Climate and Drought Forecasting, December 2005: Wyoming Workshop Agenda

WY participant list

9:00 - 9:30: Registration

9:30 - 9:50: Welcome - Brad Udall, Director of Western Water Assessment

9:50 - 10:20:  Presentation of example from Wyoming of how climate products are considered in annual operations and long-term planning decisions.  

Presentor: Lyle Myler - USBR Wyoming Area Office

10:20 - 10:35: Break

10:35 - 11:35: Panel discussion of four other water managers.  Topics include what kind of climate information they need and how they would like to use forecasts.

Moderator: Andrea Ray, NOAA/Western Water Assessment

Panelists: John Shields - WY State Engineer's Office, Clint Bassett - City of Cheyenne, Ed Kouma - USBR Wyoming Area Office

11:35 - 12:35: Lunch provided by WWA

12:35 - 2:45: Presentation of  key climate products, including a discussion of how they are made.

Intro and moderator: Robert Webb, NOAA/Western Water Assessment

Topics:    
Official CPC Seasonal Forecasts - Klaus Wolter, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.
Experimental "Week-2" Forecasts - Tom Hamill, NOAA/Western Water Assessment  
Drought Monitor - Gary Bates, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.
Climate Products from WY State Climatologist's Office - Tom Dietrich, State Climatologist's Office

2:45 - 3:05        Break

3:05 - 3:30: Guided audience discussion on your questions and perceptions about the use of forecasts and the understandability of forecasts. 

Moderator: Jessica Lowrey, Western Water Assessment/U of Colo.

3:30 - 3:50: Closing remarks: Future climate research topics, interests of participants, follow up workshops, etc.
Moderator: Brad Udall

 

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