Articles | Volume 17, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6819-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6819-2024
Development and technical paper
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12 Sep 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 12 Sep 2024

Regionalization in global hydrological models and its impact on runoff simulations: a case study using WaterGAP3 (v 1.0.0)

Jenny Kupzig, Nina Kupzig, and Martina Flörke

Data sets

JKupzig/regionalization_watergap3: Revised Manuscript (v1.1) (v.1.1.2) Jenny Kupzig https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13122859

EartH2Observe, WFDEI and ERA-Interim data Merged and Bias-corrected for ISIMIP (EWEMBI), V. 1.1 S. Lange https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2019.004

Model code and software

WaterGAP3 (v1.0.0) Martina Floerke et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10940380

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Short summary
Valid simulation results from global hydrological models (GHMs) are essential, e.g., to studying climate change impacts. Adapting GHMs to ungauged basins requires regionalization, enabling valid simulations. In this study, we highlight the impact of regionalization of GHMs on runoff simulations using an ensemble of regionalization methods for WaterGAP3. We have found that regionalization leads to temporally and spatially varying uncertainty, potentially reaching up to inter-model differences.