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Javier García Hernández 10/11/2008 Real-time decision making based on ensemble flood forecasts - MINERVE project Javier García Hernández Public partners: Office Fédéral de l’Environnement, Service des Routes et des Cours d’Eau et Service de l’Energie et des Forces Hydrauliques du Canton du Valais, Service des Eaux, Sols et Assainissement du Canton de Vaud. The main goal of the 3rd Rhône Correction project is to improve the flood protection in the Upper Rhone River basin. In this context, the MINERVE project aims contributing to a better flow control during flood events, taking advantage from the existing multireservoirs system in the Canton Valais (Figure 1). For this purpose, a hydrometeorological forecast model has been developed as well as a decision support tool for the hydropower plants preventive management. The main goal of the PhD project is the achievement of a new Decision Support System (DSS) taking into account the concept of risk management. It will be based on the analysis of the new ensemble hydrological forecasts, considering the current state of the hydropower plant reservoirs to propose the optimal management of the hydropower plants (HPP). The aim is the reduction of the peak flow along the Rhone River. Figure 1: Upper Rhone River basin with the most important hydropower plants. The MINERVE system will exploit the flow measurements (Figure 2), the data from reservoirs and hydropower plants and the ensemble meteorological forecast from MeteoSwiss. The hydrologic simulation tool will provide hydrological predictions in the most important locations on the Rhone River basin. It will be the input for the DSS which will propose a real-time management of the hydropower plants, taking into account all restrictions and current conditions of the system. Another important input will be the associated costs due to hydropower preventive operations. Finally, the recommendations issued from the DSS will be provided to the Scientific Crisis Cell of Canton Valais for decision. 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 04/09/2008 12:00 05/09/2008 12:00 06/09/2008 12:00 07/09/2008 12:00 08/09/2008 12:00 09/09/2008 12:00 Débit à la Porte du Scex (m 3 /s) Débit Observé COSMO-LEPS i COSMO-LEPS ponderée Figure 2: Ensemble hydrological forecast from the COSMO-LEPS forecast (04.09.2008 12h) in the Porte du Scex location An operational scheme for the new developments of the MINERVE project is presented in Figure 3. After a “water alert” of MeteoSwiss, an analysis of the meteorological and hydrological forecast is done as well as the actual situation in the HPP. A first danger evaluation is realized with the aim of knowing if the system presents an overflowing risk somewhere and if the HPP management is necessary. In positive case, DSS will propose an optimal solution always taking into account the risk, cost functions as well as the uncertainties linked to the hydrological forecasts. When a new weather forecast is provided or new data is available, a new situation analysis is done and a new management will be proposed. Update decision after next information Wait until next information Figure 3: MINERVE operational scheme

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Page 1: Real-time decision making based on ensemble flood forecasts - MINERVE … · 2018. 11. 6. · The MINERVE system will exploit the flow measurements (Figure 2), the data from reservoirs

Javier García Hernández 10/11/2008

Real-time decision makingbased on ensemble floodforecasts - MINERVE project

Javier García Hernández

Public partners: Office Fédéral de l’Environnement,Service des Routes et des Cours d’Eau et Service del’Energie et des Forces Hydrauliques du Canton duValais, Service des Eaux, Sols et Assainissement duCanton de Vaud.

The main goal of the 3rd Rhône Correction project isto improve the flood protection in the Upper RhoneRiver basin. In this context, the MINERVE projectaims contributing to a better flow control during floodevents, taking advantage from the existingmultireservoirs system in the Canton Valais(Figure 1). For this purpose, a hydrometeorologicalforecast model has been developed as well as adecision support tool for the hydropower plantspreventive management.

The main goal of the PhD project is the achievementof a new Decision Support System (DSS) taking intoaccount the concept of risk management. It will bebased on the analysis of the new ensemblehydrological forecasts, considering the current stateof the hydropower plant reservoirs to propose theoptimal management of the hydropower plants(HPP). The aim is the reduction of the peak flowalong the Rhone River.

Figure 1: Upper Rhone River basin with the mostimportant hydropower plants.

The MINERVE system will exploit the flowmeasurements (Figure 2), the data from reservoirsand hydropower plants and the ensemblemeteorological forecast from MeteoSwiss. Thehydrologic simulation tool will provide hydrologicalpredictions in the most important locations on theRhone River basin. It will be the input for the DSSwhich will propose a real-time management of thehydropower plants, taking into account all restrictionsand current conditions of the system. Anotherimportant input will be the associated costs due tohydropower preventive operations. Finally, the

recommendations issued from the DSS will beprovided to the Scientific Crisis Cell of Canton Valaisfor decision.

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Figure 3: MINERVE operational scheme