Seasonal forecasts of river flow to manage water resources
A tool to help to prevent droughts
A tool to manage the reservoir filling and draining
What is RIFF?
RIFF is the new climate service experimented in France to manage water resources at a seasonal scale over Seine Catchment and Garonne Valley
What does RIFF do?
By feeding a river-routing model by seasonal forecasts, RIFF provides river-flow forecasts at key period to anticipate the evolution of water-stocks
Who can RIFF help?
RIFF addresses drought or flood risks for a best management of the reservoir refilling in spring and draining in summer
Decision making process
Water stocks: River flows and reservoir filling level
Climate information based on seasonal forecasts
Economic and environmental requirements for water management
Reservoir draining plan for the next months
About
By providing river-flow forecasts at key period to anticipate the evolution of water-stocks, RIFF aims to help stake-holders for a best management of water resource reducing drought and flood risks.
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