Come and learn about HydroPlatform use at the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) fall meeting 2009. Presentation abstract is below. The slides can be downloaded from Downloads/Presentations section.
Linking Predictive Models to Generic Planning Methods for Water Resource System Adaptation: Initial Application to The Thames Basin.
Julien Harou, Evgenii Matrosov, Steven Wade, Mark New, Didrik Pinte
Adapting water resource systems to unknown future conditions will involve using trusted predictive models within planning methods. Planning methods include stochastic simulation and optimization, shared vision planning, robust-decision making, and others. The methods embed existing predictive models into the core of a planning process aiming to improve system design and/or operation. Planning methods that connect in a generic and modular way to predictive models will enable flexible and efficient deployment. This talk describes a generic open-source model platform that helps link models to planning methods. The link is made through standardized import/export functions or customized add-ins. The program allows to edit, organize, store, visualize and transfer model inputs and outputs. A computationally efficient water resource simulation model, IRAS, was connected to the platform using an add-in. A simple IRAS model of the Thames basin system was built with a weekly time step and 80 year time horizon and compared to a more detailed daily predictive model used by the UK’s Environment Agency. The Thames model is being connected to a scenario generator based on robust decision making. The scenarios will help identify robust system designs given multiple uncertain inputs (inflows, demands, energy prices).
Session Title: H33I. Managing Water Resources Risks and Innovating Adaptation Strategies in a World of Change II Wednesday, Dec 16 3:04 PM, Moscone West
