Inherent benchmark or not? Comparing Nash–Sutcliffe and Kling–Gupta efficiency scores

WJM Knoben, JE Freer… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2019 - hess.copernicus.org
A traditional metric used in hydrology to summarize model performance is the Nash–Sutcliffe
efficiency (NSE). Increasingly an alternative metric, the Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE), is …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme precipitation indices over the Volta Basin: CMIP6 model evaluation

J Agyekum, T Annor, E Quansah, B Lamptey, G Okafor - Scientific African, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate extreme events affect people whose livelihoods are reliant on the water resources of
the Volta Basin in West Africa. Therefore, decision-makers and policymakers need reliable …

A decision‐led evaluation approach for flood forecasting system developments: An application to the Global Flood Awareness System in Bangladesh

S Hossain, HL Cloke, A Ficchì, H Gupta… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Scientific and technical changes to flood forecasting models are implemented to improve
forecasts. However, responses to such changes are complex, particularly in global models …

Evaluation and comparison of satellite-derived estimates of rainfall in the diverse climate and terrain of central and northeastern Ethiopia

GB Adane, BA Hirpa, CH Lim, WK Lee - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding rainfall processes as the main driver of the hydrological cycle is important for
formulating future water management strategies; however, rainfall data availability is …

Land use changes impact on selected chemical denudation element and components of water cycle in small mountain catchment using SWAT model

M Kijowska-Strugała, W Bochenek - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
Land use changes are extremely important in the context of land and water management.
This study examines impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on nitrate nitrogen …

A new diagram for performance evaluation of complex models

A Izzaddin, A Langousis, V Totaro, M Yaseen… - … Research and Risk …, 2024 - Springer
In the latest years the capacity and complexity of climate and environmental modeling has
increased considerably. Therefore, tools and criteria for model performance evaluation are …

Beyond a fixed number: Investigating uncertainty in popular evaluation metrics of ensemble flood modeling using bootstrap** analysis

T Huang, V Merwade - Journal of Flood Risk Management, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Evaluation of the performance of flood models is a crucial step in the modeling
process. Considering the limitations of single statistical metrics, such as uncertainty bounds …

Evaluating climate change scenarios in the white volta basin: A statistical bias-correction approach

JK Mensah, K Akpoti, E Antwi-Ofosu… - … of the Earth, Parts A/B/C, 2024 - Elsevier
This study provides a critical assessment of future climate scenarios in the White Volta Basin
(WVB), an area heavily reliant on groundwater resources. With monthly model results for two …

Coupling large-scale climate indices with a stochastic weather generator to improve long-term streamflow forecasts in a Canadian watershed

S Sohrabi, FP Brissette, R Arsenault - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims at improving long-term streamflow forecasts by implementing a novel
technique based on conditioning the parameters of a stochastic weather generator on large …

Validation of precipitation reanalysis products for rainfall-runoff modelling in Slovenia

MJ Alexopoulos, H Müller-Thomy… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2023 - hess.copernicus.org
Observational data scarcity often limits the potential of rainfall-runoff modelling around the
globe. In ungauged catchments, earth observations or reanalysis products could be used to …