Rijnland case study: hindcast experiment for anticipatory water-system control
✍ Scribed by Schalk J. van Andel; Arnold H. Lobbrecht; Roland K. Price
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 303 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1530-261X
- DOI
- 10.1002/asl.178
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Flooding problems in low‐lying controlled water systems are being addressed. A methodology is described in which flood‐control strategies based on ensemble precipitation forecasts and hydrological models are developed using simulation and verification analysis. The methodology is applied to the Rijnland channelled storage basin in the Netherlands. A control strategy for lowering the water levels in anticipation of heavy rainfall, and based on 3‐day ensemble water level forecasts, is demonstrated for a heavy rain event in September 1998. The results show that the measured peak is successfully reduced and false alarms do not occur before the precipitation event. Copyright © 2008 Royal Meteorological Society