Risk, Reliability, Uncertainty, and Robustness of Water Resource SystemsRisk, Reliability, Uncertainty, and Robustness of Water Resource Systems is based on the Third George Kovacs Colloquium organized by the International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO) and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. Thirty-five leading scientists with international reputations provide reviews of topical areas of research on water resource systems, including aspects of extreme hydrological events: floods and droughts; water quantity and quality dams; reservoirs and hydraulic structures; evaluating sustainability and climate change impacts. As well as discussing essential challenges and research directions, the book will assist in applying theoretical methods to the solution of practical problems in water resources. The authors are multi-disciplinary, stemming from such areas as: hydrology, geography, civil, environmental and agricultural engineering, forestry, systems sciences, operations research, mathematics, physics and geophysics, ecology and atmospheric sciences. This review volume will be valuable for graduate students, scientists, consultants, administrators, and practising hydrologists and water managers. |
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Contents
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The unbearable cleverness of bluffing | 22 |
4 Aspects of uncertainty reliability and risk in flood forecasting systems incorporating weather radar | 30 |
5 Probabilistic hydrometeorological forecasting | 41 |
Risk cartography for objective negotiations | 47 |
7 Responses to the variability and increasing uncertainty of climate in Australia | 54 |
8 Developing an indicator of a communitys disaster risk awareness | 62 |
13 Hydrological risk under nonstationary conditions changing hydroclimatological input | 111 |
14 Fuzzy compromise approach to water resources systems planning under uncertainty | 122 |
15 System and component uncertainties in water resources | 133 |
Application of a new stochastic branch and bound method | 143 |
17 Uncertainty in risk analysis of water resources systems under climate change | 153 |
theory and practice | 162 |
19 Quantifying system sustainability using multiple risk criteria | 169 |
20 Irreversibility and sustainability in water resources systems | 181 |
9 Determination of capture zones of wells by Monte Carlo simulation | 70 |
10 Controlling three levels of uncertainties for ecological risk models | 76 |
11 Stochastic precipitationrunoff modeling for water yield from a semiarid forested watershed | 86 |
12 Regional assessment of the impact of climate change on the yield of water supply systems | 101 |
21 Future of reservoirs and their management criteria | 190 |
22 Performance criteria for multiunit reservoir operation and water allocation problems | 199 |
23 Risk management for hydraulic systems under hydrological loads | 209 |
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