Workshop Agenda

Monday

8:30 a.m. Concepts in Simulation of Watershed Processes

• Hydrologic Processes and Water Resource Management
• Simulation Modeling Concepts
• Examples of Applications
• Hydrologic Simulation for Operation of Water Resource Facilities

12:00 noon Lunch

1:30 p.m. Hydrologic Simulation I

• Interception
• Infiltration/Soil Moisture
• Surface Runoff/Overland Flow

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Tuesday

8:30 a.m. Hydrologic Simulation II

• Interflow/Groundwater
• Transpiration/Evaporation
• Snow Accumulation and Melt

Example: Segment Definition

11:30 a.m. Lunch in Redwood Creek Basin

1:30 p.m.

• Parameter Definition
• Model Calibration Methods
• Meteorological Data: Requirements and Correlations

Example: Parameter Estimation

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday

8:30 a.m. Hydrologic Simulation III

• Open Channel Flow
• Flow Routing Methods
• Modeling Detention Basins and Reservoirs

12:00 noon Lunch

1:30 p.m. HFAM Model Structure and Features>

• Parameter Input
• Database and Output Files
• GIS for Watershed Delineation
• Hfam Parameter Calibration

Example: Model Calibration with HFAM

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday

8:30 a.m. HFAM II Applications

• Reservoir Operations for Hydro, Irrigation and Water Supplies
• ‘Optimal’ Reservoir Operations
• Design, Planning and Environmental Studies
• Conditional Flood Frequency

12:00 Noon Lunch

1:30 p.m. Flow Forecasting with HFAM

• Short-term Forecasts
• Probabilistic Forecasts
• Data Considerations for Forecasting

Example: Model Calibration with HFAM

5:00 p.m. Adjourn