FIRO is a Research and Development-led effort within USACE. Research is being conducted not only on how to develop the FIRO viability assessment process but also in critical areas of atmospheric science, hydrology, and atmospheric and watershed monitoring. Links to research efforts being conducted in connection with the FIRO program are found below.

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• A multidisciplinary training opportunity for the next generation of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) collaborators - 01 Aug 2023
  
• A Scale to Characterize the Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric Rivers - 01 Feb 2019
  
• Atmospheric rivers drive flood damages in the western United States - 04 Dec 2019
  

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• Better Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Forecasts for Water Management - 23 Jun 2021
  

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• Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Using Ensemble Streamflow Predictions for a Multipurpose Reservoir in Northern California - 21 Jul 2020
  

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• Human Systems of FIRO Study Summary
  

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• Increasing Stormwater Capture and Recharge Using Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations, Prado Dam - 17 Dec 2021
  

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• US Army Corps of Engineers - Hydrologic Engineering Center: Analyzing Flood Risk for Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations in the Russian River Watershed using HEC-WAT - Feb 2018
  

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• The Hydrometeorological Observation Network in California's Russian River Watershed: Development, Characteristics, and Key Findings from 1997 to 2019 - 01 Oct 2020
  
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