FLOODING MODELS.

Abstract

The purpose of the present paper is to propose mathematical models for a river system on which a sequence of dams is built whose principal function is the prevention of flooding (the model may also be of relevance in the control of river pollution). Instead of attempting to obtain explicit solutions to such models for some simple input distributions, the practical use of Markov chain methods in deriving probabilities of flooding when the inputs are assumed to be dependent random variables forming a non-homogeneous Markov chain will be demonstrated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1965
Accession Number
AD0631057

Entities

People

  • J. Gani

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cooperation
  • Floods
  • Markov Chains
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematics
  • Models
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Reservoirs
  • Sequences
  • Stochastic Processes

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Riverine Ecology