Water Cycle and Climate (WCC)
Water, food and energy security and environmental safety are key challenges to our societies. “Information on water quantity and quality and their variation is urgently needed for national policies and management strategies, as well as for UN conventions on climate and sustainable development, and the achievement of the Millennium Goals” [1]. Better water resources management requires fundamental understanding of the water cycle, water climate and water ecosystem interactions and impacts of human activities in the Earth’s climate system. Quantitative earth observation, hydrological modelling and data assimilation provide a powerful combination to quantify hydroclimatic variables for effectively addressing water management issues.
| Research theme | Water Cycle and Climate (WCC) |
| Research group leaders | Spatial Hydrology and Water Resource Management Prof. dr. Bob Su Advanced Earth Observation for Water Resources Applications Prof. dr. ing. Wouter Verhoef |
| Group memberships | SENSE, TGS Water, TGS Space, Twente Water Centre for Water Engineering and Governance, Boussinesq Centre for Hydrology, Netherlands Water Partnership, National Ground Water Association, the International Association of Hydrogeologists |
| Keywords | Water cycle, climate, quantitative earth observation, hydrologic modeling, data assimilation |
Figure 1: From process understanding to societal relevant water resources applications. |