Decision Making Despite Uncertainty
The water cycle, or hydrologic cycle, is an interrelated group of complex systems that allow water to move from Earth to atmosphere and back. Hydrometeorology is the study of transfer of water and energy between the land surface and lower atmosphere. Hydrology is the study of movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth. Hydrogeology is the study of the distribution, movement, storage, and management of water below the Earth's surface.
Uncertainty means lack of knowledge.
Because the water cycle is comprised of multiple, interrelated complex systems, it is difficult to definitively measure, represent, analyze, and simulate the movement and storage of water across the Earth's surface, in the subsurface, and between the lower atmosphere and the Earth. The availability of water resources is inherently uncertain because of the complexity of the interrelated sub–component systems of the water cycle and because of the limited ability to directly observe and measure water movement and storage.
Vodanube specializes in water resources decision and planning support accounting for uncertainty. Limited understanding creates risks, where risk is likelihood of negative consequences. We focus on explicitly describing uncertainty to implement risk assessment, risk mitigation, reliability, resiliency, and sustainability analyses related to climate change and legacy infrastructure on natural and engineered systems.
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