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Products and Tools

WRC Team has developed specialized products and tools for delivering advanced  technical services.
Each product/tool is the result of cutting-edge research followed by thorough validation and testing prior to operational applications.
In addition, we also resort to well established engineering softwares and tools for delivery of services.

Dual Entropy and Multiobjective Optimization (DEMO) Toolbox

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The DEMO Toolbox is a software package designed
for network evaluation and design.

This includes surface water, meteo (rainfall, snow,
temperature), groundwater, water quality, soil moisture monitoring networks.


Unique Characteristics:

  • Capable of accounting for users’ specific needs in
    network design.

  • Can account for climate change effects in network
    design.

  • Deliver optimal networks with maximum
    information content and minimum redundancy.​

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​​DEMO Toolbox will be soon available for use online.

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Scientific References​​
KEUM, J. and COULIBALY, P. (2017). Information theory-based decision support system for integrated design of multivariable hydrometric networks. Water Resources Research, 53: 6239-6259. DOI: 10.1002/2016WR019981.​

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LEACH, J., KORNELSEN, K. C., SAMUEL, J. & COULIBALY, P. (2015). Spatial Variability in Hydrometric Network Design using Streamflow Signatures and Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration. Journal of Hydrology, 53(3): 1350-1359. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.08.048.​

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SAMUEL, J., COULIBALY, P., KOLLAT, J. (2013). CRDEMO: Combined Regionalization and Dual Entropy-Multiobjective Optimizationfor Hydrometric Network Design. Water Resources Research, 49:  8070-8089. DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014058.​​

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Technical Reports

COULIBALY, P., et AL. (2023). OPG Moose and Montreal River Hydrometric Network Design. Project Report. Prepared for Ontario Power Generation (OPG), 87 pages.

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COULIBALY, P., et Al. (2019). Hydrometric Network Optimization for the Nelson River Basin. Project Report. Prepared for Water Survey Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada. 67 pages.

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COULIBALY, P. et Al. (2016). Design of Optimum Hydrometric Network for Ottawa River Basin and Madawaska Watershed. Project Report, Prepared for Ontario Power Generation (OPG), 39 pages.

MAC-HBV

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MAC-HBV is a combined rainfall-runoff and regionalization model that can be used to estimate streamflow in gauged and ungauged basins.

The software was designed for estimating continuous flows and their characteristics in gauged and ungauged basins to support informed decisions on sustainable use of water resources.

This includes the simulation of natural flow regimes in ungauged basins to establish a reference condition that can be used to assess effects of flow alteration (e.g., dam/reservoir) on aquatic ecosystems.​

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MAC-HBV  is free for download at:
https://www.hydrology.mcmaster.ca/?at=machbv

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Key References​​
SAMUEL, J., COULIBALY, P., METCALFE, R. (2012). Continuous Simulation of Low Flows for Hydropower Development in Ontario, Canada. In: PUB Benchmark Report: Case Studies. Bloschl, G., Sivapalan, M., Viglione, A., Wagener, T., H. Savenije, (Eds). Cambridge University Press, UK.

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SAMUEL, J., COULIBALY, P. (2010). Simulating Natural Flow Regime in Ungauged Basins and Determining Potential Variability under Various Climate Change Scenarios. Final Project Report, prepared for Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 136 pages.​​

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SAMUEL, J., COULIBALY, P., METCALFE, R. (2011).  Identification of Rainfall-Runoff Model for Improved Baseflow Estimation in Ungauged Basins. Hydrological Processes. DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8133.

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SAMUEL, J., COULIBALY, P., METCALFE, R. (2010). Estimation of Continuous Streamflow in Ontario Ungauged Basins: Comparison of Regionalization Methods. 
ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 16(5): 447-459.
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.000033.

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