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Testing discharge assimilation strategies to enhance short-range AI-based operational rainfall–runoff forecasts
Bob E. Saint-Fleur
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GERS-EE, Université Gustave Eiffel, Allée des Ponts et Chaussées, 44344 Bouguenais, France
Eric Gaume
GERS-EE, Université Gustave Eiffel, Allée des Ponts et Chaussées, 44344 Bouguenais, France
Florian Surmont
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Nicolas Akil
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This paper proposes a methodological framework designed for event-based evaluation in the context of an intense flash-flood event. The evaluation adopts the point of view of end users, with a focus on the anticipation of exceedances of discharge thresholds. With a study of rainfall forecasts, a discharge evaluation and a detailed look at the forecast hydrographs, the evaluation framework should help in drawing robust conclusions about the usefulness of new rainfall ensemble forecasts.
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This paper highlights the importance of discharge assimilation (DA) for artificial intelligence (AI)-based operational discharge forecasting. Using two public datasets from France and the USA, simulated discharge from two rainfall-runoff models, and a multilayer perceptron for implementation, we evaluate three DA strategies under both deterministic and probabilistic forecasting approaches. Results show that DA is crucial and that model performance may decrease between the two forecasting cases.
This paper highlights the importance of discharge assimilation (DA) for artificial intelligence...