Integrated simulation system of dam availability, using meteorological and hydrological models

Oba, Ryoji*; Bushnak, A.*; Kojiri, Toshiharu*; Matsuura, Tomonori*; Nagai, Haruyasu

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It is a very difficult task to select a site of recharge dam in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, because rainfall events is very rare and there is no discharge data of water flow in river. It is also very difficult to estimate storage water volume at each dam from limited meteorological data observed, because observation sites are so few that they sparsely exist. Japanese national project team for global water cycle developed an integrated simulation system constituted by simulation models of rainfall, water discharge and ground water. This model system is presented and its applicability to the water management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is discussed.