The future role of dams in the U nited S tates of A merica

M Ho, U Lall, M Allaire, N Devineni… - Water Resources …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Storage and controlled distribution of water have been key elements of a human strategy to
overcome the space and time variability of water, which have been marked by catastrophic …

Value of long‐term streamflow forecasts to reservoir operations for water supply in snow‐dominated river catchments

D Anghileri, N Voisin, A Castelletti… - Water Resources …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We present a forecast‐based adaptive management framework for water supply reservoirs
and evaluate the contribution of long‐term inflow forecasts to reservoir operations. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Copula-based multivariate frequency analysis of the 2012–2018 drought in Northeast Brazil

JD Pontes Filho, FA Souza Filho, ESPR Martins… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The 2012–2018 drought was such an extreme event in the drought-prone area of Northeast
Brazil that it triggered a discussion about proactive drought management. This paper aims at …

Evaluation of Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) precipitation forecast from the North American Multi-Model ensemble phase II (NMME-2) over the contiguous US

L Zhang, T Kim, T Yang, Y Hong, Q Zhu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
The second phase of the North America Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME-2) provides globally
available Subseasonal-to-Seasonal (S2S) precipitation forecasts with a daily resolution. The …

A multi-objective optimization model with conditional value-at-risk constraints for water allocation equality

Z Hu, C Wei, L Yao, L Li, C Li - Journal of Hydrology, 2016 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is a global problem which causes economic and political conflicts as well as
degradation of ecosystems. Moreover, the uncertainty caused by extreme weather increases …

Identifying effective forecast horizon for real‐time reservoir operation under a limited inflow forecast

T Zhao, D Yang, X Cai, J Zhao… - Water Resources …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The use of a streamflow forecast for real‐time reservoir operation is constrained by forecast
uncertainty (FU) and limited forecast horizon (FH). The effects of the two factors are …

Dynamic reservoir management with real‐option risk hedging as a robust adaptation to nonstationary climate

S Steinschneider, C Brown - Water Resources Research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The implications of climate change and the potential nonstationarity of the hydrologic record
necessitate innovative approaches to water management. This study presents a novel …

Optimal hedging rules for reservoir flood operation from forecast uncertainties

T Zhao, J Zhao, JR Lund, D Yang - Journal of Water Resources …, 2014 - ascelibrary.org
This paper develops optimal hedging rules for reservoir flood control operation under
hydrological uncertainty using hydroeconomic and mathematical analysis. The capacity to …

Evaluating the impact of alternative hydro-climate scenarios on transfer agreements: Practical improvement for generating synthetic streamflows

BR Kirsch, GW Characklis, HB Zeff - Journal of Water Resources …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
Utilities are increasingly considering the use of temporary water transfers to augment their
supplies during periods of drought, an alternative that is often less expensive than …

Managing water utility financial risks through third‐party index insurance contracts

HB Zeff, GW Characklis - Water Resources Research, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
As develo** new supply capacity has become increasingly expensive and difficult to
permit (ie, regulatory approval), utilities have become more reliant on temporary demand …