COMET®Flash Flood Hydrology & QPE Workshop 08-1 Home Page
26-28 February 2008

Welcome to the COMET Flash Flood Hydrology & QPE Workshop 08-1 Home Page! This 3-day workshop is designed primarily for forecasters and Service Hydrologists at the WFOs. It will look into the hydrologic processes of flash floods and the current state of the art with respect to Quantitative Precipitation Estimation (QPE). The participant will gain a more thorough understanding of the hydrologic impacts of different soil types, land use, and slope. Case Review exercises will use the Flash Flood Monitoring and Prediction (FFMP) software. The course will cover flash flood topics such as distributed modeling, flash flood guidance, debris flows, urbanization, and dam failures.

Required workshop reading from COMET Distance Learning:

 

All Regions:
FFG with FFPI (Produced by Western Region)

Eastern, Central and Southern Regions:
Flash Flood Processes, Flash Flood Guidance Section (30 minutes or less). Click "Begin" in the lower left and then click the third section "Flash Flood Guidance" in the upper left.

Suggested workshop reading from COMET Distance Learning:

 

A Social Science Perspective on Flood Events by Dr. Eve Gruntfest (UCCS) and the COMET® Program (Webcast)

 

Rain Gauges: Are They Really Ground Truth? (Webcast)

  QPF Overview Materials and Streaming Lectures
  Urban Flooding: It Can Happen in a Flash
  River Ice Processes
  Basin Customization Workshop downloads


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COURSE SCHEDULE

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