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PREMHYCE

PREMHYCE (since 2011)

Low-flow forecasting by hydrological models, comparison and evaluation

About the project

  • Funding: OFB (French Biodiveristy Office) & the Department of Water and Biodiversity (DEB) of the ministry for Environment
  • Coordinator: INRAE Antony
    • since 2020: François Bourgin & François Tilmant
    • 2011-2019: Charles Perrin & Pierre Nicolle
  • Partners: BRGM (French Geological Survey), EDF (French multinational electric utility company), Météo-France (French national meteorological service), University of Lorraine
  • Duration: since 2011
  • Contact: Charles Perrin 

The initial objective of the PREMHYCE project was to compare and evaluate hydrological models for forecasting low water levels for water resource management in the near future (from a few days to a few weeks ahead). Five hydrological models are used on a set of French catchments, considered as unimpaired (24 basins) or influenced by human activities (11 basins), mainly through river withdrawals and dams. As the performances of these models appeared to be complementary, a multi-model approach was then implemented in an operational platform for forecasting low water levels. It provides flow forecasts for several hundred points in France, for periods of up to 90 days.

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Graphical forecasting interface:

Available on the sunshine platform.

Capture d'écran PHEMHYCE

See also

  • Tilmant, F., Nicolle, P., Besson, F., Bourgin, F., Delaigue, O., Etchevers, P., Francois, D., Le Lay, M., Perrin, C., Rousset, F., Thiéry, D., Magand, C., Leurent, T., and Jacob, E. (2020). PREMHYCE: An operational tool for low-flow forecasting. La Houille Blanche 5, 37–44, doi: 10.1051/lhb/2020043.
  • Nicolle, P., Besson, F., Delaigue, O., Etchevers, P., François, D., Le Lay, M., Perrin, C., Rousset, F., Thiéry, D., Tilmant, F., Magand, C., Leurent, T., and Jacob, E. (2020). PREMHYCE: An operational tool for low-flow forecasting. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences 383, 381–389 doi: 10.5194/piahs-383-381-2020.
  • Nicolle, P., Perrin, C., Andréassian, V., Augeard, B., Besson, F., Carroget, A., François, D., Le Lay, M., Regimbeau, F., and Thiéry, D. (2015): Prévoir les étiages : que peut-on attendre des modèles hydrologiques ?, Série « Comprendre pour agir », 24 pp., Onema.  [PDF]
  • Nicolle, P., Perrin, C., Andréassian, V., Besson, F., François, D., Le Lay, M., Mathevet, T., Regimbeau, F., Soubeyroux, J.-M., Thiéry, D., Viel, C., Augeard, B., Maugis, P., and Morice, E. (2014): Prévision des Etiages par des Modèles Hydrologiques : Comparaison et Evaluation (Projet PREMHYCE) – Rapport de synthèse. Rapport final ONEMA, 44 pp,  [PDF]
  • Nicolle, P., Pushpalatha, R., Perrin, C., François, D., Thiéry, D., Mathevet, T., Le Lay, M., Besson, F., Soubeyroux, J.-M., Viel, C., Regimbeau, F., Andréassian, V., Maugis, P., Augeard, B., and Morice, E. (2014): Benchmarking hydrological models for low-flow simulation and forecasting on French catchments, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 18, 2829-2857, doi: 10.5194/hess-18-2829-2014.

Modification date: 02 October 2024 | Publication date: 29 November 2023 | By: Hydro Team