Publications

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

[1] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfallmodel,” Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering, vol. 44, pp. 1–6, 2000. Japan Society of CivilEngineers.

[2] A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “Scaling rainfall series with a multifractalmodel,” Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering, vol. 45, pp. 295–300, 2001. Japan Society of CivilEngineers.

[3] A. Pathirana andS. Herath, “Multifractal modeling and simulation of rain fieldsexhibiting spatial heterogeneity,” Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, vol. 6-4, pp. 695–708, 2003.European Geosciences Union.

[4] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “On the modeling of temporal correlations inspatial-cascade rainfall downscaling,” WeatherRadar Information and Distributed Hydrological 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.

[5] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Using fractals in space-time scaling ofrainfall,” Asian Journal of Geophysics,vol. 3-3, pp. 49–56, 2003. Asian Institute of Technology.

[6] A. Pathirana, M. Yamaguchi, and T. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of airflow over a mountain ridge using a mesoscale atmospheric model,” Annual Journal of HydraulicEngineering, vol. 47, pp. 31–36, 2003.Japan Society of Civil Engineers.

[7] A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with amesoscale atmospheric model,” Annual Journal ofHydraulic Engineering, vol. 48, pp. 295–300, 2004. Japan Societyof Civil Engineers.

[8] 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.

[9] A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Simulating orographic rainfall with alimited-area, non-hydrostatic atmospheric model under idealized forcing,” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, vol. 5, pp. 215–226,2005. European Geosciences Union.

[10] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall– a modeling study,” ClimaticChange, 2006. Accepted for publication.

[11] A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfallforecasting system,” Computer Applications inCivil Engineering, 2005. In review.

[12] 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.

Books and Collections

[13] S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and S. Weerakoon, eds., Proceedings of the International Conference on SustainableWater Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, vol. I and II, United Nations University,National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka, Nov 2004. ISBN955-1142-00-4.

Conferences andWorkshops

[14] 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 RiverManagement, United Nations University, Mar 2005.

[15] 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 Proceedings of theInternational Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary River Management, United Nations University, Mar 2005.

[16] 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 Region,pp. 34–42, United Nations University, 2004.

[17] S. Herath andA. Pathirana, “Integrated assessment of abc impacts – a gleamcase-study,” in Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in theChanging Environment of the Monsoon Region,pp. 141–148, United Nations University, 2004.

[18] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and T. Yamada, “Incorporating aerosol radiative forcing effectsinto rainfall simulations,” in Proceedings ofannual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, pp. 114–115, 2004.

[19] 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 Proceedings ofsecond APHW conference, Singapore, pp. 46–52, The AsiaPacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2004.

[20] A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with amesoscale atmospheric model,” in Proceedings of the Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, pp. CD–ROM, AsianCongress of Fluid Mechanics, 2004.

[21] A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Physical simulation of mountain flow,” in Proceedings of the 5thinternational summer symposium of JSCE, Japan Society of CivilEngineers, 2003.

[22] A. Pathirana andT. Yamada, “Idealized modeling of orographic rainfall with a mesoscalemodel,” in Annual conference of Japan Society forNatural Disaster Mitigation, DPRI, Kyoto University, 2003.

[23] A. Pathirana,S. Hironaka, and S. Herath, “Rainfall scaling at high temporalresolutions: An experimental study,” in Annualconference of JSCE, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003.

[24] A. Pathirana and T. Yamada, “Rainfall associated with mountain-flow – an idealized study,” in Proceedings of annualconference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2003.

[25] A. Pathirana and S. Herath, “Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling ofprecipitation,” in Proceedings of the 4thinternational summer symposium of JSCE, 2002.

[26] A. Pathirana and S. Herath, “Preserving spatial heterogeneity in random cascadedistributions of spatial rainfall,” in Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources,2002.

[27] A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada, “Role of fractals in scaling spatiotemporal data,” in Proceedings ofInternational Symposium On Geoinformatics For Spatial InfrastructureDevelopment In Earth And Allied Sciences, 2002.Hanoi, Vietnam.

[28] 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.

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

[30] 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.

[31] 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.

[32] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Development of a network based hydrological analysissystem,” in Proceedings of Engineering JubileeCongress – Engineering Beyond 2000, pp. 149–154,University of Peradeniya, 2000. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.

[33] 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.

[34] A. Pathirana,S. Herath, and K. Musiake, “On the multifractal characterization ofspatial distributions of amedas rainfall,” in Proceedings of the workshop on water resourcesdevelopment and flood control,pp. 102–108, Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000. TohokuUniversity, Sendai, Japan.

[35] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Multifractal properties of rainfall observations: Ananalysis of the temporal variation,” in Annualconference of JSCE, pp. II–125, Japan Society of CivilEngineers, 2000.

[36] 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.

[37] S. Herath andA. Pathirana, “Database centered simulation using the www,” inProceedings of International Symposium on Information Technology Tools for Natural Disaster Risk Management,pp. 337–345, International Center for Disaster-Mitigation Engineering,University of Tokyo and the United Nations University, 1998. Bangkok,Thailand.

[38] A. Pathirana, S. Herath,and K. Musiake, “Development of a www interfaced hydrologicaldatabase,” in Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources, pp. 180–181, 1998.

[39] 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.

Dissertations

[40] A. Pathirana, Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Spacefor Hydrological Applications. Ph.D.thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.

[41] A. Pathirana,“Database centered hydrological simulation on the WWW,” Mastersthesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.

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