ABOUT IAHS WORKSHOP W4
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
(IUGG) will have its 22nd General Assembly at the University of
Birmingham, UK, 18th to 30th July, 1999. http://www.bham.ac.uk/IUGG99/*
During this meeting, the International Association of Hydrolgic
Sciences (IAHS) has organized a number of symposia and workshops.
http://www.wlu.ca/~wwwiahs/index.html*Workshop
W4 is one of the IAHS workshops. It is co-sponsored by the
International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences.
http://iamas.org/
ABSTRACT
This workshop will examine the basis for making a
priori estimates of model parameters of hydrological models
and land surface parameterizations of atmospheric models using basin
characteristics such as soils, vegetation, topography, geology and
climate. The objective of this workshop will be to review the present
state-of-the-art through presentations of case studies and to consider
future work needed to make improved estimates. The workshop will
consider what data may be needed, how they may be obtained and how
they may be analyzed. The question of which parameters might be
regionalized (or possibly globalized) is of interest. The workshop
will contribute to the international Model Parameter Estimation
Experiment (MOPEX), and activity of IAHS, GEWEX and the WMO CHy.
Hydrometeorological and basin characteristics data sets for about
50 river basins in the U.S. will be available by ftp from the convenor
about a year before the workshop. It is hoped that some of the participants
might run their models using these data to produce prescribed outputs.
These will be presented and discussed at the workshop.
MOPEX
web site:
Information about the international Model Parameter Estimation
Experiment (MOPEX) and data sets available to support both MOPEX
and the IAHS Birmingham workshop W4 can be found at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/mopex
RELATIONSHIP TO MOPEX
This workshop will contribute to the scientific objectives
of an international Model Parameter Estimation Experiment
(MOPEX). Immediately following the workshop a meeting of the
MOPEX Steering Group is planned. Workshop participants are invited
to attend that meeting if the wish to participate in the MOPEX project.
Information about MOPEX can be found at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/mopex
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
Scientists interested in the workshop topic are invited to participate.
The worksop will include a few invited presentations to serve as
a basis for guiding discussion on key issues to be addressed by
the workshop. A number of brief case studies also will be
presented orally on Wednesday AM. There will be a parallel
poster session during the workshop. All participants are encouraged
to contribute a poster presentation on aspects of their work related
to the theme of the workshop. If you are interested in participating,
please send an e-mail to the convenor
to express interest. Please include an abstract describing
your proposed contribution.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
SESSION
1 - REGIONAL PARAMETER ESTIMATION ISSUES, Chair: J. Wallace
- July 27, Tuesday Morning
Time
Abstract Code Author
Title
09:00 AM HW4/E/14
Alan Hall
Introduction to the workshop
09:30 AM HW4/E/12
J. Schaake, Q. Duan
and V. Koren Opportunities for improved
estimation of parameters of hydrological models.
10:00 AM HW4/E/13
G. Leavesley,
R. Viger, and L. Hay Objective distributed-parameter
estimation methods and tools in the USGS Modular Modeling System
(MMS)
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM HW4/E/10
M. Lees, T. Wagener,
H. Wheater and K. Beven Assessing the
regionalisation potential of hydrological models
11:30 AM HW4/E/11
C. Perrin and
C. Michel Assessment of parameter uncertainty
in hydrological models
12:00 PM HW4/E/15
L. Bastidas,
H. Gupta, S. Sorooshian, and W. J. Shuttleworth
Effect of areal versus point information in the parameter identification
of land-surface schemes using multi-criteria methods
12:30 PM Adjourn
SESSSION 2 - CASE STUDIES,
Chair: J. Schaake - July 27, Tuesday Afternoon
02:00 PM HW4/E/08
H. Holzmann and
H. P. Nachtnebel Parameterization of
a conceptual continuous rainfall runoff model by means of catchment
characterization
02:20 PM HW4/E/18
E.M.Blyth
Soil hydraulic properties from river flow
02:40 PM HW4/E/19
W. J. Rawls and
C. A. Reynolds Development of Regional
Soil Hydraulic Properties
03:00 PM HW4/E/07
S. W. Franks
and K. Beven A multiple patch SVAT model
conditioned on estimates of latent heat fluxes as inferred from
remotely sensed data
03:20 PM HW4/E/16
W.-A. Fluegel,
K. Bongartz, M. Klenke, C. Michl and H. Staudenrausch
Multiscale hydrological parameter estimation and modelling - The
Sieg Experiment
03:40 PM Break
04:10 PM HW4/E/17
P. C. D. Milly
and A. B. Shmakin Predictive value of
land-surface-characteristic data sets in the calculation of water
and energy fluxes of large river basins
04:30 PM HW4/E/01
L. Menzel
Regionalization of Parameters for the Modelling
of Areal Evapotranspiration
04:45 PM HW4/E/03
Y. Gusev and
O. Nasonova The experience of application
of different techniques for regionalization of heat and water exchange
at the land surface
05:00 PM HW4/E/20
Y.G.Motovilov
Regional hydrological simulation by physically-based
and conceptual models
05:15 PM HW4/E/21
I. Haidu and
C. Haidu GIS-based interpolation and
regionalization of monthly lumped model parameters
05:30 PM HW4/E/22
T. Rientjes,
C. van den Akker and P. van der Veer
Parameterisation of distributed runoff models by use of objective
functions and multiple state variables
05:45 PM Adjourn
SESSION 3 -
WORKSHOP DISCUSSION - PART 1, Chair: J. Wallace - July
28, Wednesday Morning
09:00 AM A.
Becker Workshop Discussion - Additional
insights from poster presentations
10:30 AM Break
11:00 AM
J. Schaake Discussion - Promising approaches
to parameter estimation
12:30 PM Adjourn
SESSION 4 -
WORKSHOP DISCUSSION - PART 2, Chair: A. Becker July
28, Wednesday Afternoon
02:00 PM J.
Wallace Discussion - Data requirements
and Strategies
03:30 PM Break
04:45 PM A.
Hall Discussion - Future MOPEX activities
05:30 PM Adjourn
ADDITIONAL
CONTRIBUTED POSTERS, Chair: A. Becker - July
27 - 28, Tuesday-Wednesday
HW4/E/23 J.
Sutor and V. Stekauerova Regionalization
of hydrophysical characteristics of water balance mathematical model
in the region of Ray Island in Slovakia.
HW4/E/24 B.
Gartman Flood cycle model for small
river basin within monsoon zone: direct and indicative evaluations
of parameters
HW4/E/25 T.
J. Jackson, The Southern Great Plains 1997 Hydrology Experiment
Data Bases
HW4/E/26 R.
M. Vogel A methodology for model verification
HW4/E/27 P.
Javelle Regionalization of hydrological
parameters of the QdF model
HW4/E/06 X.
Mo, S. Liu, Z. Lin, and W. Zhao The calculation
of evaporation over LuoHe basin by a SVAT model and use of it to
calculation the river flow
HW4/E/28 G.
Mariotto, M. Mancini, N. Montaldo, R. Rosso and P. A. Troch
Sensitivy analysis on SVAT model to assess effective evapotranspiration:
The Virginiolo Basin case study
HW4/E/05 I.
Haidu Could be regionalized the stochastical
model parameters ?
HW4/E/29 V.G.
Konovalov Model of Glaciers Runoff for
Central Asia Region
HW4/E/30 J
Geyer and A. H. Schumann Utilisation
of entropy for structuring of grid-based hydrological models
HW4/E/09 K.
Tanaka, M. Suzuki and N. Tangtham Numerical
experiment of CO2, latent/sensible heat exchange between atmosphere
and different plant canopies
HW4/E/31 J.
Buchtele and J. Zezilak Variability of
parameters of the Sacramento model in the CZech part of the Elbe
river basin
HW4/E/32 A.
Bronstert, M. Krol, J. Krywkow and A. Jaegar
Large scale hydrologic parameterization for integrated modelling
in Northeast Brazil
HW4/E/04 D.
J. Mitchell Modelling sediment and solute
yields of the River Wye Catchment, UK
HW4/E/33 A. Güntner
and A. Bronstert Parameterization of
lateral hydrological processes based on geomorphologic units
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