Advancing hydrological forecasting for more effective water-related management

Management of water resources, strongly impacted by climate change, demographic growth and urbanisation, is continuously calling for improved modeling and analysis tools. 

Hydrological forecasting is a core instrument for more effective water-related management and operation, such as warning and protection against flooding, real-time operation of infrastructure, improved water allocation and environmental management. It also represents an efficient tool for climate change adaptation, when combined with structural measures and early warning systems.

Partnering with several research institutions*, DHI coordinates a project aiming at establishing and testing a general framework for hydrological forecasting, combining different data sources with meteorological and hydrological modeling. 
The developed framework and tools will be tested and demonstrated for three problem areas: flood forecasting, seasonal forecasting of irrigation potential, and environmental monitoring. 

Funded by the Danish Strategic Research Council, the HydroCast project will run during 4 years and will address key scientific challenges in relation to probabilistic, real-time hydrological forecasting and data assimilation. 

As part of this multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional project, the University of Copenhagen is currently offering two PhD scholarships. Click here to learn more and apply.