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Arizona Water Institute Project:
Navajo Nation Hydroclimate Data Workshop
October 9, 2007
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
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Time
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Topic
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Facilitators/Presenters
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9:30-10:00 AM
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Overview of Workshop
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Gregg Garfin (UA) and Andrew Ellis (ASU)
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Welcome
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John Leeper (NNDWR)
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Participant Introductions
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Gregg Garfin (UA)
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10:00-11:00 AM
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Navajo Nation data collection: findings of the Arizona
Water Institute project team
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Gregg Garfin (UA)
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NN Climate Weather Monitoring Overview
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Jolene
Tallsalt Robertson (NNDWR)
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NN Precipitation Network
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Nancy Selover (ASU) [presentedy byGregg Garfin (UA)]
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NN
Hydroclimate Network Density
(presentation
not available online)
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Paul
Heinrich (NAU)
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NN Streamflow Gages
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Aregai
Tecle (NAU)
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11:00-11:15 AM
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Break
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11:15 AM-12:00 PM
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Data collection and infrastructure presentations by participants
(brief overviews of data collection efforts in the region)
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Andrew Ellis (ASU)
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Northern Arizona Mesonet
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Diana
Anderson (NAU)
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Hopi
Tribe
(presentation
unavailable online; for more information – http://www.hopitribe.org/data.htm)
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Nat
Nutongla and Jon Mason (Hopi Department of Water Resources)
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Zuni Hydroclimatic Monitoring
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Kirk Bemis (Zuni Water Resources)
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National Weather Service
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Byron
Peterson and Mike Staudenmaier (NWS Flagstaff)
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USGS
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Bob
Hart (USGS Flagstaff)
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12:00-12:45 PM
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Lunch
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12:45-2:00 PM
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Data collection and infrastructure presentations by
participants (brief overviews of data collection efforts in the region) --
continued
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Andrew Ellis (ASU)
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USDA-NRCS Snow Courses and SNOTEL
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Tom
Pagano (USDA-NRCS – Portland, OR)
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New Mexico State University (Farmington Agricultural Station) and
Navajo Agricultural Products Industry
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Deborah Bathke (NMSU); Dan Spare (NAPI)
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Peabody Energy Company
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John Cochran
(Peabody Energy)
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Utah Department of Transportation
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Ralph
Patterson (UDOT)
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Arizona Hydrologic Information System
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Dieter
Otte (NAU)
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2:00-2:10 PM
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Break
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2:10-3:45 PM
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Barriers and Opportunities for developing a regional
data network, protocols, infrastructure, interagency agreements
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Gregg Garfin (UA) and Andrew Ellis (ASU)
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Vision:
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Benefits. What kind of data exchanges
would be most beneficial to Navajo Nation?
To other agencies?
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Needs. How would these data be
used? Which is more important
– real time or archived data?
Are certain times of year more important than others? What additional stations, instruments,
measurements are needed?
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Facilitation. Which is most desirable –
third party data handling (e.g., MesoWest, AHIS, CUAHSI) or direct
agency-to-agency exchanges?
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Opportunities:
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What data archives/exchanges already exist?
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What data archives/exchanges are in development?
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Can your current data be adapted to existing or developing networks?
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What funding opportunities exist?
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Barriers:
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Does your agency restrict data sharing?
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Does your agency have a policy against making data available to the
public?
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Does data exchange require formal agreements?
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What happens if one party fails to meet expectations?
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Technical Needs:
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Communication (stations to agencies)
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Communication (agencies to partners or network)
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Data format
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Data quality control
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Station and instrument maintenance
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3:45-4:00 PM
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Wrap-up
and action item discussion
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Gregg Garfin (UA) and Andrew Ellis (ASU)
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Acronyms:
AHIS
– Arizona Hydrologic Information System, ASU – Arizona State
University, CUAHSI – Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of
Hydrological Science, MesoWest – University of Utah Weather Data and
Information, NAPI – Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, NAU –
Northern Arizona University, NMSU – New Mexico State University, NNDWR
– Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, NWS – National
Weather Service, SNOTEL – Snowpack Telemetry, UA – University of
Arizona, UDOT – Utah Department of Transportation, USDA-NRCS –
United States Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation
Service, USGS – United States Geological Survey
Send comments or questions to gmgarfin@email.arizona.edu
Page last updated: January 3, 2008
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Participants
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First
Name
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Last
Name
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Agency
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Diana
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Anderson
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Northern
Arizona University
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Deborah
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Bathke
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NMSU State Climate Center
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Jerome
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Bekis
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Navajo
Tribe
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Kirk
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Bemis
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Zuni
Tribe
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Irving
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Brady
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Navajo
Tribe
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John
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Cochran
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Peabody Energy
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Dino
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DeSimone
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USDA-NRCS
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Andrew
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Ellis
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Arizona State University
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Gregg
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Garfin
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University of Arizona
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Jesus
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Haro
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National
Weather Service
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Robert
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Hart
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USGS
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Caroline
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Harvey
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Navajo
Tribe
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Paul
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Heinrich
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Northern
Arizona University
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John
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Leeper
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Navajo
Tribe
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Sharon
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Masek-Lopez
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Hopi
Tribe
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Jon
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Mason
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Hopi
Tribe
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Nat
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Nutongla
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Hopi
Tribe
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Dieter
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Otte
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AZ Hydrologic Info System, NAU
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Tom
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Pagano
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USDA-NRCS
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Jennifer
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Palucki
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National
Weather Service
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Ralph
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Patterson
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Utah Dept. of Transportation
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Avery
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Pavinyama
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Hopi
Tribe
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Byron
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Peterson
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National
Weather Service
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Dan
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Spare
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Navajo
Agricultural Products Industry
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Mike
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Staudenmaier
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National
Weather Service
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Jonathan
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Suk
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National
Weather Service
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Yolanda
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Taho-Nasafotie
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Hopi
Tribe
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Jolene
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Tallsalt
Robertson
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Navajo
Tribe
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Arnold
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Taylor,
Sr.
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Hopi
Tribe
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Aregai
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Tecle
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Northern
Arizona University
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Jeff
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Williams
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NorthWest
Weathernet, Inc.
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Gary
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Wendt
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Peabody Energy
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Matrix of entities that collect data in the region
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