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Optimal Operation of Hydropower Reservoirs under Climate Change: The Case of Tekeze Reservoir, Eastern Nile

Optimal operation of reservoirs is very essential for water resource planning and management, but it is very challenging and complicated when dealing with climate change impacts. The objective of this paper was to assess existing and future hydropower operation at the Tekeze reservoir in the face of...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2018-03, Vol.10 (3), p.273
Main Authors: Abera, Fikru, Asfaw, Dereje, Engida, Agizew, Melesse, Assefa
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Aquatic resources
Climate change
Climate models
Climatic data
Computer simulation
Ethiopia
Global temperature changes
Hydroelectric power
Hydrologic models
Management
Reservoir operation
Reservoirs
Runoff
Simulation methods
Soil water
Sub-Saharan Africa
Water
Water inflow
Water resources
Water-power
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