Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling

Frameworks incorporating hydro-meteorologic and climate models are applied to examine potential impacts of climate change for the future time periods. The importance of analyzing these frameworks is underscored by different sources of uncertainty that contribute to the variability observed...

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Main Author: Vallam, Pramodh
Other Authors: Qin Xiaosheng
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69044
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description Frameworks incorporating hydro-meteorologic and climate models are applied to examine potential impacts of climate change for the future time periods. The importance of analyzing these frameworks is underscored by different sources of uncertainty that contribute to the variability observed in the models’ simulations. The sources of uncertainty addressed in this thesis are the parametric, model, scenario, and the downscaling uncertainty. Incorporating robust methodologies, the uncertainty propagated by the hydrologic and climate models are analyzed. The SLURP hydrologic model is subject to a robust and modified parametric uncertainty analysis methodology. Different types of meteorological models are analyzed for their ability to simulate precipitation for a multi-site tropical location utilizing spatial, statistical, frequency and extreme value criteria. An integrated climate change impact analysis framework incorporating hydro-meteorologic models and a climate change weather generator is utilized to examine the scenario uncertainty. Finally, the downscaling uncertainty is analyzed by instrumenting different downscaling approaches.
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spelling ntu-10356/690442023-03-03T19:31:12Z Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling Vallam, Pramodh Qin Xiaosheng School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering Frameworks incorporating hydro-meteorologic and climate models are applied to examine potential impacts of climate change for the future time periods. The importance of analyzing these frameworks is underscored by different sources of uncertainty that contribute to the variability observed in the models’ simulations. The sources of uncertainty addressed in this thesis are the parametric, model, scenario, and the downscaling uncertainty. Incorporating robust methodologies, the uncertainty propagated by the hydrologic and climate models are analyzed. The SLURP hydrologic model is subject to a robust and modified parametric uncertainty analysis methodology. Different types of meteorological models are analyzed for their ability to simulate precipitation for a multi-site tropical location utilizing spatial, statistical, frequency and extreme value criteria. An integrated climate change impact analysis framework incorporating hydro-meteorologic models and a climate change weather generator is utilized to examine the scenario uncertainty. Finally, the downscaling uncertainty is analyzed by instrumenting different downscaling approaches. Doctor of Philosophy 2016-09-28T02:42:34Z 2016-09-28T02:42:34Z 2016 Thesis Vallam, P. (2016). Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling. Doctoral thesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69044 en 221 p. application/pdf
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Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title_full Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title_fullStr Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title_full_unstemmed Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title_short Quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
title_sort quantification of multiple sources of uncertainty in hydrologic and climate modelling
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