TY - GEN
T1 - Stochastic linear programming for improved reservoir operations for multiple objectives in Burkina Faso, West Africa
AU - Etkin, Derek
AU - Kirshen, Paul
AU - Watkins, David
AU - Diallo, Adama Alhassane
AU - Hoogenboom, Gerrit
AU - Roncoli, M. Carla
AU - Sanfo, Judith
AU - Sanon, Moussa
AU - Somé, Leopold
AU - Zoungrana, Jacqueline
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - A network of reservoirs and diversion structures in the Comoe River Basin in southwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa, provides municipal water supply and irrigation water for sugarcane agribusiness and a population of farmers. The region is characterized by severe intraseasonal and inter-annual variability with respect to precipitation and reservoir inflows. Reservoir operations are generally conservative, even during wet years. A stochastic linear programming model is introduced which translates seasonal streamflow and precipitation forecasts, in the form of a scenario tree, into optimal release schedules for reservoir operators to implement in real-time as forecasts and system conditions change. Goals include more efficient and equitable releases, and downstream flow maintenance. A VBA-based graphic user interface (GUI) is used to ensure implementation and ease of use by operators.
AB - A network of reservoirs and diversion structures in the Comoe River Basin in southwestern Burkina Faso, West Africa, provides municipal water supply and irrigation water for sugarcane agribusiness and a population of farmers. The region is characterized by severe intraseasonal and inter-annual variability with respect to precipitation and reservoir inflows. Reservoir operations are generally conservative, even during wet years. A stochastic linear programming model is introduced which translates seasonal streamflow and precipitation forecasts, in the form of a scenario tree, into optimal release schedules for reservoir operators to implement in real-time as forecasts and system conditions change. Goals include more efficient and equitable releases, and downstream flow maintenance. A VBA-based graphic user interface (GUI) is used to ensure implementation and ease of use by operators.
KW - Africa
KW - Computer programming
KW - Reservoir operation
KW - Stochastic processes
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79251510562
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/79251510562#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1061/40976(316)549
DO - 10.1061/40976(316)549
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:79251510562
SN - 9780784409763
T3 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a - Proceedings of the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008
BT - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008
T2 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008: Ahupua'a
Y2 - 12 May 2008 through 16 May 2008
ER -