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Development of an under-ice river discharge forecasting system in Delft-Flood Early Warning System (Delft-FEWS) for the Chaudière River based on a coupled hydrological-hydrodynamic modelling approach
Kh Rahat Usman
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Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Rodolfo Alvarado Montero
Department of Civil Engineering, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tadros Ghobrial
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
François Anctil
Department of Civil and Water Engineering, Laval University, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Arnejan van Loenen
Deltares, Delft, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Rivers in cold climate regions such as Canada undergo freeze up during winters which makes the estimation forecasting of under-ice discharge very challenging and uncertain since there is no reliable method other than direct measurements. The current study explored the potential of deploying a coupled modelling framework for the estimation and forecasting of this parameter. The framework showed promising potential in addressing the challenge of estimating and forecasting the under-ice discharge.
Rivers in cold climate regions such as Canada undergo freeze up during winters which makes the...