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As a follow-up to the project “Evaluate the Effectiveness of Check Dams in the Millet and Brise Tout Ravines in Haiti Using Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling”, HRC used the methodologies and models developed and applied for the previous Ravine Millet study, conduct a sensitivity analysis to quantify the downstream flood impact of the size and location of gabion dams... Read More
The aim of these studies was to assess the snow cover and snow water equivalent of small watersheds in Southeastern Europe and the Black Sea and Middle East region for the springs of 2012 and 2013. The assessment includes diagnostic studies of the existing snow pack and snow melt and predictive studies that provide an... Read More
HRC supported a Energy Commission Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program to produce a report on the performance of the Northern California water system under a given future climate change scenario. The intent of the analysis was to provide a 50 year prediction on the augmentation or reduction of water supply deliveries, energy generation and flood... Read More
This project involved the development of a one-stop portal Water Resources Climate Assessment Tool [WARCAT] that is designed to serve pertinent and timely information with respect to decision making for optimal water resources management and planning at the Santa Cruz Active Management Area (SCAMA). To accomplish this, HRC developed a custom designed website offering a collection... Read More
HRC supported the World Meteorological Organization Fact-Finding and Needs-Assessment Expert Mission to Pakistan in November 2010 after the devastating floods of July and August 2010. The purpose of the mission was to assess the current capability of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), specifically, to evaluate the technical details of Pakistan floods in July-August 2010; damage... Read More
HRC supported the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Agency for International Development to modernize the Indian Meteorological Department with respect to improvement of early warning for floods, cyclones and extreme weather events in India. The project was comprised of five sub-projects: 1) Tropical cyclone forecast & warning, 2) Local severe storms (including... Read More
The project addresses uncertainties with meeting water demands in semi-arid regions for groundwater dependent communities where aquifers are being replenished by intermittent streamflow events. As projected and observed climatic changes for the Southwest U.S. increase these uncertainties, the project was designed to employ a novel modeling framework and extensive stakeholder interactions to achieve the following... Read More
The objective of this project was to work with the Nepal Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) and NGO Practical Action to facilitate the development of collaborations between the two organizations for an end-to-end flash flood early warning system program for the Kankai River basin in Nepal. The primary focus for the DHM collaborative support... Read More
The purpose of this project is to conduct a hydrologic/hydraulic modeling study for the Millet and Brise Tout ravines. The objective of the study is to develop an evaluation tool to determine flood impacts in the ravines both with and without the installed and planned small rock check dams and therefore assess the effectiveness of... Read More
The goal of this project was to develop a Landslide Hazard Threat Assessment Module for use with HRC-developed Flash Flood Guidance systems in regions where the threat of landslides is a major hazard. HRC first developed the module in El Salvador in Central America as the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment (MARN) in the... Read More