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Downscaling of GCM forecasts to streamflow over Scandinavia

Patrik Nilsson, Cintia B. Uvo, Willem A. Landman, Tinh D. Nguyen
Published February 2008, 39 (1) 17-26; DOI: 10.2166/nh.2008.027
Patrik Nilsson
Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, Lund, S-221 00, Sweden cintia.uvo@tvrl.lth.se
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Cintia B. Uvo
Department of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Box 118, Lund, S-221 00, Sweden cintia.uvo@tvrl.lth.se
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Willem A. Landman
South African Weather Service, Private Bag X097, Pretoria, 0001, South AfricaDepartment of Geography, Geoinformatics and Meteorology of the University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Tinh D. Nguyen
Institute of Environment & Resources, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Abstract

A seasonal forecasting technique to produce probabilistic and deterministic streamflow forecasts for 23 basins in Norway and northern Sweden is developed in this work. Large scale circulation and moisture fields, forecasted by the ECHAM4.5 model 4 months in advance, are used to forecast spring flows. The technique includes model output statistics (MOS) based on a non-linear Neural Network (NN) approach. Results show that streamflow forecasts from Global Circulation Model (GCM) predictions, for the Scandinavia region are viable and highest skill values were found for basins located in south-western Norway. The physical interpretation of the forecasting skill is that stations close to the Norwegian coast are directly exposed to prevailing winds from the Atlantic Ocean, which constitute the principal source of predictive information from the atmosphere on the seasonal timescale.

  • downscaling
  • forecasting
  • general circulation model
  • model output statistic
  • neural networks
  • Received May 26, 2006.
  • Accepted July 6, 2007.
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Patrik Nilsson, Cintia B. Uvo, Willem A. Landman, Tinh D. Nguyen
Hydrology Research Feb 2008, 39 (1) 17-26; DOI: 10.2166/nh.2008.027
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Patrik Nilsson, Cintia B. Uvo, Willem A. Landman, Tinh D. Nguyen
Hydrology Research Feb 2008, 39 (1) 17-26; DOI: 10.2166/nh.2008.027

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