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Complex Networks characterization of Indian Water Dam Systems and its topographic response

Dhruv Patel
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In this paper a Complex Network approach is taken to understand the salient features of Indian Water Dam Networks. Detailed analysis of 15 river basin networks have been carried out. The data has been taken from "River Basin Atlas of India" compiled by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central Water Commission (CWC), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India. The paper also investigates the correlation between various structural properties of the networks like total number of nodes, Link Density, Clustering Coefficient amongst each other and also with the Irrigation Potential and topographical features like the Elevation gradient of the region measured in meters. A mathematical model has also been proposed to understand the relation between irrigation potential measured in thousand hectares unit with the number of nodes, i.e. dams and barrages, to get a more quantitative understanding of the system. The paper also tries to observe the response of the network properties to actual topographical features of the region. This lays down a basic foundational work in understanding these water dam networks through a complex network approach over which further work can be done to make the predictions more efficient.

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Dhruv Patel. 2024-06-28. Complex Networks characterization of Indian Water Dam Systems and its topographic response. https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.13450

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