Dissemination

Technical Report summarizing key results (In Danish):

Link to "Rapport - WaterSmartCities"

Corresponding presentation given at Dansk Vand Konference in Aarhus, November 2020
Link to "WSC_Danskvand_202011_karn"

Research Publications in English

The following papers have been published. An additional 6 papers are expected to be published during 2021.

Title	Authors	Published	Journal
Initial conditions of urban permeable surfaces in rainfall- runoff models using Horton’s infiltration	Steffen Davidsen, Roland Löwe, Nanna H. Ravn, Lina N. Jensen and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	December 2017	Water Science and Technology
Identifying fit-for-purpose lumped surrogate models for large urban drainage systems using GLUE	Cecilie Thrysøe, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Morten Borup	November 2018	Journal of Hydrology
Data-driven approaches to derive parameters for vector-based urban development models	Roland Löwe, Manfred Kleidorfer, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	June 2019	CITIES
Urban pluvial flood risk assessment – data resolution and spatial scale when developing screening approaches on the microscale	Roland Löwe and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	April 2020	Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Incorporating objectives of stakeholders in strategic planning of urban water management.	Skrydstrup J, Madsen HM, Löwe R, Gregersen IB, Pedersen AN, Arnbjerg-Nielsen K	March 2020	Urban Water Journal
Impacts of Urban Development on Urban Water Management - Limits of Predictability	Löwe R, Mair M, Pedersen AN, Kleidorfer M, Rauch W, Arnbjerg-Nielsen K	September 2020	Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Integrated stormwater inflow control for sewers and green structures in urban landscapes	Lund NSV, Borup M, Madsen H, Mark O, Arnbjerg-Nielsen K, Mikkelsen PS	August 2019	Nature Sustainability
Evaluating the performance of a simple phenomenological model for online forecasting of ammonium concentrations at WWTP inlets.	Vezzaro, L., Pedersen, J.W., Larsen, L.H., Thirsing, C., Bassø, L.D., Mikkelsen, P.S.	February 2020	Water Science and Technology
Reconstruction of corrupted datasets from ammonium-ISE sensors at WRRFs through merging with daily composite samples	Jonas Wied Pedersen; Laura Holm Larsen; Carsten Thirsing; Luca Vezzaro	July 2020	Water Research
Assimilating flow and level data into an urban drainage surrogate model for forecasting flows and overflows	Lund NSV, Madsen H., Mazzoleni M, Solomatine D, Borup M	May 2019	Journal of Environmental Management
CSO Reduction by Integrated Model Predictive Control of Stormwater Inflows: A Simulated Proof of Concept Using Linear Surrogate Models	Lund, NSV, Borup, M, Madsen, H. Mark O, Mikkelsen, PS	April 2020	Water Resources Research

Presentations for a professional audience

Title	Authors	Date	Conference	Location
Proactive online control of waste water using PREACT	T. S. Poulsen, A. T. Joergensen, C. Thirsing	September 2017	14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage	Prague, CZ
Spatial bias and uncertainty in numerical weather predictions for urban runoff forecasts with long time horizons	J. W. Pedersen, V. Courdent, L. Vezzaro, H. Vedel, H. Madsen, P.S. Mikkelsen, R. Halvgaard	September 2017	14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage	Prague, CZ
Urban runoff forecasting with ensemble weather predictions	Jonas Wied Pedersen, Vianney Courdent; Luca Vezzaro; Henrik Madsen; Peter Steen Mikkelsen	October 2017	NORDIWA	Aarhus, DK
Effects of spatio-temporal scale and uncertain urban development on long-term planning of urban water management	Roland Löwe, Michael Mair, Agnethe Pedersen, Wolfgang Rauch, Manfred Kleidorfer, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	June 2018	9th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software	Fort Collins, CO, US
Impacts of urban development on urban water management at varying spatial and temporal scales	Roland Löwe, Michael Mair, Agnethe N. Pedersen, Wolfgang Rauch, Manfred Kleidorfer and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	September 2018	11th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling	Palermo, IT
How do we make our models relevant for decision-makers?	Julie Skrydstrup, Herle Mo Madsen, Roland Löwe, Henrik Thorén and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	September 2018	11th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling	Palermo, IT
Performance of High-Resolution Numerical Weather Predictions with a Rapid Updating Cycle for Urban Runoff Forecasting	Jonas Wied Pedersen, Luca Vezzaro, Henrik Vedel, Henrik Madsen and Peter Steen Mikkelsen	September 2018	11th International Conference on Urban Drainage Modelling	Palermo, IT
Making urban water management relevant to society by quantifying stakeholder objectives	Julie Skrydstrup, Herle Mo Madsen, Roland Löwe, Henrik Thorén, Ida Bülow Gregersen and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	October 2018	5th Nordic Conference on Climate Adaptation	Nörrkoping, SE
Evaluation and Simulation of Urban Water Management from a Multi-Stakeholder Perspective	Roland Löwe, Julie Skrydstrup, Herle M. Madsen, Agnethe N. Pedersen, Ida B. Gregersen, Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	November 2018	DTU Sustain	Kgs. Lyngby, DK
Ensemble forecasts of urban runoff from a deterministic Numerical Weather Prediction model by use of spatial neighborhood sampling	Jonas Wied Pedersen, Luca Vezzaro, Henrik Madsen, Peter Steen Mikkelsen	December 2018	UrbanRain18 - 11th International workshop on precipitation in urban areas	Pontresina, CH
Online real time Stormwater Forecast for integrated urban water management	Vianney Courdent, Lene Bassø Duus, Anders Breinholt, Carsten Thirsing , Troels Sander Poulsen	July 2019	NOVATECH	Lyon, FR
Quantifying multiple planning objectives of flood adaptation measures – a case study of Odense, Denmark	Julie Skrydstrup, Ewelina Gallus, Marleen de Ruiter, Ida Bülow Gregersen, Roland Löwe, Mark Koetse, Jeroen Aerts and Karsten Arnbjerg-Nielsen	July 2019	NOVATECH	Lyon, FR
Model Predictive Control: A case study of Trøjborg	J. L. Svensen, H.H. Niemann, A.K.V. Falk, N. K. Poulsen	July 2019	NOVATECH	Lyon, FR
Real Time Stormwater Forecasting of Flows and Loads to WWTP for Enhanced Hydraulic and Biological Capacity	Peter A. Stentoft, Luca Vezzaro, Vianney Courdent, Jonas Wied Pedersen, Henrik A. R. Thomsen, Peter Steen Mikkelsen, Bruno Tisserand, Cristophe Amiel, Thomas Munk-Nielsen	July 2019	NOVATECH	Lyon, FR
Evaluating the performance of a simple phenomenological model for online forecasting of ammonium concentrations	Luca Vezzaro, Jonas Wied Pedersen, Laura Holm Larsen, Carsten Thirsing, Lene Bassø Duus, Anders Breinholt and Peter Steen Mikkelsen	August 2019	9th International Conference on Sewer Processes & Networks	Aalborg, DK
WSC world view on model uses	R Löwe	January 2020	Danish Water Forum	Copenhagen, DK
Real time modelling and monitoring	O Mark, C Thirsing, A Breinholt, L Bassø	January 2020	Danish Water Forum	Copenhagen, DK
Model Predictive Control for Water Smart Cities	R Halvgaard, L H Drejer, A K V Falk, L Bassø, H Madsen	January 2020	Danish Water Forum	Copenhagen, DK
Online forecasting of flows and ammonia load at WWTP inlet	L Vezzaro, JW Pedersen, LH Larsen, C Thirsing	January 2020	Danish Water Forum	Copenhagen, DK
Assessment of planning objedtives in strategic planning for a case study in Højme, Odense	IB Gregersen, N Krogsbo, J Skrydstrup, IL Hansen, S Dybkjær, R Löwe, K Arnbjerg-Nielsen	January 2020	Danish Water Forum	Copenhagen, DK
Water solutions for smart cities – Smart water systems make cities more liveable, resilient and sustainable	PS Mikkelsen		Chapter 5 in “Smart Cities – Creating liveable, sustainable and prosperous societies”, pp. 14-15. Think Denmark – White papers for a green transition. State of Green.

Student Projects

Level	Name	Thesis's title	Partners
MSc	Kirsten Eg Jensen	Testing a model predictive control setup for an urban drainage system in Copenhagen	DHI, DTU ENV
MSc	Ilka Bruhn	Identifying and predicting critical events for stream water quality in Odense	DTU ENV
MSc	Ewelina Gallus	Merværdier i forbindelse med klimatilpasning i Odense	DTU ENV, Rambøll
Special Course	Asta Thorgersen, Christian Holmboe & Sebastian Lind	Model til forudsigelse af inflow til Damhusåen Renseanlæg	DTU ENV
MSc	Husnain Tansar	Data Assimilation for Real-Time Forecast of Influent Flow and Ammonia in Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Case Study of Damhusåen Catchment, Copenhagen	DHI, Asian Institute of Technology
MSc	Laura Holm Larsen	Online forecasting of ammonia loads and concentration at the inlet of Damhusåen WWTP	KRG, DTU ENV
BSc	Sebastian Lind & Phillip Aarestrup	Use of 2-week ensemble weather forecasts in urban drainage	DTU ENV
MSc	Luis Campos Roman	Data assimilation in Mike Urban for real time forecast of flow to a WWTP	DHI, DTU ENV
MSc	Eleanor Treadwell	Quantifying and valuating planning objectives for an urban water management project in Copenhagen	DTU ENV, Rambøll
MSc	Anne Sophie Charlotte Imig	Taking advantage of cloudburst projects in Copenhagen during minor-medium rain events by using above-ground control	DTU ENV + DHI + HOFOR
MSc	Sissel Gregersen	Stochastic modelling using a Mike Urban surrogate model	DTU ENV
MSc	Stine Dybkjær og Ida Linde Hansen	Multi-objective assessment of adaptation strategies for urban development and climate scenarios	DTU ENV + Rambøll
Special Course	Bjørn Karl Mortensen	Performance evaluation of a simple model for forecasting ammonia concentrations at Viby WWTP	DTU ENV + Krüger
MSc	Rasmus Goosmann	Flood modelling and climate adaptation of new city development areas in Odense city	DTU ENV + VsC
MSc	Ari Johanesson	Comparison of data-driven flow forecast models	DTU ENV + Krûger

Updated by Camilla Bitsch on 19 January 2021