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NAME :
Timothy Wyatt
BORN :
14 August 1946 Wrexham, N. Wales
NATIONALITY :
British
PROFESSIONAL
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1965
- 1969 University of Edinburgh, Scotland
: Department of Civil Engineering
1969 B.Sc.
(Hons.) in Civil Engineering
Member
of the British Hydrological Society and Main Committee
Member (1993-95).
Occasional
lecturer in the application of dynamic programming techniques
for optimising the planning and operation of water resource
systems : Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne.
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PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS : Institution of Civil Engineers, UK
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE :
2009 Installation of Program AQUARIUS in offices of Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) in Dar es Salaam and training of staff in its usage. Construction of AQUARIUS models for system configuration and demand conditions expected to pertain in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Development of automated interface to Program SYRAP, for short-term unit commitment and generation scheduling. top
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2008- Development of AQUARIUS models of the Tanzanian electricity generation system, comprising 3 reservoirs, 55 river reaches, 26 flow points, 8 river abstractions, 21 supply aqueducts, 6 transfer aqueducts, 3 treatment works, 11 water demands, 3 drought conditions. top
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2008 Further development of Program AQUARIUS to allow sequential simulations are performed using up to 3 different AQUARIUS models, with the start-of-year reservoir contents for models 2 & 3 set equal to the end-of-year contents obtained from running the previous model. In this way studies can be made of system performance over 3-year sequences from within the historic record, taking account of any data changes between models e.g. system configuration, demands, operating policies, costs etc. top
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2007 Development of AQUARIUS model of River Dee system in North Wales, comprising 3 reservoirs, 55 river reaches, 26 flow points, 8 river abstractions, 21 supply aqueducts, 6 transfer aqueducts, 3 treatment works, 11 water demands, 3 drought conditions. top
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2007 Further development of Program AQUARIUS to include optimisation of individual reservoir control curves and ‘multiple’ regime operating policies, flow generation, ‘time-of-travel’ river reach modelling and ‘real-time’ (7 day ahead) simulation with flow forecasting facilities. top
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2006 Development of AQUARIUS model of integrated Sri Lankan power generation and irrigation supply system comprising 17 reservoirs, 57 river reaches, 30 flow points, 11 river abstractions, 15 supply aqueducts, 13 transfer aqueducts, 13 hydro plants, 7 thermal plants and 15 water (irrigation) demand areas. top
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2006 Development of AQUARIUS model of the Integrated Water Resource/Supply System operated by United Utilities Water comprising 19 reservoirs, 44 river reaches, 29 flow points, 13 river abstractions, 11 water sources, 19 treatment works, 14 pumping stations, 36 supply aqueducts, 74 transfer aqueducts, 16 junction points and 23 water demand areas. top
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2005 Further development of Program AQUARIUS to include wind plant modelling. top
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2005 Further
development of MOSPA model for simulating operation
of the River Dee system (for United Utilities
Water and the UK Environment Agency - Wales). top
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2002-04 Further
development of MOSPA models for simulating
operation of the Integrated Water Resource/Supply
system operated by United Utilities Water in
the North West of England (for United Utilities
Water and the UK Environment Agency - North
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2002 Updating
of computer program SYSIM for simulating and
optimising the operation of integrated water
resource (irrigation) and hydro-thermal power
supply systems. Development of SYSIM Run-Time
Environment System (SYSIME). (World Bank funded
study for the Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri
Lanka). top
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2001- Development
of Windows based computer program AQUARIUS, for simulating
and optimising the operation of integrated water resource
and power supply systems. Interactive screen input of system
components, topography and data. Linear Programming optimisation
of reservoir releases, river flows, hydro and thermal plant
outputs and, optionally, transmission line flows within each
time step. Time step can be daily, weekly or calendar monthly,
with up to 24 load dispatch blocks per time period. Automatic
database (ACCESS) storage of simulation results. Comprehensive
facilities for graphical display of results as time series
or in 'mimic' diagram form. Module for the optimisation of
long-term system operating policies based on stored water
values under development.
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2001-
Testing of the computer program DECOMP to be used for determining
sub-market weekly ‘spot’ prices within the integrated
Brazilian hydro-thermal system. Formulation of technical
tests to be performed and analysis of results obtained. Evaluation
of weekly flow generation model PREVIVAZ. (Administrator
of Services to the Wholesale Energy Market [ASMAE], in association
with PricewaterhouseCoopers)
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2000 Analysis
of problems encountered during October 2000 in determining
sub-system water values for the integrated Brazilian power
generation system using computer programs NEWAVE and NEWDESP.
(Administrator of Services to the Wholesale Energy Market
[ASMAE], in association with PricewaterhouseCoopers)
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2000 Testing
of the computer program NEWAVE used for determining sub-market
monthly ‘spot’ prices within the integrated hydro-thermal
system of Brazil. Formulation of technical tests to be performed
and analysis of results obtained. Evaluation of monthly synthetic
flow generation model GEVAZP. (Administrator of Services
to the Wholesale Energy Market [ASMAE], in association with
PricewaterhouseCoopers)
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2000 Installation
of PWSC's MOSPA/MOSES computer program package for simulating
and optimising the operation of water resource and supply
systems on client computer systems, and training personnel
in its applications and usage (UK Environment Agency – Wales)
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1999 Development
of Windows based computer program EPSIM for the definition,
simulation and evaluation of alternative power supply system
development plans. Monthly time interval for all operating
and investment cost data, and component additions/retirements.
Probabilistic or deterministic Linear Programming or Integrated
Load Duration Curve (Jacoby) methods used to calculate expected
operating costs and supply reliability for each month of
the planning period. Optional consideration of transmission
networks, up to 5 'hydrological conditions' and WASP compatible
demand data input. Economic analysis performed for sets of
discount and fuel price escalation rates, and shadow prices.
Automatic database (ACCESS) storage of expansion plan evaluation
results, and comprehensive facilities for graphical display
of results as time series or in 'mimic' diagram form. Module
for 'Monte Carlo' definition, evaluation and hence optimisation
of system development. EPSIM is particularly suitable for
comparing alternative IPP proposals with different plant
capacities, lifetimes, fixed and variable energy supply costs
and minimum load factors (‘take or pay’ constraints).
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1999 Development
of on-line ‘help’ systems for the MOSPA/MOSES
computer programs for simulating and optimising the operation
of water resource and supply systems (For North West Water
Ltd. and the Environment Agency – North West Region).
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1996-98 Restructuring
of the Brazilian Power Sector : Review of power sector investment
plans and methodology employed in planning the expansion
and operation of integrated hydro-thermal generation systems.
Formulation of proposals for computer modelling and optimisation
requirements for future operation of privatised national
power generation system and marginal cost determination.
Formulation of draft Grid Procedures covering long, medium
and short-term operations planning; advice on information
transfer and database requirements (World Bank funded study,
in association with PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
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1997-98 Sri
Lanka : Critical appraisal of Ceylon Electricity Board’s
power sector investment plans and methodology employed in
planning the expansion and operation of integrated hydro-thermal
generation system. (Asian Development Bank funded study,
in association with Electrowatt Engineering Services)
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1997-98 Turkey
: Power Sector Reform Programme : Review of power sector
investment plans and methodology employed in planning the
expansion and operation of integrated hydro-thermal generation
systems. Formulation of proposals for computer modelling
and optimisation requirements for future operation of privatised
national power generation system and associated databases.
(World Bank funded study, in association with Coopers & Lybrand)
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1996-97 Development
and application of MOSPA simulation model of the integrated
water resource and supply systems of North West Water Ltd.
Modelling of River Dee regulation system (North Wales), Lake
Vyrnwy, and the interconnected Southern and Northern Command
Zone sub-systems. Optimisation of system operating policies
for different demand scenarios [For North West Water Ltd. & the
Environment Agency - North West Region, UK]
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1996-97 Installation
and training in the use of the MOSPA Run-time Environment
System (MOSES) on client PC's. [For North West Water Ltd.
and the Environment Agency - North West Region, UK]
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1994-96 Development
of MOSPA run-time environment system (MOSES) for the interactive
creation and editing of input data files; viewing of output
files, graphical and tabular presentation of results; creation
of system schematics; database storage and retrieval of associated
information. [For the National Rivers Authority - North West
Region]
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1994-95 Development
of a simulation model of the Lancaster water supply system
and application of the MOSPA package to derive optimised
operating policies. [For North West Water Ltd, England]
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1992-94 Enhancement
of the MOSPA program suite for the optimisation of medium-term
operating policies and the production of abstraction schedules
[For North West Water Limited, England]
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1992-94 Simulation
and optimisation analyses associated with the possible redeployment
of Lake Vyrnwy as part of a national water resources strategy
[For the National Rivers Authority and North West Water Limited,
England]
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1992-93 Implementation
of the MOSPA program suite on IBM RS/6000 computer system
running under AIX (UNIX) operating system, and development
of interface to a corporate data base [For North West Water
Limited, England]
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1992 Implementation
of the MOSPA program suite on PC compatible computer, development
of generalised water resource system models and user training
[For the National Rivers Authority - North West Region, England]
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1992 Vision
2000 Information Technology Project. Appraisal of water resources
modelling requirements and advice on future strategy. [For
North West Water Limited, England]
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1991-93 Enhancement
of the MOSPA program suite to enable the quantitative assessment
of drought management measures, and their incorporation in
operating policies consistent with achieving Levels of Service
as defined by OFWAT. [For North West Water Limited, England]
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1990-96 Provision
of computer software for managing flows in the Sanaga River
Basin, Cameroon. Optimising the medium and short-term operation
of three reservoirs to provide regulated flows for hydropower
generation, taking into account time-of-travel and channel
routing effects. [For the Societe Nationale D'Electricite
du Cameroun - SONEL].
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1989-91 Economic
Operation of the Southern Command Zone system. Derivation
of operating policies to optimise conjunctive operation of
reservoir, river abstraction and groundwater resources, existing
and potential system configurations. [For the North West
Water Authority, England]
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1988-89 Determination
of Marginal Operating Costs for the Northern Command Zone
system; derivation of operating policies for a range of demand
and supply reliability levels. [For the North West Water
Authority, England]
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1986-87 Economic
Operation of the Lancashire Conjunctive Use Scheme; optimisation
of seasonal operating policies, based on reservoir levels,
to minimise pumping and treatment costs while maintaining
prescribed reliability of supply. [For the North West Water
Authority, England]
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1986-88 Implementation,
development and application of a computer simulation program
to model major water resource developments in Sri Lanka used
for power production and irrigation. [GTZ funded Masterplan
for Electricity Supply, Sri Lanka]
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1986-87 Optimal
Operation of the Kinda Multi-Purpose Project, Burma ; derivation
of seasonal operating policies to maximise irrigation and
hydropower benefits. [For Lahmeyer International]
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1985-86 Economic
Operation of the Lake District Water Resource System; optimisation
of seasonal operating policies, based on reservoir levels,
to minimise pumping and treatment costs while maintaining
prescribed reliability of supply. [For the North West Water
Authority, England]
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1985 Identification,
appraisal and selection of available computer models for
determining marginal production costs of a hydro-thermal
generation system [for the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric
Board]
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1983-85 Development
of the MOSP computer program suite.
The
methodology combines a detailed simulation model of the
system to be analysed with a generalised stochastic Dynamic
Programming algorithm to optimise long term operating policies.
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1981 – 1983 INDEPENDENT
CONSULTING ENGINEER
Power
and Water Systems
Formulation
of Modular Optimisation/Simulation Program Suite (MOSP),
a suite of computer programs to optimise medium-term operating
policies for water resource and hydro-thermal power generation
systems with significant water storage facilities.
Development
of a generalised simulation program (SYSIM) for modelling
the operation of hydro-thermal power generation systems.
Preparation
of technical offers for 'Burundi Electricity Masterplan'
and 'Bangladesh Power System Masterplan' [For Lahmeyer
International]
Technical
and Economic Evaluation of the Santa Maria II hydroelectric
scheme (68 MW), Guatemala. [For Lahmeyer International]
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1974
- 1981 LAHMEYER INTERNATIONAL GmbH, Consulting
Engineers, Frankfurt
am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, Senior
Engineer, Division of Electrical Networks and Energy
Planning
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1981 Review
of mathematical models for energy planning at the regional
and national level.
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1979-80 Estudio
del Equipamiento del Sistema Electrico Nacional, Uruguay
Project
manager with overall technical and organisational responsibility,
the principal study activities being :
· Electricity
demand forecasting at the national level, sectoral, seasonal
and macro-economic trends;
· Hydrological
studies to determine representative flow sequences at existing
and potential hydropower sites, and estimation of design
droughts, floods and sediment.
· Development
of computer program to model the Uruguayan hydro-thermal
generation system and optimal forms of operation, including
hydraulic interaction, load dispatch optimisation, system
operating policies, supply reliability in terms of penalty
functions and consumer restrictions, pumped storage plants,
bi-national operation of 'run-of-river' plant and the import
and export of electrical energy.
· Establishment
of a thermal power plant catalogue including gas turbine,
combined cycle, conventional steam (oil and coal) and nuclear
plant, including technical and cost parameters. Identification,
preliminary design and cost estimation of potential hydropower
developments, including low head (bulb turbine) and pumped
storage schemes.
· Establishment,
evaluation and comparison of alternative equipment plans
featuring thermal and hydroelectric plants and interconnection
with neighbouring countries. Economic appraisal and sensitivity
analysis with respect to discount rates, demand forecasts,
fuel prices, penalty costs for shortfalls in supply and
unit prices for the import and export of electrical energy.
· Recommendations
regarding optimum equipment schedules, alternative fuels,
supply reliability criteria and the exploitation of non-conventional
energy resources.
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1976-79 Plan
Maestro de Electrificacion, Peru
Senior
hydrologist and water resource engineer
· Design
and establishment of hydrological data bank at the national
level on mini-computer system. Adjustment and extension
of historic streamflow and rainfall records; statistical
studies of relationships between physical and hydro-meteorological
parameters.
· Estimation
of the national hydroelectric potential, and creation of
a river system and morphological data bank.
· Evaluation
of existing and potential hydropower projects.
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1976 Plan
Maestro para el Desarrollo del Sistema Electrico de Nicaragua.
Hydrological and water resource systems analysis
· Pre-feasibility
Studies for the Xalala, Serchil, Chulac and El Carmen Hydropower
Projects, Guatemala.
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1974-76 Plan
Maestro de Electrificacion Nacional, Guatemala
Hydrologist
and systems analyst
· Evaluation
of theoretical and technical hydropower potential of the
country. Design and establishment of computer based hydrological
data bank. Development and application of computer programs
for hydrological analyses, including extension of historic
streamflow sequences, estimation of design floods and analysis
of low flow sequences. Development of methodology for the
rapid estimation of energy production associated with hydroelectric
projects. Derivation of ranking indices for comparing hydro
and thermal power projects.
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1974 THE
CONFEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRY (CBI)
London,
England : Technical Adviser, Fuel and Energy
· Formulation
and analysis of energy policy at national, EEC and international
level, with emphasis on industrial use and North Sea oil
production.
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1969
- 1973 THE
WATER RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Medmenham,
Bucks. England. [now the Water Research Centre]
Senior
Scientific Officer, Economics Group
· Development
of computer programs for the simulation and optimisation
of water resource systems using mathematical programming
and operations research techniques.
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LANGUAGES :
English
: mother tongue
Spanish : good working knowledge
French : basic knowledge
Portuguese : reading ability
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OVERSEAS
PROFESSIONAL VISITS AND RESIDENCE :
Brazil,
Cameroon, Cyprus, Greece, Guatemala (1974-76), Italy, Nicaragua,
Peru (1976-79), Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Uruguay (1979-80),
USA, Venezuela.
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COMPUTER
EXPERIENCE :
Programming
in FORTRAN and MS Visual Basic. IBM and CDC mainframes; Hewlett
Packard, Data General and CADMUS (Unix) mini-computer systems;
IBM PC compatibles, IBM RS/6000 AIX (UNIX). Spreadsheet,
Graphics, Word Processing and Database (MS OFFICE, DBASE,
Visual Objects, VB/ACCESS) Packages.
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PAPERS
AND PUBLICATIONS :
"Some
Conjunctive Desalination Studies in the UK". Water
Resources Bulletin, September 1971. Co-author.
"Streamflow
Regulation by Artificial Recharge Fed from Upstream Surface
Storage : Derivation of Control Rules". IASH Symposium,
Warsaw, Poland, 1971. Principal author.
"An
Integrated Model for Water Systems". Symposium on
Computers in Water Systems, Reading, England, 1973
"Pumping
Policies in Water Supply". IFAC Symposium, 1973. Co-author.
"Planning
and Operational Studies in the Integrated Use of Desalination
: Case Studies for Cyprus and Jersey". Published in
'Desalination', 1974. Co-author.
"Primera
Estimacion de la Energia y Potencia de Proyectos Hidro-electricos
Individuales e Interconectados". Seminario Interamericano
de Hidroelectricidad, Venezuela, 1977.
"Bancos
de Datos - Su Rol en Estudios Tipo Plan Maestro".
Simposio Planes Maestros de Electrificacion, Lima, Peru,
1978.
"Assessing
Hydropower Potential in Developing Countries". IWRA
Third World Congress, Mexico City, 1979 and published in
'Water International', September 1979. Principal author.
"Reservoir
Storage Use for Hydropower Production Considering Costs
of Back-up Capacity and Supply Restrictions". Symposium
on Surface Water Impoundments, Minneapolis, USA, 1980.
Principal author.
"Electricity
Generation Planning for Uruguay". 'Water Power & Dam
Construction', June 1986.
"Use
of a Dynamic Programming Technique for Optimising Operation
of a Regional Water Resource System". 'AQUA - The
Journal of the International Water Supply Association',
No. 5, 1987. Co-author.
"Medium-Term
Operating Policies for Hydro-Thermal Systems". 'Modern
Power Systems', January 1988. Principal author.
"System
Simulation and Optimisation - Useless, Useful or Essential
?" Presented at the Sixth IWRA World Water Congress
on Water Resources Ottawa, Canada, May-June 1988. Principal
author.
"Operational
Aspects and Generation Expansion Planning of Hydro-Thermal
Systems". Presented at the Third Regional GTZ Symposium
on Long-Term Power System Planning, Colombo, Sri Lanka,
19-24 September 1988.
"Derivation
and Application of Medium-Term Operating Policies for the
Northern Command Zone System of North West Water (UK)".
Presented at the IAHS Baltimore Symposium, May 1989. Co-author.
"The
Development and Use of Medium-Term Policies for Operation
of a Major Regional Water Resource System". Presented
at the Second BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Sheffield,
4-6 September 1989. Co-author.
"Computer
Software for Optimising the Releases from Multiple Reservoirs
Operated for Flow Regulation". Presented at the British
Dam Society Conference on Water Resources and Reservoir
Engineering, Stirling, 24-27 June 1992. Principal author.
"Drought
Management Measures and their Incorporation within Water
Resource System Operating Policies". Presented at
the Fourth BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Cardiff, 13-16
September 1993. Principal author.
"An
Integrated System for the Modelling and Management of Water
Supply Systems". Proceedings of the Second European
Conference on Advances in Water Resources Technology and
Management. Tsakiris & Santos (eds) 1994 Balkema. Principal
author.
"Evaluating
the Impact of Drought Management Measures within Complex
Water Resource Systems". Proceedings of the Second
European Conference on Advances in Water Resources Technology
and Management. Tsakiris & Santos (eds) 1994 Balkema.
Principal author.
"Modelling
the Possible Re-Deployment of Lake Vyrnwy". Analytical
Techniques for the Development and Operations Planning
of Water Resource and Supply Systems. Proceedings of BHS
National Meeting, November 1994 and published as BHS Occasional
Paper No. 4. Principal author.
"An
Integrated Approach to Modelling Water Resource and Supply
Systems". Analytical Techniques for the Development
and Operations Planning of Water Resource and Supply Systems.
Proceedings of BHS National Meeting, November 1994 and
published as BHS Occasional Paper No. 4. Principal author.
"An
Integrated Simulation and Dynamic Programming Approach
for Evaluating the Performance of Complex Water Resource
Systems and Optimising Operating Policies : Methodology
and Applications"
Paper
presented at IAHR International Workshop on "Drinking
Water Systems Characterised by Different Sources : Design,
Management and Monitoring of Quality of Supplied Waters".
Turin, Italy, September 1996. Author. top
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