Uncertainty and precaution in environmental management: Insights from the UPEM conference
Environmental Modelling & Software
A methodology to support multidisciplinary model-based water management
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Public participation modelling using Bayesian networks in management of groundwater contamination
Environmental Modelling & Software
River model calibration, from guidelines to operational support tools
Environmental Modelling & Software
Uncertainty in the environmental modelling process - A framework and guidance
Environmental Modelling & Software
A new approach to testing an integrated water systems model using qualitative scenarios
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
A time series tool to support the multi-criteria performance evaluation of rainfall-runoff models
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
Constructing model credibility in the context of policy appraisal
Environmental Modelling & Software
A method for the analysis of assumptions in model-based environmental assessments
Environmental Modelling & Software
A generic framework for scenario exercises using models applied to water-resource management
Environmental Modelling & Software
An integrated modelling framework for regulated river systems
Environmental Modelling & Software
Procedural knowledge for integrated modelling: Towards the Modelling Playground
Environmental Modelling & Software
Position paper: Characterising performance of environmental models
Environmental Modelling & Software
Environmental Modelling & Software
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Quality assurance (QA) is defined as protocols and guidelines to support the proper application of models. In the water management context we classify QA guidelines according to how much focus is put on the dialogue between the modeller and the water manager as: (Type 1) Internal technical guidelines developed and used internally by the modeller's organisation; (Type 2) Public technical guidelines developed in a public consensus building process; and (Type 3) Public interactive guidelines developed as public guidelines to promote and regulate the interaction between the modeller and the water manager throughout the modelling process. State-of-the-art QA practices vary considerably between different modelling domains and countries. It is suggested that these differences can be explained by the scientific maturity of the underlying discipline and differences in modelling markets in terms of volume of jobs outsourced and level of competition. The structure and key aspects of new generic guidelines and a set of electronically based supporting tools that are under development within the HarmoniQuA project are presented. Model credibility can be enhanced by a proper modeller-manager dialogue, rigorous validation tests against independent data, uncertainty assessments, and peer reviews of a model at various stages throughout its development.