Decision Support System for Optimizing Reservoir Operations Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-82

  Alemu, Eset T ^a   Palmer, Richard N ^b   Polebitski, Austin ^b   Meaker, Bruce ^c  

^a PACE Engineers Inc   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c Snohomish Public Utility District   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Forecasts; Hydropower; Optimization; Reservoir operation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; ECONOMIC VALUES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ENERGY PRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; FORECASTS; HYDROPOWER; HYDROPOWER SYSTEM; IMPROVING SYSTEMS; INTEGRATED MODELS; OPERATING RULE; OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; RESERVOIR OPERATION; SIMULATION; SIMULATION MODEL; STATE VARIABLES; STREAMFLOW FORECAST; STREAMFLOW PREDICTION; SYSTEM OPERATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; STREAMFLOW;

EID: 78650284666     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000088     Document Type: Article

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