Synthesis of hydrologic and system sciences in the development of rainfall-runoff models

摘要

This paper presents a discussion on the synthesis of hydrologic science and systems theory in the development of rainfall-runoff models. A major problem appears to be that conceptual rainfall-runoff models contain structural peculiarities which make the application of model-identification and parameter-estimation methods and other useful system-theoretic concepts difficult. Recent developments which have been intended to overcome some of these difficulties are discussed, and areas requiring further research are suggested.