A DBM model for snowmelt simulation

An inflow prediction model is developed to compute flow from temperature records, taking into consideration snow-melt contribution to the flow using a Data-Based Mechanistic (DBM) modeling approach. DBM is used in order to keep at a minimum all the a-priori assumptions on the physical mechanism driv...

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Main Authors: Castelletti, A, Pianosi, Francesca, Soncini-Sessa, R, Young, Peter C
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: IFAC Secretariat 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81684
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Summary:An inflow prediction model is developed to compute flow from temperature records, taking into consideration snow-melt contribution to the flow using a Data-Based Mechanistic (DBM) modeling approach. DBM is used in order to keep at a minimum all the a-priori assumptions on the physical mechanism driving the flow formation process and to provide an a-posteriori meaningful interpretation of the model structure. A simulation version of the model is also identified based on such interpretation. The two models have been applied on the Jakulsa river basin, Iceland.