Basic data characteristics in relation to runoff forecast accuracy
Title | Basic data characteristics in relation to runoff forecast accuracy |
Publication Type | Conference Proceedings |
Year of Conference | 1958 |
Authors | Work, R. A., and Beaumont R. T. |
Conference Name | 26th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Series Title | Proceedings of the 26th Annual Western Snow Conference |
Date Published | April 1958 |
Publisher | Western Snow Conference |
Conference Location | Bozeman, Montana |
Keywords | Accuracy, Forecasting |
Abstract | An analysis is presented of runoff forecast methods and their accuracy, and the distribution of errors by algebraic sign. The results stress the importance of basing river flow forecasts on data obtained as close to the water source as possible. Data of the most simple and direct character are more efficient. The basic data, as gathered by snow surveys from the heart of the water producing areas generally result in the most accurate forecasts because is a more precise method of sampling the greatest factor in streamflow production in mountainous western areas.NOTE: A table showing the discrepancies between two basic principals of water supply forecasting was misplaced at the time of printing, but is shown in the 1959 Proceedings of the Western Snow Conference on page 34. |
URL | sites/westernsnowconference.org/PDFs/1958WorkA.pdf |