Calibration of the Global Flood Awareness System (GloFAS) using daily streamflow data

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 566; pp. 595 - 606
• Main Authors: Hirpa, Feyera A., Salamon, Peter, Beck, Hylke E., Lorini, Valerio, Alfieri, Lorenzo, Zsoter, Ervin, Dadson, Simon J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018; Elsevier, etc
• Subjects: Early warning system; Flood forecasting; Global hydrology; GloFAS; Model calibration; GloFAS; Model calibration; Flood forecasting; Global hydrology; Early warning system

•GloFAS was calibrated using daily streamflow data from 1287 stations worldwide.•Evolutionary Algorithm with parallel co-evolution of multiple simulations was used.•Parameters will be used in operational flood forecasting (www.globalfloods.eu).•Bias reduction in the forcings is needed to further imp...