This project is to create a specialty symposium titled Weather Radar and Hydrology (WRaH). This symposium will discuss the rapid advances in radar-based estimation of precipitation contributing to the improvement of understanding the state-of-the-art precipitation processing tools and products. It is expected to shed light on several issues of radar-based precipitation products which include: 1) Enhancements in radar-based precipitation processing algorithms resulting in improved precipitation products; 2) Bias correction methods for radar-based precipitation; 3) emerging tools to incorporate precipitation products in distributed hydrologic modeling efforts, 4) precipitation products that can be made available for real-time applications, 5) new approaches to rainfall-based hydrologic design standards utilizing historical radar rainfall data and 6) lessons learned from national and international experiences of use of radar data for variety of applications. The economic drivers of radar-rainfall technology are important to the US and, eventually, the world economy. This symposium activity will lead to improved hydrologic design standards derived from radar rainfall data and create economic development opportunities for many agencies.

Project Report

The Weather Radar and Hydrology 2014 Symposium (WRaH 2014) was organized by Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in April of 2014 in Reston, Virgina. NSF has provided financial support to a diverse group of graduate students and post doctoral scholars currently at U.S. Universities to attend and present their work in the sysmposium through the grant ID:141692. Travel, registration and other costs were covered through this grant. The symposium’s 4-day program consisted of 13 technical sessions and 4 poster sessions in one single track. A total of 65 oral presentations and 81 poster presentations were presented during the symposium along with invited session lectures on topics ranging from hydrologic modeling, weather radar applications in urban areas, hydrologic flood forecasting, precipitation estimation, radar analysis for use in hydrological design, ensemble and probabilistic approaches in hydrologic applications, and precipitation variability and extremes. A CD-ROM proceedings was published and was made available for distribution at the symposium to conference attendees. Pre and post technical workshops were organized and were well attended. A technical tour to one of the National Center for Environmental Protection (NCEP) facilities was also organized as a part of the symposium. A total of thirteen graduate students and post doctoral scholars were supported by this grant from NSF to attend the sysmposium. For graduate students and post-doctoral scholars, presentation of research results from their thesis or projects, enhancement of presentation skills and networking, and interaction with peers and scientists at this meeting have been an immense help. They were provided opportunities to develop and improve professional and presentation skills and discuss their research and related issues in a scientific forum during this symposium. Students and scholars also attended workshops that were part of the symposium and interacted with national and internationl hydrologists, meteorologists, academics, water resource engineers and managers, emergency management professionals, government policy makers, natural resource scientists, environmental engineers and managers, researchers, and consultants. The symposium’s 4-day program consisted of 13 technical sessions and 4 poster sessions in one single track. A total of 65 oral presentations and 81 poster presentations were presented on topics ranging from hydrologic modeling, weather radar applications in urban areas, hydrologic flood forecasting, precipitation estimation, radar analysis for use in hydrological design, ensemble and probabilistic approaches in hydrologic applications, and precipitation variability and extremes. - See more at: http://blogs.asce.org/symposium-highlights-ideas-and-perspectives-to-tackle-the-most-vexing-issues-facing-hydro-meteorology-today/#sthash.rVvpru2B.dpuf The symposium’s 4-day program consisted of 13 technical sessions and 4 poster sessions in one single track. A total of 65 oral presentations and 81 poster presentations were presented on topics ranging from hydrologic modeling, weather radar applications in urban areas, hydrologic flood forecasting, precipitation estimation, radar analysis for use in hydrological design, ensemble and probabilistic approaches in hydrologic applications, and precipitation variability and extremes. - See more at: http://blogs.asce.org/symposium-highlights-ideas-and-perspectives-to-tackle-the-most-vexing-issues-facing-hydro-meteorology-today/#sthash.rVvpru2B.dpuf

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Earth Sciences (EAR)
Type
Standard Grant (Standard)
Application #
1414692
Program Officer
Thomas Torgersen
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
2014-04-01
Budget End
2014-09-30
Support Year
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
$19,900
Indirect Cost
Name
Florida Atlantic University
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Boca Raton
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
33431