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An integrated hydrometeorological system was designed and implemented by HRC for the utilization of data from various sensors in the 3,300 km2 Panama Canal Watershed for the purpose of producing real-time, spatially distributed, mean areal rainfall estimates, and rainfall and flow forecasts. These forecasts are used by the ACP (Autoridad de Canal de Panama –... Read More
Flash floods are among the most destructive natural disasters; however, limited research has been devoted to their study in dry climate regimes. This project’s objective was to study the hydrologic, meteorological and related geomorphologic aspects of flash floods in the dry climate region of Israel and to understand the capability of hydrometeorological modeling to reliably... Read More
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
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
As part of the upgrade of the Central America Flash Flood Guidance (CAFFG) system, the WRF-ARW mesoscale model was configured and implemented for a domain that includes the entire Central America region. The application of the model to Central America was made by configuring a system of grids nested over the region. The WRF implementation... 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
The overall objective of the project was to perform probabilistic flash flood and flood occurrence assessments for the watersheds of the territory of Tajikistan covered by the Central Asia Region Flash Flood Guidance (CARFFG) system through the high risk period of 2017. This period extends from March/April to August 2017 . The methodology consists of... Read More