Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5070
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5070
Table 7. Goodness-of-fit statistics for the final calibration simulation, Roza–Prosser Reach, Washington.
[Abbreviations: RMSE, root mean square error; ºC, degrees Celsius; Reclamation, Bureau of Reclamation]
| Site description | RMSE (ºC) |
Mean error (ºC) |
|---|---|---|
| Sites where daily mean water temperatures were measured | ||
| Hydromet gage at Parker (station identification–PARW) | 1.7 | -1.3 |
| Hydromet gage at Grandview (station identification–YGVW) | 1.5 | .7 |
| Sites where daily maximum water temperatures were measured | ||
| Reclamation TidbiT near Parker | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Reclamation TidbiT near Granger | 1.4 | -.4 |
| Reclamation TidbiT near Mabton | 1.3 | -.8 |