A guide to good practice in modeling semantics for authors and referees

摘要: This opinion piece makes some suggestions about guidelines for modeling semantics that can be referred to by authors and referees. We discuss descriptions of model structures, different forms simulation prediction, sources uncertainty in practice, the language validation, concepts predictability fitness-for-purpose. While not expecting universal agreement on these suggestions, given loose usage words literature, we hope discussion issues involved will at least give pause thought encourage good practice development applications. Key Points Semantics hydrological modelling lack clarity Clarifications forecasting treatment evaluation falsification