Projects

Investigating the Use of NASA Products to Improve the Performance of Regional Operational Flash Flood Guidance Systems Worldwide

This project aims to improve operational flash flood warning and response by National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and Response Agencies worldwide. The Earth observations from NASA satellites Aqua and Terra and the NOAA GOES satellite were used in a feasibility study to improve the estimation of the snow line in the Black Sea and Middle East... Read More

India Disaster Management Support Project

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

Incorporating Climate Information and Stakeholder Engagement in Groundwater Resources Planning and Management

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

Implementation of the WRF-ARW for the Seven Countries of Central America

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

Flash Flood Early Warning System Applications, Kankai River Basin, Nepal

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

Evaluate the Effectiveness of Check Dams in the Millet and Brise Tout Ravines in Haiti Using Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling

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

Development and Implementation of a Landslide Hazard Threat Assessment Module: for Use with Flash Flood Guidance Systems Worldwide

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

A Forward-looking Snowmelt and Flood Hazard Assessment for Tajikistan for the 2017 High Risk Season

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