Although various techniques have been proposed to estimate the parameters of different versions of the Muskingum model, more rigorous techniques and models are still required to improve the computational precision of the calibration process. In this research, a new hybrid technique was proposed for Muskingum parameter estimation. Based on the conducted comprehensive literature review on the Muskingum flood routing models, a new improved Muskingum model with nine constant parameters was presented. Since the inflow-weighted parameter in the proposed model is a function of inflow hydrograph, it varies during the flood period and consequently can also be considered as a variable-parameter Muskingum model. The new hybrid technique was successfully applied for parameter estimation of the new version of Muskingum model for two case studies selected from the literature. Results were compared with those of other methods using several common performance evaluation criteria. The new Muskingum model significantly reduces the sum of the square of the deviations between the observed and routed outflows (SSQ) value for the double-peak case study. Finally, the obtained results indicate that not only the hybrid modified honey bee mating optimization-generalized reduced gradient algorithm somehow overcomes the shortcomings of both zero and first-order optimization techniques, but also the new Muskingum model appears to be the most reliable Muskingum version compared with the other methods considered in this study.
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Research Article|October 28 2016
Parameter estimation of an improved nonlinear Muskingum model using a new hybrid method
Majid Niazkar
Majid Niazkar
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Seied Hosein Afzali
Seied Hosein Afzali
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
E-mail: afzali@shirazu.ac.ir
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Hydrology Research (2016) 48 (5): 1253-1267.
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Received:
March 15 2016
Accepted:
August 17 2016
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Majid Niazkar, Seied Hosein Afzali; Parameter estimation of an improved nonlinear Muskingum model using a new hybrid method. Hydrology Research 1 October 2017; 48 (5): 1253–1267. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/nh.2016.089
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