Task Team on Hydrology Research

Background

logo The TT-HydroResearch is building on the outputs of the former WMO Research Board Tiger Team on Hydrology, and was established at the 9th WMO Research Board session in 2023 (see Decision #3 and corresponding Action #3 from the session report). The need for the TT-HydroResearch is driven by the upcoming developments in the newly agreed hydrology-relevant projects and activities of the research programmes, which consequently need to be reflected in the WMO Plan of Action for Hydrology. Hence, TT-HydroResearch will coordinate with the hydrology activities within WWRP, WCRP and GAW Moreover, there is a need for the WMO RB to better link with additional global and regional hydrological research initiatives and communities, such as UNESCO-IHP, IAHS, HEPEX, EGU/AGU etc.

Roles and Objectives

The TT-HydroResearch will:

Review, update (as appropriate), and oversee the implementation of the WMO Hydrological Research Strategy 2022-2030.
Review, update (as appropriate), and and oversee the implementation of the actions related to the WMO RB (as lead or contributor) contained in the WMO Plan of Action (PoA) for Hydrology.
Recommend the establishment of a subsidiary body (e.g., Expert Team, Study Group) or research program under the Research Board to lead the hydrology research agenda of WMO.
Identify and report on the research priorities for improving hydrological predictions that add value across spatial scales and time horizons.

📄The Task Team’s Terms of Reference can be found here.

Activities

📄 Publication: Pechlivanidis, I. G., and Coauthors, 2025: Enhancing Research-to-Operations in Hydrological Forecasting: Innovations across Scales and Horizons. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 106, E894–E919, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0322.1.

📄 Status Report (March 2024)

Membership

The Task Team has a global membership and meets virtually, typically in two parallel 'east' and 'west' sessions held on the same day. Membership includes:

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