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Precipitation challenges knowledge because of its variability at all scales and its evolving interactions with the water, energy, and carbon cycles under a changing climate. It is a key hydrologic flux driving the atmospheric and surface storage, movement, and quality of water. Precipitation not only is the primary source of freshwater, it is also a major driver of natural hazards, and a major component of uncertainty in weather predictions and climate projections.

The AGU Precipitation Technical Committee gathers expertise in hydrology, atmospheric sciences, remote sensing and mathematics to address critical gaps in our knowledge of precipitation:
  1. process changes at convective and orographic scales,
  2. consistent observations for accurate estimation and prediction on a global scale at sufficiently high spatial and temporal resolution,
  3. snowfall, and
  4. closure of the water balance from headwater catchments to continental-scale river basins.
Key science questions addressed by sessions proposed for the upcoming Fall meeting are:
  • How do precipitation processes and regimes interact with the Earth’s water storages from local to global scales?
  • How well do current observations and model predictions capture precipitation variability to meet application needs and effectively monitor the water cycle in remote regions?
How do local and regional societies and ecosystems respond to precipitation variability?
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List of precipitation related sessions at the 2020 AGU Fall meeting

H125Utilizing Precipitation Datasets and Quantifying Associated Uncertainties in Hydrometeorological and Climate Impact Applications

Paul A Kucera, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, COMET, Boulder, CO, United States,
Ali Behrangi, University of Arizona, Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States
Emad H Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Civil Engineering, Lafayette, LA, United States

H115Statistical Characterization and Modeling of Precipitation Variability Across Scales

Giuseppe Mascaro, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States,
Shih-Chieh Kao, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States,
Elena Yegorova, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, MD, United States and
Ardeshir M Ebtehaj, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, United States

H076Land-Atmosphere Interactions: From Bedrock to Boundary Layer

Kaighin A Mccoll, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States,
Craig R Ferguson, SUNY at Albany, Albany, NY, United States,
Yunyan Zhang, Lawrence Livermore Nat Labs, Livermore, CA, United States
Heng Xiao, Pacific Northwest Natl Lab, Richland, WA, United States

H096Precipitation Processes Through the Eyes of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) – Remote sensing, Uncertainties and Modeling

Veljko Petković, University of Maryland, Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) / CISESS, College Park, MD, United States,
Giuseppe Mascaro, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States,
Ardeshir M Ebtehaj, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, United States
Shruti Ashok Upadhyaya, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK, United States

H032Characterization of Extreme and Compound Precipitation Events: New Perspectives and Approaches Readily Accessible to the Engineering Community in a Climate Change Context

Alain Mailhot, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique-Eau Terre Environnement INRS-ETE, Quebec City, QC, Canada,
Conrad Wasko, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Andreas F Prein, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States

H011Advances in Remote Sensing of Precipitation: From Observation to Application

Phu Nguyen1, Matin Rahnamay Naeini1, Guoqiang Tang2 and Shang Gao3, (1)University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States(2)University of Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada(3)University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

H113Space-Based Precipitation Observations and Estimation: Innovations for Science and Applications

Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus, Norman, OK, United States,
Dalia Kirschbaum, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States,
Walter Arthur Petersen, NASA MSFC, Science Research and Projects Office, Huntsville, AL, United States
Sarah Ringerud, CSU, Fort Collins, CO, United States

A062Extreme Precipitation in Past, Present, and Future Climates

Markus Donat, Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Earth Sciences Department, Barcelona, Spain
Andreas F Prein, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Angeline G Pendergrass, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Erich M Fischer, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

A100Sub-millimeter Technology and Science for Remote Sensing: Cloud, Precipitation and Beyond

Jie Gong, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, United States,
Ian S Adams, Naval Research Lab DC, Remote Sensing Division, Washington, DC, United States,
Stuart Fox, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Qing Yue, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States

A004Advances in aerosol, cloud, and precipitation property retrievals with remote sensing measurements

Damao Zhang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States,
Christine Chiu, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, United States,
Shaocheng Xie, Lawrence Livermore Nat''l Lab, Livermore, CA, United States
Michael P Jensen, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, United States

A015Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation, and Radiation Studies over the Southern Ocean

Greg M McFarquhar, University of Oklahoma, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies and School of Meteorology, Norman, OK, United States,
Athanasios Nenes, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Laboratory of Atmospheric Processes and their Impacts (LAPI), Lausanne, Switzerland,
Tom Lachlan-Cope, NERC British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Roger Marchand, University of Washington, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Seattle, WA, United States

A045Cloud-Aerosol-Precipitation Interactions and Their Parameterizations in the Context of Weather and Climate

Seoung Soo Lee, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States,
Vaughan T Phillips, Lund University, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund, Sweden,
Hyungjun Kim, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
Hailong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States

H095Precipitation Partitioning by Vegetation

John T Van Stan II, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States,
Ethan D Gutmann, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Jan Friesen, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Catchment Hydrology, Halle, Germany

A091Process-Oriented Analysis of Cloud and Precipitation Physics

Johannes Mulmenstadt, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Jennifer E Kay, Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, Kentaroh Suzuki, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan and Minghuai Wang, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

A010Advances in Radar Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation: Observations, Data Processing, Weather and Water Model Applications

Haonan Chen, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory and Colorado State University, Boulder, CO, United States,
Robert Cifelli, NOAA Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States
V. Chandrasekar, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States

List of precipitation related sessions at the 2019 AGU Fall meeting

  • Cloud-Aereosol-Precipitation Interactions and Their Parametrizations in the Context of Weather and Climate I
  • Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation, and Radiation Studies over the Southern Ocean II Posters
  • Aerosol-Radiation-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions: Linking Regional Air Pollution and Climate Change II Posters
  • Multisensor, Model, and Measurement Synergy: “Raising the Bar” for Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, and Precipitation (A-CCP) Posters
  • Atmospheric Radiative Transfer Through Clouds and Precipitation: Applications to Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Posters
  • Stochastic Parameterization and Climate Sensitivity in GCMs: Clouds, Precipitation, and Climate Variability Posters
  • Extreme Precipitation in Past, Present and Future Climates I
  • Process-Oriented Analysis of Cloud and Precipitation Physics I
  • Advances in Radar Remote Sensing of Clouds and Precipitation: Observations, Data Processing, Weather, and Water Model Applications I
  • Space-Based Precipitation Observations, Estimation, and Applications: A Centennial Perspective
  • Using Precipitation Data Sets and Quantifying Associated Uncertainties in Hydrometeorological and Climate Impact Applications II Posters
  • Advances in Adaptation Methods for Extreme Precipitation and Flooding II Posters
  • Statistical Characterization and Modeling of Precipitation Variability Across Scales I
  • NASA'd Decadal Survey Study: Aerosols, Clouds, Convection, Precipitation (ACCP)

List of precipitation related sessions at the 2018 AGU Fall meeting

Hydrology section (6 sessions):

  • Utilizing Precipitation Data Sets and Quantifying Associated Uncertainties in Hydrometeorological and Climate Impact Applications.
    Conveners: Paul Kucera, Ali Behrangi, Emad Habib
  • Global Precipitation Measurement, Validation, and Applications.
    Conveners: Dalia Kirschbaum, Gail Skofronick Jackson, Pierre-Emmanuel Kirstetter, Walter Arthur Petersen
  • Hydrometeorological Simulation and Forecasting of Atmospheric Rivers and Their Impacts: Processes, Simulations, and Observations.
    Conveners: Andrew Martin, Charles W Downer, Cary Alan Talbot
  • Statistical Characterization and Probabilistic Modeling of Precipitation Variability and Extremes Across Multiple Scales .
    Conveners: Giuseppe Mascaro, Shih-Chieh Kao, Elena Yegorova, Ardeshir M Ebtehaj
  • Advancing the Understanding of Changes in Precipitation Intensities at the Subdaily Time Step.
    Conveners: Eleonora M. Demaria, David C Goodrich, Gabriele Villarini
  • Advances in Adaptation Methods for Extreme Precipitation and Flooding
    Conveners: Katherine Schlef, David R Easterling, Yonas Demissie, Anna M Wagner

 

List of prcipitation related sessions at the 2017 AGU Fall meeting

Hydrology section (4 sessions):

  • Global Precipitation Measurement, Validation, and Applications.
    Conveners: Yang Hong, Gail Skofronick Jackson, Walt Petersen, Lynn A. McMurdie
  • Utilizing Precipitation Data Sets and Quantifying Associated Uncertainties in
    Hydrometeorological and Climate Impact Applications.
    Conveners: Paul Kucera, Ali Behrangi, Emad Habib
  • Utilizing Long-Term Precipitation Data Records for Understanding Climate Extremes.
    Conveners: Phu Nguyen, Mengqian Lu, Naresh Devineni, Hamed Ashouri
  • Global Hydrological Extremes: From Intense Rainfall to Flash Flood.
    Conveners: S.Z. Samadi, Michaela Bray, Hayley J Fowler