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Methodology for Calculating Daily Streamflow of Russian Rivers Using the HBV-96 Runoff Formation Model

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A method for calculating the daily streamflow was developed. The methodology uses the HBV-96 conceptual hydrological model. An output adjustment method was applied to the model calculations, which made it possible to significantly improve overall accuracy. The software package was created to develop, implement, and verify the methodology. The technique was implemented for 590 river catchments located throughout Russia in various natural conditions. An archive of all necessary hydrometeorological data for the period from 2010 to 2019 was formed. The results of verification based on an independent sample indicated a fairly high accuracy of calculations for the vast majority of river catchments. The results provide a basis for the development of an automated system for generating and issuing short-term streamflow forecasts for Russian rivers based on the proposed methodology.

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  1. Hydrometeorological Research Center of the Russian Federation, 123376, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Borshch, V. M. Kolii, E. A. Ryseva, N. K. Semenova, Yu. A. Simonov & A. V. Khristoforov

  2. Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119333, Moscow, Russia

    N. K. Semenova & Yu. A. Simonov

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Translated from Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya, 2023, No. 3, pp. 47-56. https://doi.org/10.52002/0130-2906-2023-3-47-56.

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Borshch, S.V., Kolii, V.M., Ryseva, E.A. et al. Methodology for Calculating Daily Streamflow of Russian Rivers Using the HBV-96 Runoff Formation Model. Russ. Meteorol. Hydrol. 48, 221–228 (2023). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068373923030044

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