Publications


De Biasio, E. F., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2023). Upstream Precursors to High-Resolution Modeled Extreme Precipitation Events in the Mountainous Regions of Southern California. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 24(5), 929–949. https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-22-0105.1
Cheng, Z., Georgakakos, K. P., Spencer, C. R., & Banks, R. (2022). Numerical Modeling of Flash Flood Risk Mitigation and Operational Warning in Urban Areas. Water, 14(16), 2494. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162494
Georgakakos, K. P. (2022). Effective transfer of science to operations in hydrometeorology considering uncertainty. Hydrology, 9(4), 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9040055
Modrick, T. M., Georgakakos, K. P., Shamir, E., & Spencer, C. R. (2017). Operational quality control and enhancement of radar data to support regional flash flood warning systems. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 22(5). https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)he.1943-5584.0001345
Shamir, E., Rimmer, A., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2016). The use of an orographic precipitation model to assess the precipitation spatial distribution in Lake Kinneret watershed. Water, 8(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/w8120591
Dettinger, M., Udall, B., & Georgakakos, A. (2015). Western water and climate change. Ecological Applications, 25(8), 2069–2093.
Posner, A. J., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2015). Normalized Landslide Index Method for susceptibility map development in El Salvador. Natural Hazards, 79(3), 1825–1845. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1930-4
Shamir, E., Megdal, S. B., Carrillo, C., Castro, C. L., Chang, H. I., Chief, K., Corkhill, F. E., Eden, S., Georgakakos, K. P., Nelson, K. M., & Prietto, J. (2015). Climate change and water resources management in the Upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona. Journal of Hydrology, 521, 18–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.11.062
Peleg, N., Shamir, E., Georgakakos, K. P., & Morin, E. (2015). A framework for assessing hydrological regime sensitivity to climate change in a convective rainfall environment: a case study of two medium-sized eastern Mediterranean catchments, Israel. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 19(1), 567–581. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-567-2015
Georgakakos, K. P., Graham, N. E., Modrick, T. M., Murphy, M. J., Shamir, E., Spencer, C. R., & Sperfslage, J. A. (2014). Evaluation of real-time hydrometeorological ensemble prediction on hydrologic scales in Northern California. Journal of Hydrology, 519, 2978–3000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.05.032
Georgakakos, A. P., Yao, H. M., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2014). Ensemble streamflow prediction adjustment for upstream water use and regulation. Journal of Hydrology, 519, 2952–2966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.06.044
Shamir, E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2014). MODIS Land Surface Temperature as an index of surface air temperature for operational snowpack estimation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 152, 83–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2014.06.001
Murphy, M. J., Georgakakos, K. P., & Shamir, E. (2014). Climatological analysis of December rainfall in the Panama Canal Watershed. International Journal of Climatology, 34(2), 403–415. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.3694
Shamir, E., Georgakakos, K. P., Spencer, C., Modrick, T. M., Murphy, M. J., & Jubach, R. (2013). Evaluation of real-time flash flood forecasts for Haiti during the passage of Hurricane Tomas, November 4-6, 2010. Natural Hazards, 67(2), 459–482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-013-0573-6
Shamir, E., Ben-Moshe, L., Ronen, A., Grodek, T., Enzel, Y., Georgakakos, K. P., & Morin, E. (2013). Geomorphology-based index for detecting minimal flood stages in arid alluvial streams. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 17(3), 1021–1034. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-17-1021-2013
Shamir, E., Georgakakos, K. P., & Murphy, M. J. (2013). Frequency analysis of the 7-8 December 2010 extreme precipitation in the Panama Canal Watershed. Journal of Hydrology, 480, 136–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.12.010
Cheng, F. Y., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2011). Wind speed interpolation in the vicinity of the Panama Canal. Meteorological Applications, 18(4), 459–466. https://doi.org/10.1002/met.237
Cheng, F. Y., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2011). Statistical analysis of observed and simulated hourly surface wind in the vicinity of the Panama Canal. International Journal of Climatology, 31(5), 770–782. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.2123
Georgakakos, K. P., Graham, N. E., Carpenter, M., & Yao, H. (2011). Integrating climate-hydrology forecasts and multi-objective reservoir management for northern California. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 86(12), 122–127. https://doi.org/10.1029/2005EO120002
Shamir, E., Lee, B. J., Bae, D. H., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2010). Flood Forecasting in Regulated Basins Using the Ensemble Extended Kalman Filter with the Storage Function Method. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 15(12), 1030–1044. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)he.1943-5584.0000282
Villarini, G., Krajewski, W. F., Ntelekos, A. A., Georgakakos, K. P., & Smith, J. A. (2010). Towards probabilistic forecasting of flash floods The combined effects of uncertainty in radar-rainfall and flash flood guidance. Journal of Hydrology, 394(1–2), 275–284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.02.014
Graham, N. E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2010). Toward Understanding the Value of Climate Information for Multiobjective Reservoir Management under Present and Future Climate and Demand Scenarios. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49(4), 557–573. https://doi.org/10.1175/2009jamc2135.1
O’Hara, J. K., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2008). Quantifying the urban water supply impacts of climate change. Water Resources Management, 22(10), 1477–1497. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-008-9238-8
Georgakakos, K. P., & Graham, N. E. (2008). Potential benefits of seasonal inflow prediction uncertainty for reservoir release decisions. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47(5), 1297–1321. https://doi.org/10.1775/2007jamc1671.1
Taylor, S. V., Cayan, D. R., Graham, N. E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2008). Northerly surface winds over the eastern North Pacific Ocean in spring and summer. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113(D2). https://doi.org/10.1029/2006jd008053
Bae, D. H., Georgakakos, K. P., & Kwon, W. T. (2007). Climatological screening of climate model output with observations for Korean water resources applications. International Journal of Climatology, 27(13), 1775–1790. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.1497
Shamir, E., Wang, J., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2007). Probabilistic streamflow generation model for data sparse arid watersheds. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(5), 1142–1154. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00094.x
Shamir, E., Meko, D. M., Graham, N. E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2007). Hydrologic model framework for water resources planning in the Santa Cruz River, southern Arizona. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, 43(5), 1155–1170. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00095.x
Wang, J. Z., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2007). Estimation of potential evapotranspiration in the mountainous Panama Canal watershed. Hydrological Processes, 21(14), 1901–1917. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.6394
Koutsoyiannis, D., Efstratiadis, A., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2007). Uncertainty assessment of future hydroclimatic predictions: A comparison of Probabilistic and scenario-based approaches. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 8(3), 261–281. https://doi.org/10.1175/jhm576.1
Bae, D. H., Georgakakos, K. P., & Kim, S. (2007). Screening the utility of climate information for watershed applications in Korea. Journal of Hydrology, 336(1–2), 38–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.12.022
Shamir, E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2007). Estimating snow depletion curves for American River basins using distributed snow modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 334(1–2), 162–173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.10.007
Graham, N. E., Georgakakos, K. P., Vargas, C., & Echevers, M. (2006). Simulating the value of El Nino forecasts for the Panama Canal. Advances in Water Resources, 29(11), 1665–1677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.12.005
Shamir, E., Carpenter, T. M., Fickenscher, P., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2006). Evaluation of the National Weather Service operational hydrologic model and forecasts for the American River basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 11(5), 392–407. https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1084-0699(2006)11:5(392)
Ntelekos, A. A., Georgakakos, K. P., & Krajewski, W. F. (2006). On the uncertainties of flash flood guidance: Toward probabilistic forecasting of flash floods. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 7(5), 896–915. https://doi.org/10.1175/jhm529.1
Carpenter, T. M., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2006). Intercomparison of lumped versus distributed hydrologic model ensemble simulations on operational forecast scales. Journal of Hydrology, 329(1–2), 174–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.02.013
Georgakakos, K. P., & Carpenter, T. M. (2006). Potential value of operationally available and spatially distributed ensemble soil water estimates for agriculture. Journal of Hydrology, 328(1–2), 177–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.12.018
Carpenter, T. M., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2006). Discretization scale dependencies of the ensemble flow range versus catchment area relationship in distributed hydrologic modeling. Journal of Hydrology, 328(1–2), 242–257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.12.008
Shamir, E., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2006). Distributed snow accumulation and ablation modeling in the American River basin. Advances in Water Resources, 29(4), 558–570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.06.010
Georgakakos, K. P. (2006). Analytical results for operational flash flood guidance. Journal of Hydrology, 317(1–2), 81–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.05.009
Georgakakos, K. P., Bae, D. H., & Jeong, C. S. (2005). Utility of ten-day climate model ensemble simulations for water resources applications in Korean watersheds. Water Resources Management, 19(6), 849–872. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-005-5605-x
Wang, J. Z., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2005). Effects of cold microphysical processes on the surface precipitation variability of nonsquall tropical oceanic convection. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 110(D22). https://doi.org/10.1029/2005jd005787
Jeong, C. S., Heo, J. H., Bae, D. H., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2005). Utility of high-resolution climate model simulations for water resources prediction over the Korean Peninsula: a sensitivity study. Hydrological Sciences Journal-Journal Des Sciences Hydrologiques, 50(1), 139–153. https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.50.1.139.56328
Wang, J., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2005). Validation and sensitivities of dynamic precipitation simulation for winter events over the Folsom Lake Watershed: 1964-99. Monthly Weather Review, 133(1), 3–19. https://doi.org/10.1175/mwr-2814.1
Tsonis, A. A., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2005). Observing extreme events in incomplete state spaces with application to rainfall estimation from satellite images. Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, 12(2), 195–200.
Georgakakos, K. P., & Sperfslage, J. A. (2005). Operational Rainfall and Flow Forecasting for the Panama Canal Watershed. In R. S. Harmon (Ed.), The Río Chagres, Panama a multidisciplinary profile of a tropical watershed (pp. 323–334). Springer.
Georgakakos, K. P., Seo, D. J., Gupta, H., Schaake, J., & Butts, M. B. (2004). Towards the characterization of streamflow simulation uncertainty through multimodel ensembles. Journal of Hydrology, 298(1–4), 222–241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.03.037
Carpenter, T. M., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2004). Continuous streamflow simulation with the HRCDHM distributed hydrologic model. Journal of Hydrology, 298(1–4), 61–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.03.032
Carpenter, T. M., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2004). Impacts of parametric and radar rainfall uncertainty on the ensemble streamflow simulations of a distributed hydrologic model. Journal of Hydrology, 298(1–4), 202–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydrol.2004.03.036
Andrieu, H., French, M. N., Krajewski, W. F., & Georgakakos, K. P. (2003). Stochastic-dynamical rainfall simulation based on weather radar volume scan data. Advances in Water Resources, 26(5), 581–593. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0309-1708(02)00168-9