PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

Kayha, E., S. Kalayci, and T. C. Piechota, 2007. Streamflow Regionalization: A Case Study of Turkey. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, in press.

Kalra, A., T.C. Piechota, R. Davies, and G.A. Tootle, 2007. Changes in U.S. Streamflow and Western U.S. Snowpack. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, in press.

Timilsena, J., T.C. Piechota, H. Hidalgo, G. Tootle, 2007. Five Hundred Years of Hydrological Drought in the Upper Colorado River Basin. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 43(3), 798-812.

Tootle, G.A., A.K. Singh, T.C. Piechota, and I. Farnham, 2006. Long Lead Time Forecasting of U.S. Streamflow using Partial Least Squares Regression. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, in press.

Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2006. The Relationships between Pacific and Atlantic Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and U.S. Streamflow Variability, Water Resources Research, 42(7), W07411.

Hunter, T., G.A. Tootle, and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Oceanic-Atmospheric Variability and Western U.S. Snowfall, Geophysical Research Letters, 33(L13706).

Tootle, G.A., T.C. Piechota, and A.K. Singh, 2005. Coupled Interdecadal and Interannual Oceanic / Atmospheric Variability and United States Streamflow. Water Resources Research, 41(W12408).

Tootle, G., T. Mirti, and T. Piechota, 2005. Magnitude and Return Period of 2004 Hurricane Rainfall in Florida. Journal of Floodplain Management, 5(1).

Reginato, M., and T.C. Piechota. 2004. Nutrient Contribution of Nonpoint Source Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley, Journal of American Water Resources Association, 40(6), 1537-1552.

Piechota, T.C., Hidalgo, H., Timilsena, J., and G. Tootle, 2004. Western U.S. drought: How bad is it? EOS Transactions, 85(32), 301-308.

Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Identification of Climate Teleconnections and Forecasting of the Upper Truckee River. Journal of Nevada Water Resources Association, 1(1), 7-19.

Lakshmi, V., T. Piechota, U. Narayan, and C. Tang, 2004. Soil Moisture as an Indicator of Weather Extremes. Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L11401-L11404.

Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Suwannee River Long-Range Streamflow Forecasts based on Seasonal Climate Predictors. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 40(2), 523-532.

Singh, V, T. Piechota, and D. James, 2003. Hydrologic Impacts of Disturbed Lands Treated with Dust Suppressants. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 8(5), 278-286.

Piechota, T.C., F.H.S. Chiew, J.A. Dracup, and T.A. McMahon, 2002. Closure of Discussion on “Development of an Exceedance Probability Streamflow Forecast.” Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 7(3), 267.

Piechota, T.C., F.H.S. Chiew, J.A. Dracup, and T.A. McMahon, 2001. Development of an Exceedance Probability Streamflow Forecast. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 6(1), 20-28.

Hidalgo-Leon H, T. Piechota, J. Dracup, 2000. Streamflow Reconstruction Using Alternative PCA-based Regression Procedures. Water Resources Research, 36(11), 3241-3249.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1999. Long Range Streamflow Forecasting Using El Niño-Southern Oscillation Indicators. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 4(2), 144-151. Awarded the Best Paper in the ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 1999.

Piechota T.C., F.H.S. Chiew, J.A. Dracup, and T.A. McMahon, 1998. Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting in Eastern Australia and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Water Resources Research, 34(11), 3035-3044. 

Chiew, F.H.S., T.C. Piechota, J.A. Dracup, and T.A. McMahon, 1998. El Niño/Southern Oscillation and Australian Rainfall, Streamflow and Drought: Links and Potential for Forecasting.  Journal of Hydrology, 204 (1-4), 138-149.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, and R.G. Fovell, 1997. Western U.S. Streamflow and Atmospheric Circulation Patterns During El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). Journal of Hydrology, 201(1-4), 249-271.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1996. Drought and Regional Hydrologic Variations in the United States: Associations with the El Niño/Southern Oscillation. Water Resources Research, 32(5), 1359-1373.

Chiew, F.H.S., T.A. McMahon, J.A. Dracup, and T. Piechota, 1994. El-Niño/Southern Oscillation and Streamflow Patterns in South-east Australia. Australian Civil Engineering Transactions, Inst. Engr. Aust., CE 36(4), 285-291.

Book Chapters

Piechota, T.C. J.D. Garbrecht, and J.M. Schneider, 2006. Climate Variability and Climate Change. In: Climate Variations, Climate Change, and Water Resources Engineering. Editors: J.D. Garbrecht and T.C. Piechota. American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 3-18. ISBN 0-7844-0824-6.

Garbrecht, J.D. and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Water Resources and Climate. In: Climate Variations, Climate Change, and Water Resources Engineering. Editors: J.D. Garbrecht and T.C. Piechota. American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 19-36. ISBN 0-7844-0824-6.

Tootle, G.A., and T.C. Piechota, 2006. Climate Variability, Water Supply, and Drought in Upper Colorado River Basin. In Climate Variability, Climate Change and Water Resources Engineering. Editors: J.D. Garbrecht and T.C. Piechota, American Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 132-142. ISBN 0-7844-0824-6.

Piechota, T.C., F.H.S. Chiew, and J.A. Dracup, 2001. Hydrological Implications of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO): Observations and Hydrologic Forecasting. In: Observations and Modeling of the Land Surface Hydrological Processes. Editors: V. Lakshmi, J. Albertson and J. Schaake, American Geophysical Union, Water Science and Application Series, Volume 3, 231-246. ISBN 0-87590-352-5.

Chiew, F.H.S., T.A. McMahon, S.L Zhou, and T.C. Piechota, 2000.  Streamflow Variability, Seasonal Forecasting and Water Resources Systems. In: Applications of Seasonal Climate Forecasting in Agricultural and Natural Ecosystems - The Australian Experience.  Editors: G.L. Hammer, N. Nicholls and C. Mitchell, Kluwer Academic, pp. 409-428.

Dallman, S., and T. Piechota, 2000. Storm Water: Asset not Liability. Published by the Los Angeles-San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council, ISBN 0-967734-07, 71 pp.

Reports

Piechota, T.C., J. van Ee, J. Batista, K. Stave, and D. James, 2004. Potential Environmental Impacts of Dust Suppressants: "Avoiding another Times Beach." U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/600/R-04/031, March 2004 (PEER REVIEWED).

Piechota, T.C., and J. Batista, 2003. Source Water Assessment for the Las Vegas Valley Surface Waters. Final Report to the State of Nevada, Bureau of Health Protection Services.

Piechota, T.C., 2002. Relevance of Climate Variability, Climate Change, and Long-Range Forecasts to Water Agencies in Southern Nevada and the Colorado River Basin. Final Report to the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

Piechota, T., J. Batista, D. James, D. Loreto, and V. Singh, 2002. Water Quality Impacts From Surfaces Treated with Dust Suppressants and Soil Stabilizers, Final Report.

Piechota, T., D. James, J. Batista, P. Amy, M. Du, S. Harbour, M. Reginato, A. Rosenblatt, and C. Brown, 2002. Microbiological, Limnological, and Nutrient Evaluations of the Las Vegas Wash/Bay System, Final Report.

Walker, P., and T. Piechota, 2000. Characterization of Wet and Dry Weather Urban Runoff. Final Project Report. Western Alliance to Expand Student Opportunities (WAESO).

Dracup, J.A., N.L. Miller, and T.C. Piechota, 1998. Application of the UC-LLNL Regional Climate System Model to the Malibu Creek Watershed. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1998 Annual Report, pgs. 47-49.

Conference Proceedings

Piechota, T.C., and S. Nambisan. 2005. Integration of Service-Learning into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2005, Portland, Oregon, American Society of Engineering Education.

Reilly, J. and T. Piechota, 2005. Actual Storm Events Outperform Synthetic Design Storms: A Test of SCS Curve Number Reliability. Proceedings of the World & Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Tootle, G., and T. Piechota, 2005. Long Lead-time Streamflow Forecasting using Pacific Ocean Climate Teleconnections. Proceedings of the World & Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Tootle, G., and T. Piechota, 2004. Forecasting of Lower Colorado River Basin Streamflow using Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and ENSO. Proceedings of the Arid Lands Symposium, June 26 - July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Sack, R.L., T.C. Piechota, and A. Ebrahimpour, 2004. Unifying Ground Snow Loads for the Western United States. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Snow Engineering 2004, July 4-7, 2004. Davos, Switzerland, 163-168.

Malik, U., and T. Piechota, 2003. Urban Runoff Quality During Dry and Wet Weather Flows in the Las Vegas Valley. Proceedings of the 2003 North American Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition (Stormcon), July 28-31, 2003, San Antonio, Texas, Forester Communications.

Tootle, G., and T. Piechota, 2003. Drought and the 2002-2003 El Niño in the Southwest U.S., 2003. Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003, June 22-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Piechota, T.C., 2003. Fountains, Golf Courses, and Music: Design Projects in Water Resources Engineering Education. Proceedings of the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003, June 22-26, 2003, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Piechota, T.,C., D.E. James, and B. Gauthier, 2003. Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Engineering Course: University-High School Partnership. American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Section Spring 2003 Conference Proceedings, March 20-21, 2003, Los Angeles, California.

Reginato, M., and T. Piechota, 2002. A GIS Nonpoint Source Pollution Model for the Las Vegas Valley. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Singh, V., T. Piechota, and V. Ponte, 2002. Rainfall Simulation on Disturbed Lands Treated with Dust Suppressants: Hydrologic Impacts. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Loreto, D., J. Batista, and T. Piechota, 2002. Impacts of Dust Suppressant Application on the Quality of Urban Runoff. Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Piechota, T.C., 2002. Climate Variability and Water Supply of the Colorado River Basin. Proceedings of the 2002 Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, Symposium on Managing Extremes: Floods and Droughts, May 19 - 22, 2002, Roanoke, Virginia, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Reginato, M. and T. Piechota, 2002. GIS and the Development of a Source Water Assessment Plan. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual ESRI International User Conference, July 8-12, 2002, San Diego, California.

Piechota, T.C., H.G. Hidalgo, and J.A. Dracup, 2001. Streamflow Variability and Reconstruction for the Colorado River Basin. Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 20 - 24, 2001, Orlando, Florida, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Piechota, T.C., and L. Bowland, 2001. Characterization of Wet and Dry Weather Flows from Urban Runoff in an Arid Region, Proceedings of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 20 - 24, 2001, Orlando, Florida, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Piechota, T.C., and L. Bowland, 2001. Water Quality of Urban Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley Storm Channels. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium, Las Vegas, NV, March 28-30.

Piechota, T.C., F.H. Chiew, and J.A. Dracup, 2000. Use of Long-Range Exceedance Probability Forecasts in Management of Water Resource Systems. Proceedings of the ASCE Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, July 20 - August 2, 2000, Minneapolis, Minnesota, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Hidalgo, H.G., J.A. Dracup, and T.C. Piechota, 2000. Alternative PCA-based Regression Techniques in Dendroclimatic Reconstructions. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, May 24-27, 1999, Interagency Ecological Program for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, Technical Report 65, State of California Department of Water Resources.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1999. Implications of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation for Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting: The Columbia River Basin. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, June 6-9, 1999, Tempe Arizona, American Society of Civil Engineers, Washington D.C.

Hidalgo-Leon, H.G., J.A. Dracup, G. MacDonald, and T.C. Piechota, 1999. The 1572-1593 Severe Sustained Drought in the Colorado River Basin: A Reexamination. Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, April 27-30, 1998, Interagency Ecological Program for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary, Technical Report 64, State of California Department of Water Resources.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1998. Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting Using ENSO Information: Application to the Columbia River Basin. Special Symposium on Hydrology, 310-313, 11-16 January 1998, Phoenix, Arizona, American Meteorological Society, Boston Massachusetts.

Gutierrez, F., T. Piechota, and J. Dracup, 1998. Conexiones entre caudales de algunos ríos de la Costa Norte y Central del Perú y El Niño. Bulletin de l Institut Francais d Etudes Andines. 27(3), 829-838.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1997. Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting in Eastern Australia and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. 24th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium Proceedings. 373-378, 24-28 November 1997, Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Hydrological Society and the National Committee on Water Engineering of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1997. Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting Using ENSO Information: Application to the Columbia River Basin. Summary Report: Workshop for the Assessment of the Use of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Predictions for Water Resources Management, (http://www.ce.washington.edu/~hamleaf/June10Workshop.html), Joint Institute for the Study of Atmospherics and Ocean (JISAO), University of Washington, June 10, 1997.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1997. Streamflow Forecasting in Eastern Australia: Associations with Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures and the Southern Oscillation Index. 13th Conference on Hydrology, J20-J23, 2-7 February 1997, Long Beach, California, American Meteorological Society, Boston Massachusetts.

Dracup, J.A., and T.C. Piechota, 1996. Linkages Between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and U.S. Droughts. ASCE International Conference & Exposition on Natural Disaster Reduction, December 3-5, 1996, Washington D.C.

Dracup, J.A., T.C. Piechota, and C.S. Khachikian, 1995. The Hydroclimatology of the United States During El Niño/Southern Oscillation. Proceedings of Water Resources and Environmental Hazards: Emphasis on Hydrologic and Cultural Insight in the Pacific Rim, June 25-28, 1995, American Water Resources Association, Annual Summer Symposium.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, E.F. Brown, T.A. McMahon, and F.H.S. Chiew, 1995. South American Streamflow and the Extreme Phases of the Southern Oscillation. Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, April 19-22, 1994, Interagency Ecological Program, Technical Report 40, Department of Water Resources.

Brown, E., T. Piechota, X. Vargas, and J. Dracup, 1994. Analsis de series de caudales en Chile durante las fases extremas de ENSO. XVI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica se reunió, en Santiago los dias 22 y 23 de Agosto, 1994. Asociación Internacional de Investigaciones Hidráulicas.

Conference Presentations

Piechota, T.C., and S. Nambisan. 2005. Integration of Service-Learning into Civil and Environmental Engineering Curriculum. Presented at the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 12-15, 2005, Portland, Oregon.

Reilly, J. and T. Piechota, 2005. Actual Storm Events Outperform Synthetic Design Storms: A Test of SCS Curve Number Reliability. Presented at the World & Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska.

Tootle, G., and T. Piechota, 2005. Long Lead-time Streamflow Forecasting using Pacific Ocean Climate Teleconnections. Presented at the World & Environmental Resources Congress, May 15-19, 2005, Anchorage, Alaska.

Piechota, T., 2005. Community-Based Design Projects and Water Resources Engineering. Presented at the 2005 Pacific Southwest Regional ASEE Conference, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California.

Tootle, G., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Hydrologic Impacts of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on ENSO Influenced Regions. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2004, San Francisco, California.

Tang, C., and T.C. Piechota, 2004. Relationships between Climate Variability, Drought and Model Soil Moisture. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2004, San Francisco, California.

Timilsena, J., T. Piechota, H. Hidalgo, and G. Tootle, 2004. Hydrologic Drought in the Colorado River Basin. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 2004, San Francisco, California.

Timilsena, J., T. Piechota, H. Hidalgo, and G. Tootle, 2004. Western U.S. Drought: How Bad is it? Presented at the CA-NV-American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2004 Annual Fall Conference, October 11-15, 2004, Sacramento, California.

Tootle, G., and T. Piechota, 2004. Forecasting of Lower Colorado River Basin Streamflow using Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperatures and ENSO. Presented at the Arid Lands Symposium, June 26 - July 1, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah. (INVITED)

James, D.E., T. Piechota, K. Barber, and R. Santos, 2004. Construction Water Use in Southern Nevada - How much is used and where does it go? Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 24-26, 2004, Mesquite, Nevada.

Tootle, G., and T.C. Piechota, 2003. Identification of Pacific Ocean Sea Surface Temperature Teleconnections with Western United States Streamflow. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 8-12, 2003, San Francisco, California.

Albuquerque, S. and T.C. Piechota, 2003. Source Water Assessment for the Las Vegas Valley Surface Waters. Presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, December 8-12, 2003, San Francisco, California.

Malik, U., and T. Piechota, 2003. Urban Runoff Quality During Dry and Wet Weather Flows in the Las Vegas Valley. Presented at the 2003 North American Surface Water Quality Conference and Exposition (Stormcon), July 28-31, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

Tootle, G., and T.C. Piechota, 2003. Drought and the 2002-2003 El Niño in the Southwest U.S., 2003. Presented at the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003, June 22-26, 2003, Philadelphia, PA.

Piechota, T.C., Fountains, Golf Courses, and Music: Design Projects in Water Resources Engineering Education. Presented at the World Water & Environmental Resources Congress 2003, June 22-26, 2003, Philadelphia, PA.

Decker, R., T. Piechota, C. Ester, C. Collum, 2003. Growth and Drought in the Colorado Basin. Presented at the NAU 2003 Southwest Drought Summit, May 12-13, 2003, Flagstaff, Arizona (INVITED)

Piechota, T.C., D.E. James, and B. Gauthier, 2003. Project-Based Learning in a Freshman Engineering Course: University-High School Partnership. Presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Section Spring 2003 Conference, March 20-21, 2003, Los Angeles, California.

Piechota, T.C., and G. Tootle, 2003. Climate Teleconnections for Improved Streamflow Forecasting in the Colorado River Basin. Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 26-28, 2003, Sparks, Nevada.

Reginato, M., and T. Piechota, 2002. A GIS Nonpoint Source Pollution Model for the Las Vegas Valley. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon.

Singh, V., T. Piechota, and V. Ponte, 2002. Rainfall Simulation on Disturbed Lands Treated with Dust Suppressants: Hydrologic Impacts. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon.

Loreto, D., J. Batista, and T. Piechota, 2002. Impacts of Dust Suppressant Application on the Quality of Urban Runoff. Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Urban Drainage, September 8-13, 2002, Portland, Oregon.

Reginato, M. and T. Piechota, 2002. GIS and the Development of a Source Water Assessment Plan. Presented at the 22nd Annual ESRI International User Conference, July 8-12, 2002, San Diego, California.

Piechota, T.C., 2002. Climate Variability and Water Supply of the Colorado River Basin. Presented at the 2002 Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management, Symposium on Managing Extremes: Floods and Droughts, May 19 - 22, 2002, Roanoke, Virginia.

Reginato, M., and T. Piechota. 2002. Use of GIS for Developing a Source Water Assessment Program. Presented at the 12th Annual Nevada State GIS Conference. March 13 - 15, 2002, Las Vegas Nevada.

Singh, V., and T. Piechota, 2002. Changes in Hydrologic Conditions of Disturbed Land Surfaces Treated with Dust Suppressants. Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 27-28, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Reginato, M., and T. Piechota. 2002. Nutrient Loads from Wet and Dry Weather Flows in the Las Vegas Valley. Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 27-28, 2002, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ponte, V., and T. Piechota, 2001. A Low Intensity Rainfall Simulator and Runoff Collection System. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, 2001 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 10-14.

Reginato, M., and T. Piechota, 2001. Modeling of Nonpoint Source Pollution in the Las Vegas Valley. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, 2001 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 10-14.

Piechota, T.C., H.G. Hidalgo, and J.A. Dracup, 2001. Streamflow Variability and Reconstruction for the Colorado River Basin. Presented at the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 20 - 24, 2001, Orlando, Florida.

Piechota, T.C., and L. Bowland, 2001. Characterization of Wet and Dry Weather Flows from Urban Runoff in an Arid Region, Presented at the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 20 - 24, 2001, Orlando, Florida.

Piechota, T., J. Batista, D. James, V. Ponte, and D. Loreto, 2001. Potential Water Quality Impacts from the Application of Dust Suppressants. Presented at the Air and Waste Management Association Emerging Environmental Issues in Nevada: Air, Water, and Solid Waste. May 9-10, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Piechota, T.C., and L. Bowland, 2001. Water Quality of Urban Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley Storm Channels. Presented at the 36th Annual Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Symposium. March 28-30, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Piechota, T.C., and L. Bowland, 2001. Water Quality of Wet and Dry Weather Urban Runoff in the Las Vegas Valley. Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 8-9, 2001, Reno, Nevada.

Piechota, T.C., J. Batista, D. James, V. Ponte, M. Reginato, and C. Temple, 2001.Water Quality Impacts from Application of Dust Suppressants on Disturbed Lands. Presented at the Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Conference, February 8-9, 2001, Reno, Nevada.

Piechota, T.C., K. Love, W. Singleton, 2000. Design of a Semi-Permeable Fish Control Structure Used for Hydrologic Restoration. Presented at the American Geophysical Union, 2000 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19.

Piechota, T.C., F.H. Chiew, and J.A. Dracup, 2000. Use of Long-Range Exceedance Probability Forecasts in Management of Water Resource Systems. Presented at the ASCE Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 20 - August 2, 2000.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1999. Implications of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation for Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting: The Columbia River Basin. presented at the American Society of Civil Engineers 26th Annual Water Resources Planning and Management Conference, Tempe, Arizona, June 6-9, 1999.

Hidalgo-Leon, H.G., J.A. Dracup, and T.C. Piechota, 1998. Tree Ring Reconstruction Procedures Using Cross Validation Techniques. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1998 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-10.

Dracup, J.A. and T.C. Piechota, 1998. Using ENSO Indicators and Sea Surface Temperatures for Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1998 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-10 (INVITED).

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, and J. Feddema, 1998. Integrated Hydrologic Modeling of the Malibu Creek Watershed. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1998 Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 26-29.

Dracup, J.A., and T.C. Piechota, 1998. Regional Hydrologic Variability and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1998 Spring Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, May 26-29 (INVITED).

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1998. Development of an Exceedance Probability Streamflow Forecast using ENSO and Pacific SSTs. presented at the 15th Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Two Harbors, California, April 27-30.

Dracup, J., H. Hidalgo, G. MacDonald, T. Piechota, 1998. The Late 1500 Severe Sustained Drought in the Colorado River Basin: It It Real? presented at the 15th Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Two Harbors, California, April 27-30.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1998. Hydrologic Variability in the Western U.S. and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the 18th Annual AGU Hydrology Days, Fort Collins, Colorado, March 30 - April 3 (INVITED).

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1998. Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting Using ENSO Information: Application to the Columbia River Basin. Presented at the 78th AMS Annual Meeting, Special Symposium on Hydrology, Phoenix, Arizona, January 11-16.

Gutierrez, F., T. Piechota, and J. Dracup, 1997. Conexiones entre Caudales de Algunos Rios de la Costa Norte y Central del Peru y El Nino - Corriente del Sur. Seminario Internacional Consecuencias Climaticas e Hidrologicas del Evento El Nino a Escala Regional y Local - Incidencia en America del Sur-, November 26-29, 1997, Quito, Ecuador

Piechota T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1997. Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting in Eastern Australia and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the 24th Hydrology & Water Resources Symposium, 24-28 November, Auckland, New Zealand.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1997. Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting Using ENSO Information: Application to the Columbia River Basin. presented at the Workshop for the Assessment of the Use of Seasonal-to-Interannual Climate Predictions for Water Resources Management, Joint Institute for the Study of Atmospherics and Ocean (JISAO), University of Washington, June 10 (INVITED).

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H. Chiew, and T. McMahon, 1997. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and the Hydroclimatology of Eastern Australia. presented at Pacific Rim Hydroclimate Workshop, University of California, Los Angeles, California, August 25-27.

Piechota, T.C. and J.A. Dracup, 1997. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting in the Columbia River Basin. presented at Changing Water Regimes in the Drylands, Desert Research Institute, Lake Tahoe, California, June 9-13.

Dracup, J.A. and T.C. Piechota, 1997. Long-Range Streamflow Forecasting in the Columbia River Basin Using El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1997 Spring Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, May 27-30.

Piechota, T.C. and J.A. Dracup, 1997. Long-range Streamflow Forecasting in the Columbia River Basin and the El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the Fourteenth Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Two Harbors, California, April 6-9.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1997. Streamflow Forecasting in Eastern Australia: Associations with Tropical Sea Surface Temperatures and the Southern Oscillation Index. presented at the 77th AMS Annual Meeting, Conference on Hydrology, Long Beach, California, February 2-7.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1996. Long-range Streamflow Forecasting: the Potential of Using El Niño-Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1996 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 15-19.

Dracup, J.A., and T.C. Piechota, 1996. Linkages Between the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and U.S. Droughts. presented at the ASCE International Conference & Exposition on Natural Disaster Reduction, Washington D.C., December 3-5 (INVITED).

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, F.H.S. Chiew, and T.A. McMahon, 1996. Linkages Between Climate and Hydrology of Pacific Rim Countries. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1996 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, July 23-27.

Dracup, J.A., and T.C. Piechota, 1996. Drought and Hydrologic Variations in the United States During El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1996 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, July 23-27.

Chiew, F.H.S, T.A. McMahon, J.A. Dracup, and T.C. Piechota, 1996. Potential for Forecasting Australian Rainfall and Streamflow from El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1996 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Brisbane, Australia, July 23-27.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1996. Seasonal Streamflow Forecasting in Australia Using the Southern Oscillation. presented at the Thirteenth Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Asilomar, California, April 14-17.

Chiew, F.H.S., T.A. McMahon, J.A. Dracup, and T.C. Piechota, 1995. Climate and Streamflow Patterns in Australia Associated with El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1995 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1995. Linkages Between Western U.S. Streamflow and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1995 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 11-15.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1995. Linkages Between New Zealand Hydrology and ENSO. presented at the New Zealand Meteorological and Hydrological Symposium, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, November 12-16.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1995. Dominant Modes of Western U.S. Streamflow Variability during El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the 20th Annual Climate Diagnostics Workshop, University of Washington, Seattle, October 23-27.

Dracup, J.A., T.C. Piechota, and C.S. Khachikian, 1995. The Hydroclimatology of the United States During El Niño/Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Water Resources Association, Annual Summer Symposium, Water Resources and Environmental Hazards: Emphasis on Hydrologic and Cultural Insight in the Pacific Rim, Honolulu, Hawaii, June 25-28 (INVITED).

Dracup, J.A., T.C. Piechota, and C.S. Khachikian, 1994. The Influence of El Niño/Southern Oscillation on the Palmer Drought Severity Index. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1994 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9.

Brown, E., T. Piechota, X. Vargas, and J. Dracup, 1994. Analsis de series de caudales en Chile durante las fases extremas de ENSO. presented at the XVI Congreso Latinoamericano de Hidráulica se reunió, en Santiago los dias 22 y 23 de Agosto, 1994. Asociación Internacional de Investigaciones Hidráulicas.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, E.F. Brown, T.A. McMahon, and F.H.S. Chiew, 1994. Streamflow Patterns in Panama and Chile Associated With the Extreme Phases of the Southern Oscillation. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1994 Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Hong Kong, July 25-29.

Piechota, T.C., J.A. Dracup, E.F. Brown, T.A. McMahon, and F.H.S. Chiew, 1994. South American Streamflow and the Extreme Phases of the Southern Oscillation. presented at the Eleventh Annual Pacific Climate (PACLIM) Workshop, Asilomar, California, April 19-22.

Piechota, T.C., and J.A. Dracup, 1993. Precipitation and Temperature Patterns in the United States Associated with ENSO. presented at the American Geophysical Union, 1993 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 6-10.