A Practical Guide to Calibration of a GSSHA Hydrologic Model Using ERDC Automated Model Calibration Software - Efficient Local Search

The objective of this technical note is to demonstrate, by way of example(s), how to use the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) implementation of the Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) and Secant LM (SLM) method for model independent parameter estimation to calibrate a Gridded Surface Subsurface...

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Main Authors: Skahill, Brian E, Downer, Charles W, Baggett, Jeffrey S
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ALGORITHMS
CALIBRATION
Computer Programming and Software
GSSHA(GRIDDED SURFACE SUBSURFACE HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS)
LM(LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT)
SLM(SECANT LM)
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
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Summary:The objective of this technical note is to demonstrate, by way of example(s), how to use the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) implementation of the Levenberg-Marquardt (LM) and Secant LM (SLM) method for model independent parameter estimation to calibrate a Gridded Surface Subsurface Hydrologic Analysis (GSSHA) hydrologic model. The purpose is not to present or focus on the theory which underlies the parameter estimation method(s), but rather to carefully describe how to use the ERDC software implementation of the secant LM method that accommodates the PEST model independent interface to calibrate a GSSHA hydrologic model. We will consider variations of our Secant LM (SLM) implementation in attempts to provide the interested reader with an intuitive sense of how the method works. We will also demonstrate how our LM/SLM implementation compares with its counterparts as implemented in the popular PEST software. The original document contains color images. Prepared in cooperation with University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, WI