Hydropower forecast driven by a synergy of remote sensing and ground network data – using complex to parsimonious data models

Xiaobing Zhou, Montana Technological University, Geological Engineering, Butte, United States, Ninad Bhagwat, Montana Technological University, Geophysics, Butte, MT, United States, Guihua Yi, College of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning,Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China, Liping Jiang, Montana Technological University, Civil Engineering, Butte, MT, United States and Jeremy Clotfelter, NorthWestern Energy, Hydro Operations, Great Falls, United States