The benefit of using an ensemble of seasonal streamflow forecasts in water allocation decisions

Kaune, Alexander; Chowdhury, Faysal; Werner, Micha; Bennett, James

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3851-2020

Articles | Volume 24, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3851-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3851-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 24, issue 7

Research article

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30 Jul 2020

Research article |

| 30 Jul 2020

The benefit of using an ensemble of seasonal streamflow forecasts in water allocation decisions

Alexander Kaune, Faysal Chowdhury, Micha Werner, and James Bennett

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-3851-2020-supplement

Data sets

FoGSS model inputs and outputs J. Bennett, Q. Wang, D. Robertson, A. Schepen, and M. Li https://doi.org/10.25919/5c1182926f4ba

Short summary

This paper was developed from PhD research focused on assessing the value of using hydrological datasets in water resource management. Previous studies have assessed how well data can help in predicting river flows, but there is a lack of knowledge of how well data can help in water allocation decisions. In our research, it was found that using seasonal streamflow forecasts improves the available water estimates, resulting in better water allocation decisions in a highly regulated basin.