Towards Optimization of Reservoir Operations for Hydropower Production in East Africa: Application of Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Remote Sensing Products

Solomon Seyoum Demissie1, Prof. Mekonnen K Gebremichael, PhD2, Thomas M Hopson3, Emily E Riddle3 and William W-G Yeh4, (1)University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)University of California Los Angeles, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, United States, (3)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)University of California Los Angeles, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States