A scenario-based coupled SWAT-MODFLOW decision support system for advanced water resource management
| Autor: | M. Ansarian, Mingjie Chen, Ata Joodavi, Kamran Davary, Azizallah Izady, Ali Al-Maktoumi, Mojtaba Shafiei, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Ali Naghi Ziaei, Hossein Ansari, M. Majidi, Osman Abdalla |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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management scenarios
Atmospheric Science Decision support system Scenario based Process management Integrated water resource management decision support system Computer science MODFLOW stakeholder engagement swat Stakeholder engagement Information technology T58.5-58.64 Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering modflow integrated water resource management TD1-1066 Civil and Structural Engineering Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Hydroinformatics, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 56-77 (2022) |
| ISSN: | 1465-1734 1464-7141 |
| DOI: | 10.2166/hydro.2021.081 |
| Popis: | Models provide invaluable visions to decision-makers for basin-scale management of water resources. However, decision-makers have difficulties in directly using these complex models. Water managers are primarily interested in user-friendly features allowing an integration of their judgments into the decision-making process, rather than applying detailed theories and methodologies. This knowledge gap between technical simulation models and policy-makers highlights the urgent need for developing an integrated water resource management decision support system (IWRM-DSS). This paper describes the main aspects of a new IWRM-DSS in which Microsoft Visual Studio under the C# language was employed to integrate the Microsoft SQL server as a database and ArcGIS Engine DLLs for pre/postdata processing for the SWAT and MODFLOW models. Two particular ‘module’ and ‘presentation’ shells are specifically designed for decision-makers to create four different scenarios, namely, ‘climatic’, ‘recharge’, ‘discharge’, and ‘coupled’ and to analyze the results. Decision-makers, without any detailed modeling knowledge and computer skills, can access the data and run models to test different management scenarios in an attractive graphical user interface. The IWRM-DSS, which was applied for the Neishaboor watershed, Iran, reveals that mean annual potential evapotranspiration increased to 8.2%, while runoff and recharge rates are reduced to 35 and 63%, which led to a decline of 13.5 m in mean groundwater level for the 13-year projected period. HIGHLIGHTS Decision-makers have difficulties in directly using complex simulation models.; Decision-makers prefer the integration of their judgments into the decision-making process.; A scenario-based coupled SWAT-MODFLOW Decision Support System was developed.; Decision-makers can test different scenarios without any detailed modeling knowledge.; The DSS was efficient to engage stakeholders in the water resource management process. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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