Calibrating Hydrological Models in the Next Generation Water Resources Modeling Framework using a Prototype Model Agnostic Calibration Capability

Xia Feng1, Nels J Frazier2, Yuqiong Liu3, Robert Bartel4, Matt Williamson5, Luciana L. Kindl da Cunha6, J. Michael Johnson7, Naoki Mizukami8,9, Jason A Regina5, Keith Steven Jennings2, Brian A. Cosgrove10, Trey Flowers11 and Fred L. Ogden5, (1)NOAA Affiliate, University of Alabama, Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, (2)NOAA Affiliate, Lynker Tech., Office of Water Prediction, Tuscaloosa, United States, (3)NOAA Affiliate, LEN Technologies, Office of Water Prediction, Silver Spring, United States, (4)NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, AL, United States, (5)NOAA/NWS Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, United States, (6)NOAA Affiliate, WEST Consultants, Boulder, United States, (7)NOAA Affiliate, Lynker, Boulder, United States, (8)NOAA Affiliate, Tuscaloosa, United States, (9)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (10)NOAA/NWS/OHD, Silver Spring, United States, (11)NOAA Office of Water Prediction, National Water Center, Tuscaloosa, United States