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April 4, 2000

08:00

Registration – Outside of Virginia Dale Room – Lory Student Center

Session Chair:    Timothy Gates,
                             Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department

08:20

Multifractal downscaling of space-time rainfall fields; (Abstract) Luca Ferraris; Centro di ricerca in monitoraggio ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy; Dipartimento di ingegneria ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy. E-mail: lf@cima.unige.it; Ulderica Parodi; Centro di ricerca in monitoraggio ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy; Dipartimento di ingegneria ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy; Franco Siccardi; Centro di ricerca in monitoraggio ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy; Dipartimento di ingegneria ambientale, University of Genoa, Italy

08:40

Applying Ensemble Forecasting to Hydrologic Drought Risk Analysis; (Abstract) M. L. Anderson; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, UC Davis; E-mail: mlanderson@ucdavis.edu; M. L. Kavvas, M. D. Mierzwa; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, UC Davis

09:00

Regional Frequency Analysis of Extreme Precipitation for Northeastern Colorado; (Abstract) Oli G. B. Sveinsson and Jose D. Salas; Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University; Duane C. Boes; Department of Statistics, Colorado State University

09:20

A semi-statistical methodology for regional flood risk assessment; (Abstract) L. Ferraris; Centro di Ricerca in Monitoraggio Ambientale, University of Genova, Via Cadorna 7, 17100 Savona Italy – e-mail: lf@cima.unige.it ; U. Parodi; Centro di Ricerca in Monitoraggio Ambientale, University of Genova, Via Cadorna 7, 17100 Savona Italy – e-mail: ulde@cima.unige.it ; G. Roth; DIAM – Dipartimento di Ingegneria Ambientale, University of Genova, Via Montallegro 1, 16146 Genova, Italy – e-mail: giorgio@cima.unige.it

09:40

Flash Flood Laboratory Colorado State University; Christopher R. Adams, Eve Gruntfest, and Kenneth E. Eis; (Abstract) Flash Flood Laboratory; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere; Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO  80526; (970) 491-3899; fax (970) 491-8241; e-mail: adams@cira.colostate.edu

10:00

Mid-morning break

10:20 

Session Chair:   Jose D. Salas,
                             Professor, Department of Civil Engineering

10:20

Phenomenological interpretation of the frequency distribution of annual rainfall maxima in the mediterranean region; (Abstract) Antonio Parodi; Centro di Ricerca in Monitoraggio Ambientale, University of Genova, Cadorna, 7 - 17100 Savona, Italy.; Giorgio Boni; Centro di Ricerca in Monitoraggio Ambientale, University of Genova, Cadorna, 7 - 17100 Savona, Italy.; Franco Siccardi; Centro di Ricerca in Monitoraggio Ambientale, University of Genova, Cadorna, 7 - 17100 Savona, Italy. E-mail: franco@idra.unige.it

10:40

New Analyses of Extreme Precipitation Events Along the Front Range of Colorado; (Abstract) Thomas H. Vonder Haar, Donald L. Reinke, Kelly R. Dean; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere/Center for Geosciences; Colorado State University ; Fort Collins, CO 80523-1375; Phone: (970) 491-8465, Fax: (970) 491-8241, Email: reinke@cira.colostate.edu

11:00

Characterizing Probabilistic Flood Hazards for Reclamation Dams; (Abstract) John F. England, Jr. and Daniel R. Levish; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225

11:20

Estimation of Upper Tail Pareto-Quantiles from Upper Order Statistics; (Abstract) Oli G. B. Sveinsson Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University; e-mail: oli@lamar.colostate.edu; Duane C. Boes Department of Statistics, Colorado State University,; Jose D. Salas; Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins

11:40

PMP estimates and the need for additional hydrometeorologic research in Colorado and the US, particularly related to dam safety issues. (Abstract) Dr. Ed Tomlinson (Applied Weather Associates, 719-488-9117 awa@divide.net)

12:00

Luncheon - Longs Peak Room

Keynote Speaker:

Larry Roesner, Ph.D. Professor and holder of the Harold H. Short Chair in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, Civil Engineering Department, CSU. 

Topic: Research and Education Needs in the Workplace.

 April 4, 2000

13:40 

Session Chair:  Robert Ward,
                          Professor, Chemical and Bio-resource Engineering

13:40

Effects of Forest Management on Streamflow: A Meta-analysis of Paired Watershed Data Using Flow Duration Curves;(Abstract) L. H. MacDonald and S. A. Austin; Dept. of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1482; leemac@cnr.colostate.edu

14:00

Streamflows of North Saint Vrain Creek, Rocky Mountain Front Range, Colorado; (Abstract)Robert T. Milhous; Midcontinent Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological Science Center, 4512 McMurry Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80525-3400; email: robert_milhous@usgs.gov; phone: 970 226 9322,  fax 970 226 9230 

14:20

A quantification of factors that affect incision in the Rio Puerco watershed, New Mexico; (Abstract) Stephanie J. Phippen; Colorado State University; Department of Earth Resources · Natural Resources 322 · Fort Collins, CO 80523; Phone: 970-491-3939; Email: phippen@cnr.colostate.edu

14:40

Prescribed Fire Effects in Northern Colorado Front Range Watersheds ; (Abstract) Bob Lange; Research Associate - IDS Group; Chemical and Bioresource Engineering.Department, Colorado State University; lange@engr.colostate.edu

15:00

Post-Lahar Channel Adjustment of the Muddy River, Mount St. Helens, Washington; (Abstract) Jasper H. Hardison III; Colorado State University ; Department of Earth Resources; 322 Natural Resources Building; Fort Collins, CO 80523

April 4, 2000

15:20

Poster Session – East Ballroom – Lory Student Center

Two Inexpensive Systems for Receiving Weather Watches, Warnings, and Other Pertinent Weather Information - NOAA Weather Radio and EMWIN; (Abstract) Kelly Dean, Michael Hiatt, and Christopher R. Adams; Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.; E-mail: dean@cira.colostate.edu

Climate change: Implications for the recovery of the greenback cutthroat trout; (Abstract) Scott Cooney and Alan Covich; Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University

Predicting Woody Riparian Seedling Establishment In Response To Hypothetical Reservoir Releases; (Abstract) Lee, Victor J; Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado and Johnson Controls Inc. Fort Collins, Colorado; Patrick B. Shafroth,; U.S. Geological Survey, Midcontinental Ecological Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado; Duncan T. Patten,; Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University; Juliet C. Stromberg,; Department of Plant Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

Effect of Salinity on Phytoaccumulation of Selenium in Duckweed (Lemna minor);(Abstract) Anthony Johnson; Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University; tjohnson@uswestmail.net; John Nuckols, Ph.D.; Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University; Elizabeth Pilon-Smits, Ph.D.; Department of Biology, Colorado State University

Numerical Simulation of Unsaturated Water Flow and Pollutant Transport in Soil-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems with Clogged Infiltrative Surfaces; (Abstract) D. Huntzinger1, J. McCray2, S. Van Cuyk3; M.S. student, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401-1887, Tel. 303.384-2011, Fax. 303.372.3859. E-mail: dhuntzin@mines.edu; Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO  80401.;  Environmental Systems Engineering Division. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO  80401

Hydrological Transformations in Jaguaribe River Basin during 20^th Century; (Abstract) Campos, J.N.B., Studart, T.M.C. , Franco, S. R.and Luna, R.; Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará, P.O. Box 6018, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, 60451-970, Fax: (+55) 85 288-9627; e-mail: ticiana@ufc.br

Preliminary Paleohydrological Investigations at Kaplan-Hoover Archaeological Site; (Abstract) Rose Wallick; Department of Earth Resources, Watershed Science Program, Colorado State University

Sub-pixel scale effects of Hortonian overland flow; (Abstract) Nick van de Giesen1, Tjeerd Jan Stomph2, and Nico de Ridder2 ; 1. Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Walter-Flex-Strasse 3, D-53113  Bonn, Germany; 2. Wageningen University, Department of Plant Science, P.O.Box 341, 6700 AH  Wageningen, The Netherlands

The Effect of Variations in Hydrogeologic and Physicochemical Transport Properties on the Model-Predicted Vulnerability of Colorado Groundwater to Pesticides; (Abstract) Schlosser, Stephanie A., and McCray, John E.,; Geochemistry Program, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St. Golden, CO 80401-1887, saschlos@mines.edu;; Wascom, Reagan,; Department of Soil and Crop Science, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO 80523

A reinterpretation of Horton's Law of Stream Numbers in terms of distributional rescaling; (Abstract) Dr. Seth Veitzer ; CIRES/CCCC ; University of Colorado, Boulder ; Boulder, CO 80309 ; 303-492-8124 ; 303-492-5070 (fax) ; veitzer@cires.colorado.edu; Vijay K. Gupta; Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder

Effects of Overland and Subsurface Lateral Flow on Soil Water Variability at the Field Scale; (Abstract) H. Ruan, T.R. Green, L.R. Ahuja, and J.C. Ascough II; Great Plains Systems Research,  USDA-ARS, Fort Collins,  CO

Using A Regional Atmospheric Modeling System To Simulate Seasonal Precipitation in Western Colombia; (Abstract) Saul Marin and Jorge A. Ramirez; Water Resources, Hydrologic and Environmental Sciences Division, Civil Engineering Department, Colorado State University; e-mail: sm010264@engr.colostate.edu; ramirez@engr.colostate.edu

Forecasting Monthly Flows of the South Platte Based on Contemporaneous PARMAX Models. (Abstract) A. Cancelliere, J.D. Salas; Department of Civil Engineering, CSU and D.C. Boes; Department of Statistics, CSU

Uncertainty Analysis of Flood Quatiles Based on Gamma Distributions. (Abstract) Y.C. Chen, J.D. Salas; ; Department of Civil Engineering and D.C. Boes; Department of Statistics, CSU

April 4, 2000

16:40

Special Workshop – Room B101 Engineering Building

Workshop on IDL and RiverTools Software for basin delineation from DEM data. Topics will include visualization tools for image, contour, river network vector and surface display, flow grid extraction, mosaicking, mapping, and calculation of area, slope, channel length, elevation drop, etc. Refreshments to be presented by Research Systems.