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Session 1 Perspectives on Impacts and Response Options in North America
| 9:00 AM | 1.1 | Keynote Address Robert M. Hirsch, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA | |
| 9:30 AM | 1.2 | Planning and Managing for Increased Water Supply Variability in Urban Southern California Timothy H. Quinn, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Sacramento, CA | |
| 9:45 AM | 1.3 | The California Water Delivery System: Impacts of Climate Variability  Douglas Osugi, California Department of Water Resources, Sacramento, CA | |
| 10:00 AM | 1.4 | Moving to a New National Drought Policy Emphasizing Preparedness Rather than Response Shaun McGrath, Western Governors' Association, Denver, CO | |
| 10:15 AM | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:45 AM | 1.5 | The Uneasy Relationship between Science and Law: Protecting Endangered Species Denise Fort, University of New Mexico, School of Law, Albuquerque, NM | |
| 11:00 AM | 1.6 | Critical hydrometeorological needs and integrated, multi-disciplinary DSS for water resource managers in the Bureau of Reclamation Dave Matthews, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and D. Frevert | |
| 11:15 AM | 1.7 | Types of Data Needed to Identify and Evaluate Potential Impact of Climate Change on PG&E's Hydropower Operations Gary J. Freeman, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA | |
| 11:30 AM | 1.8 | Hydrologic Information Needs for Emergency Management Kevin G. Stewart, National Hydrologic Warning Council, Denver, CO | |
| 1.9 | PAPER WITHDRAWN | ||
| 11:45 AM | Lunch Break |
Coffee Break in Poster Session Room
Panel Discussion 1 Panel Discussion—Impacts on Multiple Sectors and Cross Cutting Issues
1 Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Session 2 Drought 2002—Impacts, Lessons, Management and Policy Innovations
| 4:00 PM | 2.1 | The 2002 Drought in the United States:Lessons Learned and Future Challenges Donald A. Wilhite, National Drought Mitigation Center, Lincoln, NE | |
| 4:30 PM | 2.2 | The North American Drought Monitoring Initiative Scott Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Lawrimore, R. Heim, and K. Gleason | |
| 5:00 PM | 2.3 | The Perfect Ocean for Drought Martin Hoerling, NOAA/CDC, Boulder, CO; and A. Kumar |
Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)
Sessions End for the Day
Joint Session 4 Flood Hydrology, Management, and Information Systems: Near and Real-Time Management, Impacts, Forecasting, and Communication Issues (Joint with the Symp on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)
| 8:30 AM | J4.1 | Assessing the Needs of Users warm season of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts in Colorado Rebecca Morss, NCAR, Boulder, CO | |
| 8:45 AM | J4.2 | From Satellite Quantitative Precipitation Estimates (QPE) to Nowcasts for extreme precipitation events Roderick A. Scofield, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and R. J. Kuligowski and C. Davenport | |
| 9:00 AM | J4.3 | Short-term radar nowcasting for hydrologic applications over the Arkansas-Red River basin Matthew P. Van Horne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. R. Vivoni, D. Entekhabi, R. N. Hoffman, and C. Grassotti | |
| 9:15 AM | J4.4 | Quantitative flood forecasts based on short-term radar nowcasting Matthew P. Van Horne, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and E. R. Vivoni, D. Entekhabi, R. N. Hoffman, and C. Grassotti | |
| 9:30 AM | J4.5 | An Early Alert System for Flooding in the MIiddle Atlantic River Forecast Domain Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWSFO, State College, PA; and D. J. Ondrejik, P. G. Knight, and J. M. Brolley | |
| 9:45 AM | Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break | ||
| 11:00 AM | J4.6 | Understanding the Mesoscale Processes of Flash Floods: Impacts on Prediction and Response Matthew Kelsch, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO | |
| 11:15 AM | J4.7 | Some practical applications of Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction Robert S. Davis, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA | |
| 11:30 AM | J4.8 | Very high resolution precipitation forecasting on low cost high performance computer systems in support of hydrological modeling Daniel Soderman, FORECA Ltd, Helsinki, Finland; and F. Meneguzzo, B. Gozzini, D. Grifoni, G. Messeri, M. Rossi, S. Montagnani, M. Pasqui, A. Orlandi, A. Ortolani, E. Todini, G. Menduni, and V. Levizzani | |
| 11:45 AM | J4.9 | A Distributed Model for Flood Forecasting in the Arno River Basin (Italy) Enrica Caporali, Università di Firenze, Firenze, Italy; and V. Tartaglia | |
| 12:00 PM | J4.10 | Operational rainfall and flow forecasting for the Panama Canal Watershed Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and J. A. Sperfslage |
Joint Poster Session 3 Flood Hydrology Management and Information Systems Posters (JOINT WITH THE SYMP ON IMPACTS OF WATER VARIABILITY: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)
| JP3.1 | Statistical methods for nowcasting thunderstorm rainfall Neil I. Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and C. K. Wikle and B. Xu | |
| JP3.2 | Improving precipitation and streamflow forecasts for Amite River basin in Louisiana Ashutosh S. Limaye, USRA, Huntsville, AL; and W. L. Crosson, J. F. Cruise, and K. Stellman | |
| JP3.3 | A test of two distributed hydrologic models with WSR-88D radar precipitation data input Steven Hunter, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and J. Jorgesen, S. Meyer, and B. Vieux | |
| JP3.4 | Finding factors for fatal flash floods in Missouri Elizabeth A. McCoy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; and N. I. Fox | |
| JP3.5 | Quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) skill for selected tropical cyclone forecast models during Hurricane Irene (1999) David A. Robertson, Penn State Univ., University Park, PA; and J. L. Evans | |
| JP3.6 | Problems of flood hydrology in a transboundary river basin Rita Pongracz, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; and J. Bartholy, G. Balint, I. Bogardi, and A. Bardossy | |
| JP3.7 | Short-range Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts for NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS): Parameter Estimation Issues John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Mullusky, E. Welles, and L. Wu | |
| JP3.8 | Retrospective Verification of Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (esp): A Case Study Shuzheng Cong, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Schaake and E. Welles | |
| JP3.9 | SIMULATIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI FLOOD OF MAY 8–10th, 1995 WITH A PENN STATE/NCAR MESOSCALE MODEL (MM5) AND GIS/RS TECHNOLOGY Suseela Redddy Remata, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and M. V. Vatti, P. Chigbu, and P. Croft | |
| JP3.10 | Why customize Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction watersheds? Ami T. Arthur, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. S. Davis and P. Jendrowski | |
| JP3.11 | Using radar data with the WATERFLOOD hydrological model to estimate streamflow Allyson K. Bingeman, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; and N. Kouwen and I. Zawadzki | |
| JP3.12 | Precipitation induced isotopic variations in stream flow Madhav V. Machavaram, LBNL, Berkeley, CA; and K. E. Bashford, M. E. Conrad, and N. L. Miller | |
| JP3.13 | A modelling-based methodology for determining extreme precipitation potential at high elevations in Colorado William R. Cotton, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and R. L. McAnelly and C. T. Ashby | |
| JP3.14 | A retrospective assessment of seasonal hydrologic forecast skill in the western U.S Andrew W. Wood, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and C. Zhu, A. F. Hamlet, and D. P. Lettenmaier | |
| JP3.15 | Analysis of new remote sensing and ancillary inputs to land surface water and energy balance modeling David L. Toll, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. Gottschalck, P. R. Houser, B. Cosgrove, J. Entin, and A. Wilhelm | |
| JP3.16 | Calibration of PQPF forecasts based on the NCEP global ensemble Yuejian Zhu, NOAA/NWS/NCEP, Camp Springs, MD; and Z. Toth | |
| JP3.17 | Information and Products Derived From Ensemble Streamflow Forecasts Mary Mullusky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. DeWeese, E. Welles, and J. Schaake | |
| JP3.18 | Development of a Large-Scale Hydrologic Prediction System Ji Chen, Univ. of California, San Diego, CA; and J. Roads | |
| JP3.19 | Evaluation of skill and error characteristics for alternative seasonal streamflow forecast methods Alan F. Hamlet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier | |
| JP3.20 | Hydroclimatic Information for Water Resources Management in the Western U.S.: Integrated monitoring and diagnostics tools Shaleen Jain, NOAA/ERL/CDC, Boulder, CO; and G. Morin | |
| JP3.21 | Impact of water variability on chemical river water quality in Central Asia Vladimir B. Aizen, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; and E. M. Aizen and M. G. Glazirina | |
| JP3.22 | Empirical Probability Models to Predict Puerto Rico Monthly Rainfall Process Nazario D. Ramirez-Beltran, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico; and K.-M. Lau, A. Winter, J. M. Castro, and N. R. Escalante |
Lunch Break
Session 5 Global Perspectives on Impacts
| 1:30 PM | 5.0a | Challenges and Opportunities in Water Resource Management—The Role of the World Meteorological Organization" G. O. P. Obasi, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 5.1 | PAPER WITHDRAWN | ||
| 2:30 PM | 5.2 | Paper has been moved, new paper number 5.10 | |
| 2:31 PM | 5.3 | Impacts of the protracted drought in central and southwest Asia Bradfield Lyon, IRI for Climate Prediction, Palisades, NY; and H. Cullen and M. Barlow | |
| 2:46 PM | Coffee Break | ||
| 5.4 | PAPER WITHDRAWN | ||
| 3:16 PM | 5.5 | ENSO Impacts on the Flow of the Caroní River, Venezuela Pedro Cárdenas, EDELCA Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela; and A. Gil, E. Colon, and O. Garcia | |
| 5.6 | PAPER WITHDRAWN | ||
| 3:30 PM | 5.7 | Climate Variability and Water Resources: A study in the Paraiba Valley, Brazil Ana P. Barros, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and S. J. Simoes and D. A. Raff | |
| 3:45 PM | 5.8 | Quantifying precipitation reduction due to air pollution downwind of major urban areas Amir Givati, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and D. Rosenfeld | |
| 4:00 PM | 5.9 | The Impact of Global Warming on U.S. Agriculture: An Econometric Analysis Wolfram Schlenker, University of California, Berkeley, CA; and W. M. Hanemann and A. C. Fisher | |
| 4:15 PM | 5.10 | Climate and Rural Poverty (Formerly paper 5.2) Alan Basist, NOAA/NWS/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and C. Williams, F. Kogan, R. Mendelsohn, P. Kurukulasuriya, A. Dinar, and R. C. Reddy |
Joint Session 5 Flood Hydrology, Management, Information Systems: Longer-Term Planning, Management, Impacts, and Forecasting Issues (Joint with the Symp on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and the 17th Conference on Hydrology)
| 1:30 PM | J5.1 | Tropical Cyclone Floods in Florida: Geographical Influences and Community Preparedness Arlene G. Laing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL | |
| 1:45 PM | J5.2 | Problems of climate variability and uncertainty in flood hazard planning for the Colorado Front Range Mary W. Downton, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and H. Cullen, R. Morss, O. Wilhelmi, and B. Rajagopalan | |
| 2:00 PM | J5.3 | National Weather Service Hydrologic Science and Development: Coupling the Atmosphere to the Oceans Gary Carter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. F. Smith | |
| 2:15 PM | J5.4 | Enhanced flood forecasting and real-time inundation mapping in the Tar River Basin, North Carolina, USA Douglas C. Marcy, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC; and G. Austin, J. Feldt, and S. Harned | |
| 2:30 PM | J5.5 | Short Term Ensemble River Stage Forecasts: Application Xiaobiao Fan, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and M. Mullusky, L. Wu, E. Welles, J. Ostrowski, N. Pryor, and J. Schaake | |
| 2:45 PM | J5.6 | The role of a prominent rain shadow on flooding in California's coastal mountains: A CALJET case study and sensitivity to the ENSO cycle Paul J. Neiman, NOAA/ERL/ETL, Boulder, CO; and F. M. Ralph, D. E. Kingsmill, E. D. Andrews, and R. C. Antweiler | |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee Break in exhibit hall (exhibits open 1:30–6:30 p.m.) | ||
| 3:30 PM | J5.7 | Toward a Science Infusion Strategy for NWS Probabilistic Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting (PQPF) John Schaake, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and Z. Toth, D. Reynolds, M. Antolik, J. Maloney, J. Du, B. Zhou, M. Halpert, R. Martin, P. Dallavalle, E. Danaher, and K. Lynott | |
| 3:45 PM | J5.8 | Distributed model flow sensitivities to input and parametric uncertainty: Case studies for three watersheds in the Central U.S Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos and J. A. Sperfslage | |
| 4:00 PM | J5.9 | Hydrological Forecasting using Distributed Models in the Great Lakes Basin Alain C. Pietroniro, EC, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; and H. Goertz, P. Pilon, H. Ritchie, P. Campbell, R. P. Ford, and N. Kouwen | |
| 4:15 PM | J5.10 | Chimera watersheds to understand the relative importance of rainfall distribution in semi-distributed rainfall-runoff models Vazken Andréassian, Cemagref, Antony, France; and A. Oddos, C. Michel, and C. Perrin | |
| 4:30 PM | J5.11 | Optimization of a macroscale hydrological model for flood forecasting in the Odra watershed Joachim Geyer, GKSS Research Center, Geesthacht, Germany; and M. Klein and H.-T. Mengelkamp | |
| 4:45 PM | J5.12 | Potential benefits of long-lead hydrologic predictability on Missouri River main-stem reservoirs Edwin P. Maurer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier | |
| 5:00 PM | J5.13 | Applying high resolution land surface data, modeling and assimilation techniques to water supply and demand forecasts Curtis L. Hartzell, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO; and T. Pruitt, S. M. Hunter, D. A. Matthews, W. Sharp, K. R. Arsenault, and P. R. Houser | |
| 5:15 PM | J5.14 | Simulation of Possible future effects of greenhouse warming on Great Lakes water supply using a regional climate model Brent M. Lofgren, NOAA/ERL/GLERL, Ann Arbor, MI |
Special Address. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC
Sessions End for the Day
Session 6 Water Management Issues - Role of Information
| 8:30 AM | 6.1 | The benefit of long lead-time hydrologic forecasts during drought in the Ohio River Valley Thomas E. Adams, III, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH | |
| 8:45 AM | 6.2 | The role of climate in modern water planning and related decisions: Nebraska case study Donna L. Woudenberg, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE; and K. G. Hubbard, R. D. Kuzelka, and S. J. Meyer | |
| 9:00 AM | 6.3 | Water Distribution Options in Industrial Nations: A sustainability assessment Christine Anne Smith, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada | |
| 9:15 AM | 6.4 | Water Variability: Challenges Where the Rubber Hits the Road Jim Giraytys, Certified Consulting Meteorologist, Winchester, VA; and T. Dean, K. Schilling, and J. Shull |
Coffee Break in the Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level, Promenade
Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology
Lunch Break
Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson
Session 7 Regional Integrated Assessments
| 1:30 PM | 7.1 | Reducing vulnerability to hydro-climatic variability through integrated assessment in the southwestern U.S R.C. Bales, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and D. M. Liverman | |
| 1:45 PM | 7.2 | Climate Information and Water Resource Management: Two Initiatives in the Southwest Gregg M. Garfin, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and B. Morehouse | |
| 2:00 PM | 7.3 | Helping Water Resource Managers Understand Hydroclimatic Variability and Forecasts Holly C. Hartmann, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and T. C. Pagano, K. Franz, S. Sorooshian, and R. Bales | |
| 2:15 PM | 7.4 | The CIRES-NOAA Western Water Assessment Martyn P. Clark, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, Boulder, CO; and S. K. Avery and R. M. Dole | |
| 2:30 PM | 7.5 | Climate Assessment of the 1999–2002 drought in Colorado Klaus Wolter, NOAA/ERL/CDC and CIRES, Boulder, CO; and R. Pielke, Sr., M. Hoerling, S. Jain, and N. Doesken | |
| 2:45 PM | 7.6 | 2002 Municipal Response to Drought in the Colorado Front Range Douglas Kenney, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and R. Klein, A. Morrison, and B. Gravell | |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall (Exhibits open 1:30-7:30 p.m.) | ||
| 3:30 PM | 7.7 | Rapid response to the 2002 drought in Colorado: an experiment in regional climate services Robert Stabler Webb, NOAA/CDC and CIRES, Boulder, CO; and A. J. Ray, K. T. Redmond, R. S. Pulwarty, K. Wolter, C. A. Woodhouse, S. Avery, and R. M. Dole | |
| 3:45 PM | 7.8 | A user study approach for identifying needs for regional climate services Andrea J. Ray, NOAA/CIRES/CDC, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Webb and R. S. Pulwarty | |
| 4:00 PM | 7.9 | Integrated Forecast and Reservoir Management—Lessons Learned Konstantine P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic Research Center/SIO, San Diego, CA; and N. E. Graham and A. P. Georgakakos | |
| 4:15 PM | 7.10 | Incorporating hydroclimatic variability in reservoir management at Folsom Lake, California Theresa M. Carpenter, Hydrologic Research Center, San Diego, CA; and K. P. Georgakakos, N. E. Graham, A. P. Georgakakos, and H. Yao | |
| 4:30 PM | 7.11 | Climate science issues and needs of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program Michael Dettinger, US Geological Survey and SIO, La Jolla, CA; and W. Bennett, D. R. Cayan, J. Florsheim, M. Hughes, B. L. Ingram, A. Jassby, N. Knowles, F. Malamud-Roam, D. Peterson, K. Redmond, and L. Smith | |
| 4:45 PM | 7.12 | Application and Potential use of Climate Information in Water Resources Management in Florida Neeraj Vedwan, Univ. of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, FL; and F. Miralles-Wilhelm, K. Broad, D. Letson, G. Podesta, J. Jones, and J. J. O'Brien | |
| 5:00 PM | 7.13 | Climate Change Streamflow Scenarios for Water Planning Studies in the Pacific Northwest Alan F. Hamlet, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and D. P. Lettenmaier and P. Mote | |
| 5:15 PM | 7.14 | Responding to stakeholders' needs for climate change information for water resources planning Amy K. Snover, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and A. F. Hamlet, P. Mote, and D. P. Lettenmaier |
Sessions End for the Day
Reception (Cash Bar)
AMS Annual Awards Banquet
Joint Session 2 Weather Derivatives and the Value of Forecasts(Joint with the Symposium on Impacts of Water Variability: Benefits and Challenges and 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations)
| 8:30 AM | J2.1 | Assessing and quantifying the economic benefits of improved weather and climate forecasts Rodney F. Weiher, NOAA/U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC | |
| 8:45 AM | J2.2 | Blending Climatology and Forecasts to Compete in the Weather Market Jeff Shorter, WSI, Billerica, MA; and R. J. Boucher | |
| 9:00 AM | J2.3 | National Climatic Data Center Quality Assurance Procedures for Temperature Data Stephen A. Del Greco, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC | |
| 9:15 AM | J2.4 | The weather risk market: a growing consumer of climatology and seasonal forecasts Robert S. Dischel, Weather Market Observer, New York, NY | |
| 9:30 AM | J2.5 | What Are Weather Forecasts Worth? Jeffrey K. Lazo, Stratus Consulting Inc., Boulder, CO |
Simpsons Symposium—A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson
Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break
Session 8 Drought Impacts, Preparedness and Mitigation
| 11:00 AM | 8.1 | Improved NWS Climate Products and Services in Response to Customer Feedback Barbara E. Mayes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and R. J. Leffler, R. E. Livezey, and D. Lecomte | |
| 11:15 AM | 8.2 | Managing Droughts in the Future: the Impacts of Climate Change on Municipal Water Supplies Richard N. Palmer, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and M. A. Hahn | |
| 11:30 AM | 8.3 | Midwestern Drought Michael A Palecki, ISWS, Champaign, IL | |
| 11:45 AM | 8.4 | Using dendrohydrologic data in Colorado water resource planning and management Connie A. Woodhouse, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Boulder, CO; and R. S. Webb and J. J. Lukas | |
| 12:00 PM | 8.5 | Water banking as institutional adaptation to climate variability: the Colorado experiment John D. Wiener, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO | |
| 12:15 PM | Lunch Break |
Session 9 Impacts Related to Global Climate Change - What do we know, and how can we best hedge our bets?
| 1:30 PM | 9.1 | The Climate of 2002 in Historical Perspective Scott Stephens, NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and J. Lawrimore, R. Heim, K. Gleason, and A. Waple | |
| 1:45 PM | 9.2 | Response of U.S. water resources to HadCM2 projections of climate change and consequences for agriculture N. J. Rosenberg, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, MD; and R. C. Izaurralde, R. A. Brown, and A. M. Thomson | |
| 9.3 | PAPER WITHDRAWN | ||
| 2:00 PM | 9.4 | Using Clustered Climate Regimes for Understanding Water Cycle Variability Forrest M. Hoffman, ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN; and W. W. Hargrove, D. J. Erickson III, and R. Oglesby | |
| 2:15 PM | 9.5 | High and low spatial resolution climate change scenarios for the Missouri River basin: water yield responses Mark C. Stone, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and R. H. Hotchkiss and L. O. Mearns | |
| 2:30 PM | 9.6 | Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Pacific Island Water Resources: Challenges and Opportunities Eileen L. Shea, East-West Center, Honolulu, HI | |
| 2:45 PM | 9.7 | Changes in snowmelt runoff over Western North America over the last 5 decades Dan Cayan, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego /U.S. Geological Survey, La Jolla, CA; and M. Dettinger, I. Stewart, and N. Knowles | |
| 3:00 PM | 9.8 | Vulnerability of water resources in eastern Mediterranean ecosystems due to climate change—An integrated approach to sustainable management Pinhas Alpert, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel; and D. Silverman |
Conference Ends
Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)
Simpsons Banquet
Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific