Impacts of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee on the Hudson River
September 19, 2012
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Last Year, two significant tropical storms dropped an estimated 12-18 inches of rainfall and disrupted many lives in the Hudson Valley, Catskills and beyond. This conference will explore the ecological impacts these two storms had on the Hudson River.
Meteorology & Hydrology
The Hudson River and Estuary Physical Response to Irene and Lee – Philip Orton, Stevens Institute of Technology
Meteorologic Factors that Resulted in Extreme Rainfall During Tropical Storm Irene and the Remnants of Tropical Storm Lee - Joseph P. Villani, Stephen N. DiRienzo (speaker), Hugh W. Johnson, Vasil T. Koleci, Kevin S. Lipton, George J. Maglaras, Kimberly G. McMahon, Timothy E. Scrom, Thomas A. Wasula, and Britt E. Westergard, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Albany, New York
Hydrology of Tropical Storms Irene and Lee - Britt E. Westergard (speaker), Joseph P. Villani, Hugh W. Johnson, Vasil T. Koleci, Kevin S. Lipton, George J. Maglaras, Kimberly G. McMahon, Timothy E. Scrom, and Thomas A. Wasula, NOAA/NWS Weather Forecast Office, Albany, New York
Sediment Transport
Hudson River Watershed Sediment Transport following Tropical Storms Irene and Lee - Gary R. Wall (speaker) and Timothy F. Hoffman, U.S. Geological Survey
Salinity and Sediment in the Hudson River Estuary after Tropical Storms Irene and Lee - David K. Ralston (speaker), W. Rockwell Geyer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. and John C. Warner, US Geological Survey
Impacts to Other Systems
Impacts of Tropical Storm Irene on the Connecticut River – John Woodruff, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Storm impacts on Nutrients and Sediments in the Susquehanna River Basin – Kevin McGonigal, Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Keynote: Impacts of tropical cyclones on North Carolina coastal carbon and nitrogen dynamics: Implications for biogeochemical cycling and water quality in a stormier and warmer world – Hans W. Paerl (speaker), Joseph R. Crosswell, Nathan S. Hall, Benjamin L. Peierls and Karen L. Rossignol, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Institute of Marine Sciences and Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
Impacts to the Biology of the Hudson River Estuary
Storms caused river to take a ‘breath’ – Stuart Findlay, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, HRECOS
Effects of tropical storms Irene and Lee on fish in the Hudson River Estuary: a preliminary analysis – David Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Impacts to the Hudson River Tributary Habitats
Some implications of recent extreme weather events for environmental management and policy in the Catskills Region –Mark Vian, NYC Environmental Protection’s Stream Management Program
Documenting Impacts of Storm Response Construction Activities upon Stream Ecosystems Following Tropical Storms Irene & Lee – Joshua Thiel, NYS DEC Bureau of Habitat
Impacts to the Macro-invertebrate Community – Alexander J. Smith (speaker), NYS DEC Stream Biomonitoring Unit and Mohawk River Basin Program and Barry P. Baldigo, Mike McHale, US Geological Survey
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