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Machine learning (ML) is a powerful tool for hydrological modelling, prediction, dataset generation, model interpretation, and process discovery. As such, ML has become integral to the field of large-sample hydrology, where hundreds to thousands of river catchments are included within a single ML model to capture diverse hydrological behaviours and improve model generalisability. This manuscript outlines recent advances in ML for large-sample hydrology. We review new tools in explainable AI (XAI) and interpretability approaches, as well as challenges in these areas. Key research avenues for ML in large-sample hydrology include addressing inconsistencies in model interpretability, enhancing hydrological predictions in data-sparse and human-modified regions, addressing hydrology's "cascade of uncertainty", developing improved methods for multivariate prediction, and uncovering causality.
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https://doi.org/10.31223/X5069W
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Hydrology
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hydrology, machine learning, xAI
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Published: 2024-09-09 11:47
Last Updated: 2024-11-17 15:14
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