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Table A5.1. Summary of studies used in the comparative assessment of mean annual runoff estimation
Error
(RMSE in
mm/yr)
Climate zone
(Köppen classes)
P
A
(mm/
yr)
Elevation
(m a.s.l.)
q
A
(mm/
yr)
No. of
catchments
Period/No.
of years
Regionalisation
method
Predicted
variable
Performance
(r
2
)
Used in
L1
Area (km
2
)
Study
Region
Moore et al.(
2012
)
Canada (British
Columbia)
Cold (Dfc)
0.8
-
6760
226
min 10
yrs
PB
q
A
−
6.6
(bias
in %)
Yan et al.(
2011
)
China (Huaihe
River)
Humid (Cfa,
Cwa)
600
-
1000
20
1956
-
2008
SP
q
A
0.98
X
0.42 (R
2
adj)
830
-
2300
1938
-
2000
Urrutia et al.(
2011
)
Chile (Maule
River)
Humid (Csb)
21 060
1
PX
q
A
X
Tekleab et al.(
2011
)
Ethiopia (Upper
Blue Nile)
Humid (Csa, Csb,
Aw)
200
-
9672 1148
-
1757
489
-
4860 222
-
1400 20
1995
-
2004
IM
q
A
0.70
-
0.97
(R
2
)
57
-
177 X
464·10
4
McMahon et al.(
2011
)
Global
Global
4
-
72
-
3566
3
-
3126
699
10 to 172
yrs
IM
q
A
0.58
-
0.62
180
-
225 X
Duan et al.(
2010
)
China (Hailar
River)
Cold (Dwc)
3322
-
53 829
34
-
460
510
-
1622 10
-
145
11
1956
-
2006
R(P
A
, E
PA
,
A
wetland
,
shape)
q
A
0.86
-
0.99
X
Donohue et al.(
2010
)
Australia
Humid (Cfa, Cfb,
Csa, Csb, Bsk,
Aw)
100
-
3000 300
-
2600
25
-
1800 221
1981
-
2006
IM (Budyko) q
A
0.52
-
0.94
(R
2
)
56
-
141 X
Watson et al.(
2009
)
USA (Wyoming) Arid (Bsk)
3
1946
-
2000
PX
Q
A
0.38
-
0.61
(R
2
adj)
X
0.49 (R
2
)
Potter and Zhang (
2009
)
Australia
Humid (Cfa, Cfb,
Csa, Csb, BSk,
Aw)
50
-
2000
209
10 to 91
yrs
PB
q
A
73.4
X
Potter and Zhang (
2009
)
Australia
Humid (Cfa, Cfb,
Csa, Csb, BSk,
Aw)
50
-
2000
209
10 to 91
yrs
IM
q
A
−
0.07
-
0.72
(R
2
)
63
-
93
X
−
2.54 (R
2
)
Potter and Zhang (
2009
)
Australia
Humid (Cfa, Cfb,
Csa, Csb, BSk,
Aw)
50
-
2000
209
10 to 91
yrs
R(E
PA
/P
A
)
q
A
139
X
Zhang et al.(
2008a
)
Australia
Humid (Cfa, Cfb,
Csa, Csb, BSk,
Aw)
50
-
2000
282
-
2886
265
IM
q
A
0.93
X
0.51 (R
2
)
Yuan et al.(
2007
)
China (Manasi
River)
Arid (BWk)
5211
940
-
5289
1
1956
-
2000
PX
Q
A
X
Yang et al.(
2007
)
China
Cold (E, Dwc,
Bsk)
272
94 800
150
-
750
108
1951
-
2000
IM
q
A
0.62
20.5
X
Viglione (
2007
)
North-western
Italy
Humid (Cfa, Dfb) 20
-
8000
840
-
2100 480
-
2740 500
-
1730 47
1920
-
86 R(P
A
, Elev,
Budyko
Index)
q
A
0.88
-
0.90
(R
2
adj)
110
-
115 X
McMahon et al.(
2007b
)
Global
Global
115
65 200
1221
15 to 58
yrs
R(A)
Q
A
0.60
-
0.78
X
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