RIBASIM documentation reading path

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Reading path for the documentation of the river basin simulation model RIBASIM
Date : December 2005 The following documentation on river basin management and planning and the RIBASIM software are available: Document 1: RIBASIM Version 6.32 Users manual, July 2004 Document 2: RIBASIM Version 6.32 Technical reference manual, July 2004 Document 3: RIBASIM Version 6.33 Technical reference manual addendum, October 2004 Document 4: RIBASIM Version 6.33 Quick start guide, December 2005 Document 5: Model info on internet site www.wldelft.nl/soft/ribasim Documents 6: Various papers related to RIBASIM. The papers describe specific topics which are not mentioned in the manuals, ideas from the model developers, explanation of some specific characteristics of RIBASIM applications, etc. van der Krogt W.N.M., Verhaeghe R.J., Options for water-savings and reallocation at the regional scale , Water-Wise Rice Production workshop, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos, Philippines, April 2002. van der Krogt W.N.M., Verhaeghe R.J., Regional allocation of water resources , International conference on Water-less Rice, Nanjing, China, April 2001 Sjarief R., Verhaeghe R.J., Multi-sector planning for water resources development , ICID, 1998 Suyanto A., Verhaeghe R.J., Optimal water allocation planning for multiple water use sectors and distributed demands , ICID, 1998 Verhaeghe R.J., Sjarief R., Zondag B., Integrated supply-demand modelling for regional development planning (Contribution of infrastructure planning to overall regional planning) , International conference on Regional Development Planning: Theory and Practice, IRSA-USAID, Jakarta, October 1998 Verhaeghe R.J., van der Krogt W.N.M., Patnaik R.K. and Singhsamant B.B., Planning process to establish a long term water resources development programme , International R&D conference Water & Energy, 1997 Verhaeghe R.J., van der Krogt W.N.M, "Decision support system for river basin planning", Hydro-Informatics 96, Zurich, 1996 Verhaeghe R.J., van der Krogt W.N.M., Estimation of Demands and Balancing of Resources at Basin Level , ICID, 1996 Schuurmans, W., Pichel, G., Management of water delivery systems (RIBASIM /OMIS) , the Netherlands, 1996 Verhaeghe R.J., van der Krogt W.N.M., Patnaik R.K. and Singh Samant B.B., "Developments in River Basin Planning : Strengthening the planning capacity of Orissa DOWR", International R&D conference Water & Energy 2001, Delhi, 1995 De Jong, R.J., van der Krogt, W.N.M, van Rooijen, R.C.P., Smits, J.G.C., Verhaeghe, R.J., Hydraulic, hydrologic, environmental and operational studies for hydro-power projects , 1994, the Netherlands Verhaeghe, R.J., The value of flow prediction for the Citarum basin , 1993, the Netherlands Verhaeghe R.J., Sonneveld J., Prospects for improved irrigation water management: the Cidurian case , ICID, 1993

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Verhaeghe R. J., van der Krogt, W. N. M., "Modelling of irrigation water management", ICID, Bangkok, 1991. Wesseling J.W., Kerssens P.J.M.A., Mathematical model for environmental impact assessment illustrated on a pilot area: the river basins Basento and Bareno in Italy , Rome, 1990 Verhaeghe, R.J., van der Krogt, W.N.M, van der Most, H., Simulation and optimisation analysis of the water resources of the Tana river basin in Kenya , 6th congress of the Asian and Pacific Division of the IAHR, Kyoto, Japan, July 1988, also publication no 413 of Delft Hydraulics.

Reader type 1: New to basin water resources management and planning If you do not have any experience than you might follow the reading path: You can start to read and browse thru the Technical reference manual and Technical reference manual addendum . Next you can start working with RIBASIM step by step as outlined in the Quick start guide . Next you can start with your own application and consult the User manualand Technical reference manualswhen needed. Finally the papers can be read for more background information on specific applications.

Reader type 2: Some knowledge on basin water resources management and planning and none of Ribasim If you already have some knowledge on basin water resources management and planning but not of RIBASIM, you might follow the reading path: You can start working with RIBASIM step by step as outlined in the Quick start guide . Next you can read and browse the Technical reference manual and Technical reference manual addendumto pick-up the essential modelling concepts of RIBASIM. Next you can start with your own application and consult the User manualand Technical reference manualswhen needed. Finally the papers can be read for more background information on specific applications.

Reader type 3: Knowledge on basin water resources management and planning and previous RIBASIM versions. If you already have some experience with previous versions of RIBASIM, you might follow the reading path: Start with reading the attachment 1 of the RIBASIM Version 6.32 User manual and the RIBASIM Version 6.33 Technical reference manual addendum to check what the latest features of RIBASIM. Continue with your own basin applications. Previous RIBASIM applications (Rbn-directory) can be copied into the new version (Ribasim6-directory) and will be automatically updated when you select the application.