2nd Conference on Modelling Hydrology, Climate and Land Surface Processes, 10th-12th of September 2012

Second announcement

Information

The integration of hydrology and meteorology is crucial for understanding present and future climate and its effects on various aspects of society. Extreme weather may cause increased frequency of floods, droughts, landslides and damages to infrastructure. The demand for and the production potential of renewable energyare also strongly linked to the hydro-meteorological system. The Norwegian Hydrological Council recognizes the need to bring together hydrologists and meteorologists to discuss the integration of meteorology and hydrology in all modelling activities that includes weather and water (e.g. weather forecasts, climate prediction, hydrological impact simulations including influence on water quality, climate and hydrological model coupling, environmental hazards).
The conference aims to address topics related to modelling the climate system and the interface with the land surface processes and hydrological impacts of changed climate.

 

The conference will be organized in four sessions;

• Hydrological Processes
  Prof. Keith Beven, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  Dr. Isabel Braud, CEMAGREF, Lyon, France
  
• Atmosphere and Land Surface
  Key note speakers: 
  Prof. Martin Beniston, Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE), Geneva, Switzerland
  Dr. Ingjerd Haddeland, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, Norway
  
• Nature, Risk and Extremes
  Key note speakers: 
  Prof. Farrokh Nadim, International Centre for Geohazards (ICG), Norway
  Dr. Kerstin Stahl, Universitetet i Freiburg, Germany
  
• Climate and Water Resources Management
  Key note speakers: 
  Prof. Inger Hanssen-Bauer, Høgskolen i Telemark, Norway
  Dr. Florian Pappenberger, ECMWF, United Kingdom

Programme (announced 30th of August 2012)

Presentations

Abstract submission
Deadline: February 1st 2012. Extended deadline: February 17th 2012.

Venue and accomodation
10th to the 12th of September 2012 at Losby Gods in Norway (20 km east of Oslo).

Conference fee
Conference fee and excursion with accommodation and excursion: NOK 4400 
Conference fee and excursion without accommodation: NOK 2600 

Registration
Registration is closed.

Excursion
A boat trip on lake Øyeren will take us to the largest inland delta in Northern Europe and one of the most important resting places for migrating birds. Øyeren has a Norwegian record in number of fish species, and hosts one of the richest selection of water botanical species in the Nordic countries. The ever changing delta is located where Norway’s largest river, Glomma, enters Øyeren. During spring floods, large amounts of gravel, sand, silt and clay are deposited here by Glomma, which has caused a doubling of the delta area over the last hundred years. A presentation will be given by Peggy Zinke, Sintef Energy Research.

Conference committee
Torill Engen Skaugen, The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (met.no)
Dr. Hege Hisdal, Norwegian Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
Dr. Kolbjørn Engeland, SINTEF Energy Research (SINTEF)
Dr. Helen K. French, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
Hans-Christian Udnæs, Glommens og Laagens Brugseierforening (GLB)
Prof. Chong-Yu Xu, The University of Oslo (UiO)

 

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