@article{fdi:010074461,
  title = {{S}uitability of a lumped rainfall-runoff model for flashy tropical watersheds in {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{D}esclaux, {T}. and {L}emonnier, {H}. and {G}enthon, {P}ierre and {S}oulard, {B}. and {L}e {G}endre, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {GR}4{H} lumped hourly rainfall-runoff model was assessed for its integration in a ridge-to-reef modelling framework. {P}articular attention was paid to rainfall representation, robustness of parameter estimates and ability to reproduce the main runoff features. {T}he study was conducted in four tropical mountainous watersheds in {N}ew {C}aledonia, which are exposed to intense rainfall events, large annual climatic variations triggered by {E}l {N}ino oscillation, and wildfires. {T}he inverse distance and elevation weighting algorithm outperformed other classical rainfall interpolation methods under data-limited conditions. {T}he time span of data needed for robust calibration was site specific and varied from 6-7years to 10years, which may be linked to {E}l {N}ino events and to wildfires. {W}ith sufficient data, simulation quality was equivalent during the calibration and validation periods. {T}he {GR}4{H} model was generally able to simulate both flash floods and large annual variations. {T}he model was more reliable when simulating wet years and watersheds not subject to land-cover changes.},
  keywords = {hydrological model ; ridge-to-reef ; {GR}4{H} ; rainfall-runoff model ; integrated modelling ; {N}ew {C}aledonia ; lagoon ; wildfire ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}ydrological {S}ciences {J}ournal = {J}ournal des {S}ciences {H}ydrologiques},
  volume = {63},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1689--1706},
  ISSN = {0262-6667},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1080/02626667.2018.1523613},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010074461},
}