Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the January newsletter of the EGU Hydrological Sciences Division! This month, we are inviting you to apply for the EGU EDI participation support scheme, gather around a virtual campfire to talk about socio-hydrology, participate in an exciting workshop, and join the mentoring programme. As always, we also share the highlights of the HS blog!

Have a fantastic beginning of 2025 and a great year ahead!

Alberto Viglione, Division President

Christina Orieschnig & Melissa Reidy, ECS Reps

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Planning to attend EGU25? The EGU Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Participation Support Scheme aims to provide financial assistance to scientists who encounter significant EDI-related financial barriers that prevent them from participating to the EGU General Assembly. Apply by February 23rd!

How has socio-hydrology evolved as a discipline over the past decade? And what does it have in store for the future? Join us on January 22, 16:00-18:00 CET for a Campfire event to find out more - together with Murugesu Sivapalan, Giuliano Di Baldassarre and Marlies Barendrecht!

Are you an experienced EGU attendee who knows the lay of the land? Or a first-time conference-goer who needs help figuring out how things work? Join the annual Mentoring Programme, and build connections with other researchers within the Earth, planetary, and space science communities! Deadline: March 17th!

The Society of Exploration Geophysicists is hosting a workshop on Improving Understanding and Treatment of Uncertainty in Groundwater Science and Management. The workshop will take place on February 11, 18, and 25, 2025, from 8 AM EST over three 5-hour sessions. Organized by the SEG, it will bring together hydrogeologists and hydrogeophysicists to address three key themes: Modeling, Parameterization, and Applications.

On January 20th, the EGU's call for Topical Events proposals opens. For hydrologists, this means you can get 8,000 € of funding for organizing Leonardo Conferences on Earth's Hydrological Cycle, with a focus on topical questions related to water and its interactions with environment and society, with particular attention for water resources management, flood risk mitigation and environmental protection. Deadline: May 16.

Highlights from the HS Blog

Looking back to those who shaped our science, the questions they addressed and those that remain open is essential to understand the role of hydrology in earth system sciences, in the development of field research methods, and modelling approaches. Catch up on the activities of the History of Hydrology working group - from an EGU25 session, over a special issue, to its wiki and video interviews.

The challenges in hydraulic engineering are increasing due to the growing threat of floods and heavy rainfall events caused by climate change. Reliable models to estimate hydraulic variables are therefore essential - as well as standardized concepts for their quality assurance (QA) and quality management (QM). To provide such concepts, the Institute for Water and Environment at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is conducting an international survey - and your opinions are wanted!

Founded in 1983, the British Hydrological Society (BHS) aims to provide interest, good practice, and scholarship in all aspects of hydrology - and to support the involvement of hydrologists in national and international initiatives. Here's everything you need to know about its online webinars, mailing list, and magazine!

This instalment of the HydroData Chronicles takes us to Greece and highlights a superlative effort from the National Observatory of Athens: NOAAN, the NOA Automatic Network. Join us as we explore the story of how this network came to be, its many uses, and what it means for the future of environmental research and economic innovation.