Free Ph.D. Course on "Hydroclimatology and Paleohydrology" at University of Trento
Giuseppe Formetta
We are glad to announce a free Ph.D. Seminar Course, open to all interested:
“Hydroclimatology and Paleohydrology”
The course is taught by Professor Glenn Tootle, Fulbright Visiting Research and Teaching Scholar - The University of Alabama - University of Trento
Below you can find the course abstract for more information.
The Course is given in blended mode (i.e. in presence for a maximum of 15 students and on-line through zoom) and is held at the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering - University of Trento.
There is no registration fee for the course, but attendants have to register before September 25th, 2021 sending an email with their CV in attachment to: dica...@unitn.it, giuseppe...@unitn.it, glennala...@unitn.it
Giuseppe Formetta and Glenn Tootle
Course Description
Hydroclimatology - Students will explore climatic drivers of hydrology (e.g., precipitation, snowpack, soil moisture and streamflow). Teleconnections between climate signals such as the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), gridded Sea Surface Temperatures (SSTs) and Atmospheric Pressures (e.g., 500mb) and hydrologic response will be evaluated. Students will data mine these various datasets and apply various statistical techniques such as statistical testing and Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). Using these statistical teleconnections, long lead-time (e.g., three to six-month) skillful forecasts of seasonal hydrologic response may be developed applying linear and non-parametric models. Sample papers include:
Sadeghi, S., G. Tootle, E. Elliott, V. Lakshmi, M. Therrell, J. Kam and B. Bearden, 2019. Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and Southeast United States streamflow variability: Associations with the recent multi-decadal decline. Journal of Hydrology, 576 (2019) 422-429.
Oubeidillah, A.A., G.A. Tootle and S. Anderson, 2012. Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and Adour Garonne (France) Regional Streamflow Variability. Journal of Hydrological Sciences, 57(3):496 – 506.
Oubeidillah, A.A., G.A. Tootle, C. Moser, T. Piechota and K. Lamb, 2011. Upper Colorado River and Great Basin Streamflow and Snowpack Forecasting using Pacific Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability. Journal of Hydrology, 410(3-4):169-177.
Soukup, T., O., Aziz, G. Tootle, S. Wulff and T. Piechota, 2009. Long Lead-time Streamflow Forecasting of the North Platte River Incorporating Oceanic-Atmospheric Climate Variability. Journal of Hydrology, 368(1-4):131-142.
Paleohydrology - Students will examine hydrologic data (precipitation, snowpack, streamflow) and tree-ring data (proxies) and, when combining these datasets (Dendrohydrology), students will examine the past (paleo) variability of water. Students will participate in the collection (coring) of trees and an in-class lab on tree-ring cross dating. Students will gain knowledge in various statistical techniques including Stepwise Linear Regression and data filtering. Sample papers include:
Vines, M., G. Tootle, L. Terry, E. Elliott, J. Corbin, G.L. Harley, J. Kam, S. Sadeghi, and M. Therrell, 2021. A Paleo Perspective of Alabama and Florida (USA) Interstate Streamflow. Water, 13, 657, https://doi.org/10.3390/w13050657.
Anderson, S., R. Ogle, G. Tootle and A. Oubeidillah, 2019. Tree-Ring Reconstructions of Streamflow for the Tennessee Valley. Hydrology, 6(2), 34; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology6020034.