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- President of the EGU: April 2013 – April 2015 - Vice-President of the EGU: April 2015 – April 2016; April 2012 – April 2013 - President of the Hydrological Sciences Division (HS) of the EGU: April 2002 – April 2007 Günter Blöschl’s research interests are understanding and predicting hydrological processes across scales. He is operating the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) that aims at understanding flow and transport processes with high temporal and spatial detail. He is interested in distributed hydrological modelling using remotely sensed snow and soil moisture data, scale issues, climate change impacts on the water cycle, environmental change, socio-hydrology, predictions of floods and droughts and flood risk estimation. His research has been supported by grants from numerous funding agencies. Recently he was awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to analyse River Flood Changes, the results of which he published in Nature and Science. Günter Blöschl is currently Editor of Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences (HESS) and the President the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, whose synthesis book on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (published by Cambridge) he has edited. During his presidency of the EGU he has been active in linking the geoscience disciplines with each other which has been reflected in themed General Assemblies, see, e.g., https://edition.lammerhuber.at/buecher/a-voyage-through-scales Günter Blöschl is the founder and Director of the Vienna Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems, a multi-year inter-disciplinary PhD program at the Vienna University of Technology funded by the Austrian Science Fund that focuses on connecting biogeochemical and ecological processes impacting on water quality. Throughout his career, Günter Blöschl has been a strong advocate of bridging the gap between fundamental process understanding and the practice of water resources management.

- President of the EGU: April 2013 – April 2015 - Vice-President of the EGU: April 2015 – April 2016; April 2012 – April 2013 - President of the Hydrological Sciences Division (HS) of the EGU: April 2002 – April 2007 Günter Blöschl’s research interests are understanding and predicting hydrological processes across scales. He is operating the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory (HOAL) that aims at understanding flow and transport processes with high temporal and spatial detail. He is interested in distributed hydrological modelling using remotely sensed snow and soil moisture data, scale issues, climate change impacts on the water cycle, environmental change, socio-hydrology, predictions of floods and droughts and flood risk estimation. His research has been supported by grants from numerous funding agencies. Recently he was awarded an ERC Advanced Grant to analyse River Flood Changes, the results of which he published in Nature and Science. Günter Blöschl is currently Editor of Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences (HESS) and the President the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, whose synthesis book on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (published by Cambridge) he has edited. During his presidency of the EGU he has been active in linking the geoscience disciplines with each other which has been reflected in themed General Assemblies, see, e.g., https://edition.lammerhuber.at/buecher/a-voyage-through-scales Günter Blöschl is the founder and Director of the Vienna Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems, a multi-year inter-disciplinary PhD program at the Vienna University of Technology funded by the Austrian Science Fund that focuses on connecting biogeochemical and ecological processes impacting on water quality. Throughout his career, Günter Blöschl has been a strong advocate of bridging the gap between fundamental process understanding and the practice of water resources management.

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Lelys Bravo de Guenni is a Statistics Professor with research interests in spatial and temporal analysis of environmental data, including the development of risk assessment methods to evaluate the impacts of natural hazards under potential climate change. She earned her PhD at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia at the Division of Environmental Sciences in 1992, with a dissertation on Stochastic Modeling of Temporal and Spatial Variability of Weather Patterns for Crop Model Applications. She was a founder Professor of the Statistics Graduate Programs at Simón Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela for more than 30 years where she supervised 15 MSc thesis and 5 Doctorate Dissertations. She was a member of the Science Steering Committee of the Biospherical Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle project from the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) and Lead author of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report. She was the president of The International Environmetrics Society for the period 2019-2021. She is an elected member of the International Statistics Institute and Corresponding Member of the Venezuelan Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Academy. She was a Visiting Professor at the University of California in Santa Cruz, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador), Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has authored 50 peer review papers, 6 book chapters and co-autored 3 books. She is actually a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Lelys Bravo de Guenni is a Statistics Professor with research interests in spatial and temporal analysis of environmental data, including the development of risk assessment methods to evaluate the impacts of natural hazards under potential climate change. She earned her PhD at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia at the Division of Environmental Sciences in 1992, with a dissertation on Stochastic Modeling of Temporal and Spatial Variability of Weather Patterns for Crop Model Applications. She was a founder Professor of the Statistics Graduate Programs at Simón Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela for more than 30 years where she supervised 15 MSc thesis and 5 Doctorate Dissertations. She was a member of the Science Steering Committee of the Biospherical Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle project from the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) and Lead author of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report. She was the president of The International Environmetrics Society for the period 2019-2021. She is an elected member of the International Statistics Institute and Corresponding Member of the Venezuelan Physical, Mathematical and Natural Sciences Academy. She was a Visiting Professor at the University of California in Santa Cruz, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador), Northern Illinois University and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has authored 50 peer review papers, 6 book chapters and co-autored 3 books. She is actually a Clinical Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Dr. Narendra N. Das is a distinguished scientist and educator at Michigan State University (MSU) with extensive expertise in hydrology, microwave remote sensing, and agricultural water resource management. Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Das served at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he made significant contributions to satellite missions like SMAP and NISAR, focusing on soil moisture retrieval and its applications in hydrology and agriculture. Dr. Das has a deep commitment to advancing remote sensing technologies and their societal benefits. His research emphasizes integrating satellite-based observations with AI and modeling approaches to enhance water resource management and sustainable agriculture. He is also actively involved in developing low-cost sensing devices for soil and greenhouse gas monitoring. An esteemed member of NASA’s Science Teams, Dr. Das continues to inspire through his teaching, research, and innovation, contributing to global efforts in climate resilience and food security. His work continues to bridge cutting-edge research with practical applications for societal benefit.

Dr. Narendra N. Das is a distinguished scientist and educator at Michigan State University (MSU) with extensive expertise in hydrology, microwave remote sensing, and agricultural water resource management. Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Das served at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), where he made significant contributions to satellite missions like SMAP and NISAR, focusing on soil moisture retrieval and its applications in hydrology and agriculture. Dr. Das has a deep commitment to advancing remote sensing technologies and their societal benefits. His research emphasizes integrating satellite-based observations with AI and modeling approaches to enhance water resource management and sustainable agriculture. He is also actively involved in developing low-cost sensing devices for soil and greenhouse gas monitoring. An esteemed member of NASA’s Science Teams, Dr. Das continues to inspire through his teaching, research, and innovation, contributing to global efforts in climate resilience and food security. His work continues to bridge cutting-edge research with practical applications for societal benefit.

Prof. Carlo De Michele has been a Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) at Politecnico di Milano since June 2019. He served as an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano from 2008 to 2019, following his tenure as an Assistant Professor in the same department since 1999. Prof. De Michele has been an active member of several prestigious scientific organizations, including the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, European Geosciences Union, American Geophysical Union. His research interests are broad and impactful, encompassing statistics, stochastic and multivariate modeling of hydrologic extremes, and climate and environmental variability effects. Prof. De Michele has also made significant contributions to understanding precipitation dynamics, hydrological safety of dams, the water-energy nexus, and compound climate-related extremes. Mentoring has been a crucial part of his career. Prof. De Michele has guided 8 post-docs and 22 Ph.D. students, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers in academia and industry. Prof. De Michele's bibliometrics include over 172 international publications, 8 book chapters, and two books published by Springer.

Prof. Carlo De Michele has been a Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (DICA) at Politecnico di Milano since June 2019. He served as an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Milano from 2008 to 2019, following his tenure as an Assistant Professor in the same department since 1999. Prof. De Michele has been an active member of several prestigious scientific organizations, including the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, European Geosciences Union, American Geophysical Union. His research interests are broad and impactful, encompassing statistics, stochastic and multivariate modeling of hydrologic extremes, and climate and environmental variability effects. Prof. De Michele has also made significant contributions to understanding precipitation dynamics, hydrological safety of dams, the water-energy nexus, and compound climate-related extremes. Mentoring has been a crucial part of his career. Prof. De Michele has guided 8 post-docs and 22 Ph.D. students, many of whom have gone on to have successful careers in academia and industry. Prof. De Michele's bibliometrics include over 172 international publications, 8 book chapters, and two books published by Springer.

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After receiving a Laurea in Fisica (cum laude, in 1987) from Università degli Studi di Milano, I was enrolled as Ricercatore (Assistant professor) in 1990 at the same University, and successively as Professore associato (Associate professor, from 1999) and Professore ordinario (Full professor, from 2012). My research interests include the development of mathematical models of ground water flow, the identification of physical parameters by solution of inverse problems, the physics of the atmosphere and of the cryosphere, micrometeorology and microclimatology, geophysical prospecting. I authored more than 130 publications, 3/4 of which with international diffusion. I served as reviewer of papers for the most important scientific journals of geophysics. Associate editor of Hydrogeology Journal from 2006 to 2009, of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences since November 2013. I was principal investigator of national research projects, consultant for public organizations and administrations, for private companies and for penal and civil courts. I served as convenor of sessions at national and international conferences and was invited to give talk at the universities of Ancona, Padova, Salento, Trieste, Limerick (Ireland), at ICTP (Trieste) and INI Cambridge (UK). I served as evaluator of national and international (EU, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Israel, The Netherlands) research projects. I was responsible of many course units for Batchelor and Master degrees in Physics, Earth sciences, Environmental and Land Engineering. I supervised more than 100 MSc thesis and 8 PhD thesis. I am the head of the MSc degree in Geophysics at Università degli Studi di Milano, since September 2022. I served in several management and organizational roles, including the Director of the Department of Earth Sciences at Università degli Studi di Milano for the academic years from 2014/15 to 2016/17.

After receiving a Laurea in Fisica (cum laude, in 1987) from Università degli Studi di Milano, I was enrolled as Ricercatore (Assistant professor) in 1990 at the same University, and successively as Professore associato (Associate professor, from 1999) and Professore ordinario (Full professor, from 2012). My research interests include the development of mathematical models of ground water flow, the identification of physical parameters by solution of inverse problems, the physics of the atmosphere and of the cryosphere, micrometeorology and microclimatology, geophysical prospecting. I authored more than 130 publications, 3/4 of which with international diffusion. I served as reviewer of papers for the most important scientific journals of geophysics. Associate editor of Hydrogeology Journal from 2006 to 2009, of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences since November 2013. I was principal investigator of national research projects, consultant for public organizations and administrations, for private companies and for penal and civil courts. I served as convenor of sessions at national and international conferences and was invited to give talk at the universities of Ancona, Padova, Salento, Trieste, Limerick (Ireland), at ICTP (Trieste) and INI Cambridge (UK). I served as evaluator of national and international (EU, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Israel, The Netherlands) research projects. I was responsible of many course units for Batchelor and Master degrees in Physics, Earth sciences, Environmental and Land Engineering. I supervised more than 100 MSc thesis and 8 PhD thesis. I am the head of the MSc degree in Geophysics at Università degli Studi di Milano, since September 2022. I served in several management and organizational roles, including the Director of the Department of Earth Sciences at Università degli Studi di Milano for the academic years from 2014/15 to 2016/17.

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Associate Professor in Physical and Environmental Geography at the University of Barcelona. BSc in Environmental Sciences and PhD in Ecology from the University of Alcalá in 2001 and 2009, respectively. My research focuses on the integration of knowledge derived from the areas of plant ecology, soil sciences, surface hydrology and geomorphology for the study of the dynamics of drylands in the context of the stability, degradation and restoration of these water-limited ecosystems. I have participated in over 20 competitive national and international research projects in different institutions in Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America, and contributing to the publication of more than 40 articles in high-impact international scientific journals and 7 book chapters. I am editor of the scientific journals Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus), member of the Soil, Environment and Ecosystem Interactions committee of the Soil System Sciences division of the European Geosciences Union, and member of several international committees for the evaluation of research projects.

Associate Professor in Physical and Environmental Geography at the University of Barcelona. BSc in Environmental Sciences and PhD in Ecology from the University of Alcalá in 2001 and 2009, respectively. My research focuses on the integration of knowledge derived from the areas of plant ecology, soil sciences, surface hydrology and geomorphology for the study of the dynamics of drylands in the context of the stability, degradation and restoration of these water-limited ecosystems. I have participated in over 20 competitive national and international research projects in different institutions in Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States of America, and contributing to the publication of more than 40 articles in high-impact international scientific journals and 7 book chapters. I am editor of the scientific journals Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (Copernicus), member of the Soil, Environment and Ecosystem Interactions committee of the Soil System Sciences division of the European Geosciences Union, and member of several international committees for the evaluation of research projects.

Dr Roger Moussa is “Directeur de Recherche” (a senior scientist “Research Director”), at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, INRAE). He received his PhD degree from the Montpellier Science University in 1991, and is since 1992 at the “Laboratoire d’étude des Interactions Sol-Agrosystème-Hydrosystème (LISAH, INRAE)” in Montpellier, France. His research focuses on hydrology, hydraulic, encironmental sciences, geomorphology, spatial analysis, mathematical models, distributed hydrological modeling, coupling complex interactions between hydrological (surface runoff, infiltration, non-saturated zone, saturated zone, evapotranspiration) and chemical processes (pollutant transfer), the derivation of flood routing equations, numerical resolution of hydraulic equations, the spatial discretization of catchments and river networks geomorphologic characteristics, the hydrology of the Mediterranean region, socio-hydrology, and hydro-history. He participates in many research programs mainly in hydrology and is member of various scientific societies. He is a consultant for the National Hydrology Programs in France, and member of scientific councils, national and international commissions of evaluation of scientists and projects on earth science, water and atmosphere, and commissions of evaluation of professors in water science at many Universities and institutes. Dr Roger Moussa is a guest lecturer both at the Institute of Engineering in Montpellier and the National School of Agriculture of Montpellier (Institut Agro Montpellier; MSc and PhD level) since 1987. The main courses are : hydrology, hydraulic, distributed hydrological modeling, mathematic, computer science, numerical methods, soil physics and Geographical Information System.

Dr Roger Moussa is “Directeur de Recherche” (a senior scientist “Research Director”), at the French National Institute of Agricultural Research (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement, INRAE). He received his PhD degree from the Montpellier Science University in 1991, and is since 1992 at the “Laboratoire d’étude des Interactions Sol-Agrosystème-Hydrosystème (LISAH, INRAE)” in Montpellier, France. His research focuses on hydrology, hydraulic, encironmental sciences, geomorphology, spatial analysis, mathematical models, distributed hydrological modeling, coupling complex interactions between hydrological (surface runoff, infiltration, non-saturated zone, saturated zone, evapotranspiration) and chemical processes (pollutant transfer), the derivation of flood routing equations, numerical resolution of hydraulic equations, the spatial discretization of catchments and river networks geomorphologic characteristics, the hydrology of the Mediterranean region, socio-hydrology, and hydro-history. He participates in many research programs mainly in hydrology and is member of various scientific societies. He is a consultant for the National Hydrology Programs in France, and member of scientific councils, national and international commissions of evaluation of scientists and projects on earth science, water and atmosphere, and commissions of evaluation of professors in water science at many Universities and institutes. Dr Roger Moussa is a guest lecturer both at the Institute of Engineering in Montpellier and the National School of Agriculture of Montpellier (Institut Agro Montpellier; MSc and PhD level) since 1987. The main courses are : hydrology, hydraulic, distributed hydrological modeling, mathematic, computer science, numerical methods, soil physics and Geographical Information System.

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In nearly 20 years, I have learned – as a hydrologist – to value partnerships with colleagues from other fields and disciplines. Multidisciplinary approaches bear the potential to expand the frontier of hydrological theory. In other terms, knowledge from ecology, biology, as well as other fields is needed to better understand the functioning of catchments. Together with diatom ecologists, I started investigating in 2009 the potential for drift diatoms to shed new light on streamflow generation studies. Our pilot work revealed that such diatoms may provide a fundamental new way to assess the geographic sources of water at the watershed scale. A second new line of research that I contributed to initiate relates to the need in hydrological sciences for long records of d18O and d2H in stream water. Together with experts in sclerochronology and nano-probing, we proposed an innovative contribution for solving the problem of limited stream isotope records by ‘reading’ long-term chronicles of d18O time series recorded in freshwater bivalve shells. I explore opportunities for having my research wired into applied contexts. On a regular basis, I provide expert advice and services to public administrations and stakeholders in the field of global change impacts on water resources (e.g., for flood & drought management). Part of my research on instrument and protocol development for isotope-based water age dating has led to new exploratory investigations and patents focusing on the characterization of water pools on the Moon – as a contribution to future space exploration missions. I regularly contribute to initiatives geared towards public engagement - giving public lectures, interviews, etc.

In nearly 20 years, I have learned – as a hydrologist – to value partnerships with colleagues from other fields and disciplines. Multidisciplinary approaches bear the potential to expand the frontier of hydrological theory. In other terms, knowledge from ecology, biology, as well as other fields is needed to better understand the functioning of catchments. Together with diatom ecologists, I started investigating in 2009 the potential for drift diatoms to shed new light on streamflow generation studies. Our pilot work revealed that such diatoms may provide a fundamental new way to assess the geographic sources of water at the watershed scale. A second new line of research that I contributed to initiate relates to the need in hydrological sciences for long records of d18O and d2H in stream water. Together with experts in sclerochronology and nano-probing, we proposed an innovative contribution for solving the problem of limited stream isotope records by ‘reading’ long-term chronicles of d18O time series recorded in freshwater bivalve shells. I explore opportunities for having my research wired into applied contexts. On a regular basis, I provide expert advice and services to public administrations and stakeholders in the field of global change impacts on water resources (e.g., for flood & drought management). Part of my research on instrument and protocol development for isotope-based water age dating has led to new exploratory investigations and patents focusing on the characterization of water pools on the Moon – as a contribution to future space exploration missions. I regularly contribute to initiatives geared towards public engagement - giving public lectures, interviews, etc.

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Nunzio Romano received his M.Sc. degree cum laude in Civil Engineering, with a major in Hydraulics, and earned his Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering in 1990. In 2002, he was appointed full professor in Agricultural Hydraulics and Hydraulic-Forest Systems for Watershed Restoration. Prof. Romano’s main research area covers Soil Hydrology and Water Resources Management: hydraulic engineering, soil hydrology, soil bioengineering, laboratory and field determination of soil hydraulic properties, parameter optimization, spatial variability of soil properties, development of simulation models for unsaturated flow, scale problems in hydrology, catchment hydrology, defining performance of regulating valves used in irrigation pipeline networks. He collaborated with other experts on the report “National Communication to Combat Drought and Desertification”, published by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. He has been Director of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Director of the Interdepartmental Center for the Environment (C.I.R.AM.), and Deputy Chairman for the University Building of the University of Naples Federico II. He is an Expert for Research Activities of the European Commission (Candidature No. EX2002B009583). Within the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Prof. Romano has been Chairman of the TC-Soil Physics and a member of the TC-Unsaturated Zone. He is an Editor of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), and an Associate Editor of Water Resources Research and Vadose Zone Journal. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Agricultural Water Management. He has been selected by SSSA for an “Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review” for SSSAJ in 2000, and for Vadose Zone Journal in 2003. In 2008, Prof. Romano received the Outstanding Editor Award from the HESS journal. Since 2020, he has been cited as a top scientist for career-long citation impact.

Nunzio Romano received his M.Sc. degree cum laude in Civil Engineering, with a major in Hydraulics, and earned his Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering in 1990. In 2002, he was appointed full professor in Agricultural Hydraulics and Hydraulic-Forest Systems for Watershed Restoration. Prof. Romano’s main research area covers Soil Hydrology and Water Resources Management: hydraulic engineering, soil hydrology, soil bioengineering, laboratory and field determination of soil hydraulic properties, parameter optimization, spatial variability of soil properties, development of simulation models for unsaturated flow, scale problems in hydrology, catchment hydrology, defining performance of regulating valves used in irrigation pipeline networks. He collaborated with other experts on the report “National Communication to Combat Drought and Desertification”, published by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. He has been Director of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Director of the Interdepartmental Center for the Environment (C.I.R.AM.), and Deputy Chairman for the University Building of the University of Naples Federico II. He is an Expert for Research Activities of the European Commission (Candidature No. EX2002B009583). Within the European Geosciences Union (EGU), Prof. Romano has been Chairman of the TC-Soil Physics and a member of the TC-Unsaturated Zone. He is an Editor of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS), and an Associate Editor of Water Resources Research and Vadose Zone Journal. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Agricultural Water Management. He has been selected by SSSA for an “Editors’ Citation for Excellence in Manuscript Review” for SSSAJ in 2000, and for Vadose Zone Journal in 2003. In 2008, Prof. Romano received the Outstanding Editor Award from the HESS journal. Since 2020, he has been cited as a top scientist for career-long citation impact.

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My current research goals range from the development multiscale algorithms (e.g., MPR) to improve the parameterization of land surface and hydrological models. These models are aimed to the monitoring, modeling, forecasting and prediction of drought/heatwaves and floods, from local to global scales. My research is based on the development and parameterization of the mesoscale hydrologic model (mHM www.ufz.de/mhm ), which takes into account land-vegetation-atmospheric interactions. mHM has been extensively cross-validated in Germany, USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Currently a global setup of mHM is used in the Copernicus C3S ULYSSES project for operational seasonal forecasts at 0.1°. mHM is the core of the German Drought Monitor (www.ufz.de/droughtmonitor) and one of the models used in the Copernicus Pilot-project EDgE.

My current research goals range from the development multiscale algorithms (e.g., MPR) to improve the parameterization of land surface and hydrological models. These models are aimed to the monitoring, modeling, forecasting and prediction of drought/heatwaves and floods, from local to global scales. My research is based on the development and parameterization of the mesoscale hydrologic model (mHM www.ufz.de/mhm ), which takes into account land-vegetation-atmospheric interactions. mHM has been extensively cross-validated in Germany, USA, Canada, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia. Currently a global setup of mHM is used in the Copernicus C3S ULYSSES project for operational seasonal forecasts at 0.1°. mHM is the core of the German Drought Monitor (www.ufz.de/droughtmonitor) and one of the models used in the Copernicus Pilot-project EDgE.

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PhD in Civil Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (1995). I have been working some 30 years in subsurface flow and transport, later evolving into reactive transport by means of bio-geo-hydrogeological modeling.

PhD in Civil Engineering, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (1995). I have been working some 30 years in subsurface flow and transport, later evolving into reactive transport by means of bio-geo-hydrogeological modeling.

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I am a Senior Lead Research and Technology Scientist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, where I started a group on "Water and vegetation in a changing environment" (WAVE) in 2017, funded through an ATTRACT fellowship by the Luxembourg Research Fund (FNR). I hold a degree in Biology from the University of Freiburg (Germany) and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Australia. Between my PhD and current employment, I worked as a scientist at the Max Planck Instutute for Biogeochemistry in Jena (2007-2011) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (2011-2017). Throughout my career, I have been investigating the interactions between vegetation, soil and atmosphere and the resulting hydrologic behaviour of hillslopes and catchments. In search of general laws guiding these interactions, my research focuses on physical constraints, biological adjustments and macroscopic extremum principles such as maximum net carbon profit or maximum entropy production. I combine mathematical analysis with numerical modelling to generate hypotheses, and engage in lab and field observations to test these hypotheses and formulate new questions. My area of research includes: – Modelling of canopy photosynthesis, vegetation water uptake and transpiration – Driving forces and resistances for water flow in soil and plants – Thermodynamic and biological organising principles governing temporal dynamics and spatial patterns – Linking of physically-based hydrological models with biologically-based vegetation models – Optimal adaptation in a dynamically varying environment – Development of specialised sensors, experimental setups and protocols. Being a strong advocate for Open Science, I maintain a Python package for reproducible and transparent mathematical modelling (https://essm.readthedocs.io) and contribute to the development of an open science platform (https://renkulab.io), which I am also using for my research.

I am a Senior Lead Research and Technology Scientist at the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, where I started a group on "Water and vegetation in a changing environment" (WAVE) in 2017, funded through an ATTRACT fellowship by the Luxembourg Research Fund (FNR). I hold a degree in Biology from the University of Freiburg (Germany) and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Western Australia. Between my PhD and current employment, I worked as a scientist at the Max Planck Instutute for Biogeochemistry in Jena (2007-2011) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (2011-2017). Throughout my career, I have been investigating the interactions between vegetation, soil and atmosphere and the resulting hydrologic behaviour of hillslopes and catchments. In search of general laws guiding these interactions, my research focuses on physical constraints, biological adjustments and macroscopic extremum principles such as maximum net carbon profit or maximum entropy production. I combine mathematical analysis with numerical modelling to generate hypotheses, and engage in lab and field observations to test these hypotheses and formulate new questions. My area of research includes: – Modelling of canopy photosynthesis, vegetation water uptake and transpiration – Driving forces and resistances for water flow in soil and plants – Thermodynamic and biological organising principles governing temporal dynamics and spatial patterns – Linking of physically-based hydrological models with biologically-based vegetation models – Optimal adaptation in a dynamically varying environment – Development of specialised sensors, experimental setups and protocols. Being a strong advocate for Open Science, I maintain a Python package for reproducible and transparent mathematical modelling (https://essm.readthedocs.io) and contribute to the development of an open science platform (https://renkulab.io), which I am also using for my research.

Jan Seibert is a professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he leads the group for Hydrology&Climate. He obtained his PhD at Uppsala University and then worked at different universities (Oregon State, SLU-Uppsala, Stockholm Uni) before moving to Zurich. He is interested in all aspects of catchment hydrology, with a main research interest in hydrological modeling at different scales in combination with experimental studies. Current research topics include using catchment models for land-use and climate change impact studies, runoff generation processes and topography, uncertainty analysis and risk assessment, the value of different data types and opportunities for citizen science in hydrology. For publications, see http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~jseib/publications.html). He has supervised several PhD students who became successful early career scientists. Among other activities, his engagement in editorial boards can be mentioned; currently, he is editor-in-chief for WIRES Water and an editor of HESS.

Jan Seibert is a professor at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he leads the group for Hydrology&Climate. He obtained his PhD at Uppsala University and then worked at different universities (Oregon State, SLU-Uppsala, Stockholm Uni) before moving to Zurich. He is interested in all aspects of catchment hydrology, with a main research interest in hydrological modeling at different scales in combination with experimental studies. Current research topics include using catchment models for land-use and climate change impact studies, runoff generation processes and topography, uncertainty analysis and risk assessment, the value of different data types and opportunities for citizen science in hydrology. For publications, see http://www.geo.uzh.ch/~jseib/publications.html). He has supervised several PhD students who became successful early career scientists. Among other activities, his engagement in editorial boards can be mentioned; currently, he is editor-in-chief for WIRES Water and an editor of HESS.

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Professor of Hydraulic Structures, Maritime Engineering and Hydrology in the Dept. of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy. Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan. Laurea (MSc Degree cum laude) in Environmental Engineering at the University of Bologna. President (2015-2019) of the “Hydrological Sciences” Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and since 2023 President of the Italian Hydrological Society (Società Idrologica Italiana). Her research interests include: Rainfall-runoff modelling, with particular focus on data-driven approaches, parameterisation procedures and impact of data availability; Hydrological modelling of ungauged/poorly gauged basins and catchment similarity assessment; Real-time flood forecasting (forecast updating, rainfall nowcasting, identification of flood thresholds); Hydrological impact of climate change through coupling of climate change scenarios and rainfall-runoff modelling; Water resource management: optimisation of reservoir management for water scarcity mitigation; Bridge safety: estimation of scour depth around bridge piers; Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk mitigation; Urban water demand modelling and smart-metering; Drought monitoring and water scarcity assessment; Tourism/water nexus: tourism water demand, saving measures and policies, role of stakeholders.

Professor of Hydraulic Structures, Maritime Engineering and Hydrology in the Dept. of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna, Italy. Ph.D. in Hydraulic Engineering at the Polytechnic of Milan. Laurea (MSc Degree cum laude) in Environmental Engineering at the University of Bologna. President (2015-2019) of the “Hydrological Sciences” Division of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) and since 2023 President of the Italian Hydrological Society (Società Idrologica Italiana). Her research interests include: Rainfall-runoff modelling, with particular focus on data-driven approaches, parameterisation procedures and impact of data availability; Hydrological modelling of ungauged/poorly gauged basins and catchment similarity assessment; Real-time flood forecasting (forecast updating, rainfall nowcasting, identification of flood thresholds); Hydrological impact of climate change through coupling of climate change scenarios and rainfall-runoff modelling; Water resource management: optimisation of reservoir management for water scarcity mitigation; Bridge safety: estimation of scour depth around bridge piers; Nature Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk mitigation; Urban water demand modelling and smart-metering; Drought monitoring and water scarcity assessment; Tourism/water nexus: tourism water demand, saving measures and policies, role of stakeholders.

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2011 - Associate Professor. University of Padova. Italy. Teaching: Urban hydrology: Water distribution and drainage systems, Subsurface Hydrology, Applied hydraulics. Waste management and Urban runoff management (at Master level) Research topics: Vadose Zone Hydrology. Eco-hydrology and biogeochemical processes Urban Hydrology and Sustainable water management. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere interaction and ecosystem evolution. Fire regime in the Mediterranean type climate, equilibrium and ecosystem shifts.

2011 - Associate Professor. University of Padova. Italy. Teaching: Urban hydrology: Water distribution and drainage systems, Subsurface Hydrology, Applied hydraulics. Waste management and Urban runoff management (at Master level) Research topics: Vadose Zone Hydrology. Eco-hydrology and biogeochemical processes Urban Hydrology and Sustainable water management. Soil-vegetation-atmosphere interaction and ecosystem evolution. Fire regime in the Mediterranean type climate, equilibrium and ecosystem shifts.

Prof. Dr. Marnik Vanclooster is professor and researcher at Université catholique de Louvain (www.uclouvain.be/marnik.vanclooster). He earned his Ph.D. in soil physics and developed research projects in water resources engineering, agricultural water management, and vadose zone hydrology. His major research focus is the study of transport processes of water and chemicals from the agricultural origin in the soil-water continuum. He has 30 years of experience in executing and leading research projects at the national level, at the EU level, and elsewhere (in particular the Maghreb and central Africa). He is head of the Environmental Sciences Department of the Earth and Life Institute of the UCL. He was elected chair of the Vadose Zone Division at the European Geophysical Union (2011-2013), is elected chair of the Belgian Commission for the UNESCO – International Hydrologic Program (2013-2016), and is a past member of the editorial board of the ‘Journal of Hydrology’ and the ‘Vadose Zone Journal’, and current member of the editorial board of ‘Agricultural Water Management’ and ‘Hydrology and Earth Sciences Systems Journal (HESS)’.

Prof. Dr. Marnik Vanclooster is professor and researcher at Université catholique de Louvain (www.uclouvain.be/marnik.vanclooster). He earned his Ph.D. in soil physics and developed research projects in water resources engineering, agricultural water management, and vadose zone hydrology. His major research focus is the study of transport processes of water and chemicals from the agricultural origin in the soil-water continuum. He has 30 years of experience in executing and leading research projects at the national level, at the EU level, and elsewhere (in particular the Maghreb and central Africa). He is head of the Environmental Sciences Department of the Earth and Life Institute of the UCL. He was elected chair of the Vadose Zone Division at the European Geophysical Union (2011-2013), is elected chair of the Belgian Commission for the UNESCO – International Hydrologic Program (2013-2016), and is a past member of the editorial board of the ‘Journal of Hydrology’ and the ‘Vadose Zone Journal’, and current member of the editorial board of ‘Agricultural Water Management’ and ‘Hydrology and Earth Sciences Systems Journal (HESS)’.

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Pieter van der Zaag is professor of water resources management at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Pieter was a PostDoc researcher and thereafter lecturer and professor at the University of Zimbabwe from 1993 to 2003. He has special interests in agricultural water management, water allocation issues in catchment areas and in the management of transboundary river basins, on which he has published widely. Pieter is fascinated by the dynamic relationship between biophysical and social processes when managing water, and in understanding patterns of cooperation over water. Pieter has a track record of formulating and guiding major interdisciplinary research and capacity building projects, including in Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Pieter is associate editor of Water Policy, and member of the editorial board of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Pieter studied irrigation engineering at Wageningen University, and obtained his PhD degree on a study of irrigation management in Mexico. The following are Pieter’s current main research interests: o Harnessing water by smallholders from nature-based storage in (semi-)arid regions in Africa; o Water allocation in large irrigation systems – supporting canal operators with mobile model predictive control and earth observation techniques; o The role of inequality and heterogeneity in enduring water institutions.

Pieter van der Zaag is professor of water resources management at the IHE Delft Institute for Water Education and at Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Pieter was a PostDoc researcher and thereafter lecturer and professor at the University of Zimbabwe from 1993 to 2003. He has special interests in agricultural water management, water allocation issues in catchment areas and in the management of transboundary river basins, on which he has published widely. Pieter is fascinated by the dynamic relationship between biophysical and social processes when managing water, and in understanding patterns of cooperation over water. Pieter has a track record of formulating and guiding major interdisciplinary research and capacity building projects, including in Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Pieter is associate editor of Water Policy, and member of the editorial board of Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Pieter studied irrigation engineering at Wageningen University, and obtained his PhD degree on a study of irrigation management in Mexico. The following are Pieter’s current main research interests: o Harnessing water by smallholders from nature-based storage in (semi-)arid regions in Africa; o Water allocation in large irrigation systems – supporting canal operators with mobile model predictive control and earth observation techniques; o The role of inequality and heterogeneity in enduring water institutions.

Niko has a position as assistant professor hydrological extremes at the department of Physical Geography. Recently, he was awarded a NWO-VENI grant to support his research on the impacts of human reservoir management on drought in large-scale river basins. Furthermore, he is working research related to the topics of drought, climate change, satellite data assimilation, flood forecasting, hyper-resolution modelling, and seasonal forecasting.

Niko has a position as assistant professor hydrological extremes at the department of Physical Geography. Recently, he was awarded a NWO-VENI grant to support his research on the impacts of human reservoir management on drought in large-scale river basins. Furthermore, he is working research related to the topics of drought, climate change, satellite data assimilation, flood forecasting, hyper-resolution modelling, and seasonal forecasting.

Albrecht Weerts has a background in hydrology and unsaturated zone physics and data analysis. He has both experience in academia and industry . At present, he holds a position as Sr. Expert Hydrology at Deltares and at Wageningen University as professor Hydrological Predictability. Albrecht led the Deltares R&D program on “Early Warning” under the strategic research theme Flood Risk. He authored/co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed journal publications.

Albrecht Weerts has a background in hydrology and unsaturated zone physics and data analysis. He has both experience in academia and industry . At present, he holds a position as Sr. Expert Hydrology at Deltares and at Wageningen University as professor Hydrological Predictability. Albrecht led the Deltares R&D program on “Early Warning” under the strategic research theme Flood Risk. He authored/co-authored more than 100 peer reviewed journal publications.

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A hydrologist by training, Markus Weiler has worked in fields ranging from hydrology, soil science, isotope geochemistry, solute transport to plant physiology using field experiments, statistical approaches and process-based and numerical modelling. After graduating in Hydrology from the University of Freiburg, Germany, he obtained his PhD in 2001 from the ETH Zürich, Switzerland working on preferential flow processes in soils. After a 2 year post-doc at Oregon State University, USA, he was appointed Assistant Professor and Chair of Forest Hydrology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Since 2008, Markus Weiler is Professor in Hydrology and was director of the Centre of Water Research at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Markus Weiler established a modern stable water isotope laboratory and set-up several hydrological observatories in urban, agricultural and forested catchments. He also founded the MSc programme in Hydrology offered at the University of Freiburg.

A hydrologist by training, Markus Weiler has worked in fields ranging from hydrology, soil science, isotope geochemistry, solute transport to plant physiology using field experiments, statistical approaches and process-based and numerical modelling. After graduating in Hydrology from the University of Freiburg, Germany, he obtained his PhD in 2001 from the ETH Zürich, Switzerland working on preferential flow processes in soils. After a 2 year post-doc at Oregon State University, USA, he was appointed Assistant Professor and Chair of Forest Hydrology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. Since 2008, Markus Weiler is Professor in Hydrology and was director of the Centre of Water Research at the University of Freiburg, Germany. Markus Weiler established a modern stable water isotope laboratory and set-up several hydrological observatories in urban, agricultural and forested catchments. He also founded the MSc programme in Hydrology offered at the University of Freiburg.

Dr Micha Werner is Associate Professor in the Water Resources and Ecosystems Department at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. His research and experience are on the application of hydrological knowledge, data and models in operational water management; with a focus on hydrological extremes, droughts and floods, as well as on water allocation and reservoir operation. He enjoys working with both scientists and practitioners across a range of disciplines to investigate how climate information is communicated and used through climate services. Within this context he is currently the principal investigator of a major H2020 Research project seeking to innovate climate services through integration of local and scientific knowledge, in support of adaptation practices to cope with drought and climate change. He is an active member of the scientific community, including the European Geophysical Union (EGU), research groups such as HEPEX and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) group on Drought in the Anthropocene, and also serves as editor to the Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences Journal. He currently represents IHE as support base partner to the WMO International Drought Management Programme (IDMP), and serves on an expert advisory panel to the Netherlands Government on Freshwater and Drought. From 1995 through 2021, Micha held a position as Senior Hydrologist at Deltares, working in the Operational Water Management group, where he was one of the principal investigators in developing the DELFT-FEWS forecasting system, now used in over 50 operational centres globally. He has developed a strong track record in establishing operational forecasting and early warning systems around the world; including those in the United States, England and Wales, Scotland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Sudan, Pakistan and the United States.

Dr Micha Werner is Associate Professor in the Water Resources and Ecosystems Department at IHE Delft Institute for Water Education. His research and experience are on the application of hydrological knowledge, data and models in operational water management; with a focus on hydrological extremes, droughts and floods, as well as on water allocation and reservoir operation. He enjoys working with both scientists and practitioners across a range of disciplines to investigate how climate information is communicated and used through climate services. Within this context he is currently the principal investigator of a major H2020 Research project seeking to innovate climate services through integration of local and scientific knowledge, in support of adaptation practices to cope with drought and climate change. He is an active member of the scientific community, including the European Geophysical Union (EGU), research groups such as HEPEX and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) group on Drought in the Anthropocene, and also serves as editor to the Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences Journal. He currently represents IHE as support base partner to the WMO International Drought Management Programme (IDMP), and serves on an expert advisory panel to the Netherlands Government on Freshwater and Drought. From 1995 through 2021, Micha held a position as Senior Hydrologist at Deltares, working in the Operational Water Management group, where he was one of the principal investigators in developing the DELFT-FEWS forecasting system, now used in over 50 operational centres globally. He has developed a strong track record in establishing operational forecasting and early warning systems around the world; including those in the United States, England and Wales, Scotland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Sudan, Pakistan and the United States.

Dr. Xing Yuan is a professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the director of National Key Laboratory of Earth System Numerical Modeling and Application. He was honored as “national ten thousand leading talents”, and a recipient of “China Youth Science and Technology Award”. He worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University during 2009-2014. His research focuses on the mechanism and prediction of hydrological disasters. He is the PI of National Key R&D Program of China, and key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published 150+ ISI-indexed papers. As the first and corresponding author of a paper published in Science, he is the first to reveal the formation and evolution of a new type of drought phenomenon – “flash drought”. He has been listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists for recent five years. He is an editor of Hydrology and Earth System Science, an associate editor of Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere.

Dr. Xing Yuan is a professor at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the director of National Key Laboratory of Earth System Numerical Modeling and Application. He was honored as “national ten thousand leading talents”, and a recipient of “China Youth Science and Technology Award”. He worked at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Princeton University during 2009-2014. His research focuses on the mechanism and prediction of hydrological disasters. He is the PI of National Key R&D Program of China, and key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published 150+ ISI-indexed papers. As the first and corresponding author of a paper published in Science, he is the first to reveal the formation and evolution of a new type of drought phenomenon – “flash drought”. He has been listed among the World's Top 2% Scientists for recent five years. He is an editor of Hydrology and Earth System Science, an associate editor of Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere.

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