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Flood forecasting in large rivers with data-driven models
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by P T Nguyen, Lloyd ChuaLloyd Chua, L SinResults from the application of adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to forecast water levels at 3 stations along the mainstream of the Lower Mekong River are reported in this paper. The study investigated the effects of including water levels from upstream stations and tributaries, and rainfall as inputs to ANFIS models developed for the 3 stations. When upstream water levels in the mainstream were used as input, improvements to forecasts were realized only when the water levels from 1 or at most 2 upstream stations were included. This is because when there are significant contributions of flow from the tributaries, the correlation between the water levels in the upstream stations and stations of interest decreases, limiting the effectiveness of including water levels from upstream stations as inputs. In addition, only improvements at short lead times were achieved. Including the water level from the tributaries did not significantly improve forecast results. This is attributed mainly to the fact that the flow contributions represented by the tributaries may not be significant enough, given that there could be large volume of flow discharging directly from the catchments which are ungauged, into the mainstream. The largest improvement for 1-day forecasts was obtained for Kratie station where lateral flow contribution was 17 %, the highest for the 3 stations considered. The inclusion of rainfall as input resulted in significant improvements to long-term forecasts. For Thakhek, where rainfall is most significant, the persistence index and coefficient of efficiency for 5-lead-day forecasts improved from 0.17 to 0.44 and 0.89 to 0.93, respectively, whereas the root mean square error decreased from 0.83 to 0.69 m.
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Journal
Natural hazardsVolume
71Issue
1Pagination
767 - 784Publisher
SpringerLocation
Berlin, GermanyPublisher DOI
ISSN
0921-030XLanguage
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalUsage metrics
Keywords
natural hazardshydrogeologygeophysicsgeotechnical engineering & applied earth sciencescivil engineeringenvironmental managementScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesGeosciences, MultidisciplinaryMeteorology & Atmospheric SciencesWater ResourcesGeologyLarge riverMekong RiverFlood forecastingData-driven modelANFISNEURAL-NETWORKSYANGTZESYSTEMSAtmospheric Sciences
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