ARTÍCULO DE CONFERENCIA
An NFO-LP-model to optimise water allocation in dammed river systems
Fecha
2017Autor
Veintimilla Reyes, Jaime Eduardo
Cattrysse, Dirk
Van Orshoven, Jos
Institución
Resumen
Water of sufficient quantity and quality is indispensable for domestic and industrial use, irrigated agriculture, hydropower generation and ecosystem functioning. River systems are a major source of water to meet these demands. Excess surface water resulting into floods is harmful though for properties and infrastructures and may put human lives at risk. Since surface water availability is variable in space (eg related to latitude and orography) and time (seasonal) it often does not meet the spatio-temporal use requirements. To overcome this discrepancy reservoirs have been or are planned to be constructed on many large and smaller river systems throughout the globe. Management of these reservoirs with a view to allocate the available water fairly and to prevent floods requires time series data on inflow, demands and losses. In this contribution, this water allocation problem is considered as a …