Scientific Results

This catalogue is obtained by conducting a systematic literature review of scientific studies and reviews related to monitoring, forecasting, and simulating the inland water cycle. The analysis maps scientific expertise across research groups and classifies findings by the type of inland water studied, application focus, and geographical scope. A gap analysis will identify missing research areas and assess their relevance to policymaking.

ID ▲ Type Year Authors Title Venue/Journal DOI Research type Water System Technical Focus Abstract Link with Projects Link with Tools Related policies ID
publications-4081 article 2007 Janssen, Marco A. and Janssen, Marco A. Coordination in irrigation systems: An analysis of the Lansing–Kremer model of Bali Agricultural Systems 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.05.004 Abstract Farmers within irrigation systems, such as those in Bali, solve complex coordination problems to allocate water and control pests. Lansing and Kremer’s [Lansing, J.S., Kremer, J.N., 1993. Emergent properties of Balinese water temples. American Anthropologist 95(1), 97–114] study of Balinese water temples showed that this coordination problem can be solved by assuming simple local rules for how individual communities make their decisions. Using the original Lansing–Kremer model, the robustness of their insights was analyzed and the ability of agents to self-organize was found to be sensitive to pest dynamics and assumptions of agent decision making.
publications-4082 article 2012 Brink, Susan and Brink, Susan A. and Brink, Susan and Davidson, Rachel A. and Davidson, Rachel A. and Tabucchi, Taronne H. P. and Tabucchi, Taronne H. P. Strategies to reduce durations of post-earthquake water service interruptions in Los Angeles Structure and Infrastructure Engineering 10.1080/15732470903517975 A discrete event simulation model is used to evaluate the effectiveness of key post-earthquake water supply restoration strategies that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) plans to use following a major earthquake. The strategies are: (1) maximising the groundwater pumped into the system, (2) connecting raw water emergency storage reservoirs, (3) rationing water use, and (4) all three. For each of five realistic earthquake scenarios the restoration with and without implementation of the key restoration strategies are compared. The results suggest that opening the reservoirs and rationing are effective post-earthquake restoration strategies that would help to minimise the water outages.
publications-4083 article 2005 Nickel, Darla and Nickel, Darla and Barthel, Roland and Barthel, Roland and Braun, J. and Braun, Juergen and Braun, Juergen Large-scale water resources management within the framework of GLOWA-Danubeβ€”The water supply model Physics and Chemistry of The Earth 10.1016/j.pce.2005.06.004
publications-4084 article 2002 Albertos, Pedro and Albertos, Pedro and Goodwin, Graham C. and Goodwin, Graham C. Virtual sensors for control applications Annual Reviews in Control 10.1016/s1367-5788(02)80018-9
publications-4085 article 2010 Xu, Jianhua and Johnson, Michael P. and Fischbeck, Paul S. and Small, Mitchell J. and VanBriesen, Jeanne M. Robust placement of sensors in dynamic water distribution systems European Journal of Operational Research 10.1016/j.ejor.2009.06.010
publications-4086 article 2011 Chang, Ni-Bin and Pongsanone, Natthaphon P. and Ernest, Andrew Comparisons between a rule-based expert system and optimization models for sensor deployment in a small drinking water network Expert Systems With Applications 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.02.113
publications-4087 article 2007 Dueñas‐Osorio, Leonardo and Dueñas-Osorio, Leonardo and Craig, James I. and Craig, James I. and Goodno, Barry J. and Goodno, Barry J. Seismic response of critical interdependent networks Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics 10.1002/eqe.626 During the last decade, critical infrastructure systems such as electric power, water distribution, transportation and telecommunications have been stressed by significant natural hazards and human errors leading to malfunction. Earthquakes, blackouts and satellite failures have evidenced the vulnerability of these growing networked systems threatening the continuity of the United States' economy. The potential for malicious perturbations to these systems is also an important current concern. However, the underlying susceptibility of these networks to disruptive events is in large part due to the increasingly complex pattern of interdependencies that tie these civil infrastructures together. This paper mainly investigates the effect of seismic disruptions on the performance of real interdependent networks. Maintenance-induced malfunctions and coordinated attacks are also studied for completeness. Several degrees of interconnectedness are explored. Interdependent network fragility curves are introduced to display the effect of these different strengths of coupling. Characterization of the performance displayed by the networks is utilized to propose mitigation actions and study propagation of their effects. It is shown that minimal strategic interventions propagated through the network can generate a more resilient interdependent entity. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
publications-4088 article 2013 Spence, Shannon and Spence, Shannon and Rosen, Jeffrey and Rosen, Jeffrey S. and Bartrand, Timothy A. and Bartrand, Timothy Using Online Water Quality Data to Detect Events in a Distribution System Journal American Water Works Association 10.5942/jawwa.2013.105.0112 The events of Sept. 11, 2001, sent a compelling call to the water utility community to better understand the water quality in the distribution system. In response to the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) conducted research into detection of chemical and biological contaminants, algorithms for interpreting water quality time‐series data, and other aspects of an event‐detection system (EDS). This research has set the stage for EDS development.
publications-4089 article 2013 Suresh, Mahima Agumbe and Suresh, Mahima Agumbe and Stoleru, Radu and Stoleru, Radu and Zechman, Emily M. and Zechman, Emily M. and Zechman, E. M. and Zechman, E. M. and Shihada, Basem and Shihada, Basem On Event Detection and Localization in Acyclic Flow Networks 10.1109/tsmca.2012.2210411 Acyclic flow networks, present in many infrastructures of national importance (e.g., oil and gas and water distribution systems), have been attracting immense research interest. Existing solutions for detecting and locating attacks against these infrastructures have been proven costly and imprecise, particularly when dealing with large-scale distribution systems. In this article, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time, we investigate how mobile sensor networks can be used for optimal event detection and localization in acyclic flow networks. We propose the idea of using sensors that move along the edges of the network and detect events (i.e., attacks). To localize the events, sensors detect proximity to beacons, which are devices with known placement in the network. We formulate the problem of minimizing the cost of monitoring infrastructure (i.e., minimizing the number of sensors and beacons deployed) in a predetermined zone of interest, while ensuring a degree of coverage by sensors and a required accuracy in locating events using beacons. We propose algorithms for solving the aforementioned problem and demonstrate their effectiveness with results obtained from a realistic flow network simulator.
publications-4090 article 2015 Ohar, Ziv and Lahav, Ori and Ostfeld, Avi Optimal sensor placement for detecting organophosphate intrusions into water distribution systems. Water Research 10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.024