Integrating Multiple Sources of Information for Improving Hydrological Modelling: An Ensemble Approach

Abstract

I would like to express my gratitude to those who helped me in finishing my PhD research, without them, this book would not be finished as it is now. These include those who were helping me directly on my research, and those who contributed indirectly through supporting my daily life and keep my moral up.First of all I like to thank God Almighty who gave me this beautiful experience in doing this research and finishing it.Great thanks to the MyWater FP-7 EU Project for providing financial support for this research, Rijnland Waterboard for providing data about the Rijnland water system, and SARA Foundation for giving me their permission in using High Performance Computing and Data Infrastructure via SURF-SARA, to run the highly demanding models that are used in this research.Next is my high gratitude for my promoter Dimitri Solomatine for his willingness to be my supervisor during the research, also my co-promoter Schalk Jan van Andel for his many supports and patiently guiding me throughout this research, also for the ideas, small talks, and many other constructive assists. I wish also to thank: all IHE Delft lecturers,