AI-based techniques for multi-step streamflow forecasts: application for multi-objective reservoir operation optimization and performance assessment
TLDR
Wang et al. as discussed by the authors developed an artificial intelligence-based management methodology that integrated multi-step streamflow forecasts and multi-objective reservoir operation optimization for water resource allocation, aiming to assess forecast quality and forecast-informed reservoir operation performance together due to the influence of inflow forecast uncertainty.Abstract:
. Streamflow forecasts are traditionally effective in mitigating water scarcity and flood defense. This study developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based management methodology that integrated multi-step streamflow forecasts and multi-objective reservoir operation optimization for water resource allocation. Following the methodology, we aimed to assess forecast quality and forecast-informed reservoir operation performance together due to the influence of inflow forecast uncertainty.
Varying combinations of climate and hydrological variables were input into
three AI-based models, namely a long short-term memory (LSTM), a gated recurrent unit (GRU), and a least-squares support vector machine (LSSVM), to forecast short-term streamflow. Based on three deterministic forecasts, the stochastic inflow scenarios were further developed using Bayesian model
averaging (BMA) for quantifying uncertainty. The forecasting scheme was
further coupled with a multi-reservoir optimization model, and the
multi-objective programming was solved using the parameterized
multi-objective robust decision-making (MORDM) approach. The AI-based management framework was applied and demonstrated over a multi-reservoir system (25 reservoirs) in the Zhoushan Islands, China. Three main conclusions were drawn from this study: (1) GRU and LSTM performed equally well on streamflow forecasts, and GRU might be the preferred method over LSTM, given that it had simpler structures and less modeling time; (2) higher forecast performance could lead to improved reservoir operation, while uncertain forecasts were more valuable than deterministic forecasts, regarding two performance metrics, i.e., water supply reliability and operating costs; (3) the relationship between the forecast horizon and reservoir operation was complex and depended on the operating configurations (forecast quality and uncertainty) and performance measures. This study reinforces the potential of an AI-based stochastic streamflow forecasting scheme to seek robust strategies under uncertainty.read more
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