
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author Hapuarachchi, H.A.P.
Zhijia, L.
Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert
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description In the present study, a conceptual watershed model, a distributed watershed model, and an artificial neural network (ANN) have been applied to river flow forecasting in the Kalu River upper catchment in Sri Lanka. The Xinanjiang watershed model has been used as a conceptual watershed model and the SWAT model (Neitsch, 2000) has been used with spatial data as a distributed model. Two types of ANN architectures, namely multi-layer perceptron network (MLP) and radial basis function network (RBF) have been implemented as "black box" type modelling methodology. Based on the application results, it seems that the conceptual watershed model could perform slightly better than the distributed model and the ANN for this watershed. It was clearly noted that the performance of distributed models strictly depends on the quality of input data (Arnold et al., 1998) whereas the performance of conceptual models depends on the calibration (Duan et al., 1992, 1993).
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spelling CGSpace384762026-01-12T13:05:34Z Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting Hapuarachchi, H.A.P. Zhijia, L. Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert rivers flow forecasting watersheds catchment areas models networks In the present study, a conceptual watershed model, a distributed watershed model, and an artificial neural network (ANN) have been applied to river flow forecasting in the Kalu River upper catchment in Sri Lanka. The Xinanjiang watershed model has been used as a conceptual watershed model and the SWAT model (Neitsch, 2000) has been used with spatial data as a distributed model. Two types of ANN architectures, namely multi-layer perceptron network (MLP) and radial basis function network (RBF) have been implemented as "black box" type modelling methodology. Based on the application results, it seems that the conceptual watershed model could perform slightly better than the distributed model and the ANN for this watershed. It was clearly noted that the performance of distributed models strictly depends on the quality of input data (Arnold et al., 1998) whereas the performance of conceptual models depends on the calibration (Duan et al., 1992, 1993). 2003 2014-06-13T11:42:11Z 2014-06-13T11:42:11Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38476 en Limited Access Hapuarachchi, H. A. P.; Zhijia, L.; Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert . 2003. Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting. Tachikawa, Y.; Vieux, B. E.; Georgakakos, K. P.; Nakakita, E. (Eds.). Weather Radar Information and Distributed Hydrological Modelling: proceedings of Symposium HS03 held during IUGG2003 at Sapporo, Japan, 30 June-11 July 2003. Wallingford, UK: International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) pp.218-226. (IAHS Publication 282)
spellingShingle rivers
flow
forecasting
watersheds
catchment areas
models
networks
Hapuarachchi, H.A.P.
Zhijia, L.
Flügel, Wolfgang-Albert
Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title_full Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title_fullStr Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title_full_unstemmed Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title_short Application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
title_sort application of models with different types of modelling methodologies for river flow forecasting
topic rivers
flow
forecasting
watersheds
catchment areas
models
networks
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