openalexEnvironmental Processes2026-07-23
Coupled Hydrological-Deep Learning Models Reveal Nonlinear ENSO Effects on Run-of-River Hydropower and Downstream Navigation
Alphonse Hounsounou, Nélio Moura de Figueiredo, Cláudio José Cavalcante Blanco, Alain N. Rousseau, Stéphane Savary, Yegane Khoshkalam
Abstract This study analyzes the influence of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on energy generation at the Jirau and Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Plants and on downstream navigation within the 1.4-million km 2 Madeira River basin, a strategic sub-basin of the Amazon River.…