Hydrological modeling is an area where modeling has been used for a very long time. Applications range from forecasts for the hydro power industry, public safety, agriculture and environmental monitoring. Still, to the best of our knowledge, Modelica has been very little used in hydrological modeling so far. In this paper, we aim to show that the Modelica language is well suited for hydrologica...

Hydrological processes such as runoff and contaminant transport are usually affected by various complex interrelated variables. Moreover, uncertainties in variables estimate are the common stamp of these processes. Due to this complex nature, Physical modeling of any hydrological system requires availability of large, accurate and detailed data related to all influencing variables, which are no...

During the past two decades, geographic information systems (GIS) have played a more significant role in the realm of science. This paper reviews some representative approaches about the integration of GIS and hydrological modeling. Among the different kinds of hydrological modeling this paper will mainly focus on urban flooding modeling, surface water quality modeling, and groundwater vulnerab...

This paper presents the hands-on modeling toolbox, HBV-Ensemble, designed as a complement to theoretical hydrology lectures, to teach hydrological processes and their uncertainties. The HBV-Ensemble can be used for inclass lab practices and homework assignments, and assessment of students’ understanding of hydrological processes. Using this modeling toolbox, students can gain more insights into...

Citation: Degetto M, Gregoretti C and Bernard M (2015) Comparative analysis of the differences between using LiDAR and contour-based DEMs for hydrological modeling of runoff generating debris flows in the Dolomites. Front. Earth Sci. 3:21. doi: 10.3389/feart.2015.00021 Comparative analysis of the differences between using LiDAR and contour-based DEMs for hydrological modeling of runoff generati...

A multi-site weather generator has been developed using the concept of spatial autocorrelation. The multi-site generation approach reproduces the spatial autocorrelations observed between a set of weather stations as well as the correlations between each pair of stations. Its performance has been assessed in two previous studies using both precipitation and temperature data. The main objective ...

We investigate the deformation induced by water pressure variations in hydrologicallyactive natural fractures, and recorded by tiltmeters and strainmeters. The deformation associated with a single fracture is derived using finite-element modeling (FEM). A range in fracture geometries is explored, first to highlight the sensitivity of each geometrical parameter to the deformation, and secondly t...