TY - JOUR
T1 - Rainfall and streamflow sensor network design
T2 - A review of applications, classification, and a proposed framework
AU - Chacon-Hurtado, Juan C.
AU - Alfonso, Leonardo
AU - Solomatine, Dimitri P.
PY - 2017/6/28
Y1 - 2017/6/28
N2 - Sensors and sensor networks play an important role in decision-making related to water quality, operational streamflow forecasting, flood early warning systems, and other areas. In this paper we review a number of existing applications and analyse a variety of evaluation and design procedures for sensor networks with respect to various criteria. Most of the existing approaches focus on maximising the observability and information content of a variable of interest. From the context of hydrological modelling only a few studies use the performance of the hydrological simulation in terms of output discharge as a design criterion. In addition to the review, we propose a framework for classifying the existing design methods, and a generalised procedure for an optimal network design in the context of rainfall-runoff hydrological modelling.
AB - Sensors and sensor networks play an important role in decision-making related to water quality, operational streamflow forecasting, flood early warning systems, and other areas. In this paper we review a number of existing applications and analyse a variety of evaluation and design procedures for sensor networks with respect to various criteria. Most of the existing approaches focus on maximising the observability and information content of a variable of interest. From the context of hydrological modelling only a few studies use the performance of the hydrological simulation in terms of output discharge as a design criterion. In addition to the review, we propose a framework for classifying the existing design methods, and a generalised procedure for an optimal network design in the context of rainfall-runoff hydrological modelling.
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U2 - 10.5194/hess-21-3071-2017
DO - 10.5194/hess-21-3071-2017
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021673888
SN - 1027-5606
VL - 21
SP - 3071
EP - 3091
JO - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
JF - Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
IS - 6
ER -