Print Email Facebook Twitter Rainfall and streamflow sensor network design Title Rainfall and streamflow sensor network design: A review of applications, classification, and a proposed framework Author Chacon Hurtado, J.C. (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) Alfonso, Leonardo (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) Solomatine, D.P. (TU Delft Water Resources; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education) Date 2017-06-28 Abstract 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. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:2e6a0f83-b63d-43df-892b-d9a166696687 DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-3071-2017 ISSN 1027-5606 Source Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21 (6), 3071-3091 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2017 J.C. Chacon Hurtado, Leonardo Alfonso, D.P. Solomatine Files PDF hess_21_3071_2017.pdf 1.3 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:2e6a0f83-b63d-43df-892b-d9a166696687/datastream/OBJ/view