Forecast informed reservoir operations using ensemble streamflow predictions for a multipurpose reservoir in Northern California

CJ Delaney, RK Hartman, J Mendoza… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Ensemble Forecast Operations (EFO) is a risk‐based approach of reservoir flood
control operations that incorporates ensemble streamflow predictions (ESPs) made by the …

The Colorado River Basin operational prediction testbed: A framework for evaluating streamflow forecasts and reservoir operations

SA Baker, AW Wood, B Rajagopalan… - JAWRA Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) plays a central management role in
the Colorado River Basin (CRB), with an increasing focus on meeting the needs of …

Wavelet‐based time series bootstrap model for multidecadal streamflow simulation using climate indicators

ST Erkyihun, B Rajagopalan, E Zagona… - Water Resources …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A model to generate stochastic streamflow projections conditioned on quasi‐oscillatory
climate indices such as Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) and Atlantic Multi‐decadal …

Additive model for monthly reservoir inflow forecast

Y Bai, P Wang, J Xie, J Li, C Li - Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
Reservoir inflow forecasting plays an essential role in reservoir operation and management.
Considering the characteristics of monthly inflow (trend, seasonality, and randomness …

An experiment on risk-based decision-making in water management using monthly probabilistic forecasts

L Crochemore, MH Ramos… - Bulletin of the …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
The use of probabilistic forecasts is necessary to take into account uncertainties and allow
for optimal risk-based decisions in streamflow forecasting at monthly to seasonal lead times …

Using ensemble streamflow forecasts to inform seasonal outlooks for water allocations in the Murray Darling basin

TDJ Graham, QJ Wang, Y Tang, A Western… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Water is a limited and highly valuable resource. In many parts of the world, water agencies
allocate water according to agreed entitlement systems. The allocations are largely based …

[PDF][PDF] Long-range reservoir inflow forecasts using large-scale climate predictors

AM Moradi, AB Dariane, G Yang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Identifying significant large-scale climate indicators has the potential to improve long-range
streamflow forecasts. In this research, we develop streamflow forecasts for Lake Urmia …

Model fusion approach for monthly reservoir inflow forecasting

Y Bai, J Xie, X Wang, C Li - Journal of Hydroinformatics, 2016 - iwaponline.com
Considering the complexity of reservoir systems, a model fusion approach is proposed in
this paper. According to different inflow information represented, the historical monthly data …

[HTML][HTML] Development and Application of Reservoir Operation Method Based on Pre-Release Index for Control of Exceedance Floods

C Huang, W Li, S He, Y Yang - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
The pre-release operation has the potential to enhance the ability of a reservoir to manage
exceedance floods. However, the mechanisms for the initiation and termination of such …

Wavelet and hidden Markov-based stochastic simulation methods comparison on Colorado River streamflow

ST Erkyihun, E Zagona… - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
Wavelet and hidden Markov-based modeling frameworks were developed to better capture
the nonstationarity and non-Gaussian characteristics of streamflow that linear models …