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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Alfieri ◽  
Francesco Avanzi ◽  
Fabio Delogu ◽  
Simone Gabellani ◽  
Giulia Bruno ◽  
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Abstract. Satellite Earth observations (EO) are an accurate and reliable data source for atmospheric and environmental science. Their increasing spatial and temporal resolution, as well as the seamless availability over ungauged regions, make them appealing for hydrological modeling. This work shows recent advances in the use of high-resolution satellite-based Earth observation data in hydrological modelling. In a set of experiments, the distributed hydrological model Continuum is set up for the Po River Basin (Italy) and forced, in turn, by satellite precipitation and evaporation, while satellite-derived soil moisture and snow depths are ingested into the model structure through a data-assimilation scheme. Further, satellite-based estimates of precipitation, evaporation and river discharge are used for hydrological model calibration, and results are compared with those based on ground observations. Despite the high density of conventional ground measurements and the strong human influence in the focus region, all satellite products show strong potential for operational hydrological applications, with skillful estimates of river discharge throughout the model domain. Satellite-based evaporation and snow depths marginally improve (by 2 % and 4 %) the mean Kling-Gupta efficiency (KGE) at 27 river gauges, compared to a baseline simulation (KGEmean = 0.51) forced by high-quality conventional data. Precipitation has the largest impact on the model output, though the satellite dataset on average shows poorer skills compared to conventional data. Interestingly, a model calibration heavily relying on satellite data, as opposed to conventional data, provides a skillful reconstruction of river discharges, paving the way to fully satellite-driven hydrological applications.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Ramanathan ◽  
Pierre-Antoine Versini ◽  
Daniel Schertzer ◽  
Remi Perrin ◽  
Lionel Sindt ◽  
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Abstract. Hydrological applications such as storm-water management or flood design usually deal with and are driven by region-specific reference rainfall regulations or guidelines based on Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) curves. IDF curves are usually obtained via frequency analysis of rainfall data using which the exceedance probability of rain intensity for different durations are determined. It is also rather common for reference rainfall to be expressed in terms of precipitation P, accumulated in a duration D (related to rainfall intensity ), with a return period T (inverse of exceedance probability). Meteorological modules of hydro-meteorological models used for the aforementioned applications therefore need to be capable of simulating such reference rainfall scenarios. The multifractal cascade framework, since it incorporates physically realistic properties of rainfall processes (non-homogeneity or intermittency, scale invariance and extremal statistics) seems to suit this purpose. Here we propose a discrete-in-scale universal multifractal (UM) cascade based approach. Daily, Hourly and six-minute rainfall time series datasets (with lengths ranging from 100 to 15 years) over three regions (Paris, Nantes, and Aix-en-Provence) in France that are characterized by different climates are analyzed to identify scaling regimes and estimate corresponding UM parameters (α, C1) required by the UM cascade model. Suitable renormalization constants that correspond to the P, D, T values of reference rainfall are used to simulate an ensemble of reference rainfall scenarios, and the simulations are finally compared with datasets. Although only purely temporal simulations are considered here, this approach could possibly be generalized to higher spatial dimensions as well.


Author(s):  
Upeakshika Bandara ◽  
Anshul Agarwal ◽  
Govindarajalu Srinivasan ◽  
Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram ◽  
I. M. Shiromani Jayawardena

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Ghajarnia ◽  
Mahdi Akbari ◽  
Peyman Saemian ◽  
Mohammad Reza Ehsani ◽  
Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari ◽  
...  

ECMWF Reanalysis (ERA), one of the most widely used precipitation products, has evolved over time from ERA-40 to ERA-20CM, ERA-20C, ERA-Interim, and ERA5. Studies evaluating the performance of individual ERA precipitation products cannot adequately assess the evolution in the products. Therefore, we compared the performance of five successive ERA precipitation products using data at daily, monthly, and annual scale (1980-2018) from more than 2100 precipitation gauges in Iran, and applied various statistical and categorical metrics and error decomposition methods. The results indicated that ERA-40 performed worst, followed by ERA-20CM, which showed only minor improvements over ERA-40. ERA-20C considerably outperformed its predecessors, benefiting from assimilation of observational data. Although several previous studies have reported full superiority of ERA5 over ERA-Interim, our results revealed several shortcomings compared with ERA-Interim, in ERA5 precipitation estimates for Iran. Both ERA-Interim and ERA5 performed best overall, with ERA-Interim showing better statistical and categorical skill scores, and ERA5 performing better in estimating extreme precipitations. These results suggest that the accuracy of ERA precipitation products improved from ERA-40 to ERA-Interim, but not consistently from ERA-Interim to ERA5. These findings are useful for model development at global scale and for hydrological applications in Iran.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arun Ramanathan ◽  
Pierre-Antoine Versini ◽  
Daniel Schertzer ◽  
Ioulia Tchiguirinskaia ◽  
Remi Perrin ◽  
...  

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Hydrological applications such as flood design usually deal with and are driven by region-specific reference rainfall regulations, generally expressed as Intensity-Duration-Frequency (IDF) values. The meteorological module of hydro-meteorological models used in such applications should therefore be capable of simulating these reference rainfall scenarios. The multifractal cascade framework, since it incorporates physically realistic properties of rainfall processes such as non-homogeneity (intermittency), scale invariance, and extremal statistics, seems to be an appropriate choice for this purpose. Here we suggest a rather simple discrete-in-scale multifractal cascade based approach. Hourly rainfall time-series datasets (with lengths ranging from around 28 to 35 years) over six cities (Paris, Marseille, Strasbourg, Nantes, Lyon, and Lille) in France that are characterized by different climates and a six-minute rainfall time series dataset (with a length of around 15  years) over Paris were analyzed via spectral analysis and Trace Moment analysis to understand the scaling range over which the universal multifractal theory can be considered valid. Then the Double Trace Moment analysis was performed to estimate the universal multifractal parameters α,C<sub>1</sub> that are required by the multifractal cascade model for simulating rainfall. A renormalization technique that estimates suitable renormalization constants based on the IDF values of reference rainfall is used to simulate the reference rainfall scenarios. Although only purely temporal simulations are considered here, this approach could possibly be generalized to higher spatial dimensions as well.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong></p><p>Multifractals, Non-linear geophysical systems, Cascade dynamics, Scaling, Hydrology, Stochastic rainfall simulations.</p>


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Muñoz ◽  
David F. Muñoz ◽  
Johanna Orellana-Alvear ◽  
Hamed Moftakhari ◽  
Hamid Moradkhani ◽  
...  

<p>Current efforts on Deep Learning-based modeling are being put for solving real world problems with complex or even not-fully understood interactions between predictors and target variables. A special artificial neural network, the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) is a promising data-driven modeling approach for dynamic systems yet little has been explored in hydrological applications such as runoff forecasting. An aditional challenge to the forecasting task arises from the uncertainties generated when using readily-available Remote Sensing (RS) imagery aimed to overcome lack of in-situ data describing the runoff governing processes. Here, we proposed a runoff forecasting framework for a 300-km<sup>2 </sup>mountain catchment located in the tropical Andes of Ecuador. The framework consists on real-time data acquisition, preprocessing and runoff forecasting for lead times between 1 and 12 hours. LSTM models were fed with 18 years of hourly runoff, and precipitation data from the novel PERSIANN-Dynamic Infrared Rain Rate near real-time (PDIR-Now) product. Model efficiencies according to the NSE metric ranged from 0.959 to 0.554, for the 1- to 12-hour models, respectively. Considering that the concentration time of the catchment is approximately 4 hours, the proposed framework becomes a useful tool for delivering runoff forecasts to decision makers, stakeholders and the public. This study has shown the suitability of using the PDIR-Now product in a LSTM-modeling framework for real-time hydrological applications. Future endeavors must focus on improving data representation and data assimilation through feature engineering strategies.</p><p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Long Short-Term Memory; PDIR-Now; Hydroinformatics; Runoff forecasting; Tropical Andes</p>


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