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USGS-USACE Joint Headquarters Meeting February 2, 2010

U. S. Geological Survey – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Joint Headquarters Meeting

February 2, 2010
9:45 AM to 12:15 PM

Dallas Peck Auditorium
USGS National Center
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20192

AGENDA

945

 

Introductions

 

 

 

950

 

Welcome and USGS Overview

 

Matt Larsen (USGS)

 

1000

 

USACE overview

 

Steve Stockton (USACE)

 

1020

 

Streamgaging Status

 

Steve Blanchard (USGS)
John Hunter(USACE)
Jerry Webb (USACE)

 

1030       

                       

 

 

USGS-USACE-TNC Sustainable Rivers Program status       

 

Ward Staubitz (USGS)
Lisa Morales (USACE)

Presentation
(ppt, 1.0MB)

1050    

                       

 

 

Hydrology and Hydraulics in China:  Status of USACE-TNC-USGS work

 

Ward Staubitz (USGS)
Karin Krchnak (TNC)

Presentation
(ppt, 22.0MB)

Presentation
(pdf, 4.45MB)

1105   
                        

 

 

Sediment transport monitoring proposal presentation

 

John R. Gray(USGS)
Jim Stefanov (USGS)
Chuck Shadie (USACE-MVD)

 

Presentation
(ppt, 3.02MB)

1125     

                          

 

 

USACE sediment transport monitoring and modeling             

 

 Dr. Jack Davis (USACE-ERDC)      

Presentation
(ppt, 21.2MB)

Presentation
(pdf, 7.90MB)

       

Climate Change Issues:

 

 

 

11:45

 

Climate Change and Water Working Group gaps document

                   

 

 

Dave Raff (Reclamation)
Kate White (USACE)   

Presentation
(ppt, 3.8MB)

1155

 

Recap of the nonstationarity workshop  

 

Julie Kiang (USGS)
Rolf Olsen (USACE)

Presentation
(ppt, 638KB)

1205   

 

Discuss action items / Schedule next meeting and logistics

 

 

 

February 2, 2010
12:45 PM to 4:45 PM

1245   

 

Introductions

 

 

 

1250                   

 

USACE welcome

 

Steve Stockton (USACE)  

 

1255                                     

 

NOS welcome

 

Dave Kennedy (NOS)
Jack Dunnigan (NOAA/NOS)

 

1300

 

USGS welcome

 

Matt Larsen (USGS)

 

1305

 

Brief Overview

 

Charlie Chesnutt (USACE)

 

1315

 

Tidal Datum Standards – National Standards

 

Rich Edwing (NOS)

Presentation
(pdf, 1.53MB)

1330

 

NAVD88, and future of GRAV-D and CORS

 

Juliana Blackwell (NOAA/NGS)

Presentation
(ppt, 7.44MB)

1345

 

Background – Adopting National Standards for Tidal and Geodetic Datums

  • USACE obstacles to overcome
  • Requirements necessary to change or update project

 

Jim Garster (USACE)

Presentation
(ppt, 5.50MB)

1405

 

USGS Coastal Vulnerability Index

 

John Haines(USGS)
John Brock (USGS)

Presentation
(ppt, 8.45MB)

1420

 

Discussion on way forward to adopt and achieve common data standards         

 

 

 

 

1440   

 

Wrap-up/ Next steps

     

1445   

 

Adjourn