A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir

Abstract Flood forecasting is critical for mitigating flood damage and ensuring a safe operation of hydroelectric power plants and reservoirs. This paper presents a new hybrid hydrological model based on the combination of the Hydrologic Engineering Center‐Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC‐HMS) hydrol...

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Main Authors: Phuoc Sinh Nguyen, Truong Huy (Felix) Nguyen, The Hung Nguyen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.72
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author Phuoc Sinh Nguyen
Truong Huy (Felix) Nguyen
The Hung Nguyen
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Truong Huy (Felix) Nguyen
The Hung Nguyen
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description Abstract Flood forecasting is critical for mitigating flood damage and ensuring a safe operation of hydroelectric power plants and reservoirs. This paper presents a new hybrid hydrological model based on the combination of the Hydrologic Engineering Center‐Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC‐HMS) hydrological model and an Encoder‐Decoder‐Long Short‐Term Memory network to enhance the accuracy of real‐time flood forecasting. The proposed hybrid model has been applied to the Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir. The observed data from 33 floods monitored between 2016 and 2021 are used to calibrate, validate, and test the hybrid model. Results show that the HEC‐HMS‐artificial neural network hybrid model significantly improves the forecast quality, especially for results at a longer forecasting time. In detail, the Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) index, for example, increased from ∆KGE = 16% at time t + 1 h to ∆KGE = 69% at time t + 6 h. Similar results were obtained for other indicators including peak error and volume error. The computer program developed for this study is being used in practice at the Krong H'nang hydropower to aid in reservoir planning, flood control, and water resource efficiency.
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spelling doaj.art-ac041320223d46d6b11e26dd217d2ede2024-04-01T19:00:15ZengWiley-VCHRiver2750-48672024-02-013110711710.1002/rvr2.72A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoirPhuoc Sinh Nguyen0Truong Huy (Felix) Nguyen1The Hung Nguyen2Faculty of Water Resources Engineering University of Science and Technology—The University of Da Nang Da Nang VietnamAtkinsRéalis Montreal Quebec CanadaFaculty of Water Resources Engineering University of Science and Technology—The University of Da Nang Da Nang VietnamAbstract Flood forecasting is critical for mitigating flood damage and ensuring a safe operation of hydroelectric power plants and reservoirs. This paper presents a new hybrid hydrological model based on the combination of the Hydrologic Engineering Center‐Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC‐HMS) hydrological model and an Encoder‐Decoder‐Long Short‐Term Memory network to enhance the accuracy of real‐time flood forecasting. The proposed hybrid model has been applied to the Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir. The observed data from 33 floods monitored between 2016 and 2021 are used to calibrate, validate, and test the hybrid model. Results show that the HEC‐HMS‐artificial neural network hybrid model significantly improves the forecast quality, especially for results at a longer forecasting time. In detail, the Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) index, for example, increased from ∆KGE = 16% at time t + 1 h to ∆KGE = 69% at time t + 6 h. Similar results were obtained for other indicators including peak error and volume error. The computer program developed for this study is being used in practice at the Krong H'nang hydropower to aid in reservoir planning, flood control, and water resource efficiency.https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.72HEC‐HMShydrological hybrid modelKrong H'nangmachine learningreal‐time flood forecasting
spellingShingle Phuoc Sinh Nguyen
Truong Huy (Felix) Nguyen
The Hung Nguyen
A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
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HEC‐HMS
hydrological hybrid model
Krong H'nang
machine learning
real‐time flood forecasting
title A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
title_full A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
title_fullStr A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
title_full_unstemmed A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
title_short A real‐time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for Krong H'nang hydropower reservoir
title_sort real time flood forecasting hybrid machine learning hydrological model for krong h nang hydropower reservoir
topic HEC‐HMS
hydrological hybrid model
Krong H'nang
machine learning
real‐time flood forecasting
url https://doi.org/10.1002/rvr2.72
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