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Session Proposal: Research to operations for water resources (AGU25)

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Research to operations for water resources

Session ID#: 252495

Session Description:
Bridging the gap between research and operations is critical in water resources management as decision-making grows more risk-informed. Facing challenges like aging infrastructure, climate variability, evolving societal needs, and integrating science into operations is key to resilience and sustainability. This session highlights innovative tools, approaches, and case studies that translate research into actionable strategies for managing uncertainty in water systems. Presentations will showcase researcher-practitioner-stakeholder collaborations, focusing on methods that enhance transparency, adaptability, and trust. Topics include but not limited to probabilistic modeling, data assimilation, forecasting, and stakeholder engagement in risk assessment and planning. The session encourages discussion on institutional barriers and enablers, with examples from dam safety, flood and drought management, reservoir operations, hydropower, and watershed planning. Attendees will explore how theoretical advancements align with operational needs, gaining insight into effective implementation and emerging research directions that support robust, data-driven, and risk-informed water management in a changing world.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • GC - Global Environmental Change
  • NH - Natural Hazards
Index Terms:

1808 Dams [HYDROLOGY]
1854 Precipitation [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
4343 Preparedness and planning [NATURAL HAZARDS]
Primary Convener:  Cameron Bracken, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States
Conveners:  Andrew Verdin, Ph.D., P.H., USACE Risk Management Center, Minneapolis, United States, Kathleen Holman, Bureau of Reclamation Denver, Denver, United States and Chris Frans, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, United States
 
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL MODELLING OF FLOW OVER CASCADE OF STEPS IN SKIMMING FLOW (1845695)
Ritusnata Mishra, IIT roorkee, civil engineering, Roorkee, India and Chandra Shekhar Prasad Ojha, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, Civil Engineering, Roorkee, India
 
A Hybrid Empirical and Conceptual Model for Improving Reservoir Representation in Hydrological Models (1867210)
Yanan Chen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States; Southern University of Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, Shenzhen, China, Yi Zheng, Southern University of Science and Technology, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shenzhen, China and Ximing Cai, University of Illinois, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Urbana, United States
 
Actionable ensemble hydrometeorological modeling and uncertainty quantification for partners and users (Invited) (1867441)
Andrew James Newman1, Nicholas Lybarger2, Samantha Hartke3, Andy Wood1, Ethan D Gutmann4, Amanda Stone5, Kathleen Holman5, John F. England6, Michael Warner7, Chanel Mueller8 and Flavio Lehner9, (1)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (2)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (3)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Denver, United States, (4)NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Hydrometeorological Applications Program, Research Applications Laboratory, Boulder, United States, (5)Bureau of Reclamation Denver, Denver, United States, (6)USACE, Risk Management Center, Lakewood, United States, (7)US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Seattle, United States, (8)US Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, Washington DC, United States, (9)Cornell University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Ithaca, United States
 
Using Social Science Research to Help Improve Forecast Product Design, Delivery and Accessibility to Support Decision-Making (1868719)
Kate Semmens1, Rachel Hogan Carr2, Keri Maxfield2, Burrell Montz3 and Patrick Painter1, (1)Nurture Nature Center, Easton, United States, (2)Nurture Nature Center, Easton, PA, United States, (3)East Carolina University, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Greenville, NC, United States
 
AWSOM-2: A Climate-Informed Decision-Support Tool for Hydropower Operations in Samoa (1904936)
Hannah Marley1, James Sturman2, Alan Porteous1, Bernard Miville1, Kotoni Fa’asau3 and Tau’ili’ili Ekiumeni Fau’olo4, (1)Earth Sciences New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, (2)Earth Sciences New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand, (3)Samoa Meteorology Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Apia, Samoa, (4)Samoa Electric Power Corporation, Apia, Samoa
 
Definition of Operational Resilience in Pumped Storage Hydropower Systems (1906142)
DONG Hyun KIM, Hongik University, Seoul, South Korea and Seung OH Lee, Hongik University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul, South Korea
 
Glen Canyon Dam and the Post-2026 EIS: Navigating Operational Uncertainty and Hydropower Impacts (1911218)
Quentin Maximilien Ploussard, PhD1, Matija Pavicevic1 and Yu Ao2, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, United States
 
Operationalization of hydroclimate research within Great Lakes adaptive management: recent successes, challenges, and science priorities (1918992)
Lauren M Fry1, Frank Seglenieks2, Deanna Fielder3, Scott Steinschneider4, David Cannon5 and Dani Jones5, (1)NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, United States, (2)Environment and Climate Change Canada, National Hydrological Services, Burlington, ON, Canada, (3)U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District, Detroit, United States, (4)Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, (5)Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
 
Data-Driven Models for Steady Levee Breach Flows (1932521)
Shivakumar Balachandran1, Ezzat Elalfy2,3, Mahdi Erfani4, Erfan Goharian5, Hanif Chaudhry1 and Jasim Imran1, (1)University of South Carolina Columbia, Columbia, United States, (2)University of South Carolina, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Columbia, United States, (3)Ain Shams University, Irrigation and Hydraulics Engineering, Cairo, Egypt, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego, United States, (5)University of California San Diego, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes, La Jolla, CA, United States
 
The role of behavioral preferences in multi-stakeholder water emergency decision-making (1948106)
Jingyan Huang, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Natural Resources & Earth Systems Science, Durham, NH, United States, Yibo Zhang, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Durham, United States and Weiwei Mo, University of New Hampshire, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Durham, United States
 
Framework for CONUS-wide Operational Seasonal Hydropower Forecasts (1952006)
Goutam Konapala1, Cameron Bracken2 and Nathalie Voisin2, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Earth System Resilience and Predictability Group, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
 
Expanding the Representation of Hydrologic Uncertainty to Better Understand Risks to Endangered Salmon in California’s Central Valley (1961916)
James M Gilbert, University of California Santa Cruz, Institute of Marine Sciences, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Robert Sherrick, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento, CA, United States
 
Flood Risk at Scale: Evaluating resilience of 8000 large culverts Across New York State (1969355)
Omid Emamjomehzadeh, New York University, New York, NY, United States and Omar Wani, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, New York, NY, United States
 
Incorporating Inflow Uncertainty into Reservoir Optimization: A Case Study of the Colorado River Storage Project and Aspinall Cascade (1969461)
Matija Pavicevic1, Yu Ao2 and Quentin Maximilien Ploussard, PhD1, (1)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, United States, (2)Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, United States
 
Co-design as an Approach to Facilitating R2O Transitions in Water Management: an Example From the Great Lakes (1974631)
Nayethzi Hernandez1, Riley Ravary2, Lauren M Fry3, Yi Hong4 and Dani Jones2, (1)Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research (CIGLR) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, UNITED STATES, (2)University of Michigan, Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, Ann Arbor, United States, (3)NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, United States, (4)Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
 
Balancing Hydroelectricity Generating against Evaporative Losses in Arid Regions: An Operation Strategy Analysis (1977939)
Ruijie Zeng, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, Feng-Wei Hung, Arizona State University, School of Sustainability, Tempe, United States and Feng-wei Hung
 
Modular Physical Hydraulic Models for Improving Deep Stormwater Tunnel Operation (1994909)
Seongyoon Woo1, Chaeyeon Son2, Jaerock Park3, Wooyoung Na4 and Minseok Kim2, (1)Pusan National University, Civil Engineering, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), (2)Pusan National University, Civil Engineering, Busan, South Korea, (3)Pusan National University, Department of Civil Engineering, Busan, South Korea, (4)Dong-A University, Civil Engineering, Busan, South Korea
 
From the Margins to the Mainstream: Repositioning Water in Global Climate Governance Through the Baku Water Dialogue (1996702)
Sarpong Hammond Antwi, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, Dundalk, Ireland
 
Using FIRO to Understand Reservoir Operational Resilience Under Variable Hydrometeorological Conditions at Howard A. Hanson Dam in Washington State (2001183)
Michael Warner1, Julie Kalansky2, Daniel R Cayan3, Jane Harrell1, Peter Yao4, Lu Su3, Ming Pan5, Christopher Castellano6, Rosa Luna Niño7, Marty Ralph7 and Cary Talbot8, (1)US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, Seattle, United States, (2)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, San Diego, United States, (3)University of California San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States, (4)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Division of Climate, Atmospheric Sciences, and Physical Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (5)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, United States, (6)Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, (7)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E), La Jolla, United States, (8)US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, United States
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