Post-processing of reservoir releases to support real-time reservoir operation and its effects on downstream hydrological alterations

Abstract

Reservoir operation relies on two sets of flow data to conduct error analysis: inflow data and release data. Previous studies applied only the inflow data to reduce errors and improve the reservoir's operational effectiveness. Little attention has been paid to the accuracy of the release data. However, release data provides more accurate information than inflow data for the protection of downstream river ecosystems. In this paper, we aim to illustrate the necessity of fully using the release data to improve a reservoir's operational performance in a real-time reservoir operation system. Firstly, we designed a hypothetical reservoir system, performed five numerical experiments with different ..