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The Hydrologic Research Center (HRC) conducted a 3-week training course on Radar Hydrology for participants from the Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS) from August 19 through September 6, 2019. The objectives of the training course were (a) to give technical background on weather radar systems and their use for precipitation estimation, (b) to provide practical, hands-on... Read More
HRC conducted a hands-on workshop to train agency forecasters and disaster managers on the interpretation of the products and the use of the interactive interface of the Urban Flash Flood Warning System (UFFWS). The workshop was held from 16-17 April 2019 at the AKOM (Disaster Coordination Center – Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality) Headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. ... Read More
HRC participated in the initial planning meeting for the development and implementation of a flash flood guidance system for Fiji. The meeting was held at the Fiji Meteorological Service in Nadi, Fiji on the 12th and 13th of November 2018. In attendance were representatives of the Fiji Meteorological Service and Disaster Management Office as well as... Read More
HRC worked with the NWS to organize and participate in the Second Weather Ready Nations (WRNs) Steering Committee Meeting (SCM) held in Geneva, Switzerland. The goal of the meeting was to bring together professionals currently involved in a wide range of impact based forecasting (IBF) activities to share their knowledge and work towards a common... Read More
As part of its International Impact-based Forecasting and Warning Service program supporting the U.S. National Weather Service International Activities Office, HRC organized and participated in the initial Weather Ready Nations project workshop for Croatia. The workshop was held at the Zagreb Congress Center in Zagreb on 27-28 September 2018. In attendance were representatives of the DHMZ... Read More
In summer of 2018, following more than a decade of demonstration efforts in collaboration with Federal, State and Local Agencies in California, the Hydrologic Research Center (HRC) and the Georgia Water Resources Institute (GWRI) of Georgia Tech completed the operational implementation of the Integrated Forecast and Reservoir Management (INFORM) system at the California Department of... Read More
Thirteen engineers from Turkey and one official from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) arrived at the Hydrologic Research Center (HRC) in San Diego on 6 August 2018 to participate in a three-week hands-on training workshop of the riverine routing and urban flash flood functionalities of the Flash Flood Guidance system. Turkey representatives were from the... Read More
During the period 18 June through 13 July 2018, HRC hosted 16 meteorologists and hydrologists representing Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Philippines, Timor Leste, Myanmar, and Israel. The representatives were provided operational training on the Southeastern Asia Oceania Flash Flood Guidance (SAOFFG) System, the Myanmar Flash Flood Guidance (MyanmarFFG) System and the Black... Read More
HRC has completed an extensive study for three districts in Tegucigalpa, Honduras for evaluating concerns with urban flash flooding. The project was a subaward agreement from GOAL Honduras and funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. The regions are characterized by steep terrain, significant urbanization and high rainfall rates.... Read More
During the period 5 to 30 March 2018, HRC hosted nine meteorologists and hydrologists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka for operational training on the South Asia Flash Flood Guidance (SAsiaFFG) System. Known as Step 3 Training of the Flash Flood Hydrometeorologist Training Program for users of the HRC-developed Flash Flood Guidance system, the... Read More