A Simple framework for incorporating seasonal streamflow forecasts into existing water resource management practices1

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 574-585

  Gong, Gavin ^a   Wang, Lucien ^a   Condon, Laura ^a   Shearman, Alastair ^a   Lall, Upmanu ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Drought; Forecasting; Reservoir management; Streamflow; Water allocation; Water policy

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN WATERS; BASIC IDEA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; DELAWARE RIVER; EXISTING SYSTEMS; HINDCASTS; INFLOW FORECAST; MANAGEMENT GOALS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE; OPERATING POLICIES; OPERATING RULE; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; RESERVOIR INFLOW; RESERVOIR OPERATION; SIMULATION TOOL; STREAMFLOW FORECAST; STREAMFLOW FORECASTING; WATER ALLOCATIONS; WATER POLICIES; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

CLIMATOLOGY; DROUGHT; FORECASTING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CLIMATE VARIATION; DROUGHT; FORECASTING METHOD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RESERVOIR; SEASONALITY; STAKEHOLDER; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED;

DELAWARE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954603487     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2010.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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