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Recent Conference Presentations
Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center 6th Annual Conference: Water Dependences in New England, Systems, Stresses, and Responses, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 7 April 2009
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Georgakakos, K.P.: “Science-based Water Management: Prediction and Decision Support Under Climatic variability and Change,” (Keynote Lecture)
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IPWG Workshop on the Evaluation of High Resolution Precipitation Products, Geneva, Switzerland, 3-5 December, 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., "High resolution satellite precipitation products for operational flash flood guidance,"
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International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG 2007), Symposium HS2004, Perugia, Italy, 12 July 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., Graham, N.E., Georgakakos, A.P., and H. Yao: Demonstrating Integrated Forecast and Reservoir Management (INFORM) for northern California in an operational environment,"
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) General Congress (XV), Geneva, Switzerland, 11 May 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., "Flash Flood Guidance System: A Prospectus for Implementation,"
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European Geosciences Union General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 15-20 April 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., and N.E. Graham, "Use of Seasonal Forecast Uncertainty for
Improved Reservoir Release Decisions," Presentation
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Georgakakos, K.P., and R. Jubach, "A Global Perspective on Flash Flood Life
Loss Prevention Through Operational Systems," Presentation
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Australian Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre Seminar, Melbourne, Australia, 12-16 February 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., "Demonstrating Improved Water Use Efficiency through the Application of Meteorological/Climate, Hydrologic and Decision Science; the INFORM Project," Presentation
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American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA, 14-18 January 2007
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Georgakakos, K.P., T.M. Carpenter, and J.A. Sperfslage, "Satellite Rainfall Estimates for Real Time Flash Flood Guidance Estimation," Presentation
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Carpenter, T.M., and K.P. Georgakakos, "Modeling of Flash Flood Occurrence Frequency in Southern California," Presentation
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Carpenter, T.M., and K.P. Georgakakos, "Occurrence of Heavy Precipitation and Streamflow in Southern California," Presentation
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA, 11-15 December 2006
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Carpenter, T.M., and K.P. Georgakakos, "Modeling of Flash Flood Occurrence Frequency over Southern California Mountainous Region," Poster
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Georgakakos, K.P., and T.M. Carpenter, "Log-Linear Scaling of Ensemble Flow Range with Catchment Area for Distributed Parameter and Input Hydrologic Models," Invited Presentation
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Shamir, E., and K.P. Georgakakos, "Precipitation Depth-Duration-Frequency Curves from Stochastic Model and Extreme Value Distribution," Poster
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Taylor, S.V., N.E. Graham, D.R. Cayan, J. Wang, and K.P. Georgakakos, "Large-scale Atmospheric Circulation Associated With Northwesterly Surface Wind Events Along the US West Coast," Poster
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Taylor, S.V., "Understanding the Greenhouse Effect Using Clear vs Cloudy Sky Diurnal Temperature Observations," Presentation
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Wang, J., and K.P. Georgakakos, "Cold Microphysics in California Winter Precipitation," Poster
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