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Hyper-resolution global hydrological modelling: what is next?

2014; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/hyp.10391

1099-1085

Marc F. P. Bierkens, Victoria A. Bell, Peter Burek, Nathaniel W. Chaney, Laura E. Condon, Cédric H. David, Ad de Roo, Petra Döll, Niels Drost, J. S. Famiglietti, Martina Flörke, David Gochis, Paul R. Houser, Rolf Hut, Jessica Keune, Stefan Kollet, R. M. Maxwell, J. T. Reager, Luis Samaniego, Edward A. Sudicky, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, Nick van de Giesen, Hessel Winsemius, Eric F. Wood,

Hydrological Forecasting Using AI

Hydrological ProcessesVolume 29, Issue 2 p. 310-320 Invited Commentary Hyper-resolution global hydrological modelling: what is next? "Everywhere and locally relevant" Marc F. P. Bierkens, Corresponding Author Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands Correspondence to: Marc F. P. Bierkens, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVictoria A. Bell, Victoria A. Bell Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Burek, Peter Burek Joint Research Centre, Ispra, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorNathaniel Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USASearch for more papers by this authorLaura E. Condon, Laura E. Condon Integrated Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorCédric H. David, Cédric H. David University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorAd de Roo, Ad de Roo Joint Research Centre, Ispra, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorPetra Döll, Petra Döll Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorNiels Drost, Niels Drost Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJames S. Famiglietti, James S. Famiglietti University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorMartina Flörke, Martina Flörke University of Kassel, Kassel, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorDavid J. Gochis, David J. Gochis NCAR HR Regional Modelling, Boulder, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Houser, Paul Houser George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorRolf Hut, Rolf Hut Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJessica Keune, Jessica Keune Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorStefan Kollet, Stefan Kollet Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems, Geoverbund ABC/J, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorReed M. Maxwell, Reed M. Maxwell Integrated Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn T. Reager, John T. Reager University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorLuis Samaniego, Luis Samaniego UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorEdward Sudicky, Edward Sudicky University of Waterloo, Waterloo, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorEdwin H. Sutanudjaja, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorNick van de Giesen, Nick van de Giesen Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorHessel Winsemius, Hessel Winsemius Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Deltares, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorEric F. Wood, Eric F. Wood Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USASearch for more papers by this author Marc F. P. Bierkens, Corresponding Author Marc F. P. Bierkens Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands Deltares, Delft, The Netherlands Correspondence to: Marc F. P. Bierkens, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorVictoria A. Bell, Victoria A. Bell Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPeter Burek, Peter Burek Joint Research Centre, Ispra, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorNathaniel Chaney, Nathaniel Chaney Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USASearch for more papers by this authorLaura E. Condon, Laura E. Condon Integrated Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorCédric H. David, Cédric H. David University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorAd de Roo, Ad de Roo Joint Research Centre, Ispra, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorPetra Döll, Petra Döll Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorNiels Drost, Niels Drost Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJames S. Famiglietti, James S. Famiglietti University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorMartina Flörke, Martina Flörke University of Kassel, Kassel, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorDavid J. Gochis, David J. Gochis NCAR HR Regional Modelling, Boulder, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorPaul Houser, Paul Houser George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USASearch for more papers by this authorRolf Hut, Rolf Hut Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorJessica Keune, Jessica Keune Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorStefan Kollet, Stefan Kollet Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany Centre for High-Performance Scientific Computing in Terrestrial Systems, Geoverbund ABC/J, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorReed M. Maxwell, Reed M. Maxwell Integrated Ground Water Modeling Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USASearch for more papers by this authorJohn T. Reager, John T. Reager University of California Center for Hydrologic Modeling, Irvine, CA, USA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USASearch for more papers by this authorLuis Samaniego, Luis Samaniego UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorEdward Sudicky, Edward Sudicky University of Waterloo, Waterloo, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorEdwin H. Sutanudjaja, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorNick van de Giesen, Nick van de Giesen Delft University of Technology, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorHessel Winsemius, Hessel Winsemius Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands Deltares, Delft, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorEric F. Wood, Eric F. 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