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<span class="biblabel"> [1]</span>S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and S.B. Weerakoon, editors. <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International</span> <span class="cmti-10">Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon</span> <span class="cmti-10">Region</span>, volume I and II. United Nations University, National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka, Nov 2004. ISBN 955-1142-00-4.
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<span class="biblabel"> [1]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall – a modeling study. <span class="cmti-10">Climatic Change</span>, 2006. Accepted for publication.


<span class="biblabel">[1] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfallmodel,” <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering</span>, vol. 44, pp. 1–6, 2000. Japan Society of CivilEngineers.
<span class="biblabel"> [2]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfall forecasting system. <span class="cmti-10">Computing in Civil Engineering</span>, 2005. In review.


<span class="biblabel">[2] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “Scaling rainfall series with a multifractalmodel,” <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering</span>, vol. 45, pp. 295–300, 2001. Japan Society of CivilEngineers.
<span class="biblabel"> [3]</span>D.K. Swain, S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and R.N. Dash. Nitrogen fertilizer optimization and cultivar selection for rice grown near mountainous slopes in orissa, india – a field experiment and simulation model study. <span class="cmti-10">Journal of Mountain Science</span>, 2(4):329–335, 2005.


<span class="biblabel">[3] </span>A. Pathirana andS. Herath, “Multifractal modeling and simulation of rain fieldsexhibiting spatial heterogeneity,” <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Earth System Sciences</span>, vol. 6-4, pp. 695–708, 2003.European Geosciences Union.
<span class="biblabel"> [4]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Simulating orographic rainfall with a limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model under idealized forcing. <span class="cmti-10">Atmospheric</span> <span class="cmti-10">Chemistry and Physics</span>, 5:215–226, 2005. European Geosciences Union.


<span class="biblabel">[4] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “On the modeling of temporal correlations inspatial-cascade rainfall downscaling,” <span class="cmti-10">WeatherRadar Information and Distributed Hydrological</span> Modelling (Proceedings of symposium HS03 held during IUGG2003at Sapporo, July 2003), vol. IAHS Publ. no. 282, pp. 74–82,2003. International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
<span class="biblabel"> [5]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Estimating rainfall distributions at high temporal resolutions using a multifractal model. <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Earth System Sciences</span>, 7(5):668–679, 2004. European Geosciences Union.


<span class="biblabel">[5] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Using fractals in space-time scaling ofrainfall,” <span class="cmti-10">Asian Journal of Geophysics</span>,vol. 3-3, pp. 49–56, 2003. Asian Institute of Technology.
<span class="biblabel"> [6]</span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale atmospheric model. <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 48:295–300, 2004. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.


<span class="biblabel">[6] </span>A. Pathirana, M. Yamaguchi, and T. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of airflow over a mountain ridge using a mesoscale atmospheric model,” <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of Hydraulic</span><span class="cmti-10">Engineering</span>, vol. 47, pp. 31–36, 2003.Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
<span class="biblabel"> [7]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. On the modeling of temporal correlations in spatial-cascade rainfall downscaling. <span class="cmti-10">Weather Radar Information and Distributed Hydrological</span> <span class="cmti-10">Modelling (Proceedings of symposium HS03 held during IUGG2003 at Sapporo, July 2003)</span>, IAHS Publ. no. 282:74–82, 2003. International Association of Hydrological Sciences.


<span class="biblabel">[7] </span>A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with amesoscale atmospheric model,” <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal ofHydraulic Engineering</span>, vol. 48, pp. 295–300, 2004. Japan Societyof Civil Engineers.
<span class="biblabel"> [8]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Using fractals in space-time scaling of rainfall. <span class="cmti-10">Asian Journal of Geophysics</span>, 3-3:49–56, 2003. Asian Institute of Technology.


<span class="biblabel">[8] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Estimating rainfall distributions at hightemporal resolutions using a multifractal model,” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 7(5),pp. 668–679, 2004. European Geosciences Union.
<span class="biblabel"> [9]</span>A. Pathirana, M. Yamaguchi, and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of airflow over a mountain ridge using a mesoscale atmospheric model. <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 47:31–36, 2003. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.


<span class="biblabel">[9] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Simulating orographic rainfall with alimited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model under idealized forcing,” <span class="cmti-10">Atmospheric</span> Chemistry and Physics, vol. 5, pp. 215–226,2005. European Geosciences Union.
<span class="biblabel"> [10]</span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Multifractal modeling and simulation of rain fields exhibiting spatial heterogeneity. <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Earth System Sciences</span>, 6-4:695–708, 2003. European Geosciences Union.


<span class="biblabel">[10] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall– a modeling study,” <span class="cmti-10">ClimaticChange</span>, 2006. Accepted for publication.
<span class="biblabel"> [11]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Scaling rainfall series with a multifractal model. <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 45:295–300, 2001. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.


<span class="biblabel">[11] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfallforecasting system,” <span class="cmti-10">Computer Applications inCivil Engineering</span>, 2005. In review.
<span class="biblabel"> [12]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfall model. <span class="cmti-10">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 44:1–6, 2000. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.


<span class="biblabel">[12] </span>D. Swain, S. Herath,A. Pathirana, and R. Dash, “Nitrogen fertilizer optimization andcultivar selection for rice grown near mountainous slopes in orissa, india– a field experiment and simulation model study,” Journal of Mountain Science, vol. 2, no. 4,pp. 329–335, 2005.
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<span class="biblabel"> [1]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain. Hydrometeorological input for improving flood forecasting in the mekong: Development of a real-time rainfall forecasting system. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary</span> <span class="cmti-10">River Management</span>. United Nations University, Mar 2005.


<span class="biblabel">[13] </span>S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and S. Weerakoon, eds., <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International</span> <span class="cmti-10">Conference on SustainableWater Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon</span> Region, vol. I and II, United Nations University,National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka, Nov 2004. ISBN955-1142-00-4.
<span class="biblabel"> [2]</span>D.K. Swain, S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and B.N. Mittra. Rainfed lowland and floodprone rice: A critical review on ecology and management technology for improving the productivity in asia. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary</span> <span class="cmti-10">River Management</span>. United Nations University, Mar 2005.


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<span class="biblabel"> [3]</span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Assessment of atmospheric brown cloud impacts on local climate with a modified mesoscale atmospheric model. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International</span> <span class="cmti-10">Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon</span> <span class="cmti-10">Region</span>, pages 34–42. United Nations University, 2004.


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<span class="biblabel"> [4]</span>S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Integrated assessment of abc impacts – a gleam case-study. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing</span> <span class="cmti-10">Environment of the Monsoon Region</span>, pages 141–148. United Nations University, 2004.


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<span class="biblabel"> [5]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Incorporating aerosol radiative forcing effects into rainfall simulations. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and</span> <span class="cmti-10">Water Resources</span>, pages 114–115, 2004.


<span class="biblabel">[14] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain, “Hydrometeorological input for improving flood forecasting in the mekong: Development of a real-time rainfall forecasting system.,” in Proceedings of the International Workshop Role of Water Sciences in <span class="cmti-10">Transboundary RiverManagement</span>, United Nations University, Mar 2005.
<span class="biblabel"> [6]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Investigation of the effects of aerosol radiative forcing on precipitation distributions using a limited-area atmospheric model in an idealized setting. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of second APHW conference, Singapore</span>, pages 46–52. The Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2004.


<span class="biblabel">[15] </span>D. Swain, S. Herath,A. Pathirana, and B. Mittra, “Rainfed lowland and floodpronerice: A critical review on ecology and management technology for improvingthe productivity in asia,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of theInternational Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary</span> River Management, United Nations University, Mar 2005.
<span class="biblabel"> [7]</span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale atmospheric model. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya,</span> <span class="cmti-10">Sri Lanka</span>, pages CD–ROM. Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 2004.


<span class="biblabel">[16] </span>A. Pathirana andS. Herath, “Assessment of atmospheric brown cloud impacts on localclimate with a modified mesoscale atmospheric model,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the ChangingEnvironment of the Monsoon <span class="cmti-10">Region</span>,pp. 34–42, United Nations University, 2004.
<span class="biblabel"> [8]</span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Physical simulation of mountain flow. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the</span> <span class="cmti-10">5th international summer symposium of JSCE</span>. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.


<span class="biblabel">[17] </span>S. Herath andA. Pathirana, “Integrated assessment of abc impacts – a gleamcase-study,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the</span><span class="cmti-10">Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region</span>,pp. 141–148, United Nations University, 2004.
<span class="biblabel"> [9]</span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized modeling of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale model. In <span class="cmti-10">Annual conference of Japan Society for Natural Disaster Mitigation</span>. DPRI, Kyoto University, 2003.


<span class="biblabel">[18] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Incorporating aerosol radiative forcing effectsinto rainfall simulations,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings ofannual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology</span> and Water Resources, pp. 114–115, 2004.
<span class="biblabel"> [10]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Hironaka, and S. Herath. Rainfall scaling at high temporal resolutions: An experimental study. In <span class="cmti-10">Annual conference of JSCE</span>. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.


<span class="biblabel">[19] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Investigation of the effects of aerosol radiativeforcing on precipitation distributions using a limited-area atmospheric modelin an idealized setting,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings ofsecond APHW conference, Singapore</span>, pp. 46–52, The AsiaPacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2004.
<span class="biblabel"> [11]</span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Rainfall associated with mountain-flow – an idealized study. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2003.


<span class="biblabel">[20] </span>A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with amesoscale atmospheric model,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics,</span> Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, pp. CD–ROM, AsianCongress of Fluid Mechanics, 2004.
<span class="biblabel"> [12]</span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling of precipitation. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the 4th international summer symposium of JSCE</span>, 2002.


<span class="biblabel">[21] </span>A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Physical simulation of mountain flow,” in Proceedings of <span class="cmti-10">the 5thinternational summer symposium of JSCE</span>, Japan Society of CivilEngineers, 2003.
<span class="biblabel"> [13]</span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Preserving spatial heterogeneity in random cascade distributions of spatial rainfall. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of</span> <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2002.


<span class="biblabel">[22] </span>A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized modeling of orographic rainfall with a mesoscalemodel,” in <span class="cmti-10">Annual conference of Japan Society forNatural Disaster Mitigation</span>, DPRI, Kyoto University, 2003.
<span class="biblabel"> [14]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Role of fractals in scaling spatiotemporal data. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of International Symposium On Geoinformatics For Spatial Infrastructure</span> <span class="cmti-10">Development In Earth And Allied Sciences</span>, 2002. Hanoi, Vietnam.


<span class="biblabel">[23] </span>A. Pathirana,S. Hironaka, and S. Herath, “Rainfall scaling at high temporalresolutions: An experimental study,” in <span class="cmti-10">Annualconference of JSCE</span>, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.
<span class="biblabel"> [15]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Characteristics of the spatial multifractal properties of hourly spatial rainfall over japan. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the 3rd international summer</span> <span class="cmti-10">symposium of JSCE</span>, pages 153–156. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2001.


<span class="biblabel">[24] </span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada, “Rainfall associated with mountain-flow – an idealized study,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annualconference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2003.
<span class="biblabel"> [16]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Seasonality of multifractal properties of some hourly spatial rainfalls in japan. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of</span> <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2001.


<span class="biblabel">[25] </span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath, “Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling ofprecipitation,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the 4thinternational summer symposium of JSCE</span>, 2002.
<span class="biblabel"> [17]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Using multifractals to produce synthetic hourly rainfall series from daily-observed rainfall. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of Seventh International Conference</span> <span class="cmti-10">on Precipitation</span>, page 5:4, 2001. Rockport, Maine, USA.


<span class="biblabel">[26] </span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath, “Preserving spatial heterogeneity in random cascadedistributions of spatial rainfall,” in Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of <span class="cmti-10">Hydrology and Water Resources</span>,2002.
<span class="biblabel"> [18]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. A multifractal comparison of hourly spatial rainfall, acquired by gauge measurements and weather radar. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of European</span> <span class="cmti-10">Geophysical Society XXVI General Assembly</span>. European Geophysical Union, 2001. Nice, France.


<span class="biblabel">[27] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Role of fractals in scaling spatiotemporal data,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings ofInternational Symposium On Geoinformatics For Spatial Infrastructure</span><span class="cmti-10">Development In Earth And Allied Sciences</span>, 2002.Hanoi, Vietnam.
<span class="biblabel"> [19]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a network based hydrological analysis system. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of Engineering Jubilee Congress – Engineering Beyond 2000</span>, pages 149–154. University of Peradeniya, 2000. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.


<span class="biblabel">[28] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “Characteristics of the spatial multifractalproperties of hourly spatial rainfall over japan,” in Proceedings of the 3rd international summer symposium of JSCE, pp. 153–156, Japan Society ofCivil Engineers, 2001.
<span class="biblabel"> [20]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. A multifractal approach to predict high-resolution rainfall distributions. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the 2nd international summer symposium</span> <span class="cmti-10">of JSCE</span>, pages 193–196. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000.


<span class="biblabel">[29] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Seasonality of multifractal properties of some hourly spatial rainfalls in japan,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedingsof annual conference of Japan Society of</span> Hydrology and Water Resources, 2001.
<span class="biblabel"> [21]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the multifractal characterization of spatial distributions of amedas rainfall. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of the workshop on water resources development</span> <span class="cmti-10">and flood control</span>, pages 102–108. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.


<span class="biblabel">[30] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Using multifractals to produce synthetic hourlyrainfall series from daily-observed rainfall,” in Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on Precipitation, p. 5:4, 2001. Rockport, Maine, USA.
<span class="biblabel"> [22]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Multifractal properties of rainfall observations: An analysis of the temporal variation. In <span class="cmti-10">Annual conference of JSCE</span>, pages II–125. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000.


<span class="biblabel">[31] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “A multifractal comparison of hourly spatial rainfall, acquired by gauge measurements and weather radar,” in Proceedings of European Geophysical Society XXVI General Assembly, EuropeanGeophysical Union, 2001. Nice, France.
<span class="biblabel"> [23]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Multifractal modeling of some rainfall series to estimate the rainfall distributions at higher resolutions. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference</span> <span class="cmti-10">of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, pages 122–123. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. Kyoto.


<span class="biblabel">[32] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Development of a network based hydrological analysissystem,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of Engineering JubileeCongress – Engineering Beyond 2000</span>, pp. 149–154,University of Peradeniya, 2000. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
<span class="biblabel"> [24]</span>S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Database centered simulation using the www. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of International Symposium on Information Technology Tools for Natural Disaster</span> <span class="cmti-10">Risk Management</span>, pages 337–345. International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering, University of Tokyo and the United Nations University, 1998. Bangkok, Thailand.


<span class="biblabel">[33] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “A multifractal approach to predicthigh-resolution rainfall distributions,” in Proceedings of the 2nd international summer symposium of JSCE, pp. 193–196, Japan Society ofCivil Engineers, 2000.
<span class="biblabel"> [25]</span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a www interfaced hydrological database. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water</span> <span class="cmti-10">Resources</span>, pages 180–181, 1998.


<span class="biblabel">[34] </span>A. Pathirana,S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “On the multifractal characterization ofspatial distributions of amedas rainfall,” in Proceedings of the workshop on water resourcesdevelopment <span class="cmti-10">and flood control</span>,pp. 102–108, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. TohokuUniversity, Sendai, Japan.
<span class="biblabel"> [26]</span>R. Ramasamy and A. Pathirana. Structural characteristics of plasmodium falciparum antigen repeats support a role in immune evasion. In <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of National Malaria</span> <span class="cmti-10">Conference</span>, pages 91–96. University of Colombo and Institute of Fundamental Studies, 1990. Kandy, Sri Lanka.


<span class="biblabel">[35] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Multifractal properties of rainfall observations: Ananalysis of the temporal variation,” in <span class="cmti-10">Annualconference of JSCE</span>, pp. II–125, Japan Society of CivilEngineers, 2000.
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<span class="biblabel">[36] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Multifractal modeling of some rainfall series toestimate the rainfall distributions at higher resolutions,” in Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources,pp. 122–123, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. Kyoto.
<span class="cmbx-10"><nowiki>*</nowiki></span> <span class="cmbx-10">Dissertations</span>


<span class="biblabel">[37] </span>S. Herath andA. Pathirana, “Database centered simulation using the www,” in<span class="cmti-10">Proceedings</span> <span class="cmti-10">of International Symposium on Information Technology Tools for Natural Disaster Risk</span> <span class="cmti-10">Management</span>,pp. 337–345, International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering,University of Tokyo and the United Nations University, 1998. Bangkok,Thailand.
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<span class="biblabel">[38] </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Development of a www interfaced hydrologicaldatabase,” in <span class="cmti-10">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water</span> Resources, pp. 180–181, 1998.
<span class="biblabel"> [1]</span>Assela Pathirana. <span class="cmti-10">Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Space for</span> <span class="cmti-10">Hydrological Applications</span>. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.


<span class="biblabel">[39] </span>R. Ramasamy and A. Pathirana, “Structural characteristics of plasmodium falciparumantigen repeats support a role in immune evasion,” in Proceedings of National Malaria Conference, pp. 91–96, University of Colombo andInstitute of Fundamental Studies, 1990. Kandy, Sri Lanka.
<span class="biblabel"> [2]</span>Assela Pathirana. <span class="cmti-10">Database Centered Hydrological Simulation on the WWW</span>. Masters thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.


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<span class="biblabel">[40] </span>A. Pathirana, Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Spacefor Hydrological <span class="cmti-10">Applications</span>. Ph.D.thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.
 
<span class="biblabel">[41] </span>A. Pathirana,“Database centered hydrological simulation on the WWW,” Mastersthesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.
 
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ublications * Books and Collections

[1]S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and S.B. Weerakoon, editors. Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, volume I and II. United Nations University, National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka, Nov 2004. ISBN 955-1142-00-4.

* Peer Reviewed Journals

[1]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall – a modeling study. Climatic Change, 2006. Accepted for publication.

[2]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfall forecasting system. Computing in Civil Engineering, 2005. In review.

[3]D.K. Swain, S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and R.N. Dash. Nitrogen fertilizer optimization and cultivar selection for rice grown near mountainous slopes in orissa, india – a field experiment and simulation model study. Journal of Mountain Science, 2(4):329–335, 2005.

[4]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Simulating orographic rainfall with a limited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model under idealized forcing. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 5:215–226, 2005. European Geosciences Union.

[5]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Estimating rainfall distributions at high temporal resolutions using a multifractal model. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 7(5):668–679, 2004. European Geosciences Union.

[6]A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale atmospheric model. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 48:295–300, 2004. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

[7]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. On the modeling of temporal correlations in spatial-cascade rainfall downscaling. Weather Radar Information and Distributed Hydrological Modelling (Proceedings of symposium HS03 held during IUGG2003 at Sapporo, July 2003), IAHS Publ. no. 282:74–82, 2003. International Association of Hydrological Sciences.

[8]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Using fractals in space-time scaling of rainfall. Asian Journal of Geophysics, 3-3:49–56, 2003. Asian Institute of Technology.

[9]A. Pathirana, M. Yamaguchi, and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of airflow over a mountain ridge using a mesoscale atmospheric model. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 47:31–36, 2003. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

[10]A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Multifractal modeling and simulation of rain fields exhibiting spatial heterogeneity. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 6-4:695–708, 2003. European Geosciences Union.

[11]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Scaling rainfall series with a multifractal model. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 45:295–300, 2001. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

[12]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfall model. Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 44:1–6, 2000. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

* Conferences and Workshops

[1]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain. Hydrometeorological input for improving flood forecasting in the mekong: Development of a real-time rainfall forecasting system. In Proceedings of the International Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary River Management. United Nations University, Mar 2005.

[2]D.K. Swain, S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and B.N. Mittra. Rainfed lowland and floodprone rice: A critical review on ecology and management technology for improving the productivity in asia. In Proceedings of the International Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary River Management. United Nations University, Mar 2005.

[3]A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Assessment of atmospheric brown cloud impacts on local climate with a modified mesoscale atmospheric model. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, pages 34–42. United Nations University, 2004.

[4]S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Integrated assessment of abc impacts – a gleam case-study. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, pages 141–148. United Nations University, 2004.

[5]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Incorporating aerosol radiative forcing effects into rainfall simulations. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, pages 114–115, 2004.

[6]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Investigation of the effects of aerosol radiative forcing on precipitation distributions using a limited-area atmospheric model in an idealized setting. In Proceedings of second APHW conference, Singapore, pages 46–52. The Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2004.

[7]A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale atmospheric model. In Proceedings of the Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, pages CD–ROM. Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 2004.

[8]A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Physical simulation of mountain flow. In Proceedings of the 5th international summer symposium of JSCE. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.

[9]A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized modeling of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale model. In Annual conference of Japan Society for Natural Disaster Mitigation. DPRI, Kyoto University, 2003.

[10]A. Pathirana, S. Hironaka, and S. Herath. Rainfall scaling at high temporal resolutions: An experimental study. In Annual conference of JSCE. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.

[11]A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Rainfall associated with mountain-flow – an idealized study. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2003.

[12]A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling of precipitation. In Proceedings of the 4th international summer symposium of JSCE, 2002.

[13]A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Preserving spatial heterogeneity in random cascade distributions of spatial rainfall. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2002.

[14]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Role of fractals in scaling spatiotemporal data. In Proceedings of International Symposium On Geoinformatics For Spatial Infrastructure Development In Earth And Allied Sciences, 2002. Hanoi, Vietnam.

[15]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Characteristics of the spatial multifractal properties of hourly spatial rainfall over japan. In Proceedings of the 3rd international summer symposium of JSCE, pages 153–156. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2001.

[16]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Seasonality of multifractal properties of some hourly spatial rainfalls in japan. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2001.

[17]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Using multifractals to produce synthetic hourly rainfall series from daily-observed rainfall. In Proceedings of Seventh International Conference on Precipitation, page 5:4, 2001. Rockport, Maine, USA.

[18]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. A multifractal comparison of hourly spatial rainfall, acquired by gauge measurements and weather radar. In Proceedings of European Geophysical Society XXVI General Assembly. European Geophysical Union, 2001. Nice, France.

[19]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a network based hydrological analysis system. In Proceedings of Engineering Jubilee Congress – Engineering Beyond 2000, pages 149–154. University of Peradeniya, 2000. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.

[20]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. A multifractal approach to predict high-resolution rainfall distributions. In Proceedings of the 2nd international summer symposium of JSCE, pages 193–196. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000.

[21]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the multifractal characterization of spatial distributions of amedas rainfall. In Proceedings of the workshop on water resources development and flood control, pages 102–108. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.

[22]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Multifractal properties of rainfall observations: An analysis of the temporal variation. In Annual conference of JSCE, pages II–125. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000.

[23]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Multifractal modeling of some rainfall series to estimate the rainfall distributions at higher resolutions. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, pages 122–123. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. Kyoto.

[24]S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Database centered simulation using the www. In Proceedings of International Symposium on Information Technology Tools for Natural Disaster Risk Management, pages 337–345. International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering, University of Tokyo and the United Nations University, 1998. Bangkok, Thailand.

[25]A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a www interfaced hydrological database. In Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, pages 180–181, 1998.

[26]R. Ramasamy and A. Pathirana. Structural characteristics of plasmodium falciparum antigen repeats support a role in immune evasion. In Proceedings of National Malaria Conference, pages 91–96. University of Colombo and Institute of Fundamental Studies, 1990. Kandy, Sri Lanka.

* Dissertations

[1]Assela Pathirana. Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Space for Hydrological Applications. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.

[2]Assela Pathirana. Database Centered Hydrological Simulation on the WWW. Masters thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.

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