A computationally efficient open-source water resource system simulator - Application to London and the Thames Basin

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1599-1610

  Matrosov, Evgenii S ^a   Harou, Julien J ^a   Loucks, Daniel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Conjunctive use water resource systems; Decision support systems (DSS); Open source; Simulation models; Water management models

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORTS; OPEN-SOURCE; SIMULATION MODELS; WATER MANAGEMENT MODELS; WATER RESOURCE SYSTEMS;

AQUIFERS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; OPERATING COSTS; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; USER INTERFACES; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; RESERVOIR; SURFACE WATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; THAMES BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855490057     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.07.013     Document Type: Article

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