Time scales range from current unit settings to seasonal operating plans for reservoirs. The company's extensive experience makes it possible to implement these comprehensive systems quickly and eonomically. The company operates a satellite downlink system that brings in real-time hydrologic data for North America.
Software provides convenient tools for watershed data display and quality control.
Short-term deterministic forecasts are updated each day, or more frequently as hydrologic conditions change. They provide hourly local inflows for 168 hours into the future. Long-term probabilistic forecasts are updated weekly and reach 12 months into the future. Optimization of reservoir storage operations and generating unit maintenance scheduling. Long term probabilistic hydrologic forecasts are used to set schedules for reservoir operations and unit maintenance.