Development of a Prototype Method for Training Users of Water Resources Planning Models: Phase I

摘要

The once operational Montana water planning model has been lost to the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation due to personnel turnover. Upon implementation in 1973, the model demonstrated its utility as a planning tool during the 1973-1976 moratorium on the Yellowstone River Basin. The cost in time and effort for new personnel to learn how to use the model by reading the original technical reports is prohibitive. Accordingly, a prototype method for training users of water resources planning models was developed. The program (called PLANNER) is accessed from a terminal connected to a mainframe computer. The program operates in the interactive mode and features a step-by-step development of a macro model of the Yellowstone River Basin.