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2024 CIROH All Hands Meeting

The 2024 CIROH All Hands Meeting was held on Thursday, August 15th, 2024 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Alumni House. The meeting featured project highlights, discussions with key National Water Model stakeholders, and previews for upcoming projects.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

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Dombrowski and Wemple

Kirk Dombrowski, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Vice President for Research -  

Beverley Wemple, CIROH @ ¶¶Òõ̽̽ institutional lead -

Research Overviews

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CIROH Research Overview Presenters

Kirsten Underwood - Applying Machine Learning to Address Water Forecasting Challenges and Opportunities -  

Asim Zia - Operationalizing Impact Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) for Global Water Security -

Scott Merrill - Behavioral dynamism and its implications for flood hazard response -

Anne Jefferson - Understanding Differences Across Audiences to Improve Flood Communications -

Pat Clemins - Scaling Cyberinfrastructure for Next Generation Water Prediction Systems -

Chris Skalka - Using Open-Source Internet of Things Technologies to Improve Environmental Monitor -

Lightning Talks

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Lightning Talk Presenters

Muhammad Adil - AI Framework to Model Chlorophyll Concentration Using Sentinel 2 Data in Inland Waters Across CONUS -  

Panagiotis Oikonomou - Forecast Skill Evaluation for a cHABs Early Warning System in Lake Champlain -  

Scott Turnbull - NETWA: Northeast Evaluation Testbed for National Water Model Applications -  

Mirce Morales-Velazquez - A Machine Learning Approach for Enhancing National Water Model Streamflow Forecasts in Montane Headwater Catchments -  

Ryan van der Heijden - Advancing Science to Better Characterize Drought and Groundwater-Driven Low-Flow Conditions in NOAA and USGS-Scale Models -  

Monireh Dehabadi - Developing Novel Low-Cost Spatially Distributed Sensors for Wireless and Real-Time Monitoring of Nutrient Loading in Watersheds -  

Scott Lawson - Representing Floodplains and Natural Features in the National Water Model -  

Stew Kabis - The Importance of Floodplain Morphology -  

Thomas DiPietro - Snowpack Modeling of Northeastern USA for Operational Forecasting -  

Garnet Williams - Monitoring and Modeling Rain-Snow Dynamics Across an Elevational Gradient in a New England Montane Watershed -  

Tian Xia - High Performance Circuits and Systems Laboratory (HP-CAS) -  

Elizabeth Doran - Optimizing Flood Warning Information Sharing for Local Stakeholders through Science Communication Research -  

Jessica Balerna - What does Long-Term Flood Mitigation Look Like? -  

Ruth Quainoo - Flood Risk Perceptions Influence on Flood Evacuation Decisions -  

Masood Ali Khan - Discrepancies Between Expert Flood Maps and Public Risk Perceptions: Insights from a US National Survey -  

Chris Koliba - Social and Behavioral Dynamism: Necessary factors for understanding how people respond in flood hazard emergencies -  

Poster Session

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Scott Lawson - Incorporating Floodplain Topographic Features to Improve Channel Routing - Authors: Scott Lawson, Juli Scamardo, Rebecca Diehl, Kristen Underwood, Pat Clemins, Beverley Wemple
Panagiotis OIkonomou - Northeast Evaluation Testbed for National Water Model Applications - Authors: Patrick Clemins, Asim Zia, Scott Turnbull, Noah Beckage, Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Scott Lawson, Panagiotis OIkonomou, Muhammad Adil, Andrew Schroth, Beverley Wemple, Rebecca Diehl, Eric Roy, Donna Rizzo
Lakelyn Taylor - Optimizing Flood Warning Information Sharing for Local Stakeholders through Science Communication Research - Authors: Lakelyn Taylor, Elizabeth Doran, Anne Jefferson
Kehinde Ojasany - Heterogeneous Channel Flow Routing and the Importance of Floodplain Morphology - Authors: Stew Kabis, David Baude, Kehinde Ojasanya, Juli Scamardo, Scott Lawson, Kristen Underwood, Beverley Wemple, Rebecca Diehl
Noah Beckage - Northeast Evaluation Testbed for National Water Model Applications - Authors: Patrick Clemins, Asim Zia, Scott Turnbull, Noah Beckage, Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Scott Lawson, Panagiotis OIkonomou, Muhammad Adil, Andrew Schroth, Beverley Wemple, Rebecca Diehl, Eric Roy, Donna Rizzo
Mirce Morales-Velazquez - A Machine Learning Approach for Enhancing National Water Model Streamflow Forecasts in Montane Headwater Catchments - Authors: Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Beverley Wemple, Donna M. Rizzo, John Kemper, Kristen Underwood, Jamie Shanley, Andrew Schroth

Water Research Panel

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Water research panel (left to right) John Bumgarner, Alison Macneil, Jodi Ryder & Max Kennedy
John Bumgarner, Director, USGS New England Water Science Center
Alison Macneil, Development and Operations Hydrologist, NE River Forecast Center
Jodi Ryder, Research Civil Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers
Max Kennedy, Planning Section Chief, Vermont Emergency Management

Closing Remarks

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Rebecca Ellis

Rebecca Ellis,, Office of U.S. Senator Peter Welch -  

Agenda

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CIROH Letter Head

All-Hands Meeting

August 15th, 2024

Silver Pavilion, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Alumni House, 61 Summit Street

 

 

8:30 am

Coffee and Registration

9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Beverley Wemple, CIROH @ ¶¶Òõ̽̽ institutional lead Kirk Dombrowski, ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Vice President for Research

9:15am

Research overviews (12-minute presentations + 3-minute Q&A each)

Applying Machine Learning to Address Water Forecasting Challenges and Opportunities – Kristen Underwood

Operationalizing Impact Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) for Global Water Security – Asim Zia

Behavioral dynamism and its implications for flood hazard response – Scott Merrill

Understanding Differences Across Audiences to Improve Flood Communications – Anne Jefferson

Scaling Cyberinfrastructure for Next Generation Water Prediction Systems - Patrick Clemins

Using Open-Source Internet of Things Technologies to Improve Environmental Monitoring - Chris Skalka

10:45 am

Coffee, networking, and group photo

11:15am

Lightening talks (3 min each)

12:15 pm

Lunch and poster session

1:45 pm

Panel

John Bumgarner, Director, USGS New England Water Science Center

Alison Macneil, Development and Operations Hydrologist, NE River Forecast Center Jodi Ryder, Research Civil Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers

Max Kennedy, Planning Section Chief, Vermont Emergency Management

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Closing remarks

Rebecca Ellis, Office of U.S. Senator Peter Welch

3:45-4:00 pm

Adjourn

Lightening talks

  1. Muhammad Adil
  2. Rakshinda Bano
  3. Panagiotis Oikonomou
  4. Scott Turnbull
  5. Mirce Morales-Velazquez
  6. Ryan van der Heijden
  7. Monireh Dehabadi
  8. Scott Lawson
  9. Stew Kabis
  10. Thomas DiPietro
  11. Garnet Williams
  12. Tian Xia
  13. Elizabeth Doran
  14. Jessica Balerna
  15. Ruth Quainoo
  16. Masood Ali Khan
  17. Chris Koliba

 

Posters

 

1

AI Framework to Model Chlorophyll Concentrations Using Sentinel 2 Data in Inland Waters Across CONUS

Muhammad Adil, Panagiotis D. Oikonomou, Donna M. Rizzo, Patrick J. Clemins, Andrew W. Schroth, Peter Isles, Safwan WShah, Asim Zia

2

3D Lake Model Calibration for HAB Forecasting

Kareem I. Hannoun, Imad Hannoun, Asim Zia, Patrick J. Clemins, Scott Turnbull, Noah B. Beckage, Panagiotis Oikonomou, Muhammad Adil, Andrew W. Schroth, Donna M. Rizzo, Peter Isles

3

Forecast Skill Evaluation for a HABs Early Warning System in Lake Champlain

Panagiotis D. Oikonomou, Patrick J. Clemins, Noah B. Beckage, Muhammad Adil, Scott Turnbull, Kareem Hannoun, Imad Hannoun, Andrew W. Schroth, Peter D. F. Isles, Rakhshinda Bano, Donna

M. Rizzo, Asim Zia

4

Northeast Evaluation Testbed for National Water Model Applications

Patrick Clemins, Asim Zia, Scott Turnbull, Noah Beckage, Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Scott Lawson, Panagiotis OIkonomou, Muhammad Adil, Andrew Schroth, Beverley Wemple, Rebecca Diehl, Eric Roy, Donna Rizzo

5

A Machine Learning Approach for Enhancing National Water Model Streamflow Forecasts in Montane Headwater Catchments

Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Beverley Wemple, Donna M. Rizzo, John Kemper, Kristen Underwood,

Jamie Shanley, Andrew Schroth

6

Forecasting Water Quality from National Water Model Output

John Kemper, Kristen Underwood, Scott Hamshaw, Jamie Shanley, W. Dany Davis, Jason Siemion, Peter Isles, Andrew Schroth

7

Developing Novel Low-cost Spatially Distributed Sensors for Wireless and Real-time monitoring of nutrient loading in watersheds

Monireh Dehabadi, Parmida Amngostar, Bazil Muhammed Sathar, Tian Xia, Carol Adair, Severin Schneebeli, Appala Raju Badireddy, Andrew Schroth

8

Incorporating Floodplain Topographic Features to Improve Channel Routing

Scott Lawson, Juli Scamardo, Rebecca Diehl, Kristen Underwood, Pat Clemins, Beverley Wemple

9

Heterogeneous Channel Flow Routing and the Importance of Floodplain Morphology

Stew Kabis, David Baude, Kehinde Ojasanya, Juli Scamardo, Scott Lawson, Kristen Underwood, Beverley Wemple, Rebecca Diehl

10

A National Public Survey on Flood Risk Perceptions, Mitigation Perceptions, and Disaster Response

Jessica Balerna, Ruth Quainoo, Masood Ali Khan, Rodrigo Soares, Trisha Shrum, Scott Merrill, Asim Zia, Christopher Koliba, Molly Myers

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Behavioral Dynamism: Examining How People Respond in Flood Hazard Emergencies

Scott C. Merrill, Trisha Shrum, Chris Koliba, Rodrigo Soares, Ruth Quainoo, Jessica A. Balerna,

Masood Ali Khan, Eric Clark, Molly Myers, Asim Zia, Brendan Fisher, Beverley Wemple

12

Audience Segmentation to Improve Flood Inundation Mapping: Engagement and Testing with Technical Users and Impacted Communities

Anne Jefferson, Andrea Stumpf

13

Optimizing Flood Warning Information Sharing for Local Stakeholders through Science Communication Research

Lakelyn Taylor, Elizabeth Doran, Anne Jefferson

14

Advancing Science to Better Characterize Drought and Groundwater-Driven Low-Flow Conditions in NOAA and USGS National-Scale Models

Ryan van der Heijden, Ali Dadkhah, Amin Aghababaei, Xueyi Li, Eniola Webster-Esho, Patrick Clemins, Scott Hamshaw, Mandar Dewoolkar, Ehsan Ghazanfari, Prabhakar Clement, Norm Jones, Gustavious Williams, Donna M. Rizzo

15

Advancing CONUS-Scale Operational Snow Modeling Capabilities

Thomas DiPietro, Katherine Hale, Beverley Wemple

16

Monitoring and Modeling Rain-Snow Dynamics Across an Elevational Gradient in a New England Montane Watershed

Garnet Williams, Anna Grunes, Andrew Schroth, Carol Adair, Beverley Wemple, Arne Bomblies, Jamie Shanley

17

Detection of Rain on Snow Events and Precipitation Phase Partitioning using Environmental Audio Features

Rachael Chertok, Julia Sober, Lars Jensen, Christian Skalka