IHCantabria will organize the short course "Principles of catchment-scale hydrological modelling"
IHCantabria (Spain) jointly with the University of Adelaide (Australia), EAWAG (Switzerland) and IRSTEA (France) are presenting a short course on catchment-scale hydrological modelling.
The following topics will be included:
Hydrological model development using mass balance and constitutive functions
Numerical methods for hydrological models
Bayesian methods for model calibration and prediction
Lumped and distributed hydrological models
Prediction in ungauged basins
Hypothesis-testing in catchment scale hydrology
1-day field trip showcasing the hydrological characteristics of the Cantabrian region.
The course is suitable for researchers (PhD students, Masters students and postdocs).
OUTCOMES
Learn how to build a simple hydrological model (conceptual design and numerical implementation)
Learn how to calibrate the hydrological model using basic Bayesian methods
Learn how to estimate uncertainties in model parameters and predictions under basic assumptions
Understand the basic techniques for predicting streamflow in ungauged basins
Understand the value of field knowledge in environmental modelling (e.g. for the inference of dominant processes, diagnostic appraisal of model "realism") through the case of study of the hydrology and catchment descriptors of Cantabria and North of Spain
Preparatory material such as research articles and tutorials related to the workshop are available on request