hydrologic observatories and hydroview: a status report
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Hydrologic Observatories and HydroView: A Status Report. Richard P. Hooper, Executive Director Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Inc. HydroView. Revised HydroView. HO. HIS. HMF. NCHS. From Prototype to “Test-bed”. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Hydrologic Observatories and Hydrologic Observatories and HydroView: A Status ReportHydroView: A Status Report
Richard P. Hooper,Richard P. Hooper,Executive DirectorExecutive Director
Consortium of Universities for the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences, Advancement of Hydrologic Sciences,
Inc.Inc.
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HydroViewHydroView
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Revised HydroViewRevised HydroView
HOHO
HMF
NCHSNCHS
HIS
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From Prototype to “Test-From Prototype to “Test-bed”bed”
Clarify relationship among Hydroview Clarify relationship among Hydroview elementselements Dependent on prototype outcomeDependent on prototype outcome
Coordinate implementation among Coordinate implementation among elementselements Dependent upon fundingDependent upon funding
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Proposed HOs from LoganProposed HOs from Logan
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Observatory StatusObservatory Status
Summit meeting—Friday March 4, 2005Summit meeting—Friday March 4, 2005 Engineering, Weathering, Limnology, Engineering, Weathering, Limnology,
Ecology, Carbon Cycle, and Hydrology Ecology, Carbon Cycle, and Hydrology CommunitiesCommunities
Briefing of Assistant Directors—by early Briefing of Assistant Directors—by early April, 2005April, 2005 Decision on proceeding with “Test bed”Decision on proceeding with “Test bed” Development of MREFC packageDevelopment of MREFC package
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Summit ResultsSummit Results
Consensus that “HOs” are a useful Consensus that “HOs” are a useful part for all communities’ part for all communities’ observatoriesobservatories
Common “test-bed” is feasibleCommon “test-bed” is feasible Developing common science Developing common science
questions for eventual MREFC questions for eventual MREFC packagepackage
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Common Science IssuesCommon Science Issues
Heterogeneity—human and “natural”Heterogeneity—human and “natural” Episodic and extreme eventsEpisodic and extreme events Amplification/FilteringAmplification/Filtering Scaling in time and spaceScaling in time and space Coupling and interfacesCoupling and interfaces Switches, lags and pulsesSwitches, lags and pulses
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Common Science QuestionsCommon Science Questions How does landscape heterogeneity control How does landscape heterogeneity control
the magnitude and frequency of floods and the magnitude and frequency of floods and droughts?droughts?
How does landscape heterogeneity control How does landscape heterogeneity control nutrient, sediment and contaminant fluxes nutrient, sediment and contaminant fluxes and impact ecosystem structure and and impact ecosystem structure and function?function?
How do human activities and natural How do human activities and natural processes combine to determine the structure processes combine to determine the structure of landscape heterogeneity?of landscape heterogeneity?
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TimelineTimeline
To MS WordTo MS Word
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Implementation PlanImplementation Plan
HISHIS Hand-off of design to CHI(?)Hand-off of design to CHI(?) Support of HO’s by early 2006Support of HO’s by early 2006
HMFHMF Design of facility for Dec. 2005Design of facility for Dec. 2005 HO Support through Instrumentation HO Support through Instrumentation
PanelsPanels Geophysical “science” productGeophysical “science” product
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Implementation Plan-2Implementation Plan-2
HOHO Award—March, 2005Award—March, 2005 Year 1—Design/Data assimilationYear 1—Design/Data assimilation Year 2&3—Data collectionYear 2&3—Data collection Year 4 & on—”Permanent facility”Year 4 & on—”Permanent facility”
NCHSNCHS Initial working groupsInitial working groups Establishment of IRAs and open Establishment of IRAs and open
competitioncompetition
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SummarySummary
Moving from concept to prototype to Moving from concept to prototype to facilityfacility
More precise definition raises More precise definition raises questions of integration and rolesquestions of integration and roles
Coordination among HydroView Coordination among HydroView elements neededelements needed
Re-engage communityRe-engage community