The Task Team on the Plan of Action for Hydrology Research (TT-PoA4HydroResearch) will build on the outcomes of the Research Board (RB) Task Team on Hydrology Research (TT-HydroResearch) and provide coordination across the RB subsidiary and affiliated bodies, including World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), and the Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme, as well as other relevant WMO bodies and partners to deliver milestones under the RB’s responsibility in the WMO PoA for Hydrology.
Background
TT-HydroResearch (2024-2025) was driven by the developments in the agreed hydrology-relevant projects and activities of the WMO sponsored and co-sponsored research programmes, including the WWRP, WCRP, and the GAW programme. These developments consequently needed to be reflected in the WMO PoA for Hydrology (Resolution 4 (Cg-Ext(2021))). Moreover, there was a need for the RB to better link with additional global and regional hydrological research initiatives and communities.
TT-HydroResearch reviewed and updated the actions related to the RB (as lead or contributor) contained in the WMO PoA for Hydrology, and these updates were endorsed by the RB at its Eleventh Session in October 2024 (RB-11) and the WMO Hydrological Coordination Panel, which oversees the implementation of the WMO PoA for Hydrology (Resolution 7 of Cg-19).
Out of the eight identified and revised activities led by RB in the WMO PoA for Hydrology, five are strongly connected to the developments in the research programmes. Hence, TT-PoA4HydroResearch will coordinate with the WWRP, WCRP, and the GAW programme, as well as other relevant WMO bodies and partners as outlined in the PoA for Hydrology, to ensure milestones under the RB’s responsibility are met.
Scope and Deliverables
- Guidance on how to amplify information through citizen science, proxy data, and innovation.
- A report based on published literature on citizen science, proxy data and innovation in hydrological sciences.
A community paper that addresses issues identified in the literature and solutions.
- Catalogue of case studies/best practices (or may be bad practices as well)
- A database of case studies documenting real-world collaborations between academia and NMHSs, covering various hydrological services and operational projects.
A comprehensive report analyzing good and bad practices, categorized by the type of service/project, and providing actionable recommendations for future research to operations hydrology projects.
- Database of research needs from NHSs as a project topics repository for scientists
A Database with project topics for scientists based on research needs from NHSs to inform WMO projects and other international research initiatives.
- Similar to activities relating to the inventory of operational products, research outputs are compiled to be accessible for operational hydrology applications where relevant
An inventory of hydrology research outputs to allow NMHSs to improve their capabilities in monitoring, assessing and predicting hydrological phenomena with greater precision and reliability.
- Guidance on coupled model systems, interfaces
- Case studies on (1) the impacts of Earth system modelling (ESM) on hydrological applications; (2) testing methods to integrate hydrological applications into ESM; and (3) the impacts of including hydrological applications in ESM.
📄The Task Team’s Terms of Reference can be found here.