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Table 3 Model parameters and their value ranges (lower and upper limits) used in the Monte Carlo runs

From: Parameter uncertainty and identifiability of a conceptual semi-distributed model to simulate hydrological processes in a small headwater catchment in Northwest China

Index

Parameter

Lower limit

Upper limit

Units

Catchment

1

PCALT

4.0

14.0

%/100 m

2

TCALT

0

0.5

°C/100 m

Snow routine

3

TT

−2.5

2.5

°C

4

CFMAX

1.0

9.0

mmd–1 °C−1

5

SFCF

0.2

0.65

–

6

CFR

0

0.8

–

Soil routine

7

FC forest

200

580

mm

8

FC shrub

25

300

mm

9

FC grass

30

568

mm

10

LP forest

0

0.60

–

11

LPs hrub

0.50

0.89

–

12

LP grass

0.70

0.90

–

13

BETA forest

3.0

6.0

–

14

BETA shrub

2.0

5.0

–

15

BETA grass

1.0

3.0

–

Response routine

16

PERC

0.01

3.0

mm d−1

17

UZL

15

70

mm

18

K 0

0.4

1.0

d−1

19

K 1

0.035

0.20

d−1

20

K 2

0.020

0.035

d−1

Routing routine

21

MAXBAS

6.0

11.0

d