early-career scientists

ZOOMing into the Age of Digital Collaborations

January 19, 2023 Ilias Pechlivanidis Comments 0 Comment

Contributed by Bart van Osnabrugge, Antara Dasgupta, Louise Arnal, Rebecca Emerton and Shaun Harrigan Are physical meetings strictly necessary to foster effective collaborations? The Context Hearing the laments about online conferences, limited interactions and zoom fatigue, it seems easy to go with the answer “yes they are”. Yes, meeting in person is fun and makes connecting a lot easier. There is no rivalling going out for dinner or partying after a full day of presentations. However, the virtual world also offers…

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EGU 2023 is on its way

January 2, 2023 Ilias Pechlivanidis Comments 0 Comment

Happy New Year to all HEPEXers and EC-HEPEXers! We start early this year with the good news that EGU 2023 is on its way! Our community will soon meet to disseminate and exchange knowledge, and discuss the scientific and operational progress in hydrological forecasting. The EGU 2023 Annual General Assembly will take place on 23–28 April 2023 in Vienna. This year the Hydrological Forecasting sub-division (HS4) received 8 proposed sessions focusing on topics such as: Forecasting hydrological extremes: (flash) floods,…

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The HEPEX community contributing to EGU22 and IAHS22 – What not to miss!!!

May 9, 2022 Ilias Pechlivanidis Comments 0 Comment

It is finally happening! Soon the community will meet in Vienna and Montpellier and discuss the scientific and operational progress in hydrological forecasting. If you are planning to go and want to meet HEPEX and EC-HEPEX people, here are some tips on the sessions that might interest you. If unfortunately you cannot be there in person, do not worry since we are now in the era of hybrid events. You can simply register and attend the sessions online. Just browse…

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Shifting the focus of uncertainty analysis from parameters to functions

April 26, 2022 Ilias Pechlivanidis Comments 0 Comment

Contributed by Shervan Gharari and Hoshin V. Gupta To construct a working process-based model of an environmental system, modelers make a great many decisions. The model is fundamentally, therefore, an assemblage of hypotheses regarding how the natural system works. Those hypotheses can be categorized into 4 hierarchical levels: Level 1– System Diagram and Conservation Law Hypotheses: in which the boundaries of the system are defined, the ingoing and outgoing fluxes are specified, the fundamental system-level state/latent variables are identified (thereby…

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Exploring the interfaces between meteorology & hydrology: submit your abstract at EMS 2022!

April 19, 2022 Rebecca Emerton Comments 0 Comment

Contributed by Fatima Pillosu, session convenor at EMS2022 In order to provide useful forecasts for extreme, complex natural hazards, it is imperative to understand the interactions between the Earth’s atmosphere and its land surface. For example, when a flood forecast is issued, previous soil moisture conditions and future rainfall must be considered as they can modulate the intensity of a flood event. Likewise, vegetation and the moisture available for evaporation must be considered when providing temperature forecasts as they can…

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