Logistics and Benefits of Using Mathematical Models of Hydrologic and Water Resource Systems [antikvár]

Recently, mathematical models have been widely used for the simulation, analysis, and control of hydrologic and water resource systems. Although water resource models have been in use for several years, most conferences held to discuss them have described only their basic structure and mathematical formulations. Experience about the operational aspects and logistics of these models is seldom exchanged. Thus the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (HASA), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and the IBM Scientific Center in Pisa decided to cooperate in the organization of the International Symposium on Logistics and Benefits of Using Mathematical Models of Hydrologic and Water Resource Systems. The purpose of the Symposium was to stimulate a fruitful exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experiences about hydrologic and water resource models. The emphasis was on model identification and use, with attention being given to questions of logistics, such as computer requirements and support staff, data needs, and the cost-benefit of models in practical work. The Symposium, which was convened by IIASA and cosponsored by WMO and the IBM Scientific Center in Pisa, was held in the Cassa di Risparmio in Pisa, Italy, from 24 to 26 October 1978. Somé 80 participants and authors from 15 countries presented a totál of 34 papers, 14 of which are included in these Proceedings. Unfortunately, it was not possible to include all the papers presented at Pisa in this volume. Somé of the papers have been published in the Eydrological Sciences Bulletin of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences. The papers were reviewed by rapporteurs, among them Professor J.C.I. Dooge, President of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). The presentations stimulated lively discussions on a wide rangé of topics, including model structures and verification, hydrologic models v