Key points of this new publication, which proposes the Virtual Hydrological Laboratory approach:
- New thinking is needed to improve the predictive skill of conceptual hydrological models as they are confronted by multi-faceted change
- Next generation conceptual models need to increase their “hydrological fidelity” founded upon multiple hydrological lines of evidence
- Virtual Hydrological Laboratories accelerate this development through controlled testing for future changes yet to be observed
Thyer, M., Gupta, H., Westra, S., McInerney, D., Maier, H. R., Kavetski, D., Jakman, A., Croke, B., Simmons, C., Partington, D., Shanafield, M., Tague, C. (2024) Virtual Hydrological Laboratories: Developing the next generation of conceptual models to support decision making under change, Water Resources Research 60, e2022WR034234. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022WR034234
The Tague Team Lab 