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<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain. Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall – a modeling study. <span class="comment">Climatic Change</span>, 2006. URL <span class="cmtt-10">http://assela.pathirana.net/images/3/3e/Pathirana_et_al.Climatic_Change_2006.pdf</span>. Accepted for publication. | <span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain. Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall – a modeling study. <span class="comment">Climatic Change</span>, 2006. URL <span class="cmtt-10">http://assela.pathirana.net/images/3/3e/Pathirana_et_al.Climatic_Change_2006.pdf</span>. Accepted for publication. | ||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfall forecasting system. <span class="comment">Computing in Civil Engineering</span>, 2005a. In review. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Journal of</span> <span class="comment">Mountain Science</span>, 2(4):329–335, 2005. | <span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Journal of</span> <span class="comment">Mountain Science</span>, 2(4):329–335, 2005. | ||
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<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfall model. <span class="comment">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 44:1–6, 2000. Japan Society of Civil Engineers. | <span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the scaling properties of a stochastic rainfall model. <span class="comment">Annual Journal of Hydraulic Engineering</span>, 44:1–6, 2000. Japan Society of Civil Engineers. | ||
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===<span class="cmbx-10">Books and Collections</span>=== | |||
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<span class="biblabel"> </span>S. Herath, A. Pathirana, and S.B. Weerakoon, editors. <span class="comment">Proceedings of the</span> <span class="comment">International Conference on Sustainable Water Management in the Changing</span> <span class="comment">Environment of the Monsoon Region</span>, volume I and II, Nov 2004. United Nations University, National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-1142-00-4. | |||
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===<span class="cmbx-10">Conferences and Workshops</span>=== | |||
<div class="thebibliography"> | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Proceedings of the International</span> <span class="comment">Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary River Management</span>. United Nations University, Mar 2005. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Proceedings of the International</span> <span class="comment">Workshop Role of Water Sciences in Transboundary River Management</span>. United Nations University, Mar 2005. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Assessment of atmospheric brown cloud impacts on local climate with a modified mesoscale atmospheric model. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Water</span> <span class="comment">Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region</span>, pages 34–42. United Nations University, 2004. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Integrated assessment of abc impacts – a gleam case-study. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the International Conference on</span> <span class="comment">Sustainable Water Management in the Changing Environment of the Monsoon</span> <span class="comment">Region</span>, pages 141–148. United Nations University, 2004. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Incorporating aerosol radiative forcing effects into rainfall simulations. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of annual conference</span> <span class="comment">of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, pages 114–115, 2004a. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Proceedings of second APHW</span> <span class="comment">conference, Singapore</span>, pages 46–52. The Asia Pacific Association of Hydrology and Water Resources, 2004b. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized simulation of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale atmospheric model. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the Tenth Asian</span> <span class="comment">Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka</span>, pages CD–ROM. Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, 2004. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Physical simulation of mountain flow. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the 5th international summer symposium of JSCE</span>. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003a. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Idealized modeling of orographic rainfall with a mesoscale model. In <span class="comment">Annual conference of Japan Society for Natural</span> <span class="comment">Disaster Mitigation</span>. DPRI, Kyoto University, 2003b. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Hironaka, and S. Herath. Rainfall scaling at high temporal resolutions: An experimental study. In <span class="comment">Annual conference of JSCE</span>. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2003. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and T. Yamada. Rainfall associated with mountain-flow – an idealized study. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of</span> <span class="comment">Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2003c. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling of precipitation. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the 4th international summer</span> <span class="comment">symposium of JSCE</span>, 2002a. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Preserving spatial heterogeneity in random cascade distributions of spatial rainfall. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of annual conference</span> <span class="comment">of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2002b. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Role of fractals in scaling spatiotemporal data. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of International Symposium On</span> <span class="comment">Geoinformatics For Spatial Infrastructure Development In Earth And Allied</span> <span class="comment">Sciences</span>, 2002. Hanoi, Vietnam. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Characteristics of the spatial multifractal properties of hourly spatial rainfall over japan. In <span class="comment">Proceedings</span> <span class="comment">of the 3rd international summer symposium of JSCE</span>, pages 153–156. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2001a. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Seasonality of multifractal properties of some hourly spatial rainfalls in japan. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of annual</span> <span class="comment">conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, 2001b. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Using multifractals to produce synthetic hourly rainfall series from daily-observed rainfall. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of</span> <span class="comment">Seventh International Conference on Precipitation</span>, page 5:4, 2001c. Rockport, Maine, USA. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Proceedings of European Geophysical Society XXVI General Assembly</span>. European Geophysical Union, 2001d. Nice, France. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a network based hydrological analysis system. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of Engineering Jubilee Congress</span> <span class="comment">– Engineering Beyond 2000</span>, pages 149–154. University of Peradeniya, 2000a. URL <span class="cmtt-10">http://assela.pathirana.net/Pathirana_et_al.2000.Peradeniya</span>. Peradeniya Sri Lanka. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. A multifractal approach to predict high-resolution rainfall distributions. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of the 2nd</span> <span class="comment">international summer symposium of JSCE</span>, pages 193–196. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000b. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. On the multifractal characterization of spatial distributions of amedas rainfall. In <span class="comment">Proceedings</span> <span class="comment">of the workshop on water resources development and flood control</span>, pages 102–108. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000c. URL <span class="cmtt-10">http://assela.pathirana.net/images/8/80/Pathirana_et_al.Tohoku_2000.pdf</span>. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Multifractal properties of rainfall observations: An analysis of the temporal variation. In <span class="comment">Annual</span> <span class="comment">conference of JSCE</span>, pages II–125. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000d. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </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="comment">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water</span> <span class="comment">Resources</span>, pages 122–123. Japan Society of Civil Engineers, 2000e. Kyoto. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>S. Herath and A. Pathirana. Database centered simulation using the www. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of International Symposium on Information Technology Tools</span> <span class="comment">for Natural Disaster 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"> </span>A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and K. Musiake. Development of a www interfaced hydrological database. In <span class="comment">Proceedings of annual conference of Japan</span> <span class="comment">Society of Hydrology and Water Resources</span>, pages 180–181, 1998. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>R. Ramasamy and A. Pathirana. Structural characteristics of plasmodium falciparum antigen repeats support a role in immune evasion. In <span class="comment">Proceedings</span> <span class="comment">of National Malaria Conference</span>, pages 91–96. University of Colombo and Institute of Fundamental Studies, 1990. Kandy, Sri Lanka. | |||
</div> | |||
===<span class="cmbx-10">Dissertations</span>=== | |||
<div class="thebibliography"> | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>Assela Pathirana. <span class="comment">Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and</span> <span class="comment">Space for Hydrological Applications</span>. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001. | |||
<span class="biblabel"> </span>Assela Pathirana. <span class="comment">Database Centered Hydrological Simulation on the WWW</span>. Masters thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998. | |||
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Peer Reviewed Journals
A. Pathirana, S. Herath, T. Yamada, and D. Swain. Impacts of absorbing aerosols on south asian rainfall – a modeling study. Climatic Change, 2006. URL http://assela.pathirana.net/images/3/3e/Pathirana_et_al.Climatic_Change_2006.pdf. Accepted for publication.
A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Implementation of a web-based real-time rainfall forecasting system. Computing in Civil Engineering, 2005a. In review.
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.
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, 2005b. URL http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/acp/acp/5/215/acp-5-215.htm. European Geosciences Union.
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. URL http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/hess/7/5/668.htm. European Geosciences Union.
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.
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, 2003a. URL http://assela.pathirana.net/images/c/c4/Pathirana_et_al.IAHS_Red_2003.pdf. International Association of Hydrological Sciences.
A. Pathirana, S. Herath, and T. Yamada. Using fractals in space-time scaling of rainfall. Asian Journal of Geophysics, 3-3:49–56, 2003b. Asian Institute of Technology.
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, 2003c. Japan Society of Civil Engineers.
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. URL http://www.copernicus.org/EGU/hess/6/4/695.htm. European Geosciences Union.
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.
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.
Books and Collections
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, Nov 2004. United Nations University, National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-1142-00-4.
Conferences and Workshops
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 2004a.
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, 2004b.
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.
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, 2003a.
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, 2003b.
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.
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, 2003c.
A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling of precipitation. In Proceedings of the 4th international summer symposium of JSCE, 2002a.
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, 2002b.
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.
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, 2001a.
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, 2001b.
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, 2001c. Rockport, Maine, USA.
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, 2001d. Nice, France.
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, 2000a. URL http://assela.pathirana.net/Pathirana_et_al.2000.Peradeniya. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
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, 2000b.
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, 2000c. URL http://assela.pathirana.net/images/8/80/Pathirana_et_al.Tohoku_2000.pdf. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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, 2000d.
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, 2000e. Kyoto.
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.
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.
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
Assela Pathirana. Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Space for Hydrological Applications. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.
Assela Pathirana. Database Centered Hydrological Simulation on the WWW. Masters thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.
Books and Collections
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, Nov 2004. United Nations University, National water resources secretariat, Sri Lanka. ISBN 955-1142-00-4.
Conferences and Workshops
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, 2004a.
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, 2004b.
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.
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, 2003a.
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, 2003b.
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.
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, 2003c.
A. Pathirana and S. Herath. Treatment of heterogeneity in spatial downscaling of precipitation. In Proceedings of the 4th international summer symposium of JSCE, 2002a.
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, 2002b.
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.
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, 2001a.
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, 2001b.
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, 2001c. Rockport, Maine, USA.
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, 2001d. Nice, France.
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, 2000a. URL http://assela.pathirana.net/. Peradeniya Sri Lanka.
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, 2000b.
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, 2000c. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
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, 2000d.
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, 2000e. Kyoto.
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.
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.
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
Assela Pathirana. Fractal Modeling of Rainfall: Downscaling in Time and Space for Hydrological Applications. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 2001.
Assela Pathirana. Database Centered Hydrological Simulation on the WWW. Masters thesis, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 1998.
