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HarmoniQuA : Harmonising Quality Assurance in model based catchment and river basin management

HarmoniQuA : Harmonising Quality Assurance in model based catchment and river basin management. Huub Scholten and Sjoukje Osinga Wageningen University, Information Technology Group, The Netherlands. Contents. Which problems to solve? State-of-the-art HarmoniQuA Discussion.

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HarmoniQuA : Harmonising Quality Assurance in model based catchment and river basin management

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  1. HarmoniQuA:Harmonising Quality Assurance in model based catchment and river basin management Huub Scholten and Sjoukje Osinga Wageningen University, Information Technology Group, The Netherlands

  2. Contents • Which problems to solve? • State-of-the-art • HarmoniQuA • Discussion HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  3. What kind of problems to solve? • The ‘art’ of modelling • Modelling risks: • wrong model concept (unsound theories, inconsistencies) • implementation errors • numerical errors • no estimates of uncertainties • WFD forces organisations to co-operate in integrated studies: • between EU-countries: methodological differences • between (sub)domains: methodological differences + different languages HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  4. State-of-the-art • Growing interest in QA-issues for Modelling and Simulation (M&S) in water management • Present European initiatives: • The Netherlands: Good Modelling Practice Handbook for Water Management • Denmark: Guidelines for Good Practices in Groundwater Modelling • United Kingdom: Informal Discussions on Model Quality Assurance HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  5. The Netherlands: GMP handbook • Objectives: • improving the quality M&S for water management • making the process reproducible, reconstructable, auditable • How: • by decomposition of the network of processes • until all steps are straightforward and simple • and using this decomposition as a definition of the M&S process for water management • which definition is shared by all stakeholders (client/customer, modeler, user, decision maker, etc.) = ontology • Partners: • Wageningen University, Delft Hydraulics, RIZA, Alterra, TNO and others for comments HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  6. GMP handbook: example HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  7. Denmark: Good Practice in Groundwater modelling • Establishment of formal guidelines: • groundwater modelling • comprehensive handbook • course material • guidance material • Partners • Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) • Danish Hydraulic Institute • Environmental Protection Agency • regional water authorities • Comments and discussions with other stakeholders HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  8. UK: discussions on model QA • Informal discussions on model Quality Assurance topics • Involved: • CEH Wallingford (formerly the Institute of Hydrology) • Environment Agency • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food • water industry • consultants • academics • Later: more formal basis and involvement of other stakeholders (professional, academics, commercial) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  9. HarmoniQuA:present shortcomings to state-of-the-art • Only national initiatives • No tools for storing the steps and choices of the Modelling & Simulation Process • No tools for reporting • No dedicated support for different users/stakeholders • Hard to update • Difficult to disseminate the knowledge on M&S for water management HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  10. HarmoniQuA: new challenges • Technological • Internet • KB-technology • platform / operating system independent • Water Framework Directive • international co-operation on river basin scale management • coupling of models, represented in different formats, belonging to different domains, including socio-economic (the so-called integrated approach) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  11. HarmoniQuA: the project • EC funded project (start Jan 2002) • Workplan: • 4 years • consortium of 12 partners in 10 countries (all key-players) • aim: developing infrastructure to help modellers and other stakeholders in all steps of the M&S process for water management • 2.57 million Euro project (of which 1.65 million Euro will be funded by EC in EESD program) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  12. HarmoniQuA: partners (1) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  13. WU, The Netherlands GEUS, Denmark NTUA, Athens, Greece CEH-Wallingford, UK WL|Delft Hydraulics,The Netherlands Cemagref, France BfG, Germany SMHI, Sweden VITUKI Plc, Hungary Uni Dortmund, Germany LNEC, Portugal DHI Hydroinform a.s., Czech Republic HarmoniQuA: partners (2) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  14. HarmoniQuA: workpackages (a) • Collecting knowledge on M&S for water management and identifying and filling knowledge gaps • generic part with Do’s and Don’ts • parts specific for each subdomain: • precipitation runoff models • hydrodynamic models (incl. sediment and morphology) • flood forecasting models • water quality and emission models • biota models (ecology) • socio-economical models HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  15. HarmoniQuA: workpackages (b) • Design and implementation of a knowledge base and filling it with the knowledge collected in WP1 • Developing tools to work with the knowledge base for: • storing/recording the process • reporting to different types of stakeholders (modelers, client, model users, policy makers, problem owners, concerned members of the public) • facilitating auditing • structuring negotiations between stakeholders • facilitating re-use of models and/or results • learning from previous projects HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  16. HarmoniQuA: workpackages (c) • Testing the tools • 2 series of 10 real life case studies: • series 1: single subdomain or multi-subdomain • series 2: multi-subdomain or integrated studies (incl. socio-economics) • Dissemination • website for internal and external communication • courses and courseware • academic • professionals • dissemination to all stakeholders including concerned members of the public HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  17. HarmoniQuA: workpackages (c) HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  18. HarmoniQuA: co-operation • Co-operating projects to establish an infrastructure for M&S in water management to facilitate the implementation of WFD: • HarmonIT: software to couple various kinds of models • HarmoniQuA: methodology, guidelines and tools facilitating M&S • BMW: support in selecting models • Euroharp: quantification of and guidance to assess N and P losses • Tisza River Project: comprehensive test case model system of a single catchment • Optimised exchange of information between projects • Mutual use of intermediate products in the other projects HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  19. Discussion • GMP handbook is a start • GMP has many shortcomings • HarmoniQuA will try to overcome some of these • Further: • NEN-norm: using part I of GMP Handbook • ISO-norms to be derived from HarmoniQuA??? • HarmoniQuA will co-operate with other projects within EESD 1.1 (tools for model-component selection, for conceptual modelling, etc.) QA in M&S will benefit from GMP and HarmoniQuA HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

  20. HarmoniQuA: more information http://www.info.wau.nl/harmoniqua/ HS & SO, CSM2001, Laxenburg

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