River basins
Reservoir storage in Mainland Southeast Asia
This dataset contains the time series of water surface, storage, and level for 185 large (storage > 100 Mm3) dams in Mainland Southeast Asia. The data are available for the period 1985-2023.
Publications
- Mahto, S.S., Fatichi, S., Galelli, S. (2024) A 1985-2023 time series dataset of absolute reservoir storage in Mainland Southeast Asia (MSEA-Res). Earth System Science Data Discussions, under review.
VIC-Res – Mekong
This dataset contains the input (and output) data for running VIC (rainfall-runoff model) and VIC-Res for the entire Mekong River Basin. The data are available for the period 1981-2022.
Publications
- Mahto, S.S., Eldardiry, H., Dang, T., Fatichi, S., Galelli, S. VIC-Res Mekong: An open-source hydrological-water management model for the Mekong River basin. Environmental Modelling & Software, in prep.
- Galelli, S., Dang, T.D., Ng, J.Y., Chowdhury, A.F.M.K., Arias, M.E. (2022) Opportunities to curb hydrological alterations via dam re-operation in the Mekong. Nature Sustainability, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-022-00971-z.
VIC-Res – Upper Mekong
This dataset contains the input (and output) data for running VIC (rainfall-runoff model) and VIC-Res for the Upper Mekong River Basin. The data are available for the period 2005-2020.
Publications
- Vu, D.T., Dang, T.D., Pianosi, F., Galelli, S. (2023) Calibrating macro-scale hydrological models in poorly gauged and heavily regulated basins. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 27, 3485–3504.
Reservoir storage in the Upper Mekong
This dataset contains the time series of water surface, storage, and level of the 10 largest dams in the Upper Mekong River basin. The data are available for the period 2008-2020.
Publications
- Vu, D.T., Dang, T.D., Galelli, S., and Hossain, F. (2022) Satellite observations reveal thirteen years of reservoir filling strategies, operating rules, and hydrological alterations in the Upper Mekong River Basin. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26, 2345–2364.
Chao Phraya Monthly Streamflow Reconstruction
First monthly streamflow reconstructions for the Chao Phraya River basin (Thailand). The reconstructions span the period 1750-2003.
Publications
- Nguyen, H.T.T., Galelli, S., Xu, C., Buckley, B. (2022) Droughts, Pluvials, and Wet Season Timing across the Chao Phraya River Basin:¨a 254-Year Monthly Reconstruction from Tree Rings and δ18O. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(17), e2022GL100442.
Paleo-Asia
This is the first large scale streamflow reconstruction over Monsoon Asia (62 stations in 16 countries, 813 years of mean annual flow).
Publications
- Nguyen, H.T.T., Turner, S.W.D., Buckley, B., Galelli, S. (2020) Coherent streamflow variability in Monsoon Asia over the past eight centuries—links to oceanic drivers. Water Resources Research, 56, e2020WR027883. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027883.
Simulated hydropower production for 1,593 dams under three scenarios: historical conditions (20th century), historical conditions with seasonal inflow forecasts (1958-2000), projected climate scenarios (21st century).
Publications
- Lee, D., Ng, J.Y., Galelli, S., Block, P. (2022) Unfolding the relationship between seasonal forecast skill and value in hydropower production: A global analysis. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26, 2431–2448.
- Turner, S.W.D., Bennett, J.C., Robertson, D.E., Galelli, S. (2017) Complex relationship between seasonal streamflow forecast skill and value in reservoir operations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21, 4841-4859. Editor’s highlight
- Turner, S.W.D., Ng, J.Y., Galelli, S. (2017) Examining global electricity supply vulnerability to climate change using a high-delity hydropower dam model. Science of the Total Environment, 590-591, 663-675.