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The 2023 CIROH @ UVM All Hands Meeting was held on Thursday, August 7th, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the UVM 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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2023 CIROH AHM Welcoming presenters

Dr. Beverley Wemple, CIROH @ UVM Institutional Lead
Dr. Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director of UVM Spatial Analysis Laboratory
Dr. Kirk Dombrowski, UVM Vice President for Research

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Dr. Steve Burian , CIROH Executive Director, University of Alabama

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Research Presentations

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2023-CIROH AHM Research Presenters

Leveraging Stakeholder Perceptions and Insight to Enhance Forecast Design 
Dr. Scott Merrill, Dr. Trisha Shrum, Dr. Chris Koliba, Dr. Brendan Fisher, Dr. Rodrigo Soares 
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Improved Floodplain Representation and Channel Routing 
Dr. Rebecca Diehl, Scott Lawson, Dr. Julianne Scamardo 
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Expanding Hydrological Forecasting Using Sensor Data 
Dr. Andrew Schroth, Dr. Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Dr. John Kemper 
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The Northeast CIROH Data Evaluation Testbed and facilitated report back on breakout groups
Dr. Patrick Clemins and Dr. Kristen Underwood 
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Piloting Harmful Algal Bloom Early Warning Early Action Systems
Dr. Asim Zia, Dr. Kareem Hannoun, Muhammad Adil 
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What's next in NextGen
Dr. Keith Jennings 
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Emerging Work – Building CIROH Cross-institutional Capacity

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CIROH emerging work presenters

Optimizing Flood Warning Information Sharing for Local Stakeholders through Science Communication Research
Dr. Anne Jefferson 
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Advancing Science to Better Characterize Drought & Groundwater-Driven Low-Flow Conditions in NOAA and USGS National-Scale Models
Dr. Donna Rizzo
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Developing a Snow Modeling Foundation for Underrepresented Cold Regions in the Northeastern US
Dr. Kate Hale
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Advancing Snow Observation Systems to ImproveOperational Streamflow Prediction Capabilities
Dr. Christian Skalka
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Agenda

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Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH) All-Hands Meeting Agenda

August 7th, 2023
Silver Pavilion, UVM Alumni House, 61 Summit Street

 

8:30 am

Coffee and Registration

9:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Dr. Beverley Wemple, CIROH @ UVM institutional lead Dr. Kirk Dombrowski, UVM Vice President for Research Jarlath O’Neil-Dunne, Director, UVM Spatial Analysis Lab

Dr. Steve Burian, CIROH Executive Director, University of Alabama

9:30am

Leveraging Stakeholder Perceptions and Insight to Enhance Forecast Design

Dr. Scot Merrill, Dr. Trisha Shrum, Dr. Chris Koliba, Dr. Brendan Fisher, Dr. Rodrigo Soares

10:30am

Coffee, networking, and group photo

11:00 am

Improved Floodplain Representation and Channel Routing

Dr. Rebecca Diehl, Scot Lawson, Dr. Julianne Scamardo

11:45 am

Expanding Hydrological Forecasting Using Sensor Data

Dr. Andrew Schroth, Dr. Mirce Morales-Velazquez, Dr. John Kemper

12:30 pm

Lunch and breakout group working sessions

1:45 pm

The Northeast CIROH Data Evaluation Testbed and facilitated report back on breakout groups

Dr. Patrick Clemins and Dr. Kristen Underwood

2:30 pm

Piloting Harmful Algal Bloom Early Warning Early Action Systems

Dr. Asim Zia, Dr. Kareem Hannoun, Muhammad Adil

3:15 pm

Emerging Work – Building CIROH Cross-institutional Capacity

Dr. Anne Jefferson, Dr. Donna Rizzo, Dr. Kate Hale, Dr. Chris Skalka

3:30 pm

What’s next in NextGen

Dr. Keith Jennings

3:50 pm

Closing remarks

Dr. Breck Bowden

4:00 pm

Adjourn

 

 



 
Cross-cutting themes for discussion over lunch with share back:
 

 

Topic

1

How can we work with existing partners and engage underserved communities to share our CIROH research products in ways that enhance public understanding and are more accessible and equitable?

2

What machine learning or computational workflows can we advance as a UVM community to maximize project outcomes and UVM’s contributions to CIROH?

3

What best practices and/or collaborations can we adopt for sensor deployments and field measurements to maximize collaborations and insights?

4

What practices and considerations should we attend to in data QA/QC and making data publicly available as our projects proceed?

5

What opportunities, experiences, and expertise can we leverage in Vermont to contribute to forecast design at a national setting?

6

What are we looking to improve via CIROH? What metrics or advances will demonstrate improvement in forecasting or forecast design?