Water Balance in Irrigation Reservoirs Considering Flood Control and Irrigation Efficiency Variation
Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 142, Issue 4
Abstract
The combined effect of limited water resources and ever-growing water demand necessitates the use of more-accurate approaches for reservoir water-balance analyses. Therefore, this study aims to develop a new operational scheme by considering flood control and variations in irrigation efficiency for simulating reservoir water-balance components. This study is conducted on three reservoirs in Korea, which were monitored for 4 years. Based on the findings of the sensitivity analyses, irrigation efficiency variation appears to be most sensitive to the outflow variables and was thus calibrated on a yearly basis. Compared with the two other schemes, i.e., with respective exclusions of flood control and irrigation efficiency variations, the new scheme performs better in simulating reservoir water levels. Additionally, it is found that without the consideration of the newly developed scheme, significant errors could occur in the simulation of water-balance components, which could lead to incorrect decision-making. It is concluded that the new scheme could increase the simulation accuracy of the water-balance components and help local community workers in water planning.
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Acknowledgments
This research was supported by the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (IPET) through the Advanced Production Technology Development Program, which is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) (code #112041-3).
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Received: May 21, 2015
Accepted: Sep 24, 2015
Published online: Jan 7, 2016
Published in print: Apr 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jun 7, 2016
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