PUB: Promise and Progress: Introduction Murugesu Sivapalan, Thorsten Wagener, Stefan Uhlenbrook, Erwin Zehe, Venkat Lakshmi, Xu Liang, Yasuto Tachikawa & Praveen Kumar		1
1	Model Improvements Through Detailed Process Studies Stefan Uhlenbrook & Xu Liang	5
Hydrological conceptual models of two Haute-Mentue subcatchments through environmental tracing and TDR soil moisture measurements Daniela Balin, Christophe Joerin & André Musy		7
Identification of flow pathways along hillslopes using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) Stefan Uhlenbrook & Jochen Wenninger		15
Using factor analysis and end-member mixing techniques to infer sources of runoff generation Corinna Abesser, Ruth Robinson & Chris Soulsby		21
Process-based strategies for model structural improvement and reduction of model prediction uncertainty Kellie B. Vaché & Jeffrey J. Mcdonnell		30
Analysis of process controls on streamflow response in an Australian tropical catchment Laura Montanari, Murugesu Sivapalan & Alberto Montanari		38
Evaluation of a grid-based distributed hydrological model over a large area Victor Koren, Fekadu Moreda, Seann Reed, Michael Smith & Ziya Zhang		47
PAI-OFF: a new strategy for online flood forecasting in mountainous catchments J. Cullmann, G. H. Schmitz & W. Görner		57
2	Model Evaluation and Comparison: Uncertainty Analysis and Diagnostics Thorsten Wagener	69
Water resources estimation in less developed regions—issues of uncertainty associated with a lack of data Denis A. Hughes		72
Evaluating uncertainty in modelled sediment delivery in data-sparse environments: application to the Mae Chaem Catchment, Thailand David A. Post & Michael G. Hartcher		80
Bayesian kriging and GLUE applied to estimation of uncertainty due to precipitation representation in hydrological modelling Luciano Nobrega Rodrigues Xavier, Afonso Augusto Araujo De Magalhaes & Otto Correa Rotunno Filho		90
Evaluation of water quantity and quality modelling in ungauged European basins Berit Arheimer		99
Identification of a river water quality model and assessment of data information content Michael Rode & Gunter Wriedt		108
Influence of rating curve uncertainty on daily rainfall–runoff model predictions Giuseppe T. Aronica, Angela Candela, Francesco Viola, & Marcella Cannarozzo		116
Parameterization of frozen ground effects: sensitivity to soil properties Victor Koren		125
The Multi-Model approach to rainfall–runoff modelling Adam M. Wyatt & Stewart W. Franks		134
Hydrological model evaluation and comparison through uncertainty recognition and quantification Shen Chiang, Yasuto Tachikawa & Kaoru Takara		145
Evaluation of the Xinanjiang model structure by observed discharge and gauged soil moisture data in the HUBEX/GAME Project Liliang Ren, Qiong Huang, Fei Yuan, Jixin Wang, Jing Xu, Zhongbo Yu & Xinren Liu		153
Multi-objective conditioning of a SVAT model for heat and CO2 fluxes prediction Xingguo Mo, Suxia Liu, Zhonghui Lin, Xiaomin Sun & Zhilin Zhu		164
Uncertainty propagation in a sequential model for flood forecasting Renata J. Romanowicz, Keith J. Beven & Peter C. Young		177
3	New Data Collection, Approaches and Model Development Venkat Lakshmi	185
Role of spatial aggregation over runoff calculations on southeast France catchments Nabil J. Eid, Flavie Cernesson, Nathalie Folton & Pascal Kosuth		187
Influence of spatial variability of precipitation in a distributed rainfall–runoff model Tapash Das, András Bárdossy& Erwin Zehe		195
The frequency of precipitation days in the Yangtze River basin Yijin Wu, Stefan Becker, Lorenz King, Hsiang-Te Kung, Tong Jiang, Heike Hartmann & Wenjing Zhu		204
Estimating the potential evapotranspiration over the Yellow River basin by considering the land cover characteristics M. C. Zhou, H. Ishidaira & K. Takeuchi		214
Assimilation of remotely sensed soil saturation levels in conceptual rainfall–runoff models Patrick Matgen, Jean-Baptiste Henry, Lucien Hoffmann& Laurent Pfister		226
Investigation of the effect of a coupled land–atmosphere satellite data assimilation system on land–atmosphere processes Souhail Boussetta,Toshio Koike, Mahadevan Pathmathevan & Kun Yang		235
Hydrological modelling in Amazonia—use of the MGB-IPH model and alternative databases Alfredo Ribeiro Neto, Walter Collischonn, Rui Carlos Vieira Da Silva & Carlos E. M. Tucci		246
A new approach for the numerical modelling of the groundwater flow in the fractured rock massifs Jiří Maryška, Otto Severýn, Miloslav Tauchman & David Tondr		255
PUB and water resources management practises in Nigeria Olusegun Adeaga, Lekan Oyebande & Idowu Balogun		267
Frequency-domain analyses of GPR waveforms: enhancing near-surface observational capabilities Guy Serbin & Dani Or		274
Water level change in wells—a predictor for earthquakes? Joseph Guttman, Akiva Flexer & Annat Yellin-Dror		286
4	New Modelling Approaches and Methods for Testing Models against Observations Erwin Zehe & Yasuto Tachikawa	291
Physically-based model of heat and water transfer in frozen soil and its parameterization by basic soil data Alexander Gelfan		293
Effect of soil shrinkage on runoff generation in micro and mesoscale catchments Falk Lindenmaier, Erwin Zehe, Martin Helms, Oleg Evdakov & Jürgen Ihringer		305
Modelling flood plain vegetation based on long-term simulations of daily river–groundwater dynamics Bruno Büchele, Peter Burek, Ralf Baufeld & Ilona Leyer		318
Indirect assessment of flooding duration as a driving factor of plant diversity in wet grasslands Cyrille Violle, Christophe Cudennec, Manuel Plantegenest, Christian Damgaard, Didier Le Coeur, Jan-Bernard Bouzille & Anne Bonis		334
Effects of conservation tillage on storm flow: a model-based assessment for a mesoscale watershed in Germany Ingo Haag, Annette Luce & Kai Gerlinger		342
Assessing the predictive ability of the spatially distributed conceptual AFFDEF model for a mesoscale catchment Tapash Das, Greta Moretti, András Bárdossy & Alberto Montanari		351
Large basin simulation experience in South America Daniel Gustavo Allasia, Benedito Cláudio da Silva, Walter Collischonn & Carlos Eduardo Morelli Tucci		360
Distributed rainfall–runoff analysis in a flow regulated basin having multiple multi-purpose dams Takahiro Sayama, Yasuto Tachikawa, Kaoru Takara & Yutaka Ichikawa		371
Surface runoff simulation for part of Yewa basin Olusegun Adeaga, Lekan Oyebande & Christian Depraetere		382
Inversion d’une modélisation de type hydrogramme unitaire à base géomorphologique: interprétation physique et première mise en œuvre (Full Text) Houda Boudhraa, Christophe Cudennec, Mohamed Slimani & Herve Andrieu		391
Numerical modelling of water transfer among precipitation, surface water, soil moisture and groundwater Xi Chen, Zhicai Zhang & Yongqin David Chen		400
Disaggregation of upslope catchment area and steepest slope for transferring geomorphometric information across scales Nawa R. Pradhan, Yasuto Tachikawa & Kaoru Takara		414
A multi-level and multi-scale structure of river network geomorphometry with potential implications towards basin hydrology (Full Text) Christophe Cudennec, Jean-Christophe Pouget, Houda Boudhraa, Mohamed Slimani & Slah Nasri		422
Application of the wavelet transform for analysis of precipitation and runoff time series Celso Augusto G. Santos & Sandra Maria Araújo Ideião		431
5	Progress in PUB Implementation (PUB Working Groups) Murugesu Sivapalan	441
The PUB Top-Down Modelling Working Group (TDWG): initial development and activities Ian G. Littlewood, Barry F. W. Croke & David A. Post		443
Towards an uncertainty framework for predictions in ungauged basins: The Uncertainty Working Group Thorsten Wagener, Jim Freer, Erwin Zehe,Keith Beven, Hoshin V. Gupta & Andras Bardossy		454
MEDCLUB—starting line and first activities Mauro Fiorentino, Domenico Carriero,Vito Iacobellis, Salvatore Manfreda & Ivan Portoghese		463
Groundwater pollution and risks for the coastal environment (southeastern Italy) Maurizio Polemio & Pier Paolo Limoni		477
Canadian PUB planning and implementation Christopher Spence, John W. Pomeroy & Alain Pietroniro		487
Research initiatives in Thailand on Predictions in Ungauged Basins Dushmanta Dutta, Chavalit Chaleeraktrakoon & Saisunee Budhakooncharoen		492
PUB Working Group on Orographic Precipitation, Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions, and their Impacts on Water Resources Xu Liang, L. Ruby Leung, Maoyi Huang, Yun Qian, Mark S. Wigmosta, George B. Matanga & Dave Matthews		505
Key word index		517
Author index		519