Workshop on Hydroclimate Monitoring Systems and Measurement Needs
The Western States Water Council and the California Department of Water Resources are cosponsoring a workshop to discuss strategies for supporting and improving key observing systems, to be held in San Diego on June 23-25, 2014. The workshop will begin Monday, June 23 at 1:00 pm and conclude Wednesday, June 25 by 12 noon. Topics to be covered include an overview of the funding status of key federal monitoring programs, development of a 21st century observing system for extreme precipitation in the West, emerging opportunities for supplementing ground-based observations with remote sensing, and strategic planning for sustaining long-term observing records.