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Reservoir yield estimates with consideration of uncertainty in used data in Illinois

Zhang, Yu

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Title
Reservoir yield estimates with consideration of uncertainty in used data in Illinois
Author(s)
Zhang, Yu
Issue Date
2019-07-16
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Cai, Ximing
Department of Study
Civil & Environmental Eng
Discipline
Environ Engr in Civil Engr
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Level
Thesis
Date of Ingest
2019-11-26T20:59:49Z
Keyword(s)
  • yield estimates
  • data uncertainty
Abstract
Reservoir yield estimates are necessary and required for better water supply to communities especially during a severe drought. This study provides a framework to estimate reservoir yields with consideration of associated uncertainties in used data. Errors exist in inflow, reservoir capacity, evaporation and precipitation data and contribute to the overall uncertainty in reservoir yield estimates. Before combining optimization with Monte Carlo simulation, errors of each data category are assumed to follow a certain normal distribution. The framework is applied to three reservoirs in Illinois. It is found that the 95% probability intervals surrounding the estimates of reservoir yields range between -29% and +42% of the best estimate and the range is a bit right-shifted; evaporation contributes the most to the overall uncertainty, followed by reservoir capacity of small reservoirs and inflow to large reservoirs.
Graduation Semester
2019-08
Type of Resource
text
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Copyright 2019 Yu Zhang

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