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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820217403321

Titolo

Michael Abbott's Hydroinformatics : Poiesis of New Relationships with Water / / edited by Andreja Jonoski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IWA Publishing, , [2022]

©2022

ISBN

1-78906-265-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 pages)

Disciplina

551.480285

Soggetti

Hydrology - Data processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Editorial -- Preface -- Chapter 1 :  Revisiting the motives for hydroinformatics -- 1.1     Introduction -- 1.2     Engineering Roots of Hydroinformatics -- 1.3     Modelling at the Centre of Hydroinformatics -- 1.4     Hydroinformatics: From Technology to Sociotechnology -- 1.5     Decision Support and Hydroinformatics -- 1.6     Hydroinformatics and the Virtual World -- 1.7     Role of Hydroinformaticians -- References -- Chapter 2 :  Computational hydraulics: stage for the hydroinformatics act -- 2.1     Introduction -- 2.1.1     Historical context -- 2.2     Role of Characteristics in Computational Hydraulics -- 2.2.1     The meaning of characteristics -- 2.2.2     The three- and four-point method of characteristics -- 2.2.3     Practical aspects of characteristics -- 2.3     The Generations of Modelling -- 2.3.1     First- and second-generation modelling -- 2.3.2     Third-generation modelling -- 2.3.2.1     Establishment of the computational hydraulics centre -- 2.3.2.2     Challenges of the development -- 2.3.2.3     Stratified flow modelling -- 2.3.2.4     Wave modelling -- 2.3.2.5     Applications and commercialization of the third-generation models -- 2.3.3     Fourth-generation modelling -- 2.3.3.1     Driving forces for the development -- 2.3.3.2     Scope of the development -- 2.3.4     New developments in numerical methods -- 2.3.4.1     Finite difference methods -- 2.3.4.2     Unstructured grids -- 2.3.4.3     Particle tracking methods -- 2.4     Other Mike Abbott-Related Developments in Numerical



Modelling -- 2.4.1     A dynamic population model -- 2.4.2     European Hydrologic System: Système Hydrologique Européen (SHE) -- 2.4.3     Laying of marine pipelines -- 2.5     From Computational Hydraulics to Hydroinformatics -- 2.5.1     The changing nature of modelling systems.

2.5.2     Challenges to model users -- 2.5.3     The way ahead -- References -- Chapter 3 :  Hydroinformatics opening new horizons: union of computational hydraulics and artificial intelligence -- 3.1     Introduction -- 3.2     Earliest AI Efforts in Hydraulics, Hydrology and Hydroinformatics -- 3.3     Picking-Up Momentum -- 3.4     The Formative Years -- 3.5     Opening the Black Box -- 3.6     Growing Volumes of Data and Accelerating Computing Power -- 3.7     Recent Examples of AI-Enabled Systems -- 3.7.1     Planetary-scale surface water detection from space -- 3.7.2     Water quality sensing -- 3.7.3     Computer vision for opportunistic rainfall monitoring -- 3.7.4     Hydrologically informed machine learning for rainfall-runoff modelling -- 3.8     Opportunities for Future Developments -- 3.8.1     Machine learning -- 3.8.2     Enabling technologies -- 3.8.3     Freedom to the data! -- 3.8.4     Deep learning -- 3.8.5     Hydroinformatics-informed machine learning? -- 3.9     The Way Forward -- References -- Chapter 4 :  Hydroinformatics impact on hydrological modelling -- 4.1     Introduction -- 4.2     Terminology and Model Classifications -- 4.2.1     Classification according to hydrological process description -- 4.2.2     Classification according to technological level -- 4.3     The SHE Venture -- 4.3.1     State of the art in hydrological modelling in the early 1970s -- 4.3.2     Motivation of the SHE development and creation of the SHE partnership -- 4.3.3     The initial SHE development (1976-1986) -- 4.3.4     From research code to practical applications (1986-1990s) -- 4.4     Evaluation Of the SHE Achievements -- 4.4.1     SHE: a contentious quantum leap -- 4.4.2     Evaluation of the impact of SHE on hydrological modelling today -- 4.5     Other Hydroinformatics Contributions.

4.5.1     Encapsulation of knowledge in digital modelling systems -- 4.5.2     Intelligent software systems to support stakeholders in water management -- 4.6     Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 :  Hydroinformatics as a 'game changer' in the water business -- 5.1     Introduction -- 5.2     Evolution of Hydroinformatics -- 5.2.1     Building the fundaments: 1960s and 1970s -- 5.2.2     The rise of computational modelling business: 1980s -- 5.2.3     Maturing and expanding: 1990s -- 5.2.4     Water business in the new millennium -- 5.3     Technical and Commercial Aspects of Hydroinformatics -- 5.3.1     Original view on hydroinformatics as part of the knowledge economy -- 5.3.2     State of technology -- 5.3.3     Changes in education of hydroinformatics and their reflections on business -- 5.3.4     Business transformation -- 5.3.5     Software providers and their business models -- 5.3.6     Software users and their needs -- 5.3.7     Data collection, sharing and publishing -- 5.4     Societal and Political Aspects of Hydroinformatics -- 5.4.1     Social justice and hydroinformatics -- 5.4.2     Learning by playing -- 5.4.3     Transparency of modelling and ethical aspects of presentation materials -- 5.5     Business Opportunities as Seen from 21st Century Perspectives -- 5.5.1     Water in cities market -- 5.5.2     Water resources market -- 5.5.3     Marine market -- 5.5.4     Other market segments related to water or the environment -- 5.6     Future Challenges for Hydroinformatics Business -- 5.6.1     Uncertainty and parametrisation of models -- 5.6.2     Climate change and its impacts -- 5.6.3     New business models in simulation modelling -- 5.6.4     Growth in hydroinformatics: consultancy demands -- 5.6.5     Vision



for future or business -- References.

Chapter 6 :  Hydroinformatics in China: overall developments and showcase of accomplishments in the Changjiang River basin -- 6.1     Introduction -- 6.2     DTR Decision Support Framework -- 6.3     Data Acquisition and Management -- 6.3.1     Types of data -- 6.3.2     Data acquisition -- 6.3.3     Data monitoring technologies -- 6.4     Models and Their Roles in DSS -- 6.4.1     Physically based water-related models -- 6.4.1.1     Meteorological modelling -- 6.4.1.2     Hydrological modelling and stochastic modelling -- 6.4.2     Regulation models -- 6.4.2.1     Regulation model for flood management in a river basin -- 6.4.2.2     Water resources regulation model -- 6.4.2.3     Ecological regulation model -- 6.4.2.4     Regulation model for power generation of group of reservoirs -- 6.4.2.5     Multi-objective regulation model -- 6.4.3     Risk assessment models -- 6.4.4     Data-driven approaches: artificial intelligence models -- 6.4.4.1     ML and AI models used for hydrological forecasting -- 6.4.4.2     Intelligent regulation technology based on a knowledge graph -- 6.4.4.3     ML and AI models for other water management tasks -- 6.5     Improved Governance and Public Involvement: The River/Lake Chief System -- 6.6     Applications in The Changjiang River Basin -- 6.6.1     Flood management -- 6.6.1.1     Data acquisition in the Changjiang River basin -- 6.6.1.2     Models and DSSs for the Changjiang River basin -- 6.6.1.3     Joint regulation of water projects for flood management -- 6.6.1.4     Application examples -- 6.6.2     River/Lake chief system and public participation -- 6.6.2.1     Functionalities of the RCS -- 6.6.2.2     Public participation -- 6.6.2.3     Performance of Chongqing RCS -- 6.7     Summary -- References -- Chapter 7 :  Hydroinformatics education at IHE Delft: past and future -- 7.1   Introduction.

7.2   Motivation and Origins -- 7.3     Developments of IHE ' s Hydroinformatics Education Over Last 30 Years -- 7.4     Current Status and The Course Content of the Hydroinformatics MSc Specialization -- 7.5     Associated MSc Programmes -- 7.5.1     Erasmus + Flood Risk Management Master ' s programme -- 7.5.2     International Master ' s in Hydroinformatics -- 7.6     Hydroinformatics Education Worldwide -- 7.7     Outlook -- References -- 1. On the numerical computation of nearly-horizontal flows -- 2. On the Numerical modelling of short waves in shallow water -- 3. The fourth generation of numerical modelling in hydraulics -- 4. Introducing hydroinformatics -- 5. Forchheimer and Schoklitsch: a postmodern retrospection -- 6. Towards the hydraulics of the hydroinformatics era -- 7. Towards a hydroinformatics praxis in the service of social justice.