Confluence – Hydrologic research and forecast operations in one room. CIROH’s monthly webinar series alternates between CIROH science and partner operations: one presentation, then open Q&A. Formerly the R2O2R series.
Register once and you’re set for the full season – your personal join link works for every session. Sessions are held the fourth Thursday of each month, 2:00–3:00 PM Central, and are open to the CIROH consortium, partner agencies, and the broader water prediction community.
2026-27 WEBINAR SCHEDULE
How Can We Improve the NEXRAD Network to Benefit Flood Prediction?
Witek Krajewski, University of Iowa, and Jim Smith, Princeton University
Sep 24, 2026
The Weather Prediction Center: Research to Operations
David Novak and Jim Nelson, NOAA Weather Prediction Centern
Oct 22, 2026
Flood Frequency Analysis Across Scales: A Hydrologic Data and Modeling Grand Challenge
Daniel Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nov 19, 2026
Operational Partner Session — Topic to Be Announced
Speaker to be announced
3rd week for Thanksgiving
December No session — AGU Fall Meeting & holidays
Jan 28, 2027
Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations: the CIROH–CW3E Partnership
F. Martin Ralph, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CW3E
Feb 25, 2027
Flood Mapping Development and Operational Utility
Derek Giardino, NOAA National Weather Service
Mar 25, 2027
CIROH PI Engagement Session
Nominate a presenterApr 22, 2027
Operational Partner Session — Topic to Be Announced
Speaker to be announced
Webinar Archives
Sessions from 2024 and earlier were held under the series’ previous name, R2O2R.
2024:
January – Communicating a Hydrologic Forecast – David Vallee, Director, Service Innovation and Partnership Division, National Water Center
2023:
November – Building Novel & Mimic Model Formulations Using NextGen Framework – Fred L. Ogden, Ph.D., P.E.
October – NOAA Office of Water Prediction Operations Division – Russ Barton, M.S.
September – No webinar in advance of the CIROH Annual Science Meeting.
August – Social Sciences at OWP: A Growing Area of Opportunity – Cecelia Batterbee, M.S.
July – Water Node: Delivering Remote Sensing Data for U.S. Inland Waters – Dylan Lee, Ph.D.
June – National Hydrologic Assessment Webinar – Royce Fontenot, M.S. (No video recording of the webinar is available)