Workshop Low flows and droughts
Programme
Date:
25.09.2007 - 26.09.2007
Programme
Programme and timetable
Day 1 - 25 September 2007
Registration: from 08.30 a.m.
| 09.00 | Welcome by Prof. Dr. Manfred Spreafico, president of CHR |
| 09.15 | Keynote by Lena M. Tallaksen, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo: Key aspects of low flow and droughts |
Theme block 1: Observed low flow and drought periodsChair: Hans Moser / Rapporteur: Caroline Kan |
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| 10.00 - 10.30 | At site and regional indices of low flow and drought periods: Walter Finke, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Low flow conditions in the Rhine basin - Developments in the 20th century: Jörg U. Belz, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Tea/Coffee - Posters |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | The low flow period of 2003 in Austria: Franz Nobilis, University Vienna |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Meteorological conditions leading to the hydrological droughts in Central Europe - Three case studies: 2003, 2005 and 2006: Bruno Rudolf, German Weather Service, Offenbach |
| 12.30 - 13.15 | Discussion of theme 1 |
| 13.15 - 14.30 | Lunch |
Theme block 2: Impact of climate change on low flow and droughtChair: Siegfried Demuth / Rapporteur: Peter Krahe |
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| 14.30 - 15.00 | Recent developments in climate scenarios in The Netherlands: Bart van den Hurk, Royal Dutch Meteorological Institute, De Bilt |
| 15.00 - 15.30 | Effects of climate change and climate variability on hydrology: Jaap Kwadijk, WL | Delft Hydraulics |
| 15.30 - 16.00 | 2 min. oral poster presentations |
| 16.00 - 16.30 | Tea/Coffee - Posters |
| 16.30 - 17.00 | Effects of climate change and climate variability on water user functions: Joergen E. Olesen, University of Aarhus - Department of Agroecology and Environment |
| 17.00 - 17.30 | Effects of climate change and climate variability for the delta area of the River Rhine: Vincent Beijk, RWS RIZA Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment, Rotterdam |
| 17.30 - 18.15 | Discussion of theme 2 |
| 19.30 | Participants' dinner |
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Day 2 - 26 September 2007
Theme block 3: Management and adaptation strategiesChair: Henk Wolters / Rapporteur: Gabriele Müller |
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| 09.00 - 09.30 | Developments in seasonal to decadal predictions: Daniela Jacob, Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg |
| 09.30 - 10.00 | Low flow estimation at ungauged sites: Günter Blöschl, Technical University Vienna |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Operational low flow forecasts: Silke Rademacher, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Koblenz |
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Tea/Coffee - Posters |
| 11.00 - 11.30 | Predicting low flows - so what?: Undala Alam, Cranfield University, Centre for Water Science |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | The seven rules for hydrologists wanting to make an impact on water management, Erik Mostert, Technical University Delft - Centre for Research on River Basin Administration, Analysis and Management |
| 12.00 - 12.30 | Discussion of theme 3 |
| 12.30 - 13.00 | Summary and conclusions of the workshop |
| 13.00 | Closing of the workshop |
| 13.15 | Lunch |
Evening eventParticipants' dinner near the conference centre on 25 September at 19.30 pm |
