Decision Support Systems Water Resources Planning [Paperback]

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Computer-Aided Support Systems for Water Resources, Research and Management held at Ericeira (Portugal), 24-28 September, 1990.Overview  Toward an Improved Understanding.- Computer-Aided Decision Support in Water Resources Planning and Management..- Technology and its Implementation.- Intelligent Geo-Information Systems (IGIS) for Water Resources Planning and Management.- Implementing a Computer-Aided Support System for Water Resources Research and Management.- Multidimensional Modeling for Water Resources Management.- Validation of Climate Models With Workstation Tools.- Smart Software for Water Resources Planning and Management.- Computer-Aided Support for Water Resources Research and Planning.- The Interface Between GIS and Hydrology.- Institutional Experiences Using Decision Support.- Current Trends in Computer-Aided Water Resources Management at Delft Hydraulics.- Getting Someone to Use the Systems: Lessons from HEC.- Computers in Consulting Engineering.- A Conceptual Framework for an Integrated Operational Information and Decision-Supported System for Thames Water Utilities.- The German Water Authorities Needs for Computer-Aided Support Systems.- Computer-Aided Water Resources Planning and Operational Management in a Water Company in the U.K..- Case Studies Involving Decision Support.- AQUATOOL: A Computer-Assisted Support System for Water Resources Research Management Including Conjunctive Use.- Implementing a Decision Support System for Operations Planning at Manitoba Hydro.- A River Water Quality Management Model for Canal de Isabel II: Comunidad de Madrid.- The Hydrological Forecasting System (HFS): A Comprehensive System for Real-Time Flood Forecasting.- Computer-Aided Management of the Southeastern U.S. Reservoir System.- Integrating Database, Spreadsheet, Graphics, GIS, Statistics, Simulation Models and Expert Systems: Experiences With the Raison System on Microcomputers.- Expert Systems for Agricull'