Optimal Sensors Placement for Flood Forecasting Modelling. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fattoruso, Grazia; Agresta, Annalisa; Guarnieri, Guido; Lanza, Bruno; Buonanno, Antonio; Molinara, Mario; Marrocco, Claudio; De Vito, Saverio; Tortorella, Francesco; Francia, Girolamo Di
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 119(2015)
• Page Start: 927
• Page End: 936
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Sampling design -- model calibration -- hydro-rain gauges -- hydrological modelling -- flooding forecasting; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.971
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: Numerical models are instrumental to more effective flood forecasting and managementservices though they suffer from numerous uncertaintysources. An effective model calibration is hence essential. In this research work, a methodology of optimal sampling design has been investigated and developed forwater drainage networks. Optimal hydrometer sensors locationsalong the Amato River (South Italy)have been defined by optimizing a two-objective function that maximizes the calibrated model accuracy and minimizesthe total metering cost. This problem has been solved by using an enumerative search solution, run on the ENEA/CRESCO HPC infrastructure, evaluating the exact Pareto-front byefficient computational time.