Data archive for 'Opportunities to curb hydrological alterations via dam re-operation in the Mekong' (Q6693329)

This repository contains the data used in the paper Opportunities to curb hydrological alterations via dam re-operation in the Mekong. We first use VIC-Res to simulate daily river discharge and available hydropower generation of the Mekong basin from 1996 to 2016 under 32 scenarios (NAT (natural flow conditions), BAU (business as usual), MAX_MB (dams kept at full storage in Mekong), MAX_LMB (dams kept at full storage in Lower Mekong), and 28 OPT (optimized re-operation strategies) scenarios). The VIC-Resfolder containsthe daily discharge at Stung Treng and hydropower production inCambodia, Laos, and Thailand. Thehydropower outputs are then used in PowNet, a unit commitment/economic dispatch model for theCambodian, Laotian, and Thai power systems. PowNet folder contains the relevant inputand output filesfor the three scenarios that are elaborated on in the paper (BAU, MAX_LMB, and OPT). For more information on the PowNet models, refer to thefollowing GitHub repositories: PowNet-Cambodia, PowNet-Laos, PowNet-Thailand.