简介:The19^thHimalaya-Karakoram-TibetWorkshop(HKT19),asanannualinternationalworkshopdevotedtopresentationsofnewresearchfindingsintheEarthsciencesandrelateddisciplinesfromtheHimalaya-Karakoram-Tibet(HKT)regionanddiscussionontheburningissues,washeldinNiseko,afamousskiresortinHokkaido,Japan.TheHKT19OrganizingCommitteehostedtheworkshoptogetherwithtwo21^stCenturyCenterofExcellencePrograms,namely,COEforthe“Neo-ScienceofNaturalHistory”(HokkaidoUniversity,ProjectLeader:H.Okada),COEfor“DynamicsoftheSun-Earth-LifeInteractiveSystem”,(NagoyaUniversity,ProjectLeader:T.Yasunari),andtheDivisionofEarthandPlanetarySciences,HokkaidoUniversity,
简介:ThehugewinterstormofDecember23–29,2015deliveredheavyrainfallinabroadswathacrosstheUSA,delugingEast-CentralMissouri.Recordhighriverlevelsweresetatmanysites,butdamagesweremostpronouncedindevelopedfloodplainareas,particularlywherehighleveeswerebuiltorriverchannelsgreatlynarrowed.Anaverageof20cmofrainthatmostlyfellinthreedaysimpactedtheentire10300km2MeramecBasin.Comparedtothepriorrecordfloodof1982,thehighestrelativestage(+1.3m)onMeramecRiveroccurredatValleyParkproximalto(1)anewlevee,(2)alandfillinthefloodway,(3)largefloodplainconstructionfills,and(4)tributarycreekbasinsimpactedbysuburbansprawl.Eventhoughonlyasmallfractionofthe1.8millionkm2MississippiRiverwatershedaboveSt.Louisreceivedextraordinaryrainfallduringthisevent,thehugechannelizedrivernearandbelowSt.Louisrapidlyrosetosetthe3rd-highesttothehigheststagesever,exhibitingtheflashyresponsetypicalofamuchsmallerriver.