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Evaluation of Flood Prediction Uncertainties and its Application to Ungauged Basins

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18560497
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 水工水理学
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

TACHIKAWA Yasuto  Kyoto University, Graduate School of Engineering, Associate Professor (40227088)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKARA Kaoru  Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Professor (80144327)
SAYAMA Takahiro  Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Assistant Professor (70402930)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Keywordsdistributed hydrologic model / runoff prediction / ungauged basins / predictive uncertainty / design flood / flood control planning / river planning / probable rainfall / Ungauged Basins / 降雨時系列
Research Abstract

To obtain design flood, at first some patterns of spatiotemporal rainfall distributions with the magnitude of pre-determined return period is determined, then the rainfall distributions are converted to river discharges using a runoff model. Here, the given rainfall distributions have various patterns and the runoff model has limitations. Thus, the estimated river discharges include uncertainties which come from various sources. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the predictive uncertainty and clarify the sources of the uncertainty to determine design flood.
The predictive uncertainty in flood prediction mainly comes from 1) input uncertainty (insufficiency of time and space rainfall observation), 2) model structure uncertainty (insufficiency of the understandings of hydrologic processes), and 3) parameter uncertainty (insufficiency of model parameter identification). These uncertainties essentially stem from insufficient hydrologic observations. To solve the problem, to enhance the observation system is essential, but not practical because the target of prediction is flood which happens e.g. once a hundred years. Therefore, it is requested to develop a hydrologic prediction method for ungauged basins which fully utilize the information at gauged catchments. In this research, followings are conducted to obtain design flood at ungauged basins :
1) Development of a intensity-duration-frequency relationships based on scaling characteristics of rainfall extremes
2) Development of a rainfall time series generation method which reflects characteristics of rainfall extremes
3) Development of a method to assess the performance of rainfall-runoff models in terms of predictive uncertainty.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (45 results)

All 2008 2007 2006

All Journal Article (31 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results) Presentation (14 results)

  • [Journal Article] Internal response of catchment to plausible parameter sets under equifinality2008

    • Author(s)
      Giha LEE, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 52

      Pages: 79-84

    • NAID

      130004044113

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] POT normalized variance parameter search of the temporal Neyman-Scott rainfall model2008

    • Author(s)
      Carlo Arturo MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 52

      Pages: 97-102

    • NAID

      130004044146

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves based on scaling properties2008

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 52

      Pages: 85-90

    • NAID

      130004044124

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Internal response of catchment to plausible parameter sets under equifinality2008

    • Author(s)
      Giha, LEE, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.52

      Pages: 79-84

    • NAID

      130004044113

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Pot normalized variance parameter search of the temporal Neyman-Scott rainfall model2008

    • Author(s)
      Carlo, Arturo, MONDONEDO, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.52

      Pages: 97-102

    • NAID

      130004044146

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Development of regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves based on scaling properties2008

    • Author(s)
      Le, Minh, NHAT, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.52

      Pages: 85-90

    • NAID

      130004044124

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Development of regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves based on scaling properties2008

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 52

      Pages: 85-90

    • NAID

      130004044124

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hydrological Model Performance Comparison through Uncertainty Recognition and Quantification2007

    • Author(s)
      Shen CHIANG, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Hydrological Processes 21(9)

      Pages: 1179-1195

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Identification of model structural stability through comparison of hydrologic models2007

    • Author(s)
      Giha LEE, Yasuto TACHIKAWA., and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 51

      Pages: 49-54

    • NAID

      130003842492

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Quantification of parameter uncertainty in distributed rainfall-runoffmodeling2007

    • Author(s)
      Giha LEE, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ. 50B

      Pages: 45-56

    • NAID

      40019854616

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of the quintiles of the Neyman-Scott rainfall model2007

    • Author(s)
      Carlo Arturo MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 51

      Pages: 79-84

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] NSM modifications for improved generation of rainfall maxima2007

    • Author(s)
      Carlo A. MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ. 50B

      Pages: 57-62

    • NAID

      40019854684

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A simple scaling characteristics of rainfall in time and space to derive intensity duration frequency relationships2007

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE 51

      Pages: 73-78

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationships for ungauged catchments based on scaling properties2007

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ. 50B

      Pages: 33-43

    • NAID

      40019853554

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Large flood prediction in poorly gauged basins: the 2004 largest-ever flood in Fukui, Japan2007

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Ryoichi TAKUBO Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      IAHS publication, ISSN 0144-7815 311

      Pages: 18-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hydrological Model Performance Comparison through Uncertainty Recognition and Quantification2007

    • Author(s)
      Shen, CHIANG, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Hydrological Processes vol.21, Issue9

      Pages: 1179-1195

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Identification of model structural stability through comparison of hydrologic models2007

    • Author(s)
      Giha, LEE, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA., Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.51

      Pages: 49-54

    • NAID

      130003842492

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Quantification of parameter uncertainty in distributed rainfall-runoff modeling2007

    • Author(s)
      Giha, LEE, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst(Kyoto Univ) No.50B

      Pages: 45-56

    • NAID

      40019854616

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of the quantiles of the Neyman-Scott rainfall model2007

    • Author(s)
      Carlo, A., MONDONEDO, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.51

      Pages: 79-84

    • NAID

      130003842546

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] NSM modifications for improved generation of rainfall maxima2007

    • Author(s)
      Carlo, A., MONDONEDO, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst(Kyoto Univ) No.50B

      Pages: 57-62

    • NAID

      40019854684

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A simple scaling charateristics of rainfall in time and space to derive intensity duration frequency relationships2007

    • Author(s)
      Le, Minh, NHAT, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol.51

      Pages: 73-78

    • NAID

      130003842536

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Regional rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationships for ungauged catchments based on scaling properties2007

    • Author(s)
      Le, Minh, NHAT, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst(Kyoto Univ) No.50B

      Pages: 33-43

    • NAID

      40019853554

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Large flood prediction in poorly gauged basins : the 2004 largest-ever flood in Fukui, Japan2007

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Ryoichi, TAKUBO, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      IAHS publication, 311 ISSN0144-7815

      Pages: 18-24

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Identification of model structural stability through comparison of hydrologic models2007

    • Author(s)
      Lee Giha, Y.Tachikawa., K.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol. 51

      Pages: 49-54

    • NAID

      130003842492

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] A simple scaling characteristics of rainfall in time and space to derive intensity duration frequency relationships2007

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Y.Tachikawa, T.Sayama, K.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol. 51

      Pages: 73-78

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Evaluation of the quantiles of the Neyman-Scott rainfall model2007

    • Author(s)
      C.A.Mondonedo, Y.Tachikawa, K.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, JSCE vol. 51

      Pages: 79-84

    • NAID

      130003842546

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Stochastic modeling of rainfall maxima using Neyman-Scott rainfall model2006

    • Author(s)
      Carlo Arturo MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Hydrologic Environment, International Hydrologic Environmental Society 2(1)

      Pages: 1-14

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Stochastic modeling of rainfall maxima using Neyman-Scott rainfall model2006

    • Author(s)
      Carlo, A., MONDONEDO, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Hydrologic Environment, International Hydrologic Environmental Society vol.2, no.1

      Pages: 1-14

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] A framework to assess model structure stability through a single-objective global optimization method2006

    • Author(s)
      G.Lee, Y.Tachikawa, T.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October,2006,IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology no. 6

      Pages: 79-87

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Derivation of rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationships for short-duration rainfall from daily data2006

    • Author(s)
      L.MinNhat, Y.Tachikawa, T.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October,2006, IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology no. 6

      Pages: 89-95

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Stochastic modeling of rainfall maxima using Neyman-Scott rainfall model2006

    • Author(s)
      C.Mondonedo, Y.Tachikawa, T.Takara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October,2006,IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology no. 6

      Pages: 97-108

    • Related Report
      2006 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Introduction of ancillary information to filter out non-physical parameter sets under equifinality2007

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Giha LEE, Takahiro SAYAMA and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      IUGG(International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics)2007
    • Place of Presentation
      ペルージャ市(イタリア)
    • Year and Date
      2007-07-10
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report 2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Introduction of ancillary information to filter out non-physical parameter sets under equifinality2007

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Giha, LEE, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      IUGG (International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics)
    • Place of Presentation
      Perugia, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2007-07-10
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Developing a method to reduce the uncertainty in a hydrologic model prediction for an ungauged basin2006

    • Author(s)
      Nawa Raj PRADHAN, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of the Workshop on Flood Forecasting Management in Mountainous Areas
    • Place of Presentation
      Kathmandu, Nepal
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] A framework to assess model structure stability through a single-objective global optimization method2006

    • Author(s)
      Giha LEE, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October, 2006
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Stochastic modeling of rainfall maxima using Neyman-Scott rainfall model2006

    • Author(s)
      Carlo A. MONDONEDO, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October, 2006
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Derivation of rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationships for short-duration rainfall from daily data2006

    • Author(s)
      Le Minh NHAT, Yasuto TACHIKAWA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, Bangkok, 16-20, October, 2006
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] River Discharge Predictions for Heavy Floods in 2004 and 2005 in Japan and Predictions in Ungauged Basins2006

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Takahiro SAYAMA, Kaoru TAKARA and Shuichi IKEBUCHI
    • Organizer
      Proc. of the Workshop on Flood Forecasting Management in Mountainous Areas
    • Place of Presentation
      Kathmandu, Nepal
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Predictions of Heavy Floods in 2004 and 2005 in Japan and PUB2006

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto TACHIKAWA, Giha LEE, Nawa Raj PRADHAN, Saeko FURUICHI, Kenichiro KOBAYASHI, Takahiro SAYAMA, and Kaoru TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of the 3rd APHW Conference on "Wise Water Resources Management towards Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction"
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok, Thailand
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Developing a method to reduce the uncertainty in a hydrologic model prediction for an ungauged basin2006

    • Author(s)
      Nawa, Raj, PRADHAN, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of the Workshop on Flood Forecasting Management in Mountainous Areas
    • Place of Presentation
      Nepal, Kathmandu
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] A framework to assess model structure stability through a single-objective global optimization method2006

    • Author(s)
      Giha, LEE, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Stochastic modeling of rainfall maxima using Neyman-Scott rainfall model2006

    • Author(s)
      Carlo, A., MONDONEDO, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Derivation of rainfall intensity -duration-frequency relationships for short-duration rainfall from daily data2006

    • Author(s)
      Le, Minh, NHAT, Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of International Symposium on Managing Water Supply for Growing Demand, IHP Technical Documents in Hydrology
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] River Discharge Predictions for Heavy Floods in 2004 and 2005 in Japan and Predictions in Ungauged Basins2006

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA, Shuichi, IKEBUCHI
    • Organizer
      Proc. of. the Workshop on Flood Forecasting Management in Mountainous Areas
    • Place of Presentation
      Nepal, Kathmandu
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Predictions of Heavy Floods in 2004 and 2005 in Japan and PUB2006

    • Author(s)
      Yasuto, TACHIKAWA, Giha, LEE, Nawa, Raj, PRADHAN, Saeko, FURUICHI, Kenichiro, KOBAYASHI, Takahiro, SAYAMA, Kaoru, TAKARA
    • Organizer
      Proc. of the 3rd APHW Conference on "Wise Water Resources Management towards Sustainable Growth and Poverty Reduction
    • Place of Presentation
      Bangkok
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary

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