Publication Date:
2000
Description:
Whether flash on small mountainous catchments or slower on some big hydrographical concern for the safety management of electricity production structures. To face it up, EDF has set tip an integrated system of supervision and hydrometeorological forecast which allows up to alert the dam operators early enough and brings them a precious assistance to come to a decision. We describe the system and its organisation. from the field measurement and the hydrological forecast to the reach of decision and the experimental returns. The recent event of the Rhine's flood of February and May 1999 is taken as an example. After a description of the phenomenons, of its follow-up, of the ensuing experiment returns, we show what such a supervision brings to the tight management of dams in terms of operation safely, floods control and navigation.
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