Hydrological Modelling and the Water Cycle: Coupling the Atmospheric and Hydrological Models

✍ Scribed by Hamid Moradkhani, Soroosh Sorooshian (auth.), Soroosh Sorooshian, Kuo-Lin Hsu, Erika Coppola, Barbara Tomassetti, Marco Verdecchia, Guido Visconti (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 294
• Series: Water Science and Technology Library 63
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This collected work reports on the state of the art of hydrological model simulation, as well as the methods for satellite-based rainfall estimation. Mainly addressed to scientists and researchers, the contributions have the structure of a standard paper appearing in most cited hydrological, atmospheric and climate journals. Several already-known hydrological models and a few novel ones are presented, as well as the satellite-based precipitation techniques. As the field of hydrologic modeling is experiencing rapid development and transition to application of distributed models, many challenges including overcoming the requirements of compatible observations of inputs and outputs are addressed.

The many contributing authors, who are well established in this field, provide readers with a timely overview of the ongoing research on these topics. The level of interest and active involvement in the discussions clearly demonstrate the importance the scientific community places on challenges related to the coupling of atmospheric and hydrologic models.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
General Review of Rainfall-Runoff Modeling: Model Calibration, Data Assimilation, and Uncertainty Analysis....Pages 1-24
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Satellite-Based Precipitation Measurement Using PERSIANN System....Pages 27-48
Satellite Clouds and Precipitation Observations for Meteorology and Climate....Pages 49-68
Advanced Techniques for Polarimetric Radar Estimation of Rainfall....Pages 69-92
Measurements of Hydrological Variables from Satellite: Application to Mediterranean Regions....Pages 93-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Geostatistical Tools for Validation of Satellite and NWP Model Rainfall Estimates....Pages 117-143
An Ensemble Approach to Uncertainty Estimation for Satellite-Based Rainfall Estimates....Pages 145-162
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Cetemps Hydrological Model (CHyM), a Distributed Grid-Based Model Assimilating Different Rainfall Data Sources....Pages 165-201
Rainfall Thresholds for Flood Warning Systems: A Bayesian Decision Approach....Pages 203-227
Watershed Hydrological Modeling: Toward Physically Meaningful Processes Representation....Pages 229-241
Simulating Climate Impacts on Water Resources: Experience from the Okavango River, Southern Africa....Pages 243-265
Back Matter....Pages 267-291

✦ Subjects

Hydrogeology; Meteorology/Climatology