Predicting Surface Runoff from Catchment to Large Region

Abstract EN

Predicting surface runoff from catchment to large region is a fundamental and challenging task in hydrology.

This paper presents a comprehensive review for various studies conducted for improving runoff predictions from catchment to large region in the last several decades.

This review summarizes the well-established methods and discusses some promising approaches from the following four research fields: (1) modeling catchment, regional and global runoff using lumped conceptual rainfall-runoff models, distributed hydrological models, and land surface models, (2) parameterizing hydrological models in ungauged catchments, (3) improving hydrological model structure, and (4) using new remote sensing precipitation data.