Hydrological modelling in the Brazilian Water Resources Information System (SNIRH)

摘要

Brazil has made several advances in the last 10 years regarding water resources planning and management. In terms of hydrological simulations, three distinct phases can be identified: development of models, integration of these models into Decision Support Systems (DSSs), and the coupling of Geographic Information Systems (GISs), as presented by Silva & Santos (2007). Nowadays, according to the demands of the Brazilian Water Resources Information System, the new challenge is to consolidate all the available knowledge into a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS).