During the last two decades, advances in electronic engineering, hydrological modelling and systems theory have given considerable benefits to the hydrological forecast developments. Today several powerful adaptive techniques are available, which can improve the reliability of hydrological forecasting. One of these techniques is the self-tuning predictor based on an ARMA type model using direct parameter estimation by recursive least square algorithm. The selftuning predictor has been tested on the River Västerdalälven in Sweden.
The inverse problem in the calculus of variations: new developments