Improving real-time inflow forecasting into hydropower reservoirs through a complementary modelling framework

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 3695-3714

  Gragne, A S ^a   Sharma, A ^b   Mehrotra, R ^b   Alfredsen, K ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

COMPLEMENTARY MODELLING; DECISION MAKING PROCESS; FORECASTING MODELING; HYDRO-POWER GENERATION; HYDROPOWER RESERVOIRS; PROBABILISTIC EVALUATION; PROBABILISTIC INFLOW; REAL-TIME FORECASTING;

FORECASTING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPLEMENTARITY; DECISION MAKING; FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; RESERVOIR; TIME SERIES;

NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84940861028     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-19-3695-2015     Document Type: Article

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