Ouermi K. S. auteur aut IRD Paturel Jean-Emmanuel auteur aut IRD Adounpke J. auteur aut IRD Lawin A. E. auteur aut IRD Goula B. T. A. auteur aut IRD Amoussou E. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The present work reports on the study and the comparison of the performance of three "Genie rural" (GR) and two Water Balance (WB) models. The calibration and robustness performances are analysed in the light of the hydro-climatic conditions. The study shows that the GR models are much more efficient and robust than the WB models. The behaviour of calibration performance as a function of hydroclimatic variables varies according to the model and goodness-of-fit criteria (GOFC). The GR models are more robust in terms of NSE(Q) and NSE( root Q) and the WB models in terms of KGE. For more robustness of the models, it is better to transfer the parameters to wetter periods or periods with a lower Potential EvapoTranspiration (PET) than the calibration period. For a loss of robustness of less than 20% for GR and 30% for WB, the variation between calibration and rain validation/PET periods must be around +/- 15%/+/- 1.5%. specialized Rainfall-runoff modelling Climate change Model calibration Model robustness West and Central Africa AFRIQUE DE L'OUEST AFRIQUE CENTRALE 062 020 021 351 7 477-486 2019 1631-0713 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077427 10.1016/j.crte.2019.08.001 1631-0713 [F B010077427] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077427 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2020/01/010077427.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2020-02-05 2025-02-24 fdi:010077427 fre