@article{fdi:010064937, title = {{H}ydrology under change : an evaluation protocol to investigate how hydrological models deal with changing catchments}, author = {{T}hirel, {G}. and {A}ndreassian, {V}. and {P}errin, {C}. and {A}udouy, {J}. {N}. and {B}erthet, {L}. and {E}dwards, {P}. and {F}olton, {N}. and {F}urusho, {C}. and {K}uentz, {A}d{\`e}le and {L}erat, {J}. and {L}indstrom, {G}. and {M}artin, {E}. and {M}athevet, {T}. and {M}erz, {R}. and {P}arajka, {J}. and {R}uelland, {D}. and {V}aze, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}esting hydrological models under changing conditions is essential to evaluate their ability to cope with changing catchments and their suitability for impact studies. {W}ith this perspective in mind, a workshop dedicated to this issue was held at the 2013 {G}eneral {A}ssembly of the {I}nternational {A}ssociation of {H}ydrological {S}ciences ({IAHS}) in {G}oteborg, {S}weden, in {J}uly 2013, during which the results of a common testing experiment were presented. {P}rior to the workshop, the participants had been invited to test their own models on a common set of basins showing varying conditions specifically set up for the workshop. {A}ll these basins experienced changes, either in physical characteristics (e.g. changes in land cover) or climate conditions (e.g. gradual temperature increase). {T}his article presents the motivations and organization of this experimentthat isthe testing (calibration and evaluation) protocol and the common framework of statistical procedures and graphical tools used to assess the model performances. {T}he basins datasets are also briefly introduced (a detailed description is provided in the associated {S}upplementary material).}, keywords = {non-stationarity ; {IAHS} workshop ; calibration ; evaluation ; protocol ; split-sample test ; changing catchments dataset}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques}, volume = {60}, numero = {7-8}, pages = {1184--1199}, ISSN = {0262-6667}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2014.967248}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064937}, }