GC33G
Linking Downscaled Climate Variables to Extreme Events, Land Surface Hydrology, Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, and Human Health II

Wednesday, 16 December 2015: 13:40-15:40
3003 (Moscone West)
Primary Conveners:  Muge Komurcu, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Conveners:  Srinath Krishnan1, Matthew Huber2 and Mark Pagani1, (1)Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States(2)University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
Chairs:  Srinath Krishnan, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States and Muge Komurcu, University of New Hampshire Main Campus, Durham, NH, United States
OSPA Liaisons:  Srinath Krishnan, Yale University, New Haven, CT, United States
13:55
High-Resolution Regional Climate Downscaling for Engineering and Planning for Extremes (Invited) (61003)
Cindy L Bruyere, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
14:10
Near-term Intensification of the Hydrological Cycle in the United States (Invited) (67525)
Moetasim Ashfaq1, Deeksha Rastogi1, Rui Mei1, Shih-Chieh Kao2, Bibi S Naz1 and Sudershan Gangrade1, (1)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States
14:25
Increased Extreme Hydrological Events and Decreased Water Supply Availability for the Southwestern United States Projected by Mid-Century (65071)
Brianna Rita Pagan1, Moetasim Ashfaq2, Deeksha Rastogi3, Bibi S Naz2, Shih-Chieh Kao4, Rui Mei3, Donald R Kendall1 and Jeremy S Pal5, (1)Loyola Marymount University, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (2)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (3)Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (4)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, (5)Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, United States
14:40
Streamflow estimation using WRF-Hydro with dynamically downscaled climate variables over southern tropical Indian region (78139)
Saimy Davis, Kulamulla Parambath Sudheer and Sachin S Gunthe, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
14:55
Evaluation of Statistical Downscaling Skill at Reproducing Extreme Events (75094)
Seth A McGinnis1, Mari R Tye1, Douglas W Nychka2 and Linda O Mearns1, (1)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)NCAR, Boulder, CO, United States
15:10
Identification of robust statistical downscaling methods based on a comprehensive suite of performance metrics for South Korea (77546)
Hyung-Il Eum, APEC Climate Center, Busan, South Korea and Alex J. Cannon, Environment Canada, Climate Research Division, Climate Data and Analysis Section, Victoria, BC, Canada
15:25
Effect of downscaling methodology on decision-making (82897)
Rachel Rose McCrary, National Center for Atmospheric Research, CISL/IMAGe/RISC, Boulder, CO, United States