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2014
Monday, June 16th
9:00 AM

Addressing the water-energy-climate nexus conundrum: A systems approach

Oz Sahin, Griffith University
Rodney A. Stewart, Griffith University
Russell G. Richards, Griffith University

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

An Integrated Approach for Including Social Capacities, and Economic Valuation in Risk Assessment of Water Related Hazards in Uncertain Scenarios

Carlo Giupponi, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Vahid Mojtahed, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Animesh K. Gain, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Stefano Balbi, Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Claudio Biscaro, Institut für Organisation und Globale Managementstudien, Johannes Kepler Universität, Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

App2Adapt: Using Tablet Technology to Elicit Conditional Probabilities for Bayesian Belief Network Modelling

Russell Richards, Griffith University
Oz Sahin, Griffith University
Marcello Sano, Griffith University
Jan-Olaf Meynecke, Griffith University
Rachel Tiller, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Engaging Australian Surf Lifesaving in coastal hazard and climate change adaptation with stakeholder driven modelling

Marcello Sono, Griffith University
Russell G. Richards, Griffith University
Oz Sahin, Griffith University
Shauna Sherker, Surf Life Saving Australia
Rodger Tomlinson, Griffith University

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The Effect of Recovery on Modeling Inactivation of Bacillus Spores on HVAC Filters

Bharathi Murali, Michigan State University
Jade Mitchell, Michigan State University

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The QMRA Wiki: A Social Media Tool for Interdisciplinary and Interagency Collaboration for Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment

Jade Mitchell, Michigan State University
Mark H. Weir, Temple University
Wietske van Osch, Michigan State University
Joan Rose, Michigan State University

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Using integrated environmental modeling to automate a process-based Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment

Gene Whelan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Keewook Kim, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Rajbir Parmar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Kurt Wolfe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mike Galvin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Duda, Aqua Terra Consultants
Mark Gray, Aqua Terra Consultants
Marirosa Molina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Richard Zepp, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Yakov Pachepsky, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
John Ravenscroft, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water
Lourdes Prieto, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Brenda Kitchens, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

Accounting for Groups of Animals in QMRA of Recreational Waters

Richard W. Muirhead, Land and Environment, AgResearch Ltd, Invermay Research Centre
Vanessa M. Cave, Bioinformatics, Mathematics & Statistics, AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

An integrative modeling framework to evaluate wheat production systems: Fusarium head blight

Willingthon Pavan, Universidade de Passo Fundo
José Maurício Cunha Fernandes, Universidade de Passo Fundo
Alexandre Lazzaretti, Instituto Federal Sul-Rio-grandense (IFSUL)
Josué Toebe, Instituto Federal Sul-Rio-gandense (IFSUL)
Jorge Luis Bavaresco, Instituto Federal Sul-Rio-grandense (IFSUL)
Alex C. Ruane, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Rodrigo Yoiti Tsukahara, Fundaҫão ABC

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Applications of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA) to Regulatory Decision Making

Adam W. Olivieri, EOA, Inc.
Edmund Y. Seto, University of Washington
Richard E. Danielson, BioVir, Inc.
Jeffrey A. Soller, Soller Environmental
Robert C. Cooper, University of California - Berkeley

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Estimating the benefits of early warning systems in reducing urban flood risk to people: a spatially explicit Bayesian model.

Stefano Balbi, BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
Ferdinando Villa, BC3 Basque Centre for Climate Change
Vahid Mojthaed, Ca'Foscari University of Venice
Carlo Giupponi, Ca'Foscari University of Venice

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Freshwater Impacted by Animal Fecal Material

Jeffrey Soller, Soller Environmental
Timothy Bartrand, Tetra Tech
Marirosa Molina, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Gene Whelan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mary Schoen, Soller Environmental
Nicholas Ashbolt, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

SilVIo, Modelling Social Vulnerability under a Local Perspective

Thaís López-Inojosa, Hamburg University
Martina Neuburger, Center for Earth system Research and Sustainability at the University Hamburg
Sebastian Medina-Plascencia, University of Los Andes
Framklin Davila, University of Los Andes

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Vulnerability and adaptation of crop production to future climate change: a case study for representative farms in Flathead Valley, Montana, USA

Tony Prato, University of Missouri
Zeyuan Qui, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

A Sequential Participatory Approach to Adapt Livestock Systems to Climate Change

Marion Sautier, INRA
Mathilde Piquet, INRA
Michel Duru, INRA
Roger Martin-Clouaire, INRA

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Coupled simulation of human-driven and natural land cover change in the Front Range Corridor, CO

Zhihua Liu, South Dakota State University
Michael C. Wimberly, South Dakota State University
Aashis Lamsal, South Dakota State University
Terry L. Sohl, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Todd J. Hawbaker, U.S. Geological Survey, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Managing Mine Water under Extreme Climate Variability Using a Model Predictive Control Approach

Lei Gao, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water
Damian Barrett, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water
Rui Liu, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water, Key laboratory of Geographic information Science (Ministry of Education), East China Normal University
Mingwei Zhou, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Luigi Renzullo, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water
Irina Emelyanova, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Norovirus dose-response in sewage-related QMRA: The importance of virus aggregation

Graham B. McBride, NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research)

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Object-based analysis of Multispectral RS Data and GIS for Detection of Climate Change Impact on the Karakoram Range Northern Pakistan

Waquar UI Hassan Chaudhary, Linköpings Universitet
Åke Sivertun, Swedish National Defence College

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

QMRA of intestinal nematode infection via multimedia exposure pathways

Arti Kundu, University of California, Davis
Hugo R. Poma, INIQUI-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Salta
Mimi W. Jenkins, University of California, Davis
Veronica B. Rajal, INIQUI-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Salta
Stefan Wuertz, University of California, Davis, Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

SWAT-SIR Model for Predicting Fate and Transport of Manure-borne Pathogens in Fragmented Agriculture-Forest Ecosystems

Andrey K. Guber, Michigan State University
David M. Williams, Michigan State University
Amy C. Dechen Quinn, Michigan State University
Sushil B. Tamrakar, Michigan State University
Joan B. Rose, Michigan State University
William F. Porter, Michigan State University

Session H1: Environmental Modeling, Software, and Data to Support Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessments (QMRAs)

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:40 PM

Modeling of CO2 Solubility in Salty Aqueous Solutions at Geological Sequestration Conditions

Lu Wang, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Qingchun Yu, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Lu Xia, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
Yinhe Zheng, China University of Geosciences (Beijing)

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Ocean acidification and fisheries - a Bayesian network approach to assessing a wicked problem

Russell Richards, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith Climate Change Response Program
Jan-Olaf Meynecke, Australian Rivers Institute (Coast and Estuaries)
Oz Sahin, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith University
Rachel Tiller, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Yaije Liu, SINTEF

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Sea level rise effects on acidic pollution in a coastal acid sulphate soil area

Ngo Dang Phong, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), University of Agriculture and Forestry
Chu Thai Hoanh, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
To Phuc Tuong, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Reiner Wassmann, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Tuesday, June 17th
9:00 AM

A modeling framework for oceanic basins under double exposure

Christian Mullon, UMR212, IRD
Gorka Merino, AZTl-Tecnalia
Jose Fernandez, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
William Cheung, University of British Columbia
Manuel Barange, Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

LiDAR and Hyperspectral data for Landscape and Vegetation Classification and Monitoring

Ake Sivertun, SNDC Stockholm
Katharina Zöphel, TUD Dresden
Simon Ahlberg, Linköpings Universitet/ForanRS AB

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Modelling climate change adaptation using cross-impact analysis: an approach for integrating qualitative and quantitative data

Johan Veltmeyer, Griffith University
Oz Sahin, Griffith University

Session H5: Systems Modeling and Climate Change: A Systematic Methodology for Disentangling Elements of Vulnerability, Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Modelling Water and Land Resource Management in Dry Rainfed Areas of India: Connecting the Environment and Technology to Institutions and Stakeholders

Vasant P. Gandhi, Indian Institute of Management

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

The challenges of incorporating urine and dung patches in process-based modelling of grazed agricultural systems

Val O. Snow, AgResearch
Richard J. Eckard, University of Melbourne
C. Alan Rotz, USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Ian R. Johnson, University of Melbourne
Nicholas J. Hutchings, Aarhus University

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The grassland model intercomparison of the MACSUR (Modelling European Agriculture with Climate Change for Food Security) European knowledge hub

Shaoxiu Ma, French National Institute for Agricultural Research
Marco Acutis, University of Milan
Zoltán Barcza, Institute of Ecology and Botany, MTA Centre for Ecological Research
Haythem Ben Touhami, French National Institute for Agricultural Research
Luca Doro, eUniversity of Sassari
Dóra Hidy, Szent Istvan University
Martin Köchy, Thünen Institute of Market Analysis
Julien Minet, University of Liege
Eszter Lellei-Kovács, Institute of Ecology and Botany, MTA Centre for Ecological Research
Alessia Perego, University of Milan
Susanne Rolinski, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Franҫoise Ruget, French National Institute for Agricultural Research
Giovanna Seddaiu, University of Sassari
Lianhai Wu, Rothamsted Research
Gianni Bellocchi, French National Institute for Agricultural Research

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

The Value of Seasonal Productivity Forecasting in Biodiesel Plans

Giulia Fiorese, Institute for Environment and Sustainability,
Giorgio Guariso, Politecnico di Milano

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

An approach for encapsulating Fortran coded models into a R package

Carlos A. Hölbig, University of Passo Fundo
Willingthon Pavan, University of Passo Fundo
Jose M. C. Fernandes, Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Angela Mazzonetto, University of Passo Fundo
Tiago Zortea, University of Florida

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

CalSim Modeling of Proposed San Joaquin River Basin Flow Standards

Thomas W. FitzHugh, U.S. Department of the Interior

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Computational evaluation of pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety around a high-rise building in an urban area

Wendy D. Janssen, Eindhoven University of Technology
Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, Leuven University
Twan van Hooff, Eindhoven University of Technology

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Convective heat transfer at the surfaces of a surface-mounted cube in a turbulent boundary layer: LES and RANS simulations

Hamid Montazeri, Eindhoven University of Technology
Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, Leuven University
Jan Hensen, Eindhoven University of Technology

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Environmental Fluid Mechanics at iEMSs conferences (2002-2014)

Carlo Gualtieri, University of Napoli Federico II
Dragutin T. Mihailoviĉ, University of Novi Sad

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Extending existing models to capture vegetation response to extreme weather events: the MODEXTREME project

Gianni Bellocchi, French National Institute for Agricultural Research
Francisco J. Villalobos, University of Cordoba & IAS-CSIC
Marcello Donatelli, Agriculture Research Council of Italy
Ole B. Christensen, Danish Meteorological Institute
Oscar Rojas, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Roberto Confalonieri, University of Milan
Ioannis N. Athanasiadis, Democritus University of Thrace
Irina Carpusca, INRA-Transfert
Claudio O. Stöckle, Washington State University

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Modeling Potential Environmental Impacts of Deep Aquifer C02 Sequestration

Nigel W. T. Quinn, Berkeley National Laboratory

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Numerical modelling of dissolved-oxygen in a cold­ region river

Ahmad Shakibaeinia, Environment Canada's Water & Climate Impact Research Centre
Yonas B. Dibike, Environment Canada's Water & Climate Impact Research Centre
Terry D. Prowse, Environment Canada's Water & Climate Impact Research Centre

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Planning Modeling in the Klamath River Basin - UsefuI Tools for Stakeholders

Nancv Parker, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Kristin White, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lee Traynham, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Jason Cameron, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Reimplementation and reuse of the Canegro model

Tommaso Stella, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Valentina Pagani, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Caterina Francone, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Sevim Seda Yamaҫ, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Giacomo Finotto, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Simone Bregaglio, Universita degli Studi di Milano
Enrico Ceotto, Consiglio per la Ricerca e la sperimentazione in Agricoltura
Roberto Confalonieri, Universita degli Studi di Milano

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

2D Hydrodynamic Based Logic Modelling Tool for River Restoration Decision Analysis: A Quantitative Approach to Project Prioritization

David J. Bandrowski, Trinity River Restoration Program, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Yong G. Lai, Technical Service Center, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
D. Nathan Bradley, Technical Service Center, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Josh Murauskas, Anchor QEA LLC
Dave Gauman, Trinity River Restoration Program, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

A conceptual model to guide exploration of global food-water security

Joseph H. A. Guillaume, Aalto University, National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Australian National University
Matti Kummu, Aalto University
Miina Porkka, Aalto University
Olli Varis, Aalto University

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Accept'Hydro: a tool for evaluating potential wetland areas at floodplain scale.

Adrien Bonneu, Acceptables Avenirs
Grégory Espitalier-Nöel, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, ECOLAB
Patrice Torguet, IRIT, Université de Toulouse
Jean-Pierre Jessel, Université de Toulouse
José-Miguel Sanchez-Pérez, Université de Toulouse
Vervier Philippe, Acceptables Avenirs
Sabine Sauvage, Université de Toulouse

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Comprehensive Assessment of Water Resources Vulnerability Based on ISPA Model under Climate Change in Haihe River Basin

Xiaohua Yang, Beijing Normal University
Congli Di, Beijing Normal University
Yugi Li, Beijing Normal University
Jun Ha, Beijing Normal University
Jian Zhang, Beijing Normal University
Xinghui Xia, Beijing Normal University
Xiaojaun Chan, Beijing Normal University
Jianqiang Li, Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design General Institute

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Enhancing the Link between Surface and Groundwater Models for Climate Change Assessment of Water Supply and Demand in Northwest Mexico

George Whitten, Arizona State University
Matthew Hann, Arizona State University
Agustin Robles-Morua, Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
Alex S. Mayer, Michigan Technological University
Enrique R. Vivoni, Arizona State University

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Investigating Operational Decision-Making in Agriculture

Charlotte Daydé, INRA, UR875 MIAT, F-31326
Stéphane Couture, INRA, UR875 MIAT, F-31326
Frédérick Garcia, INRA, UR875 MIAT, F-31326
Roger Martin-Clouaire, INRA, UR875 MIAT, F-31326

Session H8: New Challenges for Agricultural Systems Modeling and Software

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Investigating possible climate change and development effects on water quality within an arid catchment in South Africa: a comparison of two models

Andrew R. Slaughter, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University
Sukhmani K. Mantel, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University
Denis A. Hughes, Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Relationship between Von Karman and Reynolds number: a critical analysis using the wind profile method

Pelliccioni Armando, Inail Research

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Three-Dimensional Numerical Model to Evaluate the Suspended Solid Removal in Surface Flow Constructed Wetland

Sangsoo Han, Concordia University
Zhi Chen, Concordia University
Fayi Zhou, City of Edmonton, Canada

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Use of CFD in the initial design of a snow fence

Sarah Jane Wakes, University of Otago

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

3:40 PM

A new evaluation framework for input variable selection algorithms used in environmental modelling

Greer B. Humphrey, University of Adelaide
Stefano Galelli, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Andrea Castelleti, Politecnico di Milano
Holger R. Maier, University of Adelaide
Graeme C. Dandy, University of Adelaide
Matthew S. Gibbs, University of Adelaide

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

A spatial framework for regional-scale flooding risk assessment

Yun Chen, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Damian Barrett, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Rui Liu, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship, East China Normal University
Lei Gao, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Mingwei Zhou, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Luigi Renzullo, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Susan Cuddy, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship
Irina Emelyanova, CSIRO Land and Water, CSIRO Water for a Healthy Country National Research Flagship

H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Bedform-induced hyporheic exchange: impact of porous medium permeability

Carto Gualtieri, University of Napoli Federico II

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Computational analysis of the performance of a new facade concept for wind comfort on building balconies: validation and application

Hamid Montazeri, Eindhoven University of Technology
Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, Leuven University
Wendy Janssen, Eindhoven University of Technology
Twan van Hooff, Eindhoven University of Technology

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Development of data to support a software application for assessment of wind conditions in the Port of Rotterdam

Wendy D. Janssen, Eindhoven University of Technology
Bert Blocken, Eindhoven University of Technology, Leuven University
Hermjan Van Wijhe, Port of Rotterdam

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Large Wood Flow Hydraulics: A 3D Modelling Approach

Yong G. Lai, Technical Service Center, Bureau of Reclamation
David J. Bandrowski, Trinity River Restoration Program, Bureau of Reclamation

Session H6: Environmental Fluid Mechanics - Theoretical, Modeling and Experimental Approaches

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Multicriteria Decision-Making for Flood Management Based on Sustainable Development Criteria

Mohammad Ebrahim Banihabib, University of Tehran
Abolfazl Laghabdoost-Arani, University of Tehran

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

The SmartH2O project and the role of social computing in promoting efficient residential water use: a first analysis

A. E. Rizzoli, IDSIA USI/SUPSI
A. Castelleti, Politecnico di Milano DEIB
A. Cominola, Politecnico di Milano DEIB
P. Fraternali, Politecnico di Milano DEIB
A. Diniz dos Santos, Universidade Federal do Ceara
B. Storni, SUPSI ISEA
R. Wissmann-Alves, Thames Water Limited
M. Bertocchi, Societá Elettrica Sopracenerina
J. Novak, European Institute for Participatory Media
I. Micheal, European Institute for Participatory Media

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholders

3:40 PM - 5:20 PM

Wednesday, June 18th
9:00 AM

Developing an AQUASIM biofilm model to simulate a novel batch biofilm passive aeration technology

Noelle Jones, NUI Galway
Maebh Grace, NUI Galway
Eoghan Clifford, NUI Galway

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Multi-level automated sub-zoning of water distribution systems

Lina Sela Perelman, MIT
Micheal Allen, Coventry University
Ami Preis, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
Mudasser Iqbal, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology
Andrew J. Whittle, MIT

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

SWANP: software for automatic Smart WAter Network Partitioning

Armando Di Nardo, Second University of Naples
Michele Di Natale, Second University of Naples
Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso, Second University of Naples
Francesco Paolo Tuccinardi, Promete srl
Giancarlo Zaccone, Promete srl

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Dcisions and Engaging Stakeholder

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Use of a One-Dimensional Link-Node Model to Develop Total Maximum Daily Load Strategies for the San Joaquin River Estuary

Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific
William Stringfellow, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joel Herr, Systech Water Resources, Inc.
Scott Sheeder, Systech Water Resources, Inc.
Gregory Weissmann, University of the Pacific
Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific
Ashley Stubblefield, University of the Pacific

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Use of the WARMF Model to Identify Sources of Oxygen Impairment and Potential Management Strategies for the San Joaquin River Watershed

William T. Stringfellow, University of the Pacific, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Joel Herr, Systech Water Resources, Inc.
Scott Sheeder, Systech Water Resources, Inc.
Shelly Gulati, University of the Pacific
Gregory Weissmann, University of the Pacific
Mary Kay Camarillo, University of the Pacific
Micheal Jue, University of the Pacific

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Using Bayesian Networks to link Environmental Flows to Ecosystem Services in the Murray-Darling Basin, Australia

Sina K. Frank, Goethe University Frankfurt
Carmel A. Pollino, CSIRO Land and Water
Petra Döll, Goethe University Frankfurt

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

Central Valley Water Management Screening Model for Water Management Alternatives

Nazrul Islam, California Department of Water Resources
Nancy Parker, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Holly Canada, California Department of Water Resources
Erik Reyes, California Department of Water Resources
Tom Fitzhugh, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Francis Chung, California Department of Water Resources
Nicky Sandhu, California Department of Water Resources
Z. Q. Richard Chen, California Department of Water Resources
Hao Xie, California Department of Water Resources
Kevin Kao, California Department of Water Resources
Raymond Hoang, California Department of Water Resources
Dan Easton, MBK Engineers
Tad Slawecki, LimnoTech

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Using surrogate modelling for fast estimation of water budget component in a regional watershed

Aurelien HAZART, Geosphere Environmental Technology
Koji MORI, Geosphere Environmental Technology
Kazuhiro TADA, Geosphere Environmental Technology
Hiroyuki TOSAKA, The University of Tokyo

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Water quality risk simulation of Laoguanhe River based on uncertainty

Jun Hu, Beijing Normal University, Institute of Resources and Environment Science, MAPUNI
Chunhui Li, Beijing Normal University
Xuan Wang, Beijing Normal University

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:00 PM

2:00 PM

Evaluation of Urbanization and Impacts on Water Quality in Nottawasaga Bay Using an Integrated 3-D Modeling Framework

Venkat S. Kolluru, Environmental Resources Management
Shwet Prakash, Environmental Resources Management
Doug Hodgins, SNC-Lavalin Engineers and Constructors

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Rethinking Riverine Habitat Quality: Integrated Systems Modeling to Improve Watershed Habitat Management and Decision Making

Avman H. Alafifi, Utah State University
David E. Rosenberg, Utah State University

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Should hydro-economic models be agent-based? Should they include non-economic behaviors and metrics?

Julien J. Harou, University of Manchester

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

2:00 PM - 3:20 PM

Thursday, June 19th
9:00 AM

Assessment of Policies for Low-Carbon Agriculture by means of Multi-Agent Simulation

Eygeny Latynskiy, Universität Hohenheim
Thomas Berger, Universität Hohenheim
Christian Troost, Universität Hohenheim

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Empirical Agent-Based Modelling of Everyday Pro­environmental Behaviours at Work

Gary Polhill, The James Hutton Institute
Tony Craig, The James Hutton Institute
Amparo Alonso-Betanzos, Universidade da Coruña
Noelia Sanchez-Maroño, Universidade da Coruña
Óscar Fontenla-Romero, Universidade da Coruña
Adina Dumitru, Universidade da Coruña
Mirilia Bonnes, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale (CIRPA)
Marini Bonaiuto, Centro lnteroniversitario di Ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale (CIRPA)
Giuseppe Carrus, Centro lnteroniversitario di Ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale (CIRPA)
Ferdinando Fornara, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale (CIRPA)
Fridanna Maricchiolo, Centro Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Psicologia Ambientale (CIRPA)
Linda Steg, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Angela Ruepert, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Kees Kaizer, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Ricardo García-Mira, Universidade da Corona

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Integrated modelling of social-ecological systems: The MAELIA high-resolution multi-agent platform to deal with water scarcity problems

Olivier Therond, INRA
Christophe Sibertin-Blanc, Institut de Recherche en Informatique
Romain Lardy, INRA, Institut de Recherche en Informatique
Benoit Gaudou, Institut de Recherche en Informatique
Maud Balestrat, INRA
Yi Hong, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse
Thomas Louail, Institut de Recherche en Informatique
Van Bai Nguyen, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse
David Panzoli, Institut de Recherche en Informatique
José-Miguel Sanchez-Perez, CNRS, UMR EcoLab
Sabine Sauvage, CNRS, UMR EcoLab
Patrick Taillandier, Université de Rouen, UMR IDEES
Maroussia Vavasseur, INRA, Institut de Recherche en Infromatique
Pierre Mazzega, Geosciences Environnement Toulouse

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Linking governance storylines with the D-EXPANSE model to explore the power system transition pathways

Evelina Trutnevyte, University College London, UCL Energy Institute

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Testing site-specific parameterizations of longwave radiation integrated in a GIS-based hydrological model

Giuseppe Formetta, University of Calabria
Olaf David, Colorado State University
Riccardo Rigon, University of Trento

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Trade-offs of biogas production: comparing crop ro­tations under different climate scenarios

Sven Lautenbach, University Bonn, Institute for Geodesy and Geoinformation, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Martin Volk, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Micheal Strauch, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Gerald Whittaker, USDA, ARS, National Forage Seed Production Research Center
Ralf Seppelt, UFZ Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Understanding Regime Shift in Land Systems with System Dynamics

Zhanli Sun, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies
Daniel Müller, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

10:40 AM

A best-worst scaling model of climate change abatement by Australian farmers

Marit E. Kragt, University of Western Australia, Commonwealth Scientific and Indudstrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Nikki Dumbrell, University of Australia, Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association (WANTFA)
Fiona Gibson, University of Western Australia

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

A decision support system approach for identifying polIutant source for optimization of beneficial management practices scenario modelling in Lake Winnipeg watersheds

Isaac Wong, Environment Canada
Luis Leon, Environment Canada
Jason Vanrobaeys, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,
Craig McCrimmon, Environment Canada
Phil Fong, Environment Canada

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

AgroEcoSystem-Watershed (AgES-W) Model Delineation and Scaling

Timothy R. Green, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
Robert H. Erskine, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
James C. Ascough II, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
Bruce Vandenberg, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service
Björn Pfennig, Friedrich-Schiller University
Holm Kipka, Colorado State University
Olaf David, Colorado State University
Micheal L. Coleman, Colorado State University

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Assessing the transition to a low-carbon economy using actor-based system-dynamic models

Dmitry V. Kovalevsky, Nansen International Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre, Saint Petersburg State University, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center
Klaus Hasselmann, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Global Climate Forum

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Challenges/Advances in Distributed Watershed Modeling: A Review and Application of the AgroEcoSystem-Watershed (AgES-W) Model

James C. Ascough II, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Timothy R. Green, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Olaf David, Colorado State University
Holm Kipka, Colorado State University
Gregory S. Mcmaster, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Manfred Fink, Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Peter Krause, Thuringian State Institute for Environment and Geology
Sven Kralisch, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Development of a decision support tool to allocate irrigation water on competitive basis: application to Kathiraveli Village, Sri Lanka

Tom Le Cerf, Engineers Without Borders
Muhammed A. Bhuiyan, RMIT University

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Dynamic Feedback between Land Use and Hydrology for Ecosystem Services Assessment

Seleshi Getahun Yalew, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education
Tobias Pilz, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Christian Schweitzer, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ
Stefan Liersch, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Johannes van der Kwast, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education
Marloes L. Mul, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
Ann van Griensven, UNESCO-IHE Institute of Water Education, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pieter van der Zaag, Water Resources Section - TU Delft

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Improved Implicit Stochastic Optimization Technique for Multireservoir Water Systems under Drought Conditions

Andrea Sulis, University of Cagliari

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Integration of Models for Low Carbon Economy

Getachew F. Belete, University of Twente
Alexey Voinov, University of Twente

Session H4: Modeling for Low Carbon Economies

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Linking a Modified EPIC-Based Plant Growth Model (UPGM) with a Component-Based Watershed Model (AgES-W)

Gregory S. Mcmaster, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit
James C. Ascough II, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Research Unit
Debora A. Edmunds, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Research Unit
Olaf David, Colorado State University
Larry E. Wagner, USDA-ARS-NPA, Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit
Fred A. Fox, USDA-ARS-NPA, Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit
Robert H. Erskine, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit
Holm Kipka, Colorado State University
Timothy R. Green, USDA-ARS-NPA, Agricultural Systems Research Unit

Session H3: Agro-Ecosystem Modeling for Spatial Solutions to Watershed Conundrums

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM

Modelling biofilm based technologies with activated sludge unit processes: A short cut to performance simulation?

Noella Jones, NUI Galway
Maebh Grace, NUI Galway
Eoghan Clifford, NUI Galway

Session H2: Water Resources Management and Planning - Modeling and Software for Improving Decisions and Engaging Stakeholders

10:40 AM - 12:20 PM