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Application of Copulas to Modeling Temporal Sampling Errors in Satellite-Derived Rainfall Estimates
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The dependence between temporal sampling error in satellite-derived rainfall estimates and rainfall rate is of scientific and practical interest. We explore the use of copulas to construct the needed joint distribution ...
Effect of River Network Geometry on Flood Frequency: A Tale of Two Watersheds in Iowa
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Sampling Errors of Tipping-Bucket Rain Gauge Measurements
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In this study we investigated sampling-related errors of tipping-bucket (TB) rain gauge measurements, focusing on the gauge's ability to represent the small-scale rainfall temporal variability. We employed a simple TB ...
Advantages of Physically Based Flood Frequency Analysis with Long-Term Simulations for Iowa
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Flood frequency estimation in the United States has been primarily driven by statistical analysis for the past one hundred years. For ungauged locations, the regionalized equations are developed to provide annual exceedance ...
Evaluating the Efficacy of Actively Managed Distributed Storage Systems for Peak Flow Reduction Using Spatially Uniform Design Storms
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Extreme rainfall in midwestern United States has gotten more common over the last half century, thus increasing flooding events across the region. As a result, traditional flood mitigation measures are commonly overwhelmed ...
Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operation within an Actively Managed Distributed Storage Network Using the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Product
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An increase in extreme rainfall frequency across the midwestern United States has been accompanied by an increase in damaging floods. The US has over 90,000 dams, more than 75% of which are small and rarely used for flood ...
Exploring the Effect of Reservoir Storage on Peak Discharge Frequency
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In this paper, a simple hydrologic example is employed to illustrate the important features of reservoir regulated flood frequency. Despite its practical significance, the estimation of reservoir regulated flood frequency ...
Insights into Expected Changes in Regulated Flood Frequencies due to the Spatial Configuration of Flood Retention Ponds
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This study examines the effects that the spatial configuration of flood retention ponds have on the reduction of flood peaks across different spatial scales in the catchment. A continuous simulation approach is used to ...
Real‐Time Optimal Stochastic Control of Power Plant River Heating
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: To meet environmental pollution standards, the operators of industrial plants must include environmental criteria in their operating objectives. This involves dealing with the variability and uncertainty of natural processes, ...