Search Results - "Barry Croke"

A review of catchment-scale water quality and erosion models and a synthesis of future prospects by Fu, Baihua, Merritt, Wendy S., Croke, Barry F.W., Weber, Tony R., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Catchment-scale water quality models have become important tools for water quality management, planning and reporting worldwide. In this review, we synthesise…”
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Characterising performance of environmental models by Bennett, Neil D., Croke, Barry F.W., Guariso, Giorgio, Guillaume, Joseph H.A., Hamilton, Serena H., Jakeman, Anthony J., Marsili-Libelli, Stefano, Newham, Lachlan T.H., Norton, John P., Perrin, Charles, Pierce, Suzanne A., Robson, Barbara, Seppelt, Ralf, Voinov, Alexey A., Fath, Brian D., Andreassian, Vazken

“…In order to use environmental models effectively for management and decision-making, it is vital to establish an appropriate level of confidence in their…”
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Certain trends in uncertainty and sensitivity analysis: An overview of software tools and techniques by Douglas-Smith, Dominique, Iwanaga, Takuya, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis (UA/SA) aid in assessing whether model complexity is warranted and under what conditions. To support these analyses a…”
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Water-energy-ecosystem nexus modeling using multi-objective, non-linear programming in a regulated river: Exploring tradeoffs among environmental flows, cascaded small hydropower, and inter-basin water diversion projects by Yin, Dongqin, Li, Xiang, Wang, Fang, Liu, Yang, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Small hydropower (SHP) possesses significant economic, technical, and environmental advantages, and accounts for a large proportion of hydropower development…”
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Addressing ten questions about conceptual rainfall–runoff models with global sensitivity analyses in R by Shin, Mun-Ju, Guillaume, Joseph H.A., Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…•We answer ten basic questions on use of global sensitivity analysis on RR models.•SA can be performed easily using the free Hydromad and Sensitivity packages…”
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Quantifying climate contributions to changes in groundwater discharge for headwater catchments in a major Australian basin by Zhu, Ruirui, Zheng, Hongxing, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Groundwater is experiencing a higher risk of aquifer depletion due to longer drought duration and increasing water demand induced by climate change. The…”
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Diffuse groundwater recharge estimation confronting hydrological modelling uncertainty by Zhu, Ruirui, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Uncertainty in mean annual recharge estimates from RORA for 17 catchments (ordered based on the recharge estimates from the observed streamflow). The red solid…”
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Assessing the contribution of hydrologic and climatic factors on vegetation condition changes in semi-arid wetlands: An analysis for the Narran Lakes by Liu, Moyang, Hamilton, Serena H., Jakeman, Anthony J., Lerat, Julien, Savage, Callum, Croke, Barry F.W.

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A Decision‐Relevant Factor‐Fixing Framework: Application to Uncertainty Analysis of a High‐Dimensional Water Quality Model by Wang, Qian, Guillaume, Joseph H. A., Jakeman, John D., Bennett, Frederick R., Croke, Barry F. W., Fu, Baihua, Yang, Tao, Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Factor Fixing (FF) is a common method for reducing the number of model parameters to lower computational cost. FF typically starts with distinguishing the…”
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A review of foundational methods for checking the structural identifiability of models: Results for rainfall-runoff by Shin, Mun-Ju, Guillaume, Joseph H.A., Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…•Four screening methods have roles to play in understanding the non-identifiability.•Evolutionary algorithms can experience difficulties in convergence.•Model…”
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Position paper: Sensitivity analysis of spatially distributed environmental models- a pragmatic framework for the exploration of uncertainty sources by Koo, Hyeongmo, Iwanaga, Takuya, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J., Yang, Jing, Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Sun, Xifu, Lü, Guonian, Li, Xin, Yue, Tianxiang, Yuan, Wenping, Liu, Xintao, Chen, Min

“…Sensitivity analysis (SA) has been used to evaluate the behavior and quality of environmental models by estimating the contributions of potential uncertainty…”
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A hybrid vector-raster approach to drainage network construction in agricultural watersheds with rice terraces and ponds by Liu, Junzhi, Liu, Zhangcong, Yin, Yueqiang, Croke, Barry F.W., Chen, Min, Qin, Cheng-Zhi, Tang, Guoan, Zhu, A-Xing

“…•A novel method to construct drainage network considering rice terraces and ponds.•A hybrid vector-raster data model was used for spatial discretization.•Flow…”
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Property-based Sensitivity Analysis: An approach to identify model implementation and integration errors by Iwanaga, Takuya, Sun, Xifu, Wang, Qian, Guillaume, Joseph H.A., Croke, Barry F.W., Rahman, Joel, Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…Diagnostic testing is an oft-recommended use of sensitivity analysis to assess correctness or plausibility of model behavior. In this paper we demonstrate the…”
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Groundwater salinization intensifies drought impacts in forests and reduces refuge capacity by Kath, Jarrod, Powell, Sue, Reardon-Smith, Kathryn, Sawah, Sondoss El, Jakeman, Anthony J., Croke, Barry F. W., Dyer, Fiona J.

“…1. Shallow groundwater aquifers regularly support drought refuges for water-dependent ecosystems. However, many aquifers are impacted by over-extraction and…”
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A new academic impact metric for evaluating geographic simulation models by Xu, Kai, Chen, Min, Kettner, Albert J., Barton, C. Michael, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J., Ames, Daniel P., Wang, Hsiao-Hsuan, Cuddy, Susan M., Yue, Songshan, Wen, Yongning, Zhang, Fengyuan, Zhang, Yixuan, Lü, Guonian

“…Geographic simulation models can be used to explore and better understand the geographical environment. Recent advances in geographic and socio-environmental…”
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A socio-environmental model for exploring sustainable water management futures: Participatory and collaborative modelling in the Lower Campaspe catchment by Iwanaga, Takuya, Partington, Daniel, Ticehurst, Jenifer, Croke, Barry F.W., Jakeman, Anthony J.

“…•We introduce a component-based integrated environmental model developed through participatory engagement.•Degradation to environmental and farmer income…”
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Effects of data time-step on the accuracy of calibrated rainfall–streamflow model parameters: practical aspects of uncertainty reduction by Littlewood, Ian G., Croke, Barry F. W.

“…The effects of data time-step on the accuracy of calibrated parameters in a discrete-time conceptual rainfall–streamflow model are reviewed and further…”
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Open geographic modeling by Yue, Songshan, Croke, Barry F. W., Ames, Daniel P.

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Spatial and Seasonal Variations and Inter-Relationship in Fitted Model Parameters for Rainfall Totals across Australia at Various Timescales by Md Masud Hasan, Barry F. W. Croke, Fazlul Karim

“…Probabilistic models are useful tools in understanding rainfall characteristics, generating synthetic data and predicting future events. This study describes…”
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Coral skeletons provide historical evidence of phosphorus runoff on the great barrier reef by Mallela, Jennie, Lewis, Stephen E, Croke, Barry

“…Recently, the inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef have declined rapidly because of deteriorating water quality. Increased catchment runoff is one potential…”
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