PUB 2011: Presentations / Program
Wednesday 11 May Day 1: Data-Rich PUB |
Howard Wheater Gordon Young |
John Pomeroy |
Danny Marks USDA NW Watershed Resarch Centre, Boise, Idaho How to maximize the predictive value of available information (6.9Mb PDF) |
Jeff McDonnell |
David Garen USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Portland, Oregon How to choose and assimilate data for hydrological prediction (2.7Mb PDF) |
Howard Wheater Canada Excellence Research Chair, University of Saskatchewan How to reduce uncertainty when land use change is creating non-stationarity (2Mb PDF) |
Breakout Groups: discussion of Data-Rich PUB by hydroclimate zone |
Anil Gupta Alberta Environment The challenges of PUB and how they were overcome |
Thursday 12 May Day 1: Data-Sparse PUB |
Suxia Liu Institute of Geographic Sciences & Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences How to maximize the predictive value of available data (5Mb PDF) |
Jim McNamara Boise State University, Idaho How to apply process understanding in predictive approaches (3.1Mb PDF) |
Maik Renner Technische Universität Dresden, Germany How to estimate and reduce uncertainty with ensemble forecasts (5Mb PDF) |
David Post CSIRO, Canberra, Australia How to reduce uncertainty when climate change is creating non-stationarity (0.9Mb PDF) |
Presentation of summaries: Hydroclimate Breakout Groups' findings on Data-Rich PUB - Arid / Semi-Arid 138.5Kb PDF - High Mountains 407.6Kb PDF - Temperate Forests 2.7Mb PDF - Temperate Agricultural 40.6Kb PDF - Boreal / Arctic 10.1Kb PDF - Tropics / Sub-Tropics 417.7Kb PDF |
Bob Sandford Chair, Canadian Partnership Initiative, United Nations International Water for Life Decade Parameters, Predictions & Policy - An Unholy Trinity? (0.3Mb PDF) |
Breakout Groups: discussion of Data-Sparse PUB by hydroclimate zone |
Friday 13 May Day 3: Data-Poor PUB |
John Pomeroy Director, Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan Hydromythology and Prediction using available information (6.8Mb PDF) |
Alexander Gelfan Water Problems Institute, Russian Academy of Science How to predict using physical principles (5.3Mb PDF) |
Vincent Fortin Canadian Meteorological Centre, Environment Canada How to access measurement and information technology for prediction (4.8Mb PDF) |
Pablo Dornes Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, Argentina How to combine inductive and deductive approaches to prediction (6Mb PDF) |
Presentation of summaries: Hydroclimate Breakout Groups' findings on Data-Sparse PUB - Arid / Semi-Arid 51.2Kb PDF - High Mountains 160.6Kb PDF - Temperate Forests 6.5Mb PDF - Temperate Agricultural 43.3Kb PDF - Boreal / Arctic 13.3Kb PDF - Tropics / Sub-Tropics 27Kb PDF |
Hon Rob Renner - Minister of Environment, Province of Alberta with an introduction by MLA Janis Tarchuk |
Breakout Groups: discussion of Data-Poor PUB by hydroclimate zone |
Presentation of summaries: Hydroclimate Breakout Groups' findings on Data-Poor PUB - Arid / Semi-Arid 92.5Kb PDF - High Mountains 153.2Kb PDF - Temperate Forests 17.3Kb PDF - Temperate Agricultural 158.9Kb PDF - Boreal / Arctic 11.2Kb PDF - Tropics / Sub-Tropics 21.1Kb PDF |
Personal Perspectives on PUB
Denis Hughes Chris Spence Ross Woods |
Conclusions / Closing Remarks
John Pomeroy |
Saturday 14 May |
Full-Day Field Tour: Banff National Park and Columbia Icefields Led by Bob Sandford |