NH33D:
Dams and Reservoirs: Natural Hazards, Risks, and Solutions I

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Session ID#: 33782

Session Description:
Throughout civilization dams and reservoirs have provided a means of addressing spatial and temporal variability in water supply. Demands for reliable supplies of water for irrigation, hydropower, municipalities, navigation, and flood control result in social and environmental tradeoffs and concerns regarding the safety of dam structures and release patterns. Dam risks vary globally with the US facing aging dam issues, while countries such as China, South Korea, and Japan are constructing new dams and addressing changes in environmental regimes. Identifying and addressing these challenges are the focus of this session.

We welcome contributions addressing dam hazards and risks associated with uncontrolled or emergency water releases, changes in flood risk, seismic activity, and increasing age and the need for restoration, retrofitting, or removal. Innovative methods of identifying and monitoring dams and dam safety, assessing safety and cost trade-offs, environmental impacts, sedimentation, and achieving robust dam design and operation are also encouraged.

Primary Convener:  Michelle W Ho, Columbia University of New York, Columbia Water Center, Palisades, NY, United States
Conveners:  Casey Brown, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Amherst, MA, United States, Ramesh P Singh, Chapman University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Orange, CA, United States and Xun Sun, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Chairs:  Michelle W Ho, Columbia University of New York, Columbia Water Center, Palisades, NY, United States, Xun Sun, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China, Casey Brown, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Amherst, United States and Ramesh P Singh, Chapman University, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Orange, CA, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Michelle W Ho, Columbia University of New York, Columbia Water Center, Palisades, NY, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • H - Hydrology
  • PA - Public Affairs
  • SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Index Terms:

1808 Dams [HYDROLOGY]
4306 Multihazards [NATURAL HAZARDS]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
6699 General or miscellaneous [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

VS CHARACTERIZATION OF HARD-ROCK DAM SITES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA (258333)
Kofi O Addo, BC Hydro, Burnaby, BC, Canada, Rufus Catchings, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Moffett Field, United States, Alan Yong, US Geological Survey, Pasadena, CA, United States, Mark Goldman, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Mountain View, United States, Joanne H Chan, U.S. Geological Survey, Earthquake Science Center, Mountain View, CA, United States and Antony Jeffrey Martin, GeoVision, Corona, CA, United States
Landslide-Generated Waves in a Dam Reservoir: The Effects of Landslide Rheology and Initial Submergence (226821)
Saeedeh Yavari Ramsheh, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran and Behzad Ataie-Ashtiani, Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Levee Seepage Detection in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Using Polarimetric SAR (225138)
Karen An, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Cathleen E Jones, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States and David P Bekaert, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, United States

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