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IAHS Newsletter
No. 74

April 2002

IAHS at Sapporo, July 2003 (see page 14)

The “kick-off” meeting of the Hydrology 2020 Working Group held in Edinburgh (Scotland, UK) from 23 to 25 January 2002. From left toright: Johan Kuylenstierna, Guobin Fu, Pierre Hubert (Secretary General IAHS), Wolfgang Diernhofer, Susan Hubbard, Harouna Karambiri,
Jeanna Balonishnikova, Stefan Uhlenbrook, Kate Heal, Stewart Franks, Caterina Valeo, Taikan Oki (Chair). See page 11 for report

Contents
From the President........................................... 1

Reports on Meetings................................... 12

IAHS Decade of the Prediction of Ungauged
Basins.................................................. 2

IAHS General Assembly at Sapporo,
Japan, 3–11 July 2003 ............................. 14

From the Editor................................................ 4

Other Forthcoming Events ......................... 25

IAHS Press ...................................................... 6

Other News

News from Commissions................................. 9

Changes to National Representatives ........ 30

Hydrology 2020 Working Group..................... 11

Some abbreviations used in the Newsletter . 30............................................. 27

Calendar of Meetings ................................. 31

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IAHS Newsletter 74, April 2002

From the President
The gender issue has been one of the top
challenges facing various organizations. The
American Geophysical Union (AGU) seems one
step ahead in the geosciences community on thismatter. They have a very capable lady President,
Marcia McNutt, an outstanding scientist inlithospheric tectonics and mantle geodynamics. I
visited the AGU Fall Meeting in San Francisco
last December to stimulate the IAHS Predictionof Ungauged Basins (PUBs) discussion to start at
AGU. It was a success as I received a goodnumber of supporting messages. In addition,
thanks to Soroosh Sorooshian, the former
President of AGU Hydrology Division, I had achance to observe the AGU executive board
meeting and join the AGU dinner. The board
meeting was very efficient and brief, with aconstructive atmosphere, because of the
President’s remarkable chairing. The dinner wasvery pleasant too, at a round table with friends
including Robert Dickinson, President-Elect ofAGU. It was the first time that I have participated

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in AGU. The venue was in the giant Moscone
conference hall that receives several thousands ofparticipants a week. There were many concurrent
meetings in a number of rooms. Hydrology
seemed to have two to three sessions at the sametime. In a huge crowded poster room I was
pleased to see a lady scientist presenting her workwith a large glass of beer in her hand. It was also
great to learn that our friend Jim Shuttleworth hadreceived the AGU Hydrology Prize.
Although we have only three ladies in the totalof over 60 current IAHS officers, I believe that
IAHS has a promising perspective for the futureon the gender balance. I am so glad to know thatthe first Hydrology 2020 Working Group meeting
was successfully held in Edinburgh, Scotland, inJanuary. Out of 12 members chaired by Taikan
Oki, it is remarkable to have four ladyhydrologists. I believe that the atmosphere of thehydrological community in 2020 will besignificantly different from now, not only withdifferent scientific focuses but also with anincrease in the number of lady scientists.
It is my great pleasure to see that important
IAHS activities are making progress. The
IUGG/IAHS Sapporo programme has been
decided and includes four IAHS symposia andeight IAHS workshops, as well as many symposia
and workshops jointly organized with otherIUGG Associations (more information later inthis Newsletter). I appreciate very much what
Pierre Hubert and all the convenors/co-convenors
have done to prepare the programme. Let us makeevery effort to reach the intended objectives in
Sapporo. I am particularly glad to see that severalof the planned symposia and workshops areclosely related to the PUBs, including erosion,
remote sensing, scientific integration and modelintercomparison. By the time you read this article,
a preparatory workshop on the PUBs will havebeen successfully held in Kofu at the end of
March. The meeting is being organized as part ofa MEXT (Japan Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology) Research-inGrant exercise and I hope it will create a goodstarting point for the official kick-off of the IAHS
Decade of the PUBs and that the meeting will be
fruitful. In addition to AGU, as mentioned above,
I know some sessions or discussions on PUBs arealso planned during the European GeophysicalSociety General Assembly in Nice, France, in
April and at the Canadian Geophysical Union
meeting in Banff, Canada, in May. Thus the PUBs
preparation seems to be steadily progressing inmany ways. IAHS is a unique organization
connecting the scientists and researchers of thedeveloped and the developing world. I believethat PUBs will be another example of suchintegration, providing excitement both in thedeveloping and the developed world.
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IAHS Decade of the Prediction of Ungauged Basins
Since scientific hydrology started in theseventeenth century, one of the most difficult
problems facing hydrologists is how to predictflow in basins without any records. As a scientificassociation IAHS is engaged in various activities
using science to serve society. One recently
launched is that on the Prediction of Ungauged
Basins (PUBs). This is the celebrated policyrelevant science theme that came out of the
discussions between the 3000 or so members of
the Association on the worldwide web. It is atheme based on the current needs of the world,
especially the needs of the developing countries,
and the scientific readiness of the Association totake on a new commitment. IAHS urges you tocontribute your scientific capacity to make the
PUBs mission a success.

What is PUBs?
PUBs is an international research initiative topromote the development of science and technology to provide hydrological data where groundbased observations are needed but missing. PUBs
consists of theoretical hydrology, remote sensing,in situ observations and modelling of the quantityand quality of hydrological phenomena, together
with capacity building for the people in need sothat they can really use the advanced science andtechnology and predict the hydrologicalphenomena for the basins concerned. PUBs isconnectivity for existing programmes both insideand outside IAHS that provides a forum, networkand the framework for integration.

Why PUBs?
Hydrological data are an endangered species. The
ground-based observation network is declining in
Africa, central Asia, southeast Asia and elsewhere
including North America. Yet hydrological data
are urgently needed, especially in developing
countries, for use in water resources development
and management, flood forecasting and for manyother purposes. Indeed without these data the taskof providing reliable water supplies and sanitation
to the billions lacking them is seriously handicapped. While current theoretical and technologicaldevelopments are remarkable in the case of hydrological process studies, scale issues, physicallybased hydrological modelling, remote sensing
etc., it is time to bring these developments
together and provide the necessary data where
they are needed. This will also demonstrate howscience is the basis of progress in society.

Available options for PUBs
In order to provide the necessary data in
ungauged basins, the following five options are2

available (obstacles are indicated in square
brackets):
1. Observations on site: intensive measurements
and observations. WHYCOS, FRIEND andstakeholder-driven HELP initiatives [funding
problems]
2. By analogy from nearby gauged basins:
statistical information transfer [spatial
information transferability, lack of nearby
basins with measurements]
3. Observations by remote sensing: TRMM
(Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission),
GPM (Global Precipitation Mission), IGOSWater (Water themes of the Integrated Global
Observing Strategy), NOAA (National
Oceanographic Administration), JERS
(Japanese Earth Resources Satellite), SAR(Synthetic Aperture Radar), GPS (Global
Positioning System), laser altimeter(TOPEX/POSEIDON), GRACE, forgroundwater monitoring etc. [resolution,measurement interpretation, ground truth data,revisiting time]
4. Hydrological model simulation: distributed
physically-based hydrological models. VIC,
TOP, TANK, HEC, SHE etc. [lack ofavailable precipitation, radiation, land surface,water use, regulation and flow data; parameter
identification (MOPEX), modeltransferability]
5. Integrated meteorological and hydrologicalmodel simulation: meteorological (fourdimensional data assimilation + mesoscalenesting) model + hydrological model[accuracy, data availability on the land
surface]
For these options PUBs aims to provide theconnectivity, the forum and the network for cooperation and the theoretical framework for
integration.

Procedure
1. Research plan. The theoretical framework.
The science questions that PUBs should
address including the methodologicalframework, the observational requirements,
and the evaluation criteria. To be prepared by
the Working Group on Experimental andTheoretical Hydrology at All Scales with
ICCE, ICASVR, ICGW and others.
2. Observational plan. What is feasible by using
remote sensing and tracer techniques for
PUBs? What in situ observations are required
for remote sensing to become useful? ICRS toprepare with ICT and others.
3. Model intercomparison plan. Identify theavailable data for calibration and verification.
Modellers group. A sub-working group to beestablished together with MOPEX and WMO.
4. Connectivity plan with other international
activities:

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IAHS Newsletter 74, April 2002(a) WHYCOS, IHP (FRIEND) and HELP, so
the test catchments and the related data canbe identified and compiled;(b) WCRP/GEWEX programme, since theissue of transferability from the GEWEX
continental scale experiment basins toother parts of the globe (mostly ungauged)
is a critical GEWEX issue that PUBs canhelp with;(c) MOPEX (John Schaake’s plan to do amodel calibration on a set of global
basins);(d) WMO HWRP for the modelintercomparison. There was a series ofmodel intercomparison workshops andpublications in the late 1970s and 1980s
which were organized as part of the WMO
Commission for Hydrology activities.
5. Capacity building plan. Including researchers
in developing countries and holding training
courses at various symposia and workshops.
Collaboration with UNESCO and WMO.

Time table
January 2002: Announcement of the initiation of
PUBs to the global community
26–27 March 2002: Inter-group workshop in
Kofu
June 2002: Approval of PUBs by the IAHS
Bureau1 July 2002: Research plan, observation plan,model intercomparison plan, connectivity planand capacity building plan to be completed andproposals madeAugust 2002: The kick-off meeting to approve the
PUBs master plan. The members, leadership andterms of reference of the IAHS Working Groupon PUBs to be decided. [Place—somewhere in an
ungauged basin?]
March 2003: Third World Water Forum in Kyoto.
IAHS would like to organize a PUBs workshop
on the Mekong led by the science group including
IAMAS, IAPSO, WCRP, IGBP, IGOS etc.
July 2003: IAHS Symposium HS01 at the IUGG
General Assembly, Sapporo, Japan (moreinformation about this symposium can be foundlater in this Newsletter)
Indian symposia
Kuni Takeuchi, President IAHS

Stop Press“A session room—Hydrology for Society: theIAHS PUBs Initiative” will be opened on the
Virtual Water Forum (VWF) on 22 March at:
http://www.worldwaterforum.org/vwf
All hydrologists are kindly requested to registerand contribute. There is also a link to the VWF
from the IAHS web site.

Some Thoughts on
Remote Sensing vs Extrapolation
In June 2001, President Kuni Takeuchi propagated
the suggestion that IAHS should take the lead ona decade-long initiative to further the cause ofhydrological science in currently ungauged catchments. This is a major challenge, and subsequentdiscussion of this proposal among the community
has so far revealed a lack of consensus on how
best to proceed. Broadly speaking, one portion of
the scientific community has suggested placingemphasis on developing remote sensing techniques
to estimate the missing data, while another portionis sceptical about the feasibility and reliability ofthis suggestion, and believe there is greater opportunity in extrapolating aspects of the data available
for gauged catchments to ungauged catchments.
Here, I argue that, at least at the scale of small
catchments, neither of these approaches is sufficient on its own, and preferably both approaches
should be used in a complementary setting.
One thing is obvious. If a catchment is currently ungauged, and gauging is needed, the preferred
response is to introduce proven in-catchment
monitoring systems and methods. Experience
shows that the most effective way to obtain andretain deployment of in-catchment gauging is todemonstrate that sustained economic and/or social
value results from it. Thus, IAHS can aid theintroduction of new, or the retention of existing
monitoring by continuing to lobby for this. However, it might be more effective to foster researchand publish results that demonstrate the usefulness of gauging to stakeholders in the catchment.
Symposia and workshops on the results of the
stakeholder-driven research undertaken under theHydrology for the Environment, Life, and Policy(HELP) programme is one way to do this. IAHS
can also contribute to new and sustained
monitoring by stimulating, through symposia andworkshops, the development and deployment ofnew,reliable,
inexpensive
in-catchment
monitoring technologies, and simpler and lessexpensive data collection methods.
If in-catchment monitoring using traditional
methods is not feasible or fundable, what can wedo then? The only way forward is to estimate themissing measurements in some way. One option
is to estimate hydrometeorological forcing
variables, or at least to estimate their statisticalproperties, by assuming similarity with actual
measurements from a gauged catchment in thesame general climatic region. Given an additional
assumption that hydrological models can be madesimple but robust enough to estimate the waterbalance of the ungauged catchment without
substantial on-the-ground calibration, progressmight then be made.
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First, cross-indexing of hydrometeorologicalinformation between catchments is greatly aided
by the existence of at least some limited data inthe otherwise ungauged catchment. It is, forinstance, possible to make more reliable estimatesof catchment-average precipitation if there aredata available from just a single raingauge.
Second,regional
similarity
inhydrometeorological statistics has become a lesscredible assumption over the last decade because
it is now recognized that there are influences onhydrometeorological variables associated withseasonal-to-interannual and decadal-to-centennial
variations in the global system, and perhaps
longer-term change resulting from global
warming. It is likely, therefore, that the credibilityof transferring information from ungauged togauged catchments will benefit from learning
how to use remotely sensed data as a bridge
between them and as a measure of whether thecommon regional hydroclimatic field in which
they lie is in some respect anomalous or evolving
in time.
In principle, remote sensing systems should be
able to estimate some of the most important hydrometeorological variables for ungauged catchments,
and there are existing plans to attempt to do thisin the current decade. Estimates of surface radiation can already be made routinely with good
accuracy using data from weather satellites suchas those in the GOES series. Based on theacknowledged success of the Tropical Rainfall
Monitoring Mission (TRMM), NASA is now
developing an important new mission, the Global
Precipitation Mission (GPM), for launch in thecurrent decade. It will involve a derivative of
TRMM operating along with several less-expensive “drone” satellites with infrared sensors thatwill be calibrated against the main satellite to give
global estimates of precipitation. The European
Space Agency and the National Space Development Agency of Japan are proposing to launchsatellites in a few years that will operate in the
microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
to remotely sense near-surface soil moisture.
Other satellite systems are also being investigatedto remotely sense frozen precipitation cover andthe river stage for large basins.
Developing and exploiting these new satellitebased global observations will obviously be an
important and novel challenge for internationalhydrological science over the next decade that
relates directly to IAHS’s ungauged catchment
initiative. However, the fact that some of thehydrometeorological measurements will only haveworthwhile precision when averaged over areas
significantly greater than that of many ungauged
catchments is a major issue if they are to havepractical value in hydrological applications. In
due course, as computational capabilities increase,
downscaling the remotely sensed data by assimila-

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ting them as area-average values into fine-scale
coupled hydrometeorological models and making
multi-member ensemble model simulations may
provide a mechanism to generate substitutes formore traditional data in small ungauged catchments.
This may even be feasible in the current decade,not least because several nations, notably Japan
with their “Earth simulator” project, are now
building computers capable of running global
models with a grid scale of around 10 km.
However, there are very substantial unresolved problems associated with implementing
models at 10 km worldwide beyond those
associated with computational capability, mostnotably, the fact that some important parameterizations (e.g. globally applicable parameterizationsof atmospheric precipitation processes) are not
yet proven at this scale. One way to circumvent
this last problem might be to relate the statisticalproperties of hydrometeorological variables
observed for gauged catchments to the statisticalproperties of the remotely sensed or modelledfields, and then to use this relationship with themodelled or remotely sensed data to predicthydrometeorological variables in similar catchments in the same hydroclimatic region. Such an
approach would have the advantage of allowing
the statistical properties of hydrometeorologicalvariables in both the gauged and ungauged catchments to change together in response to observedor modelled global influences or long-termchange in the regional hydroclimatic fields.
Thus, approaching the problem of estimating
the hydrometeorological variables in ungauged
catchments from two different directions, byextrapolating from nearby catchments on the one
hand, and by using remotely sensed data on theother, suggests the need for complementary use ofboth approaches. There is no conflict between
these two approaches and, to gain the greatest
benefit when addressing this difficult problem,
both are needed.
Jim Shuttleworth, University of Arizona, USA

From the Editor
Another busy year has passed—for the Editor,
definitely the busiest ever. In addition to my workat the Research Centre of Agricultural and Forest
Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences,Poznan, Poland, I held a part-time appointment at
the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research, Germany, and was involved in work on
the Third Assessment Report of IPCC. It has notbeen easy to process the growing stream of new
submissions to Hydrological Sciences Journal(HSJ) and to cope with other urgent duties intimes of peak workload, and I had no leisure timefor even longer periods than usual. Fortunately, I
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reliable, concentrated, efficient and hard-working
Production Editor. Frances is responsible for the
day-to-day administration of the Journal and does
the bulk of the copy editing and formatting workon papers accepted for publication. I could alsofrequently count on the Associate Editors and on
an international pool of external referees, who
served the journal over the year and whose names
are listed in the February issue of vol. 47 (2002).
The new ranking of journals in the Science
Edition of the 2000 ISI Journal Citation Reports
has again been advantageous to our Journal. A
year ago, I stated that a high jump in the impact
factor could be a chance occurrence; an upwards
oscillation, possibly not sustainable. Indeed, there
was a drop in the impact factor this year, but theresult is still satisfactory. Among the 47 journals
listed in the Water Resources section, HSJ is
ranked 12th (13th a year ago), with an impact
factor value of 0.861 (1.009 a year ago). The
value of the impact factor for the year 2000 was
determined as an average number of fast citations(i.e. to papers published in HSJ in 1998 and1999), calculated throughout all the journals in
the ISI database. The total number of citations of
HSJ papers in all journals published in 2000
was 613.
The immediacy index of HSJ in the ISI
Journal Citation Reports is surprisingly high(0.246—fourth in the Water Resources section!).
The immediacy index is the number of quotes to
HSJ 2000 papers present in all the journals (in the
ISI database) published in 2000, divided by the
total number of papers published in HSJ in 2000.
So, as a measure of very fast citations, it is a“small brother” of the impact factor. My thanks
go to everyone who contributed to thisachievement: to all scientists publishing their
excellent papers in HSJ and to authors referring to
HSJ articles in their journal contributions.
Certainly, thanks also go to reviewers (both fromthe panel of Associate Editors and from outside),
whose wise recommendations have helped
sustain, and possibly improve, the quality.
According to the rules, the panel of HSJ
Associate Editors has 30 members, nominated fora six-year period, who are usually active as
authors, reviewers, advisors and promoters of the
Journal. Every autumn, the Editor thanks retiring
Associate Editors for their long-standing support
and collaboration and invites new incumbents toserve. Thus, I had recently the very unhappy task
to bid farewell to three loyal and long-serving
Associate Editors, nominated in 1995, who haveprovided regular timely reviews and advice
throughout the last six years. They are: Dr JeanClaude Olivry (France), Dr Erich J. Plate(Germany), and Dr Renata Romanowicz (UK).
They have served HSJ very generously and we
thank them most warmly for all their help andwise advice over the years. It would be highly

appreciated it they could occasionally assist us
further when asked to review a paper.
The rotation policy aims at bringing in new
ideas and new knowledge from emerging fields ofhydrology, and extending the area of competenceof the pool of Associate Editors. The new
Associate Editors joining us this autumn are: Dr
Don Burn (Canada), Dr Valentina Krysanova(Germany), Dr Árni Snorrason (Iceland), and Dr
Charles Vörösmarty (USA). Wishing them every
success in their new capacity, I look forward tocloser collaboration with them and hope that they
will be most reliable in competent and timely
reviewing of submitted papers. It is expected that
Associate Editors will not turn down a review
request in their area of expertise, unless indicating
another reliable referee.
I am very pleased to have collaborated efficiently with Associate Editors throughout 2001. It is
encouraging to know that I can count on so manyelite experts and I have been very pleased withthe high response rate. I have contacted all ofthem about three things. As far as a master list of
keywords and a more efficient procedure for theselection of reviewers are concerned, both issues
turned out to be quite controversial. As no consensus was achieved, I decided not to change theexisting procedures. The third request referred to
the HSJ review form. Following the increase in
the value of the impact factor of HSJ, the numberof good papers submitted for possible publication
has grown considerably. Referees, sometimes inquite a generous way, often recommend acceptanceof new submissions and, as a result, the backlogof accepted papers grows. In addition, the pressure
to publish special issues has increased, in whichcase, there would be less room for “regular” papers
in a volume. The 2002 volume (vol. 47) will containc. 160 pages more than the 1000 or so pages thathave been published in the past few volumes, andis planned to consist of seven, rather than six,
issues, with one special issue. So that the backlogof accepted papers does not continue to grow, weneed to ask referees to be more critical.
I saw an opportunity to do this by making majorchanges to the review form. Based on my experience with a dozen or so journals, for which I
reviewed papers (mostly before my time as HSJ
Editor), and discussions I had with Frances Watkins
and Dr Cate Gardner, I prepared a new review
form and distributed it to Associate Editors forcomments. Having received 14 suggestions from
Associate Editors and IAHS Press, Frances and I
finalized the new review form and it is now in use.
I have received several comments on Dr Pierre
Hubert’s idea of a “best reviewer” award. Apparently, there are as many opponents as supporters, so
it is not likely to be implemented for the time being.
It is clear that what qualifies as a good review isa quick response, a 3C (competent, concise andcritical) review, preferably sent electronically.

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I am very pleased that Dr Christophe Cudennec(France) continues to help HSJ with linguistic
editing of the titre, résumé et mots clefs. The collaboration with Christophe is smooth and we appreciate his assistance very much. In addition to taking
care of the quality of the French language, he has
also provided some useful technical comments.
The work on a special issue, or special
cluster(s) of papers, in HSJ in 2002 is progressing; but, as there are still several possible options,
it is premature to announce any details now.
In my short article I have concentrated on the
Journal, but obviously there is another very
important product of IAHS Press—the series ofpublications and reports (Red Books). The work
on Red Books has been proceeding well and in
2001, as every year, several valuable volumes
have been published, as summarized in the IAHS
Press article later in this Newsletter.
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz

IAHS Press
Red Books
The following three new titles in the IAHS Seriesof Proceedings and Reports (Red Books) havebeen published. A description, the contents andabstracts of each contribution can be seen at the
IAHS web site:
http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs
The Extremes of the Extremes: Extraordinary
FloodsEdited by Árni Snorrason, Helga P. Finnsdottir &Marshall Moss
Extreme floods are among the most destructive forcesof nature, and there is a perception that they are occurring with higher frequency now than in the past. This isa cause for international concern and calls for anunderstanding of the circumstances that might generatesuch disastrous events, and was the motive for the
Reykjavík symposium on extraordinary floods, July
2000. The main focus of the papers included in thisproceedings volume is the geophysical processes
related to floods, but the statistical and mathematicalaspects of flood analysis and forecasting are also
addressed, and the issues of flooding and flood
abatement are put into economic, social and ethicalperspective. The papers have been grouped under thefollowing themes:• Physical processes related to floods
interplay of snow and ice with rain and temperature;
intense mountain precipitation in semiarid areas;
glacial outburst floods; volcanic activity and theflood at Vatnajökull Glacier, Iceland, 1996
• Prehistoric and historic floods
catastrophic floods in Iceland; floods during theNorth American glaciation; extreme floods on Mars
• Floods: case studies
from around the world, from the Himalayas to theMediterranean to Norway

6• Geomorphological and environmental questions
related to floods
focusing on glacial floods• Statistical analysis and forecasting of floods
extreme value analysis—multivariate
considerations—forecasting: theoretical andmethodological viewpoints—practicalities offorecasting and flood zone mapping—climate
variability and change• Predictability and abatement of floods
the fundamental nature of extreme events—how
society does and should deal with the threat offlood hazards
Publ. no. 271 (March 2002), price £60.00 (2002 membershipprice £24.75), 394 + xiv pp., ISBN 1-901502-66-X

Integrated Water Resources Management
Edited by Miguel A. Mariño & Slobodan P. Simonovic
Over the last two decades the way in which we manage
water and related natural resources in different regionsof the world has changed fundamentally. The organizational models that haveworked well for over ahundred years no longer
exist, yet the models thatwill replace them are stillin the process of being
defined; we are in a periodof major transition.
This volume is an
outcome of the International Symposium on
Integrated
Water
Resources Management(held at Davis, California, April 2000),
which aimed to provide
additional insight into
the current thinking; anda forum for exchange of experiences. The 61 papers
demonstrate that there is a need for much better coordination and planning based on a strong knowledge base.
Small independent experiments need to be replaced bystrategic programmes with well-defined targets andobjectives, backed by technical expertise, goodmanagement and relevant research at all scales. One of
the most exciting developments is the growing
commitment from a wide range of stakeholders to a
new framework for water resources management basedon the principle of integrated watershed management,
described in general terms as “a form of coordinatedmanagement of land and water resources within aregion, with the objectives of preventing landdegradation, protecting the quality of the freshwater
resource, protecting biodiversity, and continuingsustainable use, within a context which includes
genuine community/ government partnerships andrecognition of socio-economic objectives”.
Publ. no. 272 (December 2001), price £65.00 (price to members
in financially disadvantaged countries only £13.00, price to allother members £48.75), 442 + xiv pp., ISBN 1-901502-71-6

FRIEND 2002—Regional Hydrology: Bridging
the Gap between Research and Practice
Edited by Henny A. J. van Lanen & Siegfried Demuth(co-editors Eric Servat, Richard Ibbitt, Christel Prudhomme,
Muhammad F. Bari, Denis Hughes, Maria del Carmen Llasat &Simon H. Mkhandi)

One of the main objectives of the FRIEND (FlowRegimes from International Network Data) programme

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is to study the variability of hydrological regimes inorder to improve the management of water resources ata catchment, regional and global scale. Since theinauguration of FRIEND in 1985 the initiative hasgrown to a worldwide network of scientists belonging toeight different regional FRIEND groups. This Red Bookis the proceedings of the Fourth International
Conference on FRIEND held in Cape Town, South
Africa, March 2002. The 63 papers cover the following
conference topics:• Hydrological data—policy, international rivers,
databases, real time, dissemination• Managing hydrological risk—floods, surface andgroundwater droughts• Water scarcity–overexploitation and poverty
reduction• Sustaining water-related ecosystems—definitions,
methodology and operation• Continental hydrology—regimes, water sharing,teleconnections, snow, ice, international basins
The papers demonstrate how advances in hydrology canbe used for the development of integrated river basin
management to ensure the sustainable development ofwater resources. Furthermore examples are given forincorporating research results in operational hydrology
and water resources planning, including numerical andstatistical models and visualization techniques.
Publ. no. 274 (March 2002), price £73.50 (2002 membershipprice £51.12), 518 + x pp., ISBN 1-901502-81-3

The next two Red Books to be published will be:
Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface
Waters: Research at the Edge of Science andSociety
Edited by Joop Steenvoorden, Frans Claessen &Jaap Willems
Comprising 62 papers from a symposium held at
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Hydrological Sciences Journal 2002
Papers in vol. 47, no. 1 (February)
J. WILK & D. A. HUGHES: Calibrating a rainfall–runoff model for a catchment with limited area
J. WILK & D. A. HUGHES: Simulating the impacts of land use and climate change on water resource availability in a large southern Indian catchment
SANJAY K. JAIN & M. K. GOEL: Assessing the vulnerability to soil erosion of the Ukai Dam catchments using remote sensing and GIS
CHEN XIQING, ZHANG ERFENG & XU JIANGANG: Large and episodic decrease of water discharge from the Yangtze River to the sea during the dry
seasonDAWEN YANG, SRIKANATHA HERATH & KATUMI MUSIAKE: A hillslope-based hydrological model using catchment area and width functions
ALISON WILLIAMS & DAVID ARCHER: The use of historic flood information in the English Midlands to improve risk assessment
JURAJ M. CUNDERLIK & DONALD H. BURN: The use of flood regime information in regional flood frequency analysis
PRATAP SINGH & S. K. JAIN: Snow and glacier melt contribution in the Satluj River at Bhakra Dam in the western Himalayan regionPAWEŁ M. ROWIŃSKI, WITOLD G. STRUPCZEWSKI & VIJAY P. SINGH: A note on the applicability of log-Gumbel and log-logistic probability
distributions in hydrological analyses: I. Known pdf
STANISLAW WEGLARCZYK, WITOLD G. STRUPCZEWSKI & VIJAY P. SINGH: A note on the applicability of log-Gumbel and log-logistic probability
distributions in hydrological analyses: II. Assumed pdf

Discussions
DANIEL SCHERTZER, IOULIA TCHIGUIRINSKAIA, SHAUN LOVEJOY, PIERRE HUBERT, HOCINE BENDJOUDI & MICHELE LARCHEVÊQUE: Which chaosin the rainfall–runoff process? Discussion of “Evidence of chaos in the rainfall–runoff process” and reply by BELLIE SIVAKUMAR, RONNYBERNDTSSON, JONAS OLSSON & KENJI JINNO
C. OTTLÉ, A. QUESNEY & S. LE HÉGARAT-MASCLE: Discussion of “Integration of remote sensing data into hydrological models for reservoir
management” and reply by C. LOUMAGNE, M. NORMAND, M. RIFFARD & A. WEISSE

Forthcoming papers (in no particular order)
ZEKAI ŞEN & KHALID AL-SUBA’I: Hydrological considerations for dam siting in arid regions: a Saudi Arabian study
XU JIONXIN: Sediment flux into the sea as influenced by different source areas in the drainage basin: example of the Yellow River, China
SANJAY K. JAIN, PRATAP SINGH & S. M. SETH: Assessment of sedimentation in the Bhakra Reservoir in the western Himalayan region using
remotely sensed data
SHIV KUMAR PANDEY, ABHAY KUMAR SINGH & S. I. HASNAIN: Grain-size distribution, morphoscopy and elemental chemistry of suspended
sediments of the Pindari Glacier, Kumaon Himalaya, India
L. DESCROIX & J.-C. OLIVRY: Spatial and temporal factors of erosion by water of black marls in the badlands of the southern French AlpsZUHAL AKYÜREK & A. ÜNAL SORMAN: Monitoring the snow-covered areas in the eastern part of Turkey from NOAA-AVHRR data
SHAHRAM ASHRAFI, ASHIM DAS GUPTA, MUKAND SINGH BABEL, NORIHIRO IZUMI & RANER LOOF: Simulation of infiltration from porous clay
pipes in subsurface irrigation
MAGNUS PERSSON: Evaluating the linear dielectric constant–electrical conductivity model using time-domain reflectometry
V. HRISSANTHOU: Comparative application of two erosion models to a basin
ANNE COUDRAIN, MICHEL LOUBET, THOMAS CONDOM, AMAL TALBI, PIERRE RIBSTEIN, BERNARD POUYAUD, JORGE QUINTANILLA, CLAUDINEDIEULIN, BERNARD DUPRÉ: Données isotopiques (87Sr/86Sr) et changements hydrologiques depuis 15 000 ans sur l’Altiplano andin
MARTIJN J. BOOIJ: Modelling the effects of spatial and temporal resolution of rainfall and basin model on extreme river discharge
BETTY RICHARDS-PECOU: Scale invariance analysis of channel network width function and possible implications for flood behaviourTÓMAS JÓHANNESSON: Propagation of a subglacial flood wave during the initiation of a jökulhlaup
JAQUES CALLEDE, JEAN-LOUP GUYOT, JOSYANE RONCHAIL, MICHEL MOLINIER & EURIDES DE OLIVEIRA: L’Amazone à Óbidos (Brésil): étude
statistique des débits et bilan hydrologique
BELLIE SIVAKUMAR & A. W. JAYAWARDENA: The sediment transport phenomenon: an investigation into the presence of low-dimensional
chaotic behaviour
G. BOULET, J. D. KALMA, Y. KERR & A. CHEHBOUNI: Deriving catchment-scale water and energy balance parameters using data assimilation
based on extended Kalman filtering
B. PANIGRAHI, SUDHINDRA NATH PANDA & R. MULL: Prediction of hydrological events for planning rainfed rice
O. SEIDOU, M. LEFÈBVRE, J. ROUSSELLE, N. LAUZON & J. RIBEIRO: Modélisation de l’incertitude sur les séquences futures de débits en rivière
LAURENT PFISTER, JEAN-FRANÇOIS IFFLY, LUCIEN HOFFMANN & JOËL HUMBERT: Use of regionalized stormflow coefficients in view of hydroclimatological hazard mapping
TENALEM AYENEW: Recent changes in the level of Lake Abiyata, Central Main Ethiopian RiftBENOÎT FOURCADE, ANNE COUDRAIN-RIBSTEIN & CLAUDE MARTIN: What can be deduced from chemical measurement in an open-fieldraingauge? An example in the Maures massif, southeastern France

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Penny Kisby, Frances Watkins,
Cate Gardner & Jill GashNews from Commissions
International Commission on
Groundwater (ICGW)Eight months have passed quickly since the IAHS
Scientific Assembly at Maastricht, when ICGW
activities started under the leadership of a new
President—Prof. Yoram Rubin (University ofCalifornia at Berkeley). The report of ICGW
plenary at Maastricht and a message from the
President have been posted on our home page:
http://www.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/~ICGW/The Commission is involved with two major
forthcoming conferences:• Bridging the Gap between Measurements andModelling in Heterogeneous Media: International Groundwater Symposium, Berkeley,
California, USA, 25–29 March 2002
• ModelCARE 2002: Fourth International
Conference on Calibration and Reliability in
Groundwater Modelling (A few steps closer toreality), Prague, Czech Republic, 17–20 June
2002
At the next IAHS General Assembly duringIUGG2003, Sapporo, Japan, July 2003, ICGW isorganizing and supporting the following
symposia and workshops:
HS04: Methodologies for Risk Assessment of Waste
Water Re-use on Groundwater Quality
HW01:Effects of Human Activities on
Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles
HW03:Quality Assurance in HydrologicalResearch

HW05:Groundwater Resources for Emergency
Situations
HW06:Isotope Tracers in Water Cycle Models
HW07:Towards a Science Programme forPrediction in Ungauged Basins
JSH02:Groundwater and Volcanoes
JSH03:Quantitative Approaches to Hyporheic
Flows and their BiogeochemicalConsequences in Marine, Estuarine andFreshwater Systems
JSP03: Groundwater Inputs to the Ocean
More information on these meetings can be foundlater in this Newsletter and on the IAHS web site.
In order to continue the highly successful
series of conferences on Groundwater Quality andon Calibration and Reliability in Groundwater
Modelling, we are seeking volunteers to host
GQ2004 and ModelCARE 2005.
We also expect to support and be involved in
IHP-VI activities such as:• Effects of the global changes on groundwater,
especially groundwater recharge in and aroundsemiarid regions in relation to water resourcesmanagement;• Wetland hydrology as an ecotone ofgroundwater and surface water and theirenvironmental roles;• The comprehensive approach to arsenic ingroundwater with international cooperation.
Details will be available after the next IHP
meeting March 2002, and will be posted on our
web site.
Participation in ICGW activities is strongly
encouraged. Please contact:
Dr Norio Tase
Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan[tel.: +81 298 534750; fax: +81 298 519764;
tase@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp]
Norio Tase, Secretary ICGWInternational Commission on Water
Quality (ICWQ)ICWQ President, Joop Steenvoorden, attended
the Expert Meeting on Groundwater Resources
Sustainability Indicators organized 10–11 January
2002 by UNESCO, together with IAH, IAEA and
FAO. The main objectives of the meeting were to:• evaluate the contribution given by Mr J. Margat(BRGM, France) and to review the paper on“Indices and indicators for measuring groundwater condition and vulnerability: groundwater
quantity” prepared by Mr S. Gangopadhyay(University of Colorado);• agree upon a conceptual model;• set up recommendations for the preparation anddefinition of Groundwater Quality Indicators.
The outputs will be presented to the World Water
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FAO, 6–8 February 2002, in Rome. The leader of
WWAP, Prof. Gordon Young, former IAHS
Secretary General, explained the main objectivesof WWAP and stated that the final version of thefirst World Water Development Report should beready by July 2002. Joop Steenvoorden has
assured the contribution of IAHS Commissions to
the UNESCO project on Groundwater Resources
Sustainability Indicators. Those IAHS members
interested in participating in the development of
indicators can contact Joop Steenvoorden(j.h.a.m.steenvoorden@alterra.wag-ur.nl).
The Hydrology 2020 Working Group, which
is made up of a multi-national group of younghydrologists and is charged with looking into thepotential and opportunities for hydrologicalsciences in the foreseeable future, has begun its
activities (see the report later in this Newsletter).
Dr Kate Heal is the member of this working
group nominated by ICWQ and she will bepleased to hear from you if you have thoughts
about future directions and challenges in water
quality or wider issues in hydrology. Dr Heal’s
coordinates are:
Institute of Ecology and Resource Management,
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JU, UK[tel.: +44 131 6505420; kate.heal@ed.ac.uk]

The Hydrology 2020 Working Group is due toreport to the General Assembly of IAHS being
held in Sapporo, Japan, 3–11 July 2003. ICWQ
will be participating in a substantial number of
symposia and workshops at Sapporo including:
JSH03: Quantitative Approaches to Hyporheic
Flows and their BiogeochemicalConsequences in Marine, Estuarine andFreshwater Systems
HS04: Methodologies for Risk Assessment ofWaste Water Re-use on Groundwater
Quality
HW01: Effects of Human Activities on
Hydrological and Biogeochemical Cycles
HW02: Stream Temperature Changes and Effects
HW03: Quality Assurance in HydrologicalResearch
More information on these meetings can be foundlater in this Newsletter and on the IAHS web site.
Bruce Webb, Secretary ICWQInternational Commission on
Remote Sensing (ICRS)Drs Toshio Koike and Massimo Mennenti are the
ICRS representatives for the IAHS/WMO
Working Group for GEWEX. This working
group’s mandate parallels that of IAHS and
WMO—namely, to promote the development andapplication of hydrological science to the aims of
GEWEX; and to provide for discussion,comparison, and publication of research results
and the requirements for future research through10

the organization of workshops, symposia at
special sessions during IUGG General
Assemblies and IAHS Scientific Assemblies andstand-alone workshops.
The Hydrology 2020 Working Group will
follow the pattern established by the Hydrology
2000 Working Group which was set up in
Hamburg (1983) and reported in Vancouver(1987). The Hydrology 2020 Working Group wasestablished in 2001 and will report at the IAHS
Scientific Assembly in 2005. Dr Katerina Valeo(Department of Geomatics Engineering at the
University of Calgary, Canada) was nominated by
ICRS and accepted to be a member of thisworking group.
The Commission is sponsoring the Advanced
International Workshop on Earth Observation to
Estimate Evapotranspiration, to be held at
Anacapri, Isle of Capri, Italy, 29–30 April 2002.
This workshop is being organized by
Associazione Italiana di Ingegneria Agraria, andAgenzia Spaziale Italiana. During recent years
there has been much progress in understanding
land surface–atmosphere processes and theirparameterization in surface hydrology and water
resources management. Observations of the
Earth’s surface in different regions of theelectromagnetic spectrum by means of remotesensors have been used for about three decades tomonitor the land surface. The use of remotesensing in the study of hydrological processes on
the land surface can be mainly addressed to two
broad issues:• estimation of water balance terms, i.e.
evaporation and soil moisture;• mapping of parameters for the energy andmass balance of land surfaces.
Thermal and microwave regions have been
exploited in the first type of approach.
Observations in the visible and infrared range
have found larger application within the second.
In both cases, the spectral, spatial and viewing
capabilities of new types of sensors available
today or in the near future may provide
innovative perspectives. The workshop is aimed
at researchers working in hydrology, agrometeorology, land and water management andrelated fields. The deadline for one-page abstracts
was 22 February 2002. Participation is limited to
45 attendees. For more information andregistration contact:
University of Naples Federico II, Department ofAgricultural Engineering and Agronomy; Water
Management Section, Via Università 100, Portici,
Naples, Italy[tel.: +39 081 7755341; fax: +39 081 7755344;
durso@unina.it]

ICRS
maintains
a
web
site
at
http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/~jritchie/.
Many
thanks to Dr Jerry Ritchie for his assistance inmaintaining this site.
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Hydrology 2020 Working GroupThe Hydrology 2020 Working Group met on
23 January 2002 for a two-and-a-half day
workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland, to discuss
issues relevant to the future development ofhydrology. Initiated by IAHS with support from
UNESCO, WMO, Japan and Germany (National
IHP/OHP Committee), working group members
Taikan Oki (Committee Chair) of Japan, Jeanna
Balonishnikova of Russia, Wolfgang Diernhofer
of Austria, Pierre Etchevers of France (absentee),
Stewart Franks of Australia, Guobin Fu of China,
Kate Heal of the UK, Susan Hubbard of the USA,
Harouna Karambiri of Burkina Faso, Johan
Kuylenstierna of Sweden, Stefan Uhlenbrook ofGermany, and Caterina Valeo of Canada, metwith Pierre Hubert, the IAHS General Secretary,
to kick off the group’s first meeting. For more
information on the group and its individual
members, please see:
http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs/hydrology2020/H2020WG.htm

Dr Hubert welcomed the committee and provided
initial guidance to the group. While most of themembers were nominated from the individual
IAHS Commissions, Dr Hubert released any
constraints and gave the group the freedom todevelop their own guidelines, mandates, agenda
and tasks; but with the primary goal of identifying
possible and recommended directions for the fieldof hydrology over the next 20 years. The meeting
began with each member providing a brief
overview of their research and perspectives. The
committee demonstrated considerable breadth anddepth covering many sub-fields of hydrology
from global hydrological modelling to microscaleestimates of hydrological parameters. The firstmeeting objective following the presentations was
to determine the group’s Mission Statement:“We will explore how hydrological sciences canevolve into a discipline capable of meeting theworld water challenges that are expected toprevail by 2020. We will undertake a broad rangeof tasks, from identifying knowledge gaps andhydrological research priorities to determining
ways to improve communication betweenhydrological scientists and those involved with
developing and implementing water policies. Our
intention is to formulate a vision that will beembraced by practising hydrological scientists
and will also persuade younger scientists tobecome involved in hydrological science
research.”
To address the Mission Statement, we began
discussing key questions that the Mission
Statement naturally invokes. Some of the first are:what are the world water issues, what will be
demanded from society and how will the
problems be solved? Increases in humanpopulation, urbanized areas, demand for food,development and energy consumption will resultin ever escalating stresses on the hydrosphere. In
general, the preservation of the world’s water
resources is vital to coping with anticipated landuse and land-cover changes, climatic changes,
changes in hydrological cycles, provision of
ecosystem services, hydrological extremes, thedeficits of clean freshwater in many regions of theworld, and rising water conflicts between
stakeholders in common areas and different
countries. We need to build robustness andresiliency into our water resource systems.
It is recognized that water plays a key role inall environmental and societal issues, andhydrology is an interdisciplinary science
involving ecologists, geologists, (geo)chemists,
soil physicists, geophysicists, social scientists,
atmospheric scientists, geotechnical and civilengineers, and geographers. But despite thismultidisciplinary nature, it is in itself a uniquefield with a number of distinguishing qualities.
Unlike many other fields, it is believed that allhydrological research has some end use but its
development rests on detailed fundamental
physics. Hydrology has been a science that has
been successful at providing solutions without
fully understanding all governing processes.
Principal concepts that are unique to hydrology
include hydrological cycles, the conversion of
precipitation heights to river discharges; unsaturated flow; contaminated flow of groundwater;
statistics on the probability of exceedance; soil
heterogeneity and the general measurement andmodelling of water flow and water quality.
The key question then becomes: How canhydrological science help mitigate the anticipatedwater crises in the world? To begin addressing
this question, the Hydrology 2020 Working Groupstarted identifying several key bottlenecks facinghydrology today. The issues ranged from technicalgaps to communication barriers, and funding.
As part of our Mission Statement we intend toprovide information to a variety of groups
including the IAHS, scientists, engineers,technicians, water managers, policy and decision
makers, funding institutions, and the generalpublic. The methods of disseminating thisinformation will include an IAHS Red Book in2005 (to provide specific recommendations);
workshops, press articles, flyers, and newspapers
articles. They will include information such asrecommendations for action, summaries forpolicy makers, and research priorities. The groupwill also be soliciting input and comments fromothers in the hydrological community bothnationally and internationally.
The group expects to produce a variety ofoutputs and to meet at least twice more in person
but to correspond by e-mail regularly. We willmeet prior to the Sixth Kovacs Colloquium in
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Assembly in 2003 in Sapporo, and again in 2004
and 2005.
Member tasks over the next six months
include providing succinct reviews of knowledge
gaps in ecohydrology and water quality;
assessment and forecast of global water resources
and their use; groundwater; downscaling/impact
assessments; snow hydrology; application ofhydrology to water resources management;
remote sensing; hydrology and SVAT models;
runoff process and tracers; linkage betweenhydrology and policy making and howhydrological sciences contribute to the economy;
international collaboration; and erosion. The
evaluation will be both critical of gaps andpraising of milestones.
Comments on the working group’s Mission
Statement and goals are welcome and may besubmitted to: taikan@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp.

Reports on Meetings
I Mercosul Urban Drainage Seminar and
V Brazilian Urban Drainage Seminar:
Solutions for Urban Drainage in Latin
America
11–13 June 2001, Porto Alegre, Brazil
The First Mercosul Urban Drainage Seminar and theFifth Brazilian Urban Drainage Seminar were held in
Porto Alegre at the Institute of Hydraulic Research(IPH), Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul(UFRGS). The seminars were supported by many
South American institutions such as ABRH (Brazilian
Water Resources Association), IAHR (Argentinean
Water Resources Institute) and ANA (Brazilian Water
Resources Agency) and international bodies including
UNESCO, GWP (the Global Water Partnership: anongovernmental organization with support from theWorld Bank, Sweden and other countries) and IAHS.
There were 175 participants from 10 countries and
16 Brazilians states. The event had two workshops:“Urban Drainage Master Plans” and “Problems andConflicts in Latin American Cities”. In the paper
sessions there were 45 papers presented and theproceedings containing selected papers is inpreparation (in Portuguese and Spanish). The invited
presentations were: “Urban drainage management” by
Joel Goldenfum, “Institutional aspects of urban
drainage” by Rubem Porto, “Brazilian national
programme on pollution control” by Dilma Pereira,and “Brazilian water resources research framework” byCarlos Tucci.
During the event there was a meeting of the
Associate Program on Floods for South America whichis in its infancy and has been developed by GWP,SAMTAC (South America Technical Advisory
Committee) and WMO.
Carlos Tucci, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Symposium S3/4: Impact of Human Activity
on Groundwater Dynamics
23–25 July 2001, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Human activities are intricately linked to the evolution

12and dynamics of groundwater quantity and quality.
This symposium addressed several areas where humanactivities have a marked effect on groundwater. The
main objectives of this symposium were to evaluate
groundwater with respect to methods for quantifying
recharge, impacts of human activities and land-use
change on groundwater quantity and quality, aquifer
characterization and transport modelling, andinteractions between groundwater and surface water.
The symposium was well attended with more than 75
scientists and managers present during most sessions.
The presentations focused not only on the effects but
on monitoring and data analysis techniques as well.
Several recommendations for priority areas ingroundwater hydrology were developed by the
symposium participants (see below).
The quantification of groundwater recharge wasaddressed by the first set of presentations. Recharge
was estimated using a variety of techniques including
unsaturated zone tracer studies, hydrometric measuresof soil water content, groundwater levels,
micrometeorological measurements and groundwatermodels. The techniques were presented for case studies
in both temperate and arid areas and several of themaddressed the formulation of the upper boundary
conditions in groundwater flow models. Humaninterferences on natural recharge were also addressed.
The effect of urbanization and land-use change on
groundwater quantity and quality were addressed byseveral presentations. In addition to human influenceon the quantity of recharge and abstraction, impacts ofthe changes in the quality of recharge water on the
groundwater quality, including temperature, were
presented. A couple of presentations focused onmonitoring and design and impact of water
management for counteracting groundwater quality
degradation.
The next set of papers presented results of studies
on groundwater and surface water interactions. Most of
the papers in this set focused on lowlands and shallow
aquifers. Several of the presentations were on thedevelopment of models for groundwater and surface
water interactions at both the local (streambed) andregional scale, and the scale dependency of processes
at the interface.
There were several presentations on thecharacterization of aquifers and transport modelling.
Some
of
these
papersaddressed
aquiferbiogeochemistry, including redox processes andreactivity of the material in the aquifer. Specificsampling and analytical strategies were addressed in acouple of presentations.
Finally, several case studies were presented about
groundwater contamination with many of them on
nitrate and pesticide contamination due to agriculturalactivities. Several case studies were presented on
specific organic contaminants. Two presentations, inparticular, provided a excellent example of the use of
isotopes, hydrology and hydrochemistry in improving
process understanding of plume development andrelated methanogenesis at a site in Michigan, USA.
The subjects of many of the presentations fit withinmore than one theme, which was excellent in fosteringcommunication among participants, who had a broad
range in expertise. One result from the symposium wasa set of recommendations for scientific foci ingroundwater hydrology. The foci, which are listed
below, generally reflect the need for additional
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• Standardized techniques are needed to assessgroundwater recharge, which are tested and applied
to many case studies reflecting the large range in
geologic, climatic, and biotic characteristics
globally, and the varying effects of humanactivities, particularly in areas undergoing rapidchanges in land cover and land use• The results of the monitoring and data analysis
need to be used to develop and test groundwaterand groundwater/surface water models and their
combination for both water quantity and water
quality• A global suite of studies (such as in HELP basins)should focus on hydrological processes forassessing status and the impact of human activities.
For example, studies should target methods forquantifying recharge, geochemical characterizationof aquifers, and modelling of contaminationtransport• Effects of land-use change, and urbanization inparticular, on the general status and trends(occurrence and fate) of water quality and the
dynamics of groundwater• Sampling strategies for groundwater and aquifer
materials need improvement and standardization• Identification of transport properties, and themodelling of flow and transport• Scaling issues: resolving empirical and modelling
scaling questions and developing strategies forscale-appropriate monitoring• Groundwater contamination and transport,
particularly with respect to the increasing numbersof manmade compounds disposed as solid andliquid wastes to the environment• More comprehensive monitoring of groundwater
quality, particularly in urban areas and areas
undergoing rapid land-use and population change• Understanding of groundwater and surface waterinteractions and the modelling of the linkage atvarious temporal and spatial scales• The geographic areas of highest concern are thoseundergoing rapid population growth with limited
water supply in arid and semiarid areas• Combining many of the issues above, a comprehensive long-term trend analysis of groundwater
quantity (storage, water levels and flow) andquality and the development of suitable forecastingmodels. Many quality parameters, although present
in the environment, have not been comprehensively(e.g. pesticides and herbicides) or systematicallystudies (e.g. salinization in non-coastal areas not
only with respect to chloride but fluoride as well)• Integrated basin resources management withrespect to water flows and quality, and in this case,groundwater recharge and discharge affecting
fluxes of water and elements/compounds
Several of the above recommendations and themesof IHP-VI deal with monitoring. Although eachmonitoring effort typically is developed for a specificobjective or objectives in its own right, it is important
to consider how monitoring networks can be
optimized. For example, the number and location ofsampling points, resolution in time, data to be collected(water quantity, aquifer properties, and water quality),
and optimization techniques to detect early changes). It
also is important to coordinate groundwater andstreamwater monitoring networks.
Norman (Jake) Peters,
US Geological Survey, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Workshop W3: The Role of Information
Technology in Sustainable Water Resources
Management: Case Studies from Developedand Developing Regions
24 July 2001, Maastricht, The Netherlands
We had 12 presentations (two sessions) and an
audience of about 50 people throughout the workshop.
Presentations covered 11 countries and all continents.
Each presentation session was followed by adiscussion session. The discussions were very intenseand covered a broad range of topics on the role ofinformation technology in sustainable water resourcesmanagement—to mention a few: practical examples;data availability; web-based tools; participation;modelling and its practical value; ownership of themodels; acceptance of the models. Topics discussed
during the workshop included flood control and floodplain management, water resources planning, runoff
modelling, operation of dams and reservoirs,
groundwater use, urban water management, water
resources decision making, hydrological forecasting,and good modelling practice in water resources.
Slobodan Simonovic,
The University of Western Ontario, Canada

International Workshop on Applications ofRemote Sensing in Hydrology
2–5 October 2001, Montpellier, FranceThis was the fifth workshop in a series designed to
document up-to-date activities in the use of remotesensing in hydrology. The workshop was a cooperative
venture between the Laboratoire Commun de Télédétection in France, the US Department of Agriculture,
Hydrology Laboratory and Environment Canada’s
National Water Research Institute. It is the first to beheld in Europe (the previous workshops having been
held in North America). The IAHS Commission on
Remote Sensing sponsored the meeting.
The workshop themes were divided into two broad
categories:
1. Remote sensing for the characterization of thehydrological environment with emphasis on special
regions: semiarid, humid, cold regions (snow andice).
2. Application of remote sensing in hydrologicalmodelling; applications of GIS, vertical balances,
SVAT models.
A special session was hosted on the AIMWATER
project.
The closing discussions focused on scaling issues andthe role remote sensing plays in scaling.
The workshop was attended by some 60 participants. A total of 30 papers and four posters were
presented. The proceedings of the workshop will be
published. Further information can be obtained fromDr Raoul Granger raoul.granger@ec.gc.ca) or
Dr Christain Puech (christian.puech@teledetection.fr).

International Workshop on Environmental
Risk Assessment of Pesticides and Integrated
Pesticide Management in Developing Countries
Kathmandu, Nepal, 6-9 November 2001
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reduction due to combined resistance, resurgence andsecondary pest outbreaks are most obvious impacts.
However, very little is known about the damage tonatural resources like soils and water. The workshop
created an interdisciplinary forum for all aspects
connected to pesticides: lab analysis, environmental
and socio-economic issues, pesticide application
practices and IPM (integrated pesticide management)
extension matters, hazards and risks of pesticides
including health problems and pesticide regulations
with a main focus on environmental issues. Waterbound pesticide transport and possible environmental
risk is also a focal area in a collaborative research
project at the Technical University of Braunschweig:

international gatherings, some with otherscientific associations, both national andinternational, and some jointly with bodies like
UNESCO and WMO.
However the General Assembly is the
Association’s most important meeting because, in
addition to the ambitious scientific programme,
elections are held for the officers of the
Association and those of its nine Commissions,business meetings are arranged to organize theaffairs of these bodies and working groups meetto answer particular problems. This has been the
http://www.tu-bs.de/institute/physhyd/forsch/pestizid_projekt.html pattern for past general assemblies, such as thosein cooperation with several Nepalese institutions which held in Vienna (1991), Boulder (1995) and
was a starting point for organizing this workshop.
The following scientific conclusions drawn from Birmingham (1999). It will be the plan for
Sapporo in 2003.
the workshop seem remarkable:
Since Maastricht there has been much
Today’s pesticides are less persistent and therefore
imply less environmental risk. But this is not the only discussion, both within IAHS and outside ofreason of minor contamination of soils, soil water and IAHS, on the topics proposed by the nine IAHS
groundwater resources despite the observed very Commissions. The Sapporo Scientific Programmefrequent pesticide applications to a single crop underof the XXIII IUGG General Assembly
the given tropical and sub-tropical environments which (IUGG2003) to be held at Sapporo, Hokkaido,
concern almost all developing countries. Climate andJapan, 30 June–11 July has now been finalized.
dominant fine-grained soils additionally contribute to
The full programme will be available soon on thethe decay of active substances and slow seepage except
through macropores. Preferential flow is therefore a official Sapporo web site:
priority task to investigate in tropical environments.
On the other hand, too-short waiting periods after final
applications before harvesting frequently occur andare dangerous for consumers.
The recommendations as a main practical output
from the workshop cover pests and pesticides, environmental and IPM with pesticide regulation matters mainly.
They touch both research deficiencies and practical
future IPM extension/ administrative/ political needs.
Unfortunately workshop attendance suffered fromthe unstable conditions in the host country, in theregion and worldwide at that time. Only half theannounced number of approximately 90 participants
attended from 11 countries, compared with 25
countries which were expected to be represented, and26 oral and 5 poster presentations were given. The
workshop supported UNESCO’s IHP (IHP-V Theme
3: Groundwater resources at risk—Project 3.5:
Agricultural threats to groundwater resources).
The workshop proceedings are planned for
publication in spring 2002 in the Landschaftsökologie
und Umweltforschung 38 series at TUBS (for more
information contact: a.herrmann@tu-bs.de).
Andreas Herrmann, Braunschweig, Germany

IAHS General Assembly at
Sapporo, Japan,
3–11 July 2003
Since it was founded in 1922, IAHS has been
holding a General Assembly alongside those of
the six other associations that make up theInternational Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
IUGG). These assemblies come once every four
years, while in between the Association convenes
and cosponsors a large number of other

http://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec-e/iugg/index.html

but information on the symposia and workshops
organized either by IAHS alone, or jointly withother associations, is presented below and details
are also available on the IAHS web site:
http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs
In response to requests received at Maastricht,
nearly all the IAHS events are during the second
week (7–11 July). Two IAHS plenary sessions arescheduled for Monday 7 July and Thursday 10
July; the election of Bureau officers will takeplace during the second plenary. A provisionaltime table is on the IAHS web site.
It is very important to note that all theabstracts should be submitted through the Local
Organizing Committee:
IUGG2003 Secretariat
Japan Marine Science and Technology Center(JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho,
Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan[fax: +81 468 679315; iugg_service@jamstec.go.jp]

The deadline for submission of abstracts for thefour IAHS symposia HS01, HS02, HS03 andHS04 is 31 July 2002, as papers for thesemeetings will be pre-published. The deadline forsubmission of abstracts for all the othermeetings is 31 January 2003. So it is now time tothink about preparing and submitting abstracts
for the four IAHS symposia (abstracts should besubmitted to the Local Organizing Committee—
not to symposium convenors)!
The abbreviations used can be found in thetable of acronyms later in this Newsletter. If you
have any queries please contact the main
convenor of the relevant meeting or Pierre Hubert(iahs@ensmp.fr).
Pierre Hubert, Secretary General IAHS

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IAHS Symposia
HS01: International Symposium on
Erosion Prediction of Ungauged Basins(PUBs): Integrating Methods
and Techniques
abstract deadline
31 July 2002
8–9 July 2003
ICCE, ICRS and all IAHS Commissions

Human impact on runoff and erosion is increasing
worldwide because of growing pressure todevelop land and water resources. In many partsof the world, however, runoff and erosion rates
are not monitored, precluding an accurate
assessment of human impact and sustainable
practices. The objective of this symposium is toreview recent developments in a wide range of
methods and techniques that can be used tocharacterize runoff and erosion in ungauged
basins, and to evaluate how to integrate theinformation obtained using remote sensing, GIS,
modelling and other methods into a coherent viewof the ungauged basin.
Main convenor: Dr Dirk H. de Boer
Department of Geography, University of
Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan S7N 5A5, Canada[tel.: +1 306 9665671; fax: +1 306 9665680;
deboer@duke.usask.ca]
Co-convenors: Prof. Wojciech Froehlich, Instituteof Geography, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Frycowa 113, PO Box 2, 33-335 Nawojowa, Poland[tel.: +48 18 4436791; fax: +48 18 4436791;
wfroehlich@pro.onet.pl]
Dr Takahisa Mizuyama, Division of Forest
Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto
University, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku,
Kyoto 606-8502, Japan[tel.: +81 75 7536087; fax: +81 75 7536088;
mizuyama@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp]
Dr Alain Pietroniro,
National Water Research Institute,
11 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan S7N 3H4, Canada[tel.: +1 306 9754394; fax: +1 306 9755143;
al.pietroniro@ec.ga.ca]

HS02: International Symposium on Water
Resources Systems—Global Change,
Risk Assessment andabstract deadline
Water Management
10–11 July 2003
ICWRS, ICASVR, ICSW and ICWQ

risk associated with extreme events. Methods for
optimum short-term operation and long-termplanning of water resources systems and water
quality management, and methods for forecasting
and managing floods, droughts and ecosystemchange both under present day and projectedchanged conditions will be discussed in thecontext of balancing regional development.
Main convenor: Dr Günter Blöschl
Technische Universität Wien, Institut fürHydraulik, Gewässerkunde und Wasserwirtschaft,Karlsplatz 13/223, A-1040 Vienna, Austria[tel.: +43 1 5880122315; fax: +43 1 5880122399;
bloeschl@hydro.tuwien.ac.at]
Co-convenors: Prof. Katumi Musiake, Institute ofIndustrial Science, University of Tokyo,
4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8505, Japan[tel.: +81 3 54526381; fax: +81 3 54526383;
prof@hydro.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp]
Dr Dan Rosbjerg, Environment and Resources
DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Building
115, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark[tel.: +45 45251449; fax: +45 45932850;
dr@er.dtu.dk]
Dr Stewart Franks, Department of Civil,
Surveying and Environmental Engineering,
University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308,
New South Wales, Australia[tel.: +61 2 49216053; fax: +61 2 49216991;
ceswf@civeng.newcastle.edu.au]

HS03: International Symposium on
Information from Weather Radar andDistributed Hydrological Modelling
7–8 July 2003
ICSW

abstract deadline
31 July 2002

As radar hydrology is rapidly developing, its combined use with distributed hydrological modelling
creates powerful numerical tools for forecastingstorms, floods and related natural disasters. Suchtools when used with long data records can also
contribute much information to water resources
assessments. However, fundamental issues ofmodel development associated with the existenceof uncertainties or errors in radar rainfall estimationand prediction, and in distributed model parameters,
require further study. This symposium will focus
on the issues of radar hydrology and distributedhydrological modelling.

31 July 2002

The symposium will address problems related tothe quantity and quality of water resources underglobal change arising from changes in water
demand, use and supply, e.g. by a growing population, a changing climate and changes of the global
economy. The focus will be both on the assessment of changing water resources availability andquality at different space–time scales and on theMain convenor: Prof. Y. Tachikawa
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto
University, Gokasho Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan[tel.: +81 774 384126; fax: +81 774 384130;
tatikawa@rdp.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp]
Co-convenors: Dr B. E. Vieux, School of Civil
Engineering and Environmental Science,
University of Oklahoma, 202 West Boyd Street,
CEC 334, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA[tel.: +1 405 3253600; fax: +1 405 3254217;
bvieux@ou.edu]

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Prof. K. P. Georgakakos, Hydrologic ResearchCenter, 12780 High Bluff Drive, Suite 250,
San Diego, California 92130, USA[tel.: +1 858 7942726; fax: +1 858 7922519;
kgeorgakakos@hrc-lab.org]
Prof. E. Nakakita, Department of Global
Environment Engineering, Kyoto University,
Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501,
Japan[tel.: +81 75 7535109; fax: +81 75 7535109;
nakakita@info.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

HS04: International Symposium on
Methodologies for Risk Assessment ofWaste Water Re-use on Groundwater
Quality
7–8 July 2003
ICWQ (ICGW)

abstract deadline
31 July 2002

Re-use of waste waters is one method forconserving regional water resources. However(pre)treated waste waters contain elements andcompounds that may damage environmental
quality. Poor management of waste-water
treatment facilities can also harm theenvironment. Pre-treated waste water can also be
used for irrigation of agricultural crops. But what
pre-treatment is necessary and at what rate canthe treated waste water be applied to soils without
soil degradation occurring? What are the relevant
physical, chemical and biochemical processes inthe topsoil after application and during its
transport to greater depth?
Convenor: Ir Joop Steenvoorden
Alterra, Wageningen University and ResearchCentre, Postbox 47, 6700 AA Wageningen,
The Netherlands[tel.: +31 317 474311; fax: +31 317 419000;
j.h.a.m.steenvoorden@alterra.wag-ur.nl]

IAHS Workshops
HW01: International Workshop on Effectsof Human Activities on Hydrological and
Biogeochemical Cycles
9–10 July 2003
ICWQ (ICGW)Many factors affect hydrological and biogeochemical cycles including geology, vegetation,soil types, atmospheric deposition, erosion
intensity, and climate. Deciphering andquantifying the primary processes controlling thecycles has been the focus of many studies forseveral decades. The objective of this workshop is
to assess the status of these relations and to
explore new technologies, such as tracers, inelucidating these processes and testinghydrological transport and hydrochemical
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processes among basins at a range of temporaland spatial scales and with respect to humanactivities.
Main convenor: Dr Nobuhito Ohte
Laboratory of Forest Hydrology, Division ofEnvironmental Science and Technology, Graduate
School of Agriculture, Kyoto University,
Kyoto 606-8502, Japan[tel.: +81 75 7536093, fax: +81 75 7536088;
nobu@bluemoon.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp]
Co-convenor: Dr Norman (Jake) Peters,
US Geological Survey, WRD, 3039 Amwiler Road,
Suite 130, Atlanta, Georgia 30360-2824, USA[tel.: +1 770 9039145; fax: +1 770 9039199;
nepeters@usgs.gov]

HW02: International Workshop on
Stream Temperature Changes and Effects
11 July 2003
ICWQ

This workshop will deal with different aspects ofstream and river temperatures ranging acrosssubjects such as impacts of future warming,
ecologicalimplications,human
effects,
fundamental physical and hydrological processes
involved, and managing and controlling
temperatures in rivers.
Convenor: Prof. Bruce Webb
University of Exeter, School of Geography andArchaeology, Amory Building, Rennes Drive,
Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK[tel.: +44 1392 263334; fax: +44 1392 263342;
b.w.webb@exeter.ac.uk]

HW03: International Workshop on
Quality Assurance in HydrologicalResearch
11 July 2003
ICWQ, ICSW, ICGW, ICWRS, ICASVR and ICCE

In hydrological research scientists are confronted
with demands regarding quality assurance of
results. The quality of hydrological modelling
depends on the quality of data, suitability of theapproach, and expertise of the hydrologist. The
workshop aims to exchange information on how
quality assurance in hydrological research can be
improved and communicated to society byaddressing the following issues: statisticalmethods for evaluation of hydrological data; levelof
model
complexity
fordifferent
problems/scales; new approaches to sensitivity
and uncertainty analyses and parameter
calibration; steps necessary for regionalizationand modelling of ungauged catchments; howmodel validation can assure exploration of future
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Convenor: Dr Valentina Krysanova
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research,
PO Box 601203, Telegrafenberg,
D-14412 Potsdam, Germany[tel.: +49 331 2882515; fax: +49 331 2882600;
valen@pik-potsdam.de]

HW04: International Workshop on
Systems Modelling of Global Water
Dynamics
9 July 2003
ICWRS

Modelling global water resources requires anunderstanding of the complex structure of water
systems and their interactions with population,
economy, industrial development, food production
and persistent pollution. A limited set of tools isavailable for the appropriate description of complex systems. Capturing the dynamic behaviourof global water systems and describing important
feedbacks and delays is being done using system
dynamics simulation. The proposed workshop
will address: (a) the most important issues indescribing the complex structure of global water
resources systems; (b) the power of system
dynamics simulation modelling tools; and (c) theinterdisciplinary nature of global water dynamics.
The proposed format of the workshop is forparticipation of experts from different disciplines.
Main convenor: Dr Tomoharu Hori
Department of Civil Engineering,
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan[tel.: +81 75 7535095; fax: +81 75 7534907;
hori@wr.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp]
Co-convenors: Dr Toshiharu Kojiri, Water
Resources Research Center, Kyoto University,
Gokasyo, Uji 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan[tel.: +81 774 384269; fax: +81 774 323093;
tkojiri@wrcn2.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp]
Prof. Slobodan P. Simonovic, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, The University ofWestern Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9,
Canada[tel.: +1 519 6614075/6614271;
fax: +1 519 6613779/6614273; simonovic@uwo.ca]

HW05: International Workshop on
Groundwater Resources for Emergency
Situations
10 July 2003
ICGW

This workshop will focus on the identificationand management of groundwater resources for
emergency situations as a result of extremehydrological events like earthquakes, droughts
and floods, which may result in a breakdown of
the water supply system for long periods.
Especially in densely populated urban
environments this may result in the need for

emergency drinking water supplies. How should
groundwater resources and water supply be
managed to secure water availability after such
events? What measures could be taken to prevent
exploitation of all available groundwater
resources and what methods are available tosupport decision making?
Convenor: Dr Norio Tase
Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan[tel.: +81 298 534750; fax: +81 298 519764;
tase@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp]

HW06: International Symposium on
Isotope Tracers in Water Cycle Models
7–9 July 2003
ICT, ICGW and IAEA

This workshop will explore a number ofquestions concerning how isotopic information
can be used to formulate, calibrate and test
models of water flow pathways, water sources,
water age and transit time at catchment, regionaland global scales. Contributions are encouragedon conceptual, analytical and numericalmodelling of the water cycle and isotope
processes at the local to global scale, including
application of isotopes in general circulation
models (GCMs), regional climate models(RCMs), land surface schemes, watershedhydrological models, lake basin models, andhillslope/catchment models.
Main convenor: Prof. Jeffrey J. McDonnell
Department of Forest Engineering, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5706, USA[tel.: +1 541 7378720; fax: +1 541 7374316;
jeff.mcdonnell@orst.edu]
Co-convenors: Pradeep K. Aggarwal, Isotope
Hydrology Section, International Atomic Energy
Agency, PO Box 100, Wagramer Strasse 5,
A-1400 Vienna, Austria[tel.: +43 1 260021735; fax: +43 1 26007;
p.aggarwal@iaea.org]
Dr John J. Gibson, Isotope Hydrology Section,
International Atomic Energy Agency, PO Box 100,
Wagramer Strasse 5, A-1400, Vienna, Austria[tel.: +43 1 260021741; fax: +1 775 2554911;
efax: +1 530 3248826 (USA); j.gibson@iaea.org]

HW07: International Workshop: Towards
a Science Programme for the Prediction of
Ungauged Basins
10–11 July 2003
All IAHS Commissions

In river basins everywhere, man’s activities havedisrupted the natural hydrological and ecologicalregimes. This is particularly true for those basins
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variability and basin development undertaken withlittle or no data have frequently led to the depletionof water resources, ecosystem degradation, andpoor quality of life. New advances in understanding and predictive capacity are needed tosupport the sustainable management of ungauged
or poorly gauged basins. The workshop will focus
on the formulation of a PUBs science programme
which can mobilize the scientific community in acoordinated and effective way to address thismajor challenge over the next 10 years.
Main convenor: Prof. P. E. O’Connell
Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, Cassie Building,
Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU,
UK
[tel.: +44 191 2226405; fax: +44 191 2226669;
p.e.o’connell@ncl.ac.uk]
Co-convenors: Prof. Levent Kavvas, Department ofCivil and Environmental Engineering, Universityof California, Davis, California 95616, USA[tel.: +1 916 7520586; fax: +1 916 7527872;
mlkavvas@ucdavis.edu]
Prof. Murugesu Sivapalan, Department ofEnvironmental Engineering, Centre for Water
Research, University of Western Australia,
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia
6009, Australia[tel.: +61 8 93802320; fax: +61 8 93801015;
sivapalan@cwr.uwa.edu.au]
Prof. Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Department of Forest
Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis,
Oregon 97331-5706, USA[tel.: +1 541 7378720; fax: +1 541 7374316;
jeff.mcdonnell@orst.edu]

HW08: International Workshop on
Parameter Estimation Techniques
7–9 July 2003
IAHS/WMO Working Group on GEWEX, ICSW and
ICASVR

The aims of this workshop are: to report on theexperience of a preliminary workshop on this
topic held at the University of Arizona in April
2002; to review the current techniques being
actively used by different groups to estimate theparameters of hydrological models; to test theability of some of these techniques to make apriori parameter estimates and to simulate streamflow for several common basins encompassing
different climatic regions; to determine future
activities to address parameter estimation.
Main convenor: Dr John Schaake
National Weather Service, 1325 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA[tel.: +1 301 7130640 ext. 144; fax +1 301 7130963;
john.schaake@noaa.gov]
Co-convenors: Dr Alan Hall, 17 Crisp Street,
Cooma, New South Wales 2630, Australia[tel./fax: +61 2 64521920; hallalan@acr.net.au]18

Dr Stewart W. Franks, Department of Civil,
Surveying and Environmental Engineering,
University of Newcastle, New South Wales 2308,
Australia[tel.: +61 2 49216053; fax: +61 2 49216991;
ceswf@civeng.newcastle.edu.au]
Prof. Qingyun Duan, Hydrology Laboratory,
National Weather Service, W/OHD12, 1325 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
USA[tel.: +1 301 7131018, ext. 113; fax: +1 301 7131051;
qingyun.duan@noaa.gov]
Prof. Hoshin V. Gupta, SAHRA, The University of
Arizona, Hydrology and Water Resources
Department, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA[tel.: +1 520 6266974; fax: +1 520 6267770;
hoshin@hwr.arizona.edu]
Dr George H. Leavesley, US Geological Survey,
WRD, Box 25046, MS 412, Denver Federal Center,
Denver, Colorado 80225, USA[tel.: +1 303 2365026; fax: +1 303 2365034;
george@usgs.gov]

Joint association symposia andworkshops led by IAHS
JSH01: International Symposium on
Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
7–8 July 2003
IAHS (ICSI, ICRS), IAMAS and IAPSO

Techniques of remote sensing are proving to bevaluable research tools in tracking the evolutionof the cryosphere and in elucidating processes forthe development of models for cryosphericsystems. Topics of interest solicited for this
symposium include the remote sensing of: snow
accumulation and ablation; the physical structureand dynamics of glaciers and ice caps; inputs tosnow and glacier melt runoff models; sea, lake
and river ice; frozen ground; the assessment ofclimatic change effects in cold regions.
Presentations on remote sensing/cryosphericresearch inputs to international programmes such
as HELP, GEWEX, WWAP, and the Climate andCryosphere Project under the WMO World
Climate Research Programme are particularly
welcome.
Main convenor: Dr Richard Armstrong
National Snow and Ice Data Center, 449 UCB,
University of Colorado, Boulder,
Colorado 80309-0449, USA[tel.: +1 303 4921828; fax: +1 303 4922468;
rlax@kryos.colorado.edu]
Co-convenors: Dr Eric Brun, Météo-France/
CNRM, Centre d’Etudes de la Neige, 1441 Rue dela Piscine, F-38406 Saint-Martin d’Hères, France[tel.: +33 4 76637917; fax: +33 4 76515346;
eric.brun@meteo.fr]
Prof. Julian Dowdeswell, Scott Polar ResearchInstitute and Department of Geography, Universityof Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK[tel.: +44 1223 336541; fax: +44 1223 336549;
jd16@cam.ac.uk]

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Dr Martyn Tranter, Bristol Glaciology Centre,
School of Geographical Sciences, University ofBristol, Bristol BS8 1SS, UK[tel.: +44 1179 288307; fax: +44 1179 283746;
m.tranter@bristol.ac.uk]

JSH02: International Symposium on
Groundwater and Volcanoes
4 July 2003
IAHS (ICGW) and IAVCEI

Although groundwater is one of the most important characteristics of volcanoes, groundwaterhydrology is perhaps the least well understoodcomponent. The purpose of the symposium is tobring together hydrologists, volcanologists, geophysicists, geochemists, geographers, and civilengineers, to exchange current ideas and information concerning groundwater in volcanoes. The
topics to be covered include: recharge processes,
flow paths, and residence times for groundwater;
origins and occurrence of groundwater; groundwater contribution to slope disasters; influence ofgroundwater on volcanism; interaction between
groundwater and surface waters; and groundwater
usage. Studies involving geothermal hydrologicalsystems are also appropriate for this symposium.
Main convenor: Dr Masaya Yasuhara
Geological Survey of Japan, Higashi, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan[tel.: +81 298 612409; fax: +81 298 613749;
masaya-yasuhara@aist.go.jp]
Co-convenors: Dr Stephen B. Gingerich,
US Geological Survey, 677 Ala Moana Boulevard#415, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, USA[tel.: +1 808 5872411; fax: +1 808 5872401;
sbginger@usgs.gov]
Kohei Kazahaya, Geological Survey of Japan,
Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan[tel.: +81 298 613861; fax: +81 298 613749;
kazahaya-k@aist.go.jp]
Yuichi Suzuki, Rissho University, 1700 Mankichi,
Kumagaya, Saitama 360-0194, Japan[tel.: +81 48 5391648; fax: +81 48 5391648;
ysuzuki@ris.ac.jp]
Dr Joseph S. Walder (IAVCEI), US Geological
Survey, Cascades Volcano Observatory,
1300 SE Cardinal Court, Building 10, Suite 100,
Vancouver, Washington 98683-9589, USA[tel.: +1 360 9938948; fax: +1 360 9938980;
jswalder@usgs.gov]

JSH03: International Symposium on
Quantitative Approaches to Hyporheic
Flows and their BiogeochemicalConsequences in Marine, Estuarine andFreshwater Systems
3 July 2003
IAHS (ICWQ, ICGW) and IAPSO

Hyporheic flows in porous sediments transportpore water and particles through sandy sediments

in rivers and estuaries at rates far greater thanthose that occur in muddy sediments. As aconsequence, sediment biogeochemistry inporous sediments differs from that in diffusively
controlled mud sediments. These processes havebeen investigated by hydrologists, biogeochemists, microbiologists, and other specialists.
The proposed symposium will provide a forum
for the presentation of the results of different
disciplines, and by doing so, stimulate cooperation, identify critical research areas, andspeed the dissemination of novel techniques andtheoretical approaches to the topic as a whole.
Main convenor: Dr Richard Davis
Environment Department, World Bank,
Mailstop MC5-512, World Bank, 1818 H Street,
Washington, DC 20433, USA[tel.: +1 202 4736267; fax: +1 202 5220367;
jdavis@worldbank.org]
Co-convenors: Prof. Bill Burnett, Department of
Oceanography, Florida State University,
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4320, USA[tel.: +1 850 6446703; fax: +1 850 6442581;
wburnett@mailer.fsu.edu]
Dr Phillip Ford, CSIRO Land and Water, GPO
Box 1666, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia[tel.: +61 2 62465559; fax: +61 2 62465560;
phillip.ford@csiro.au]
Prof. Shinichi Onodera, Faculty of Integrated
Sciences, Hiroshima University,
Kagamiyama1-7-1, Higashihiroshima 739-8521,
Japan[tel.: +81 824 246496; fax: +81 824 240758;
sonodera@hiroshima-u.ac.jp]

JWH01: International Workshop on Snow
Processes: Representation in Atmosphericand Hydrological Models
9–10 July 2003
IAHS (ICSI) and IAMAS

This workshop will bring together researchers
from the hydrological and climatologicalcommunities to examine current methods ofrepresenting snow and snow–vegetation interactions
in order to develop more comprehensive approaches
to snow modelling. The workshop will havesessions on snow representation in open and inforested environments and a synthesis session on
improvements to snow models. Papers presenting
models which address snow redistribution, shrub
interactions, snowmelt energetics, sublimation,interception, canopy interactions and advection
and intercomparison of snow models are
particularly welcome.
Main convenor: Dr John Pomeroy
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences,
University of Wales, Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion SY23 3DB, UK[tel.: +44 1970 622781; fax: +44 1970 622659;
john.pomeroy@aber.ac.uk]

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Co-convenors: Richard Essery, Hadley Centre for
Climate Prediction and Research, Met Office,London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 2SY,
UK
[tel.: +44 1344 854776; fax: +44 1344 854898;
richard.essery@metoffice.com]
John King, British Antarctic Survey, High Cross,
Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK[tel.: +44 1223 221487; fax: +44 1223 221279;
j.c.king@bas.ac.uk]
Prof. Lev S. Kuchment, Institute of Water
Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences,
3 Gubkin Street, GSP 1, Moscow 199991, Russia[tel.: +7 095 1355403; fax: +7 095 1355415;
kuchment@hotmail.com]
Dr Eric Martin, Météo-France/CNRM, Centred’Etudes de la Neige, 1441 Rue de la Piscine,
F-38406 Saint-Martin d’Hères, France[tel.: +33 4 76637901; fax: +33 4 76515346;
eric.martin@meteo.fr]
Dr Tetsuo Ohata, Institute of Low Temperature
Science, Hokkaido University, Kita-19, Nishi-8,
Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan[tel.: +81 11 7065488; fax: +81 11 7065488;
ohata@pop.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp]

JWH02: International Workshop on theRole of GEWEX Hydrometeorological
Science in Improved Water Resources
Management
3–4 July 2003
IAHS and IAMAS

Invited keynote speakers will articulate the resultsof previous meetings held between GEWEX
researchers and the water resource management
community and the GEWEX products available
to meet these requirements. Presentations areinvited on: case studies on the use of GEWEX
products to improve water resource management;planned GEWEX products under development;
the special needs of water resource managers
under different climate regimes; quantificationand effects of errors and/or bias in models; theassessment of risk and the quantification of theprobability distribution associated with GEWEX
products; coupling atmospheric and hydrologicalmodels for water resource applications.
Main convenor: Dr Alan Hall
17 Crisp Street, Cooma, New South Wales 2630,
Australia[tel./fax: +61 2 64521920; hallalan@acr.net.au]
Co-convenors: Prof. Lawrence Martz,
Department of Geography, University of
Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan S7N 5A5, Canada[tel.: +1 306 9665667; fax: +1 306 9665680;
martz@skyway.usask.ca]
Dr Ronald E. Stewart, Climate Processes andEarth Observation Division, Meteorological
Service of Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street,
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4, Canada[tel.: +1 416 7394122; fax: +1 416 7395700;
ron.stewart@ec.gc.ca]

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Symposia and workshops led by
IAMAS with IAHS participation
JSM03: International Symposium on
Land–Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions in
the Coastal Zone
(2 days)This symposium will include topics encompassing
the physics, chemistry, and biology of coastal
meteorology and oceanography as well as terrestrial
processes and interactions. Papers are solicitedcovering physical aspects of topics such as sea
breeze circulations; surface momentum, heat, andradiative fluxes; topographic steering of currents
and winds; radiative balances; wind erosion andalong-shore transport in the water column; crossshelf transport of biological and chemical materials
in all compartments; system integration and assessment; and forecasting. In addition, chemical andbiological aspects will include topics such as pollution transport and transformation processes; dryand wet processing; and interactions with coastal
flora in both the atmosphere and the ocean. The
symposium, where possible, will place emphasis
on innovative approaches which address coastal
issues and which involve new measurement
methods, new modelling approaches, combined
approaches of solving problems using statisticaland dynamical modelling tools.
Main convenor: Gerald L. Geernaert
Frederiksborgvej 399, Postboks 358,
DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark[tel.: +45 46301101; fax: +45 46301214;
glg@dmu.dk]
Co-convenor (IAHS): Dr Mikhail V. Bolgov,
Water Problems Institute, Russian Academy of
Sciences, Gubkin Street 3, GSP 1, Moscow 199991,
Russia[tel.: +7 095 9516841; fax: +7 095 1355415;
bolgov@cityline.ru or caspian-sea@mtu-net.ru]

JSM04: International Symposium on
Terrestrial Ecosystems, AtmosphericComposition, Climate(1 day)Interactions between the terrestrial ecosystems
and the atmosphere are changing the atmosphericcomposition and influencing climate. In particulartropical ecosystems are suffering importantchanges in land use and land cover, with significant impact in the atmospheric aerosol loadings,
that change the CCN population and characteristics,
influencing cloud formation mechanisms andregional climate. Also alterations in trace gas
emissions are strongly coupled with vegetation
changes. Carbon dioxide exchange in forested
areas is also changing in the last decades, with
relevant impacts on the global budget of this key
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Main convenor: Paulo Artaxo
Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo,
Rua do Matao, Travessa R 187, CEP 05508-900,
Sao Paulo, Brazil[tel.: +55 11 38187016; fax: +55 11 38186749;
artaxo@if.usp.br]
Co-convenor: Alexander Gershunov (IAHS),
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University ofCalifornia, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive,
La Jolla, California 92093-0224, USA[tel.: +1 858 5348418; fax: +1 858 5348561;
sasha@ucsd.edu]

JSM10: International Symposium on
Cryosphere–Climate Interactions(2 days)

The cryosphere is an integral part of the global
climate system with important linkages and feedback generated through its influence on surface
energy and moisture fluxes, clouds, precipitation,hydrology and atmospheric and oceanic
circulation. The cryosphere plays a significant
role in global climate, in climate model response
to climate change, and as an indicator of change
in the climate system. Interactions between
cryosphere and climate occur on a range of timescales, from seasonal in the sea ice zone toseveral hundred years for changes to massbalance of ice sheets. The Climate andCryosphere Project under the WMO World
Climate Research Programme has identified key
processes in the climate and cryosphere system,
indicating better observations are required to
improve parameterizations of these processes in arange of models. This symposium will focus on
observations and models of these high latitude
processes. Interactions of individual cryosphericcomponents—ice sheets, ice shelves, icebergs,
high latitude glaciers, snow and sea ice—with
atmospheric, oceanic and hydrological processes
will be discussed. Papers are invited on ice sheet
models, global climate models, regional models,for present-day climate and future climate
scenarios. Papers dealing with the surface massbalance of ice sheets for past and present polar
climates are particularly welcome.
Main convenor: S. O’Farrell
CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Private Bag no. 1,
Aspendale, Victoria 3195, Australia[tel.: +61 3 92394573; siobhan.ofarrell@dar.csiro.au]
Co-convenors: T. Lachlan-Cope, British Antarctic
Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road,
Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK[tel.: +44 1223 221484; tlc@bas.ac.uk]
Dr E. M. Morris (IAHS), Scott Polar ResearchInstitute, University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK[tel.: +44 1223 336540;
emmo@pcmail.nerc-bas.ac.uk]

JSM11: International Symposium on
Global Sea Level Rise, Global Climate
Change and Polar Ice Sheet Stability(2 days)

A significant enigma which persists in the mostrecent IPCC assessment of climate change
concerns the absence of a consensus explanationof the observed rate of rise of global sea level.
Recent re-analyses of the contributions from themelting of small ice sheets and glaciers, and fromthe steric effect of the thermal expansion of theoceans, strongly suggest that these contributions
may explain no more than half the rate that has
been inferred on the basis of the analysis of tidegauge recordings. This suggests that the greatpolar ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica
must be contributing significantly to global sea
level rise, yet in situ measurements of the massbalance of these cryospheric structures have yet
to reveal definitive evidence of retreat. New
satellite missions have been designed (e.g.
GRACE) and data sets from previous missions
are being analysed (e.g. TOPEX/POSEIDON)
that are providing new insights on this problem.
Similarly, coupled atmosphere–ocean generalcirculation
modelsareprovidingacomplementary means of assessing, through theapplication of data assimilation methodologies,
the quality of the existing constraint on themagnitude of the steric effect. The intent of this
symposium is to bring together scientists working
on the sea level problem from the full range of
subdisciplines from which input is required tofurther the progress towards understanding.
Main convenor: Anny Cazenave
GRGS, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales,
Avenue Eduard Belin 18,
F-31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, France[tel.: +33 5 61332922; fax: +33 5 61253205;
anny.cazenave@cnes.fr]
Co-convenors: W. Richard Peltier, Department of
Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto,
Ontario M5S 1A7, Canada[tel.: +1 416 9782938; fax: +1 416 9788905;
peltier@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca]
Dr Jon Ove Hagen (IAHS/ICSI), Department of
Physical Geography, Faculty of Mathematics andNatural Sciences, University of Oslo,
PO Box 1042 Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway[tel.: +47 22854038; fax: +47 22857230;
j.o.hagen@geografi.uio.no]

JSM14: International Symposium on
Dynamics and Predictability of Severe
Weather Events(2 days)

Severe weather events associated with intense
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severe thunderstorms and floods are examples of
meso- and micro-scale air flows with complex
dynamics and a very short time period of dynamical predictability. This symposium will provide
an opportunity to bring together papers on fluid
dynamics, diagnostics, contemporary numericalmodelling and forecasting of these and related
phenomena and to discuss recent advances in ourbasic understanding of their dynamics andpredictability as well as our current forecasting
capability.
Main convenor: David Hudak
Cloud Physics Research Division,Meteorological Service of Canada,
4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4,
Canada[david.hudak@ec.gc.ca]
Co-convenors: Michael V. Kurgansky, Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics, Faculty ofPhysics and Mathematics, University ofConcepcion, Casilla 160-C, Concepcion, Chile[tel.: +56 41 203154; fax: +56 41 220104;
kurgansk@udec.cl or kurgansk@awi-potsdam.de]Franco Prodi, Institute of Atmospheric andOceanic Sciences, National Research Council,
Via P. Gobetti 101, CAP, I-40129 Bologna, Italy[tel.: +39 051 6399561; +39 051 6399658;
f.prodi@isao.bo.cnr.it]

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JSM16: International Symposium on theRole of Atmospheric Processes in Mass
Balance Exchange in the Polar Regions(1 day)The symposium will cover both observational andmodelling aspects of blowing snow, precipitationand sublimation at high latitudes.
Main convenor: Richard Bintanja
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
Utrecht (IMAU), Utrecht University,
PO Box 80005, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands[tel.: +31 30 2533259; fax: +31 30 2543163;
r.bintanja@phys.uu.nl]
Co-convenors: Michel Van Den Broeke, Institutefor Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht(IMAU), Utrecht University, PO Box 80005,
3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands[tel.: +31 30 2533259; fax: +31 30 2543163;
m.r.vandenbroeke@phys.uu.nl]
Kouichi Nishimura, Institute of Low Temperature
Science, Hokkaido University, N19W8,
Sapporo 060-0819, Japan[tel.: +81 11 7065461; nishi@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp]
Dr E. M. Morris (IAHS/ICSI), Scott Polar ResearchInstitute, University of Cambridge,
Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER, UK[tel.: +44 1223 336540;
emmo@pcmail.nerc-bas.ac.uk]

JSM15: Special Nakaya–Magono Celebration on the Growth of Ice Crystals and Snow

JSM18: International Symposium on the
Measurement and Distribution ofPrecipitation(½ day)(1 day)On the occasion of the IUGG Assembly in
Sapporo, IAMAS wishes to honour and celebrate
two of the great scientists of the Low Temperature Institute of the Hokkaido University who, asworld leaders, made exciting contributions to theunderstanding of the growth of ice crystals andsnow. This international symposium will address
the modern state of our knowledge in the field.

The symposium will focus on quantitative estimation of uncertainties associated with precipitation
estimates. Particularly, the symposium encourages
contributions related to (a) the error modelling andvalidation of remotely sensed precipitation (spaceand ground-based systems); (b) the stochastic,
statistical and scaling models of remotely sensed
precipitation and their implications for the space–time dependence of the estimates; (c) the differentiation of errors into random, systematic andthose errors which depend upon the physics ofprecipitation, and (d) papers related to observational
strategies for reducing uncertainties in the future.

Main convenor: Roland List
Department of Physics, University of Toronto,
Toronto M5S 1A7, Canada[tel.: +1 416 9782982; fax: +1 416 9788905;
list@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca]
Co-convenors: George A. Isaac, Cloud Physics
Research Division, Meteorological Service ofCanada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto,
Ontario M3H 5T4, Canada[tel.: +1 416 7394605; fax: +1 416 7394211;
george.isaac@ec.gc.ca]
Paul M. B. Foehn (IAHS/ICSI), Swiss Federal
Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research,
Fluelastrasse 11, CH-7260 Davos Dorf,
Switzerland[tel.: +41 81 4170111; fax: +41 81 4170110;
foehn@slf.ch]Main convenor: Chris Kummerow
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA[tel.: +1 970 4917473; fax: +1 970 4918449;
kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu]
Co-convenors: Edward Zipser, University of Utah,
Meteorology Department, Salt Lake City,
Utah 84112-0110, USA[tel.: +1 801 5859482; fax: +1 801 5853681;
ezipser@met.utah.edu]
Shaun Lovejoy (IAHS), Physics Department,
McGill University, 3600 University Street,Montreal, Quebec H3A 2T8, Canada[tel.: +1 514 3986537; fax: +1 514 3988434;
lovejoy@physics.mcgill.ca]

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JWM01: International Workshop on
Water and Energy Budgets(1½ days)

The purpose of this workshop is to examine ourcapability to close water and energy budgets overcontinental-scale regions. The focus is on timescales up to interannual and includes extremes
such as drought and wet periods. The workshop
will comprise scientific presentations as well as a
discussion period aimed at summarizing ourcapabilities and weaknesses as well as identifying
the key outstanding scientific challenges. A
summary report will be produced on the basis of
the workshop. Presentations based upon
atmospheric and coupled models, land data
assimilation systems, as well as observations arerequested. Studies that compare model andobservational data sets are especially encouraged.
Main convenor: John Roads
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University ofCalifornia at San Diego, 0224 La Jolla,
California 92093-0224, USA[tel.: +1 858 5342099; fax: +1 858 5348561;
jroads@ucsd.edu]
Co-convenors: Ronald Stewart, Climate Processes
and Earth Observation Division, Meteorological
Service of Canada, 4905 Dufferin Street,
Downsview, Ontario M3H 5T4, Canada[tel.: +1 416 7394122; fax: +1 416 7395700;
ron.stewart@ec.gc.ca]
Dr Alan Hall (IAHS), 17 Crisp Street, Cooma,
New South Wales 2630, Australia[tel./fax: +61 2 64521920; hallalan@acr.net.au]

Co-convenors: Victor Zlotnicki (IAPSO) , NASA Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,
California 91109, USA[tel.: +1 818 3545519; fax: +1 818 3936720;[vz@pacific.jpl.nasa.gov]
Prof. Nicolas Florsch (IAHS), Département deGéophysique Appliquée, UMR 7619 “Sisyphe”,
Case 105, Université Pierre et Marie Curie,
4 Place Jussieu, F-75252 Paris Cedex 05, France[tel.: +33 1 44274828; fax: +33 1 44274588;
florsch@ccr.jussieu.fr]

JSG03: International Symposium on
Interdisciplinary Science from Remote
Sensing—Radar Altimetry, ATSR, SAR,
Ocean Colour and Other Sensors
IAG, IAPSO, IAHS and IASPEISatellite and airborne remote sensing has a newchallenge in combining data from the many new
sensor or one-instrument systems. New satellites(including CHAMP, ENVISAT, CRYOSAT,ICESAT) have been launched which give newopportunities for interdisciplinary research. Thissymposium will highlight recent results fromthese new missions.
Main convenor: P. Knudsen
Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, Rentemestervej 8,
DK-2400 Copenhagen NV, Denmark[pk@kms.dk]
Co-convenor: Dr Manfred Owe (IAHS),
Mail Code 974, NASA/Goddard Space Flight
Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA[tel.: +1 301 6145783; fax: +1 301 6145808;
owe@hsb.gsfc.nasa.gov]

Symposia led by IAG with IAHS
participation
JSG02: International Symposium on
Interdisciplinary Earth Science from
Improved Gravity Field Modelling(½ day)IAG, IAHS, IAPSO and IASPEIThe new satellite gravity field missions (CHAMP,GRACE and GOCE) and improvements inground-based and airborne measuring technology
have improved our knowledge of the gravity fieldof the Earth at new temporal and spatial scales.
This has given possibilities for advances in oceanography (ocean circulation, climate modelling),
solid geophysics (understanding of geodynamic
processes), hydrology and glaciology (water massstorage, land-ice changes) and in geodesy (geoid,height system unification). This symposium will
primarily consist of invited contributions, but unsolicited papers as well as posters are also welcome.
Main convenor: Dr Georges Balmino
CNES/GRGS, 18 Avenue Edouard Belin,
F-31401 Toulouse, France[tel.: +33 5 61332980/2889; fax +33 5 61253098;
georges.balmino@cnes.fr]

Symposium and workshop led by
IASPEI with IAHS participation
JSS04: International Symposium on
Thermally Controlled Processes within theEarth
The Earth is a thermally driven planet. Most of
the phenomena investigated in geosciences arecontrolled by internal thermal conditions and by
thermally driven processes. Understanding of theinternal thermal regime of our planet is derived
from both direct geothermal observations as well
as models and indirect evidence based on a wide
spectrum of geophysical and geological observations and measurements. This symposium aims at
a broad presentation and discussion on the state of
the art of internal temperatures and thermal regimeof the Earth as a planetary body. The release ofheat and thermally controlled phenomena in theinterior of our planet are the major driving forcesof most geological and geophysical processes,
such as plate tectonics, mantle convection or
generation of the magnetic field of the Earth.

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Interaction of internal and external processes ofthe planet produce couplings between volcanism,
atmosphere, hydrosphere and climate. Thermallycontrolled processes of the Earth are studied inmany disciplines, and we invite contributions in
geothermics, active and passive seismology,
magnetics, electromagnetics, high-PT laboratory
experiments, volcanology as well as interactions
between internal and external Earth processes.

Co-convenors: Dr Vladimir Cermak, GeophysicalInstitute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bocni II,
CP 1401, 141-31 Prague 4 – Sporilov,
Czech Republic[tel.: +420 2 67103385; fax: +420 2 72761549;
cermak@ig.cas.cz]
Prof. Christoph Clauser, Applied Geophysics,
Aachen University of Technology (RWTH),
Lochnerstrasse 4-20, D-52056 Aachen, Germany[tel.: +49 241 8099384; fax: +49 241 8092132;
c.clauser@geophysik.rwth-aachen.de]

Main convenor: Dr Ilmo T. Kukkonen
Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96,
Betonimiehenkuja 4, FIN-02151 Espoo, Finland[tel.: +358 205 502270; fax: +358 205 5012;
ilmo.kukkonen@gsf.fi]

Symposia led by IAPSO with IAHS
participation

Co-convenors: Dr Vladimir Cermak, GeophysicalInstitute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Bocni II,
CP 1401, 141-31 Prague 4 – Sporilov, Czech Republic[tel.: 420 2 67103385; fax: 420 2 72761549;
cermak@ig.cas.cz]
Prof. David S. Chapman, Department of Geology
and Geophysics, University of Utah, 719 WBB,
135 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA[tel.: +1 801 5816820; fax: +1 801 5816749;
dchapman@park.admin.utah.edu]
Dr Walter D. Mooney, US Geological Survey,
Mail Stop 977, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park,
California 94025, USA[tel.: +1 650 3294764; fax: +1 650 3295163;
mooney@usgs.gov]

JWS04: International Workshop on
Subsurface Thermal Signatures ofTectonics, Hydrogeology and Palaeoclimate
While deeper crustal temperatures and heat flow
studies provide important information on thethermal conditions deep within the Earth, understanding the shallow thermal regime, in particular
its changes with time, can contribute to a numberof different geophysical, geological, hydrogeological and environmental problems. The signals
associated with various surface processes propagate
downward and influence the subsurface temperature field at depths reached by many shallow
boreholes. Long-term climate changes and changes
in land cover, large natural and even some manmade manifestations may have left their signature
underground. Similarly subsurface groundwaterflows and their changes, tectonic movements,
crustal deformation and local stresses in areas ofhigh seismicity, as well as many recent geologicalprocesses have imprinted their traces in the temperature field. The workshop welcomes the resultsof either field experiments or modelling studies,
which demonstrate practical use of precise temperature measurements in subsurface environments.
Main convenor: Prof. Makoto Taniguchi
Department of Earth Sciences, Nara University of
Education, Takabatake, Nara 630-8528, Japan[tel.: +81 742 279202; fax: +81 742 279291;
makoto@nara-edu.ac.jp]

JSP03: International Symposium on
Groundwater Inputs to the Ocean
4 JulyThe process of submarine groundwater discharge(SGD) is now recognized as significant for waterand material pathways from the land to the ocean.
The study of the chemical and ecological effectsof SGD in the coastal zone is an emerging science.
This symposium will focus on physical, chemicaland biological aspects of SGD and will be hosted
by a new joint Commission on Groundwater–
Seawater Interactions. Papers are invited on relevant
topics, including submarine groundwater discharge,
environmental and ecological effects in estuaries
and coastal zones, as well as other subjects
related to groundwater–seawater interactions.
Main convenor: Evgeni A. Kontar
P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian
Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117218, Russia[tel.: +7 095 1292181; fax: +7 095 1245983;
kontar@cityline.ru or e_kontar@hotmail.com]
Co-convenors: Prof. William C. Burnett,
Department of Oceanography, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4320, USA[tel.: +1 850 6446703; fax: +1 850 6442581;
wburnett@mailer.fsu.edu]
Prof. Makoto Taniguchi (IAHS/ICGW),
Department of Earth Sciences, Nara University of
Education, Nara 630-8528, Japan[tel.: +81 742 279202; fax: +81 742 279291;
makoto@nara-edu.ac.jp]
Toshitaka Gama, Division of Earth and Planetary
Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido
University, N10 W8, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan[tel.: +81 11 7062725; fax: +81 11 7460394;
gamo@ep.sci.hokudai.ac.jp]

JSP04: International Symposium on
Arctic Environmental Change
The Arctic has experienced rapid change during
the last few decades: i.e. reduction of sea ice extent,
the intensification of the Polar Vortex, an increase
in cloud cover, and deteriorating permafrost. A
significant reduction of the North Atlantic deep
water formation and an increase in Atlantic water
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have the potential to influence the global system.
Papers are invited in the fields of climatology andthe dynamics of the cryosphere, the ocean and theatmosphere. The foci of this symposium are: thesignals from and roles of the ocean and land
surface influenced by the atmosphere and/or their
feedback to the atmosphere; the mechanisms andconsequences of ocean–land interactions throughthe atmosphere and rivers; oceanic and terrestrial
chemical tracer studies related to the Arctic;
interactions with biosphere and geochemical
processes; and palaeoclimatic studies.
Main convenor: Prof. Motoyoshi Ikeda
Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science,
Hokkaido University, North 10, West 5, Kita-ku,
Sapporo 060-0810, Japan[tel.: +81 11 7062360; fax: +81 11 7064865;
mikeda@ees.hokudai.ac.jp]
Co-convenors: Prof. Lawrence Mysak, Department
of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences,
McGill University, 805 Sherbrooke St W,
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada[tel.: +1 514 3983768; fax: +1 514 3986115;
mysak@zephyr.meteo.mcgill.ca]
Prof. Manfred A. Lange (IAHS/ICSI), Institute forGeophysics and Centre for Environmental
Research (ZUFO), University of Münster,
Corrensstrasse 24; D-48149 Münster, Germany[tel.: +49 251 8333591; fax: +49 251 8336100;
langema@uni-muenster.de]

GrantsThe IUGG2003 Local Organizing Committee,
IUGG, and the seven Associations are working
together to offer a limited number of financial
assistance grants to support participation at theIUGG2003 General Assembly. An application fora grant can be made only by persons who havesubmitted one or more abstracts to the scientificprogramme.
Financial assistance funds are limited. Most
awards will be for the registration fee only. It is
unlikely that full support will be possible.
The deadline for receipt of grant applications
is 31 January 2003. Applications should be sent
only to the IUGG2003 Secretariat at Japan
Marine Science and Technology Center. Moreinformation can be found on the IAHS web site.

Other Forthcoming Events(all meetings are organized or sponsored by IAHS and/or its
Commissions)

Workshop on Erosion and SedimentTransport Measurement: Technological andMethodological Advances
Oslo, Norway, 19–21 June 2002
Call for abstracts

Due to a growing awareness of the important role offluvial sediment in a wide range of environmental
problems, there is an increasing need for a better
understanding of the processes of erosion andsedimentation and their impact on the transport of
sediment in rivers. Despite the need for better andmore consistent information, data collection in thisfield still lags behind other areas of hydrology. New
problems also call for new approaches, new strategies
and new methods in order to develop an improved
understanding of the cause and effect relationships fordifferent activities within a river basin.
This workshop will focus on new sedimentmeasurement technologies and present a review of thestatus of current research and development in this field.
The programme will include both invited speakers andcontributions from participants. The following invited
speakers will present papers:
Ian Droppo (Environment Canada): A new definitionof suspended sediment: implications for themeasurement and prediction of sediment transport
Andrew Nicholas (University of Exeter, UK):
Modelling and monitoring flow and sedimenttransport in lowland river flood-plain environments
Wojciech Froehlich (Polish Academy of Sciences):
Monitoring of bed-load transport in streams by useof acoustic and magnetic devices
David H. Schoellhamer (US Geological Survey):
Continuous monitoring of suspended sediment inrivers by use of optical sensors
Des Walling (University of Exeter, UK): Using
environmental radionuclides as tracers in sedimentbudget investigations
Damian Lawler (University of Birmingham, UK):
Automated monitoring of bank erosion dynamics
and the wider geomorphological challenge: newdevelopments in the Photo-Electronic Erosion Pin(PEEP) system
Helmut Habersack (Universität für Bodenkultur,
Vienna, Austria): The stochastic nature of bed-loadtransport—results from radio-tracking gravel
particles
Jonathan Laronne (Ben Gurion University of the
Negev, Israel): Technical and scientific issues
regarding bed-load flux monitoring using
automated slot samplers
Jim Bogen & Knut Møen (Norwegian Water
Resources and Energy Directorate, Oslo): Bed-load
measurements with a new passive ultrasonic sensor
Peter Ergenzinger (Freie Universität Berlin,
Germany): Perspectives in bed-load measurements
Participants are invited to submit short abstracts ofcontributions (indicating their preference for oral orposter presentations). The deadline for receipt of
abstracts was 1 April 2002. Authors of accepted
papers and posters will be required to submit extended
abstracts that will be mailed to participants prior to theworkshop in order to facilitate workshop discussions.
The address for abstracts and more information is:
Dr Jim Bogen/Tharan Fergus
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy
Directorate, PO Box 5091, Majorstua, N-0301
Oslo, Norway[fax: +47 22959000; jbo@nve.no or tfe@nve.no]

The workshop proceedings will be post-published
as an IAHS Red Book. All papers will be subject toscientific review. A copy of the proceedings volume
will be sent to all participants after the workshop.
The registration fee is NOK 1800 before 1 May
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submitting
extended
abstractsofaccepted
contributions and for payment of the registration fee is
25 May 2002.

Hydroinformatics 2002: Fifth International
Conference on Hydroinformatics
Cardiff, UK, 1–5 July 2002
Call for participation

The conference will be held in Cardiff, the capital cityof Wales. Cardiff is easy to reach from all major
London airports. It also has its own international
airport within easy reach.
Hydroinformatics is a relatively new discipline
concerned with the application of computer andnetworking technology for the planning, management
and protection of the water environment. The objectiveof Hydroinformatics 2002 is to bring together
environmental managers, engineers and scientists witha common interest in exchanging ideas andexperiences in this rapidly developing field. Over 350
papers covering the following themes have been
accepted:• Decision support and management systems• Integration of technologies• Geographic information systems (GIS)• Tools, environments and languages• Numerical engines• Data acquisition and management• Data mining• Neural networks in hydroinformatics• Internet, intranets and extranets• Inverse modelling and data assimilation• Uncertainty and risk
• Ecology and water quality modelling• Experiences with modelling systems
For conference registration and further details see
the web site at:
http://www.cf.ac.uk/engin/news/confs/hydroFor queries please contact:
Cherrie Summers, Conference Secretariat
ENGIN, PO Box 925, Newport Road,
Cardiff CF24 0YF, UK[tel./fax: +44 29 20874421; summersc@cardiff.ac.uk]

International Workshop on Vulnerability ofWater Resources to Environmental Change
Beijing, China, 18–20 September 2002

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global change programmes (IGBP, the International
Human Dimension Programme (IHDP) and WCRP);
and (b) the Dialogue on Water and Climate. China andother parts of south and east Asia are extremely
important regions of anticipated and actual water
problems, in terms of water availability, water use andwater quality. The workshop will be instrumental in
linking regional expertise more closely with the above
international initiatives.
It is planned that the workshop will focus on threemain topics:
1. Understanding interactions between thehydrological cycle, the biosphere, land-use andland-cover change (climate variability, climatechange, floods and droughts; water cycle processes
and distributed hydrological modelling to consider
impacts of natural change and human activities;
water resources renewability in the changing
environment; ecosystem degradation due to water
scarcity; interactions between the vulnerability ofwater resources and climate change/naturallandscape change, land management practice, local
human population, and ecosystem dynamics)
2. Approaches to assess vulnerability of water
resources to changing environmental conditions(hydrological modelling and prediction in gauged
and ungauged basins; the scenario approach toassess vulnerability; the endpoint approaches toassess vulnerability; quantifying the carrying
capacity of water resources; other approaches todeal with uncertainty in water resources
vulnerability assessment)
3. Case studies and new challenges in the world(population, economic development, urbanization,and their consequences for water use;environmental protection and recovery;
institutional aspects (e.g. river basin authorities,
irrigation schemes), water use efficiency (e.g. via
water pricing) and their roles in water
management; water resources safety issues; dambuilding, inter-basin transfers and their effects onhydrology and water resources; soil erosion and its
effects on water quality; sustainable development
constrained by water resources)
Papers are invited on these topics. Case studies
from China and other countries including newtechniques or methodologies are particularly requested.
Abstracts of approximately 1000 words, in English,
including some preliminary results and/or conclusions,should be submitted to the Local Organizing
Committee no later than 31 March 2002. The working
language will be English.
For further information, please contact:
Dr Xia Jun
Hydrology and Water Resources Branch, Instituteof Geographical Science and Natural Resources,
Anwai, Datun Road, 917 Building, Beijing 100101,
China[tel./fax: +86 10 64856534; jxia_mail@263.net]

Call for abstracts

This joint international workshop on climate andhydrology, ecology and water resources management
is being organized by the Chinese National Committeeof the Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle ofthe International Geosphere–Biosphere Programme(IGBP-BAHC) and co-sponsored by IAHS.
From the international perspectives of globalchange science, and the process leading to the third
World Water Forum in March 2003, this workshop
will provide a much needed regional contribution, inparticular to: (a) the Joint Water Project of the three

16th IAHR International Symposium on Ice
Dunedin, New Zealand, 2–6 December 2002
Reminder of abstract deadline

The IAHS International Commission on Snow and Ice
is co-sponsoring the International Symposium on Ice
that is being organized by IAHR. The symposium will
cover a range of issues in river, lake and sea ice
research. A fuller announcement with the topics was
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The deadline for abstracts was 1 March 2002.
Camera-ready typescripts are due by 2 August 2002.
A Workshop on Ice Crushing will be held during
the week of the conference. Other specialist workshops
may also be organized.
For the latest information on this meeting see:
http://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/~nzice/or contact:
Pat Langhorne
16th IAHR International Symposium on Ice,
Department of Physics, University of Otago,
PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand[tel.: +64 3 4797749; fax: +64 3 4790964;
nzice@physics.otago.ac.nz]

Second International Symposium on
Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM): Towards Sustainable Water
Utilization in the 21st Century
Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa,
22–24 January 2003
Call for abstracts

The IAHS International Commission on Water
Resources Systems is organizing the Second International Symposium on Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM): Towards Sustainable Water
Utilization in the 21st Century at the University of
Stellenbosch in January 2003. The symposium
objectives include:• To promote understanding of the interconnectedness of the physical and biotic
components of water resources systems• To report on decision support systems and model
applications in support of all aspects of IWRM
• To explore the roles that statutory, legal,
institutional and administrative measures andprocesses may play in the implementation of
IWRM• To contribute to the search for a balance between
the ecological protection of water resources and thesocial and economic contexts of waterrequirements• To review the prediction of hydrologicalextremes—floods and droughts—and to explore
their impacts on human communities• To promote understanding of the impacts of largescale land use, system operating rules and climatechange on the water quality and the assurance of
supply of water resource systems.
Each day of the symposium will start with anextended plenary session focusing on two of theobjectives, followed by parallel sessions. The plenary
sessions will begin with two keynote addresses.
Participants can stay at economical rates at aconveniently located modern university residence.
There are also three pleasant hotels and guest houses
within 1 km of the campus.
On 25 January, there will be a one-day technicaltour around the catchments that feed the integrated
bulk water supply systems of the greater Cape Town
metropolitan area. Apart from innovative multiimpoundment inter-catchment transfer systems oftunnels
andcanals, pump-storage schemes,
environmental water requirement research sites anddemand management projects, this part of the Western
Cape has dramatic landscapes and, with its
Mediterranean climate, is the heart of the wine- anddeciduous fruit industry in South Africa.

Abstracts for oral papers or posters that address anyof the above objectives are keenly invited. The reported
research may conform to any of the following characteristics: fundamental, field-based, applied, conceptual,or case studies. Abstracts (250–300 words) should
provide a sound overview of the research being reported
as well as a summary of findings and conclusions. Aninternational review panel will screen the abstracts andthe subsequent full oral papers. Selected oral papers
will be post-published as an IAHS Red Book. Posters
need not be submitted prior to the symposium.
The following dates are important:
15 April 2002: closing date for abstracts
31 July 2002:
closing date for full oral papers
31 August 2002: authors of accepted papers notified
Abstracts may be either faxed or e-mailed to:Prof. André Görgens
Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1 Matieland,
Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa[tel.: +27 21 4245544; fax: +27 21 4245588;
andre.gorgens@shands.co.za]

More information is available on the following web
site: http://www.civeng.sun.ac.za/

Third International Conference on DebrisFlow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics,
Prediction and Assessment
Davos, Switzerland, 10–12 September 2003
Reminder of abstract deadline

This conference will provide a forum for debris-flow
researchers in the international community to exchange
ideas on how to cope with debris-flow hazards using
the most advanced, state-of-the-art methodology bothin mechanics and hazard prediction and risk
assessment. A more detailed announcement was
published in Newsletter 72.
The deadline for abstracts (in English), notexceeding 500 words and including full contact detailsof all authors (one designated as the contact person)
was 1 March 2002. Final manuscripts must be
submitted both as camera-ready copy and in electronic
format by 15 March 2003. All papers accepted forpresentation at the conference will be published in aproceedings volume, which will be distributed toregistrants at the conference.
The address for abstracts is:
Dr Dieter Rickenmann
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL,
Zürcherstrasse 111, CH-8903 Birmensdorf,
Switzerland[tel.: + 41 1 7392442; fax: + 41 1 7392488;
rickenmann@wsl.ch]

For general information regarding the conferencecontact: dfc3_inf@wsl.ch or look at the web site:
http://www.wsl.ch/3rdDFHM

Other NewsInternational Conference on Freshwater
Bonn, Germany, 3–7 December 2001

Starting in 1977 with the UN World Water
Conference, there has been a series ofinternational gatherings discussing world water
problems and how to deal with them. The latest

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was convened by the Government of Germany inBonn and held in the former parliament buildingson the banks of the Rhine. At the same time a few
kilometres upstream, the German Government
was hosting another conference—the conference
which brought together the different Afghan
factions to agree on a way forward for that wartorn country.
Also known as the “Dublin+10 meeting”, theInternational Conference on Freshwater was
designed to prepare the water input to the UN
World Summit on Sustainable Development(WSSD), just as the Dublin Conference, theInternational Conference on Water and theEnvironment (ICWE), was convened 10 years
before to provide the water input to the UN
Conference on Environment and Development(UNCED), which was held in Rio de Janeiro inJune 1992. Of course IAHS was one of thefinancial contributors to Dublin and was
represented there by the President (Uri Shamir)
and the Secretary General (Henny Colenbrander).
The World Summit is due to take place inJohannesburg in August 2002 and will mark thetenth anniversary of UNCED—the Rio Earth
Summit and the signing of Agenda 21 by 150 ormore presidents and prime ministers, including
Mr George Bush.
Well over 1000 delegates and observers
attended the Bonn Conference, including many
accredited representatives of the media. There
were 118 government delegations, 46 withministers, along with 47 delegations frominternational organizations and 73 from groups
and civil society. Although the International
Water Resources Association, the International
Water Association and several other waterorientated scientific organizations were invited toBonn, it was disappointing that IAHS was not.
During the five days there was a closed
ministerial session which produced a ministerial
statement, a series of plenary sessions whichcame up with a report on “Recommendations for
Action”, several working group sessions, together
with over 40 side meetings. Each conference packcontained a series of: issue papers, background
papers and discussion papers in addition to theusual material. Once participants had negotiatedthe security screening in the entrance hall, they
could wander through a number of stands andexhibits, many technical, some describing UNbased programmes and some announcing future
events such as the Third World Water Forum.
There were also several excursions and a numberof social events, including a performance of
Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony and a Christmas
market.
The Opening Ceremony consisted of speeches
from ministers of the German Government, theMayor of Bonn and from Mr Nitin Desai (UNUnder Secretary General) and Mr Klaus Topfer

28(UNEP Executive Director). These speeches wereinterspersed with a sequence of modern dances
performed by a polished professional troop.
Unlike the Second World Water Forum in theHague in 2000, there were no demonstrators orprotesters to interrupt the proceedings. Several of
the speakers stressed the conference theme“Water—a Key to Sustainable Development” andthe importance of water to modern civilization.
None voiced the thoughts which must have beenshared by many of the participants that water isthe key to sustainable development.
The initial plenary sessions were on “Multistakeholder dialogues” with contributions byrepresentatives of nongovernmental organizations, local authorities, workers, business andindustry and other groups under three different
themes. In one of the plenary sessions, Gordon
Young, Coordinator, described progress in the
UN World Water Assessment Programme and thestage reached in the preparation the first editionof the World Water Development Report, whichis due to be launched at the Third World Water
Forum.
The first working group session dealt with
“Governance, integrated management and new
partnerships”. The second was concerned with
“Mobilizing financial resources” and the third
with “Capacity development and technology
transfer”. Each session was introduced by several
invited papers followed by discussions on the
different themes. For example, Arthur Askew(WMO) took the lead on one of the issues
Working Group III considered, which was water
data, the lack of these data in many parts of theworld, access to data and the policies involved in
exchanging data.
One of the side meetings marked the launch of
the dialogue on Water and Climate instituted by
the World Water Council:
http://www.worldwatercouncil.org
Drawing mainly on the work of the IPCC, several
invited speakers considered the state ofknowledge on climate change and the likely
impact of forecast changes in climate on thehydrological cycle and on water resources. It wasreported that there was little evidence ofcontemporary changes in river flows that might
have resulted from climate change.
Reports from the working groups were
presented to the Plenary session on the
penultimate day and they were blended into thedraft recommendations of the conference whichwere then considered. Their consideration was arather difficult process despite the best efforts ofMargaret Cately-Carlson who acted as thefacilitator for this part of the programme. These
recommendations were one of the outputs fromthe conference: another was the five Bonn Keys(see next page). They go on for discussion at the
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THE BONN KEYS
Water is essential to our health, our spiritual needs, our comfort, our livelihoods and our ecosystems. Yet
everywhere water quality is declining, and the water stress on humanity and our ecosystems increases more andmore people live in very fragile environments. The reality of floods and droughts touches increasing numbers andmany live with scarcity. We are convinced that we can act and we must. We have the keys:
1. The first key is to meet the water security need of the poor.
2. Decentralization is a key. The local level is where national policy meets community needs.
3. The key to better water outreach is new partnerships.
4. The key to long-term harmony with nature and neighbours is cooperative arrangements at the water basin level,
including across waters that touch many shores.
5. The essential key is stronger, better performing governance arrangements.

delegation made a proposal for an open-ended
Intergovernmental Forum on Water that might bemodelled on IPCC. Unfortunately this was not
accepted by the conference.
For the hydrologists present, the Bonn
Conference may have been a little disappointing.
Many of the issues discussed were more concerned with matters of: governance, mobilizing
financial resources, gender perspectives, private
sector participation and capacity development—
all important topics. Indeed there were complaints
that science and engineering were being
neglected, but others contended that water had
been for too long in the hands of the concrete
pourers and the mathematical modellers. The
agenda has moved on, they said!
One thing that was satisfying for those who
had worked for and taken part in the Dublin
Conference was the series of references to the
Dublin Principles. After ICWE the Conference
was criticized and the organizers were made tofeel that it had been a failure. However,subsequently, the four Principles played an
important part in shaping the water programmesof the bodies and agencies of the United Nations,as well as of those of national development
agencies. They have also promoted the debate onwhether water should be treated as an economic
good. Now it is apparent that Dublin was a
success!
John Rodda, Past President

2003: International Year of Freshwater
The United Nations General Assembly has
proclaimed the year 2003 as the InternationalYear of Freshwater. The resolution, adopted on
20 December 2000, was initiated by theGovernment of Tajikistan and supported by 148
other countries. It encourages Governments, theUnited Nations system and all other actors to takeadvantage of the Year to increase awareness of
the importance of sustainable freshwater use,management and protection. For more information contact Mr Manuel Dengo (dengo@un.org)
or Ms Marcia Brewster (brewster@un.org).

Carlos A. Fernandez-Jauregui moves to
Paris
From 1 December 2001 Carlos A. FernandezJauregui began a new appointment as Deputy
Coordinator of the World Water Assessment
Programme (WWAP) formed by 23 agencies of
the UN System and hosted by UNESCO in Paris.
This means Carlos is working with Dr Gordon
Young, former Secretary General of IAHS. For theobjectives and expected results of WWAP see:
http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/index.shtml
For many years Carlos A. Fernandez-Jauregui wasbased in Montevideo, Uruguay, as the UNESCO
Regional Hydrologist for Latin America and the
Caribbean. A replacement for this position is now
being actively sought—the deadline forapplications is 28 May 2002.
We wish Carlos success in his new job!

New brochure published on the EU Water
Framework Directive
Recently the long-awaited brochure by theEuropean Commission on the Water Framework
Directive was published. You can get it via:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/water/water-framework/index_en.html

New vadose zone journal
Submissions are now being accepted for theinaugural volume of Vadose Zone Journal (VZJ).
VZJ is published by the Soil Science Society ofAmerica, with the Geological Society of America
as a cooperator. This new peer-reviewed electronic
journal covers all physical, chemical, and biologicalaspects of the vadose zone in the environmental,
agricultural, and earth sciences. The first issue willappear in September 2002. Visit:
http://www.vadosezonejournal.org
to learn more. Hard copy submissions ofmanuscripts can be sent to the Editor:
Dr Rien van Genuchten
US Salinity Laboratory, 450 West Big Springs
Road, Riverside, California 92507-4617[tel.: +1 909 3694847; vzjeditor@ussl.ars.usda.gov]

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Changes to IAHS National
Representatives
Please note the following changes to the list of
IAHS National Representatives published in the
IAHS Handbook (pp. 87–94) in 2000:
Argentina/Argentine
Maria Josefa Fioriti
Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Desarrollo
Sustentable, Subsecretaría de Recursos Hídricos, Paseo
Colón 189, Piso 8, Oficina 807 (1109ADA), Buenos Aires,
Argentina
NEW National
Representative

e-mail: mfiori@miv.gov.ar
fax: +54 11 43497453
tel.: +54 11 43497453

Iraq/Irak
Prof. Riadh Hamid Al-Dabbagh
College of Engineering, Mustansiria University, Baghdad,
Iraqe-mail: mkj60@uruklink.net
fax: +964 1 4168877
tel.: +964 1 4166226

NEW address, e-mail,fax and tel.

Jordan/Jordanie
Mr Izzeddin M. Waynakh
Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre, PO Box 20214,
Amman 11118, Jordan
e-mail: izwainakh@yahoo.com
fax: +962 6 5347694
tel.: +962 6 5345188

NEW National
Representative

Macedonia/Macédoine
Prof. Zivko Skoklevski
National Committee for IAHS, Albert Ajnstajn 111,
1000 Skopje, Macedonia
NEW address
e-mail: skoklevz@mkinter.net
tel.: +389 92 137250

and tel.

New Zealand/Nouvelle-Zélande
Dr Lindsay RoweLandcare Research New Zealand Ltd, PO Box 69,
Lincoln 8152, New Zealande-mail: rowel@xtra.co.nz
fax: +64 3 3252418
tel.: +64 3 3256701

NEW e-mailPalestinian Authority/Autorité palestinienne
Dr Ayman Rabi
Palestinian Hydrology Group, Jerusalem-Shufat,
PO Box 25220, Palestinian Authority
e-mail: ayman.rabi@phg.org
or phg@palnet.com
fax: +972 2 5857688
tel.: +972 2 6565887
or 6565890

NEW National
Representative

e-mail: rrr@inag.pt
fax: +351 21 8409218
tel.: +351 21 8430300

NEW e-mails

NEW National
Representative

Slovak Republic/SlovaquieProf. Ján Szolgay
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Civil
Engineering, Department of Land and Water Resources
Management, Radlinského 11, 813-68 Bratislava, Slovak
Republice-mail: szolgay@svf.stuba.sk
fax: +421 2 52923575
tel.: +421 2 59274498

NEW e-mailand tel.

Spain/Espagne
Dr Emilio Custodio
Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Rios Rosas 23,
28003 Madrid, Spaine-mail: e.custodio@igme.es
fax: +34 91 3495817
tel.: +34 91 3495962

NEW National
Representative

The full and revised list of IAHS National
Representatives can be found at:
http://www.cig.ensmp.fr/~iahs

Some abbreviations used in the Newsletter
IAHS Scientific Commissions
ICASVR the International Commission on Atmosphere–
Soil–Vegetation Relations
ICCE
the International Commission on Continental
ErosionICGW
the International Commission on Groundwater
ICRS
the International Commission on Remote Sensing
ICSI
the International Commission on Snow and Ice
ICSW
the International Commission on Surface Water
ICT
the International Commission on Tracers
ICWQ
the International Commission on Water Quality
ICWRS the International Commission on Water
Resources Systems
IAG
IAGA
IAMAS
IAPSO
IASPEI
IAVCEI

Philippines/Philippines
Dr Leonardo Q. Liongson
National Hydraulic Research Centre, University of thePhilippines, Diliman, Quezon City 1101,
Philippines
e-mail: lql@engg.upd.edu.ph orleonardo.liongson@up.edu.ph
fax: +63 2 927190
tel.: +63 2 9277149 or 927176

Portugal/Portugal
Prof. Rui Raposo Rodrigues
Instituto da Água, Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho 30,
1049-066 Lisbon, Portugal

Other IUGG Associations
the International Association of Geodesy
the International Association of Geomagnetism
and Aeronomy
the International Association of Meteorology
and Atmospheric Sciences
the International Association of PhysicalSciences of the Ocean
the International Association of Seismology andPhysics of the Earth’s Interior
the International Association of Volcanology
and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior

Other abbreviations
Biospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle(of IGBP)
FAO
the Food and Agriculture Organization
FRIEND Flow Regimes from International Experimental
Network DataGEWEX the Global Energy and Water Experiment
HELP
Hydrology for Environment, Life and Policy
HWRP
the Hydrology and Water Resources Programme(of WMO)
BAHC

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IAEA
IAH
IAHR
IGBP
IGOS
IHP

IAHS Newsletter 74, April 2002
the International Atomic Energy Agency
the International Association of Hydrogeologists
the International Association for HydraulicEngineering and Research
the International Geosphere Biosphere
Programme
Integrated Global Observing Strategy
the International Hydrological Programme (ofUNESCO)

IPCC
PUBs
WCRP

the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Prediction of Ungauged Basins
the World Climate Research Programme (ofWMO)
WHYCO the World Hydrological Cycle Observing
S
SystemWMO
the World Meteorological Organization
WWAP World Water Assessment Programme

Calendar of Meetings Organized/Sponsored by IAHS
Nice, France
22–26 April

Anacapri, Isle ofCapri, Italy
29–30 April
Paris, France
13–15 June
Prague, Czech
Republic
17–20 June
Oslo, Norway
19–21 June

2002
Dr Carmen de Jong, Berlin Environmental Research Group (BERG), Institut für
Geographische Wissenschaften, FR Angewandte Physische Geographie,
FU Berlin, Malteserstrasse 74–100, D-12249 Berlin, Germany
tel.: +49 30 83870254/252; fax: +49 30 77391758; cdjong@geog.fu-berlin.de;
http://www.copernicus.org/EGS/egsga/nice02/programme/HES.program.htm
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agricultural Engineering andAgronomy; Water Management Section, Via Università 100, Portici, Naples, Italy
tel.: +39 081 7755341; fax: +39 081 7755344; durso@unina.it
UNESCO, Division of Water Sciences, 1 Rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15,
Francetel.: +33 1 45684001; fax: +33 1 45685811; ihp@unesco.org
Conference Secretariat ModelCARE 2002, Guarant Ltd, Opletalova 22,
11000 Prague 1, Czech Republic
tel.: +420 2 84001444; fax: +420 2 84001448; modelcare2002@guarant.cz;
http://www.guarant.cz/ModelCARE2002
Dr Jim Bogen, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate,
PO Box 5091, Majorstua, N-0301 Oslo, Norway
fax: +47 22959000; jbo@nve.no

Capri, Italy
24–27 June

Dr Rossella Monti, Centro Studi Idraulici par l’Ambiente, Politecnico di Milano,
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy
tel.: +39 02 6683624; fax: +39 02 23996298; monti@marina.iar.polimi.it

Cardiff, UK
1–5 July

Cherrie Summers, Conference Secretariat, ENGIN, PO Box 925, Newport Road,
Cardiff CF24 0YF, UK
tel./fax: +44 29 20874421; summersc@cardiff.ac.uk;
http://www.cf.ac.uk/engin/news/confs/hydroProf. Con Cunnane, Department of Engineering Hydrology, National University of
Ireland, Galway, Ireland
tel.: +353 91 750425; fax: +353 91 524913; conleth.cunnane@nuigalway.ie;
http://www.nuigalway.ie/hydrology/celtic.htm
Cathleen Schimmek, Conference Secretariat ICWRER 2002, Institute ofHydrology and Meteorology, Dresden University of Technology,
Wuerzburger Strasse 46, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
tel.: +49 351 4633931; fax: +49 351 4637162; icwrer2002@mailbox.tu-dresden.de;
http://www.tu-dresden.de/fghhihm/hydrologie.html
Lise-Lotte Wallenius, The Swedish Research Council, S-10378 Stockholm,
Swedenfax: +46 8 54644180; lise-lotte.wallenius@vr.se

Galway, Ireland
8–10 July
Dresden,Germany
22–26 July
Kalmar, Sweden
18–22 August
Bucharest,
Romania
2–6 September
Alice Springs,
Australia
2–6 September
Bremerhaven,
Germany
9–12 September

Session HSA4.03: Hydrological andMeteorological Coupling in Mountain Areasat the XXVII General Assembly of theEuropean Geophysical Society
Advanced International Workshop on Earth
Observation to Estimate
Evapotranspiration
Kovacs Colloquium on ScientificAchievements of IHP-V Projects
ModelCARE 2002: Fourth International
Conference on Calibration and Reliability in
Groundwater Modelling (A few steps closer
to reality)
International Workshop on Erosion and
Sediment Transport Measurement:
Technological and Methodological
Advances
Second International Conference on New
Trends in Water and Environmental
Engineering for Safety and Life: Ecocompatible Solutions for Aquatic
Environments
Hydroinformatics 2002: Fifth International
Conference on Hydroinformatics

The Third Inter-Celtic Colloquium on
Hydrology and Management of Water
Resources: Celtic Water in a European
Framework—Pointing the Way to Quality
Third International Conference on Water
Resources and Environment Research(ICWRER): Water Quantity and Quality
Aspects in Modelling and Management of
Ecosystems

International Symposium on Towards
Integrated Catchment Management:
Increasing the Dialogue between
Scientists, Policy Makers and Stakeholders
Valentina Ungureanu, National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology,
XXIth Conference of the DanubianSos. Bucuresti-Ploesti 97, Sector 1, 71552 Bucharest, Romania
Countries on the Hydrological Forecasting
tel.: +40 1 2309507 or 2302157; fax: +40 1 23003143; ungureanu@meteo.inmh.ro and Hydrological Bases of Water
Management
Dr Fiona Dyer, School of Resource, Environment and Heritage Sciences,
International Symposium on the Structure,
University of Canberra, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia
Function and Management Implications ofFluvial Sedimentary Systems
tel.: +61 2 62012267; fax: +61 2 62012328; fiona.dyer@canberra.edu.au;
http://lake.canberra.edu.au/~iahs2002
Gerhard Strigel, Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, IHP/OHP Secretariat,
International Symposium on Low-lying
PO Box 200253, D-56002 Koblenz, Germany
Coastal Areas: Hydrology and Integrated
Coastal Zone Management
tel.: +49 261 13065421; fax: +49 261 13065422; strigel@bafg.de;
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Beijing, China
10–13 September
Beijing, China
18–20 September
Warsaw, Poland
18–21 September

Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
14–18 October
Barcelona, Spain
16–18 October
Timisoara,
Romania
21–22 November
Dunedin,
New Zealand
2–6 December

Stellenbosch,South Africa
22–24 January
Montpellier,France
7–10 April
Tallinn, Estonia
June
Sapporo, Japan
30 June–11 July

8–9 July

10–11 July

7–8 July

7–8 July

9–10 July

11 July

Dr Baosheng Wu, ISFD2002 Secretary, Department of Hydraulic Engineering,
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
tel.: +86 10 62772097; fax: +86 10 62772463; baosheng@tsinghua.edu.cn;
http://www.irtces.org/isshhu/2ISFD.htm
Prof. Xia Jun, Hydrology and Water Resources Branch, Institute of GeographicalScience and Natural Resources, Anwai, Datun Road, 917 Building,
100101 Beijing, China
tel.: +86 10 64856534; jxia_mail@263.net
Prof. Janusz Kindler, Local Organizing Committee, Faculty of Environmental
Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 20 Nowowiejska Street,00-653 Warsaw, Poland
tel.: +48 22 6214560; fax: +48 22 6257377; dziekan@is.pw.edu.pl;
http://www.iche2000.pl
Dr Mohd Nor bin Mohd Desa, HTC Kuala Lumpur, Department of Irrigation andDrainage Malaysia, Km 7, Jalan Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
tel.: +60 3 42552507/502/508/575; fax: +60 3 42561894; htckl@pop.moa.my;
http://htc.moa.my/htc/icuh2002/icuh2000.html
Varyl Thorndycraft (PHEFRA Workshop), Centro de Ciencias Medioambientales,
CSIC, C/ Serrano 115-bis, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
tel.: +34 91 7452500 ext. 213; fax: +34 91 5640800; varyl@ccma.csic.es
Prof. Gheorghe Cretu, Conference Secretariat, “Politehnica” University Timisoara,
Facultatea de Hidrotehnica, Str. George Enescu nr 1A, 1900 Timisoara, Romania
tel./fax: +40 56 221481; gcr@mail.dnttm.ro; http://www.utt.ro/pfhd
Pat Langhorne, IAHR 16th International Symposium on Ice, Department of
Physics, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealandtel.: +64 3 4797749; fax: +64 3 4790964; nzice@physics.otago.ac.nz;
http://www.physics.otago.ac.nz/~nzice/
2003
Prof. André Görgens, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Stellenbosch,
Private Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
tel.: +27 21 4245544; fax: +27 21 4245588; andre.gorgens@shands.co.za;
http://www.civeng.sun.ac.za/
Muriel Tapiau, Conference 2003, Laboratoire HydroSciences Montpellier,UMR 5569, BP 5045, F-34032 Montpellier Cedex, France
tel.: +33 4 67149020; fax: +33 4 67149010;
montpellier2003@msem.univ-montp2.fr; http://mpl.ird.fr/montpellier2003
Dr Elve Lode, Conference Secretary, Ecohydrological Processes in Northern
Wetlands, Department of Landscape Ecology, Institute of Ecology, TPU,
Kevade 2, EE-10137 Tallinn, Estonia
fax: +372 66 22283; icewetland@eco.edu.ee
Secretariat of IUGG2003, IUGG2003 Secretariat, Japan Marine Science andTechnology Center (JAMSTEC), 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka 237-0061,
Japan
fax: +81 468 679315; iugg_service@jamstec.go.jp;
http://www.jamstec.go.jp/jamstec-e/iugg/htm/frist.htm
Dr Dirk H. de Boer, Department of Geography, University of Saskatchewan,
9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A5, Canada
tel.: +1 306 9665671; fax: +1 306 9665680; deboer@duke.usask.ca
Dr Günter Blöschl, Technische Universität Wien, Institut für Hydraulik,
Gewässerkunde und Wasserwirtschaft, Karlsplatz 13/223, A-1040 Vienna,
Austria
tel.: +43 1 5880122315; fax: +43 1 5880122399; bloeschl@hydro.tuwien.ac.at
Prof. Y. Tachikawa, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University,
Gokasho Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
tel.: +81 774 384126; fax: +81 774 384130; tatikawa@rdp.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Ir Joop Steenvoorden, Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre,
Postbox 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
tel.: +31 317 474311; fax: +31 317 419000;
j.h.a.m.steenvoorden@alterra.wag-ur.nl
Dr Nobuhito Ohte, Laboratory of Forest Hydrology, Division of Environmental
Science and Technology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University,
Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
tel.: +81 75 7536093; fax: +81 75 7536088; nobu@bluemoon.kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Prof. Bruce Webb, University of Exeter, School of Geography and Archaeology,
Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK
tel.: +44 1392 263334; fax: +44 1392 263342; b.w.webb@exeter.ac.uk

Second International Symposium on Flood
Defence: Prospect of Living with Floods inthe 21st Century (ISFD’2002)
International Workshop on Vulnerability ofWater Resources to Environmental
ChangeICHE-2002: International Conference on
Hydro-science and Hydro-engineering

International Conference on Urban
Hydrology for the 21st Century

International Workshop on Palaeofloods,
Historical Data and Climatic Variability:
Applications in Flood Risk Assessment
International Conference on Preventing
and Fighting Hydrological Disasters
16th IAHR International Symposium on Ice

Second International Symposium on
Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM): Towards Sustainable Water
Utilization in the 21st Century
International Conference on the Hydrology
in the Mediterranean and Semiarid
Regions
International Conference and Educational
Workshop on Ecohydrological Processes
in Northern Wetlands
IUGG2003: XXIII General Assembly of theInternational Union of Geodesy andGeophysics

HS01: International Symposium on Erosion
Prediction of Ungauged Basins (PUBs):
Integrating Methods and Techniques
HS02: International Symposium on Water
Resources Systems—Global Change, Risk
Assessment and Water Management
HS03: International Symposium on
Information from Weather Radar andDistributed Hydrological Modelling
HS04: International Symposium on
Methodologies for Risk Assessment ofWaste Water Re-use on Groundwater
Quality
HW01: International Workshop on Effectsof Human Activities on Hydrological and
Biogeochemical Cycles
HW02: International Workshop on Stream
Temperature Changes and Effects

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10–11 July

7–9 July½ day

7–8 July

4 July3 July2 days

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Dr Valentina Krysanova, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO Box
601203, Telegrafenberg, D-14412 Potsdam, Germany
tel.: +49 331 2882515; fax: +49 331 2882600; valen@pik-potsdam.de
Dr Tomoharu Hori, Department of Civil Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto,Japantel.: +81 75 7535095; fax: +81 75 7534907; hori@wr.kuciv.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Dr Norio Tase, Institute of Geoscience, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571,
Japan
tel.: +81 298 534750; fax: +81 298 519764; tase@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp
Prof. Jeffrey J. McDonnell, Richardson Chair in Watershed Science, Department
of Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5706,
USA
tel.: +1 541 7378720; fax: +1 541 7374316; jeff.mcdonnell@orst.edu
Prof. P. E. O’Connell, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Newcastle
upon Tyne, Cassie Building, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU,
UK
tel.: +44 191 2226405; fax: +44 191 2226669; p.e.o’connell@ncl.ac.uk
Dr John Schaake, National Weather Service, 1325 East-West Highway,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA
tel.: +1 301 7130640 ext. 144; fax +1 301 7130963; john.schaake@noaa.gov
Dr Georges Balmino, CNES/GRGS, 18 Avenue Edouard Belin, F-31401 Toulouse,
Francetel.: +33 5 61332980/2889; fax +33 5 61253098; georges.balmino@cnes.fr
P. Knudsen, Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen, Rentemestervej 8, DK-2400 Copenhagen
NV, Denmark
pk@kms.dk
Dr Richard Armstrong, National Snow and Ice Data Center, 449 UCB,
University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0449, USA
tel.: +1 303 4921828; fax: +1 303 4922468; rlax@kryos.colorado.edu
Dr Masaya Yasuhara, Geological Survey of Japan, Higashi, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki 305-8567, Japan
tel.: +81 298 612409; fax: +81 298 613749; masaya-yasuhara@aist.go.jp
Dr Richard Davis, Environment Department, World Bank, Mailstop MC5-512,
World Bank, 1818 H St NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
tel.: +1 202 4736267; fax: +1 202 5220367; jdavis@worldbank.org
Gerald L. Geernaert, Frederiksborgvej 399, Postboks 358, DK-4000 Roskilde,
Denmark
tel.: +45 46301101; fax: +45 46301214; glg@dmu.dk
Paulo Artaxo, Instituto de Fisica, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Rua do Matao,
Travessa R 187, CEP 05508-900, Sao Paulo, Brazil
tel.: +55 11 38187016; fax: +55 11 38186749; artaxo@if.usp.br
S. O’Farrell, CSIRO Atmospheric Research, Private Bag no. 1, Aspendale,
Victoria 3195, Australia
tel.: +61 3 92394573; siobhan.ofarrell@dar.csiro.au
Anny Cazenave, GRGS, Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales,
Avenue Eduard Belin 18, F-31401 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
tel.: +33 5 61332922; fax: +33 5 61253205; anny.cazenave@cnes.fr
David Hudak, Cloud Physics Research Division, Meteorological Service ofCanada, 4905 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T4, Canada
david.hudak@ec.gc.ca
Roland List, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A7,
Canadatel.: +1 416 9782982; fax: +1 416 9788905; list@atmosp.physics.utoronto.ca
Richard Bintanja, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric research Utrecht (IMAU),
Utrecht University, PO Box 80005, 3508 TA Utrecht, The Netherlands
tel.: +31 30 2533259; fax: +31 30 2543163; r.bintanja@phys.uu.nl
Chris Kummerow, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University,
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
tel.: +1 970 4917473; fax: +1 970 4918449; kummerow@atmos.colostate.edu
Evgeni A. Kontar, P. P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of
Sciences, Moscow 117218, Russia
tel.: +7 095 1292181; fax: +7 095 1245983; kontar@cityline.ru or
e_kontar@hotmail.com

HW03: International Workshop on Quality
Assurance in Hydrological Research
HW04: International Workshop on Systems
Modelling of Global Water Dynamics
HW05: International Workshop on
Groundwater Resources for Emergency
Situations
HW06: International Symposium on
Isotope Tracers in Water Cycle Models

HW07: International Workshop: Towards a
Science Programme for the Prediction of
Ungauged Basins
HW08: International Workshop on
Parameter Estimation Techniques
JSG02: International Symposium on
Interdisciplinary Earth Science from
Improved Gravity Field Modelling
JSG03: International Symposium on
Interdisciplinary Science from Remote
Sensing—Radar Altimetry, ATSR, SAR,
Ocean Colour and Other Sensors
JSH01: International Symposium on
Remote Sensing of the Cryosphere
JSH02: International Symposium on
Groundwater and Volcanoes
JSH03: International Symposium on
Quantitative Approaches to Hyporheic
Flows and their BiogeochemicalConsequences in Marine, Estuarine andFreshwater Systems
JSM03: International Symposium on Land–
Ocean–Atmosphere Interactions in the
Coastal Zone
JSM04: International Symposium on
Terrestrial ecosystems, AtmosphericComposition, Climate
JSM10: International Symposium on
Cryosphere–Climate Interactions
JSM11: International Symposium on
Global Sea Level Rise, Global Climate
Change and Polar Ice Sheet Stability
JSM14: International Symposium on
Dynamics and Predictability of Severe
Weather Events
JSM15: Special Nakaya–Magono
Celebration on the Growth of Ice Crystals
and Snow
JSM16: International Symposium on theRole of Atmospheric Processes in Mass
Balance Exchange in the Polar Regions
JSM18: International Symposium on the
Measurement and Distribution ofPrecipitation
JSP03: International Symposium on
Groundwater Inputs to the Ocean

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Prof. Motoyoshi Ikeda, Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science,
Hokkaido University, Japan
tel.: +81 11 7062360; fax: +81 11 7064865; mikeda@ees.hokudai.ac.jp
Dr Ilmo T. Kukkonen, Geological Survey of Finland, PO Box 96,
Betonimiehenkuja 4, FIN-02151 Espoo, Finland
tel.: +358 205 502270; fax: +358 205 5012; ilmo.kukkonen@gsf.fi
Dr John Pomeroy, Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences, University ofWales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3DB, UK
tel.: +44 1970 622781; fax: +44 1970 622659; john.pomeroy@aber.ac.uk
Dr Alan Hall, 17 Crisp Street, Cooma, New South Wales 2630, Australia
tel./fax: +61 2 64521920; hallalan@acr.net.au

9–10 July

3–4 July

1½ daysJohn Roads, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San
Diego, 0224 La Jolla, California 92093-0224, USA
tel.: +1 858 5342099; fax: +1 858 5348561; jroads@ucsd.edu
Prof. Makoto Taniguchi, Department of Earth Sciences, Nara University of
Education, Takabatake, Nara 630-8528, Japan
tel.: +81 742 279202; fax: +81 742 279291; makoto@nara-edu.ac.jp

Davos,
Switzerland
10–12 September
Visakhapatnam,
India
16–18 OctoberWarangal, India
December 2003/
January 2004

Dr Dieter Rickenmann, Swiss Federal Institute WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111,
CH-8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
tel.: +41 1 7392442; fax: +41 1 7392488; rickenmann@wsl.ch;
http://www.wsl.ch/3rdDFHM
Prof. C. Subbarao, AHI International Seminar, Department of Geophysics, Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam 530003, India
tel.: +91 891 702239/40/41/42; fax: +91 891 755547; chalamks@hotmail.com
Dr N. V. Umamahesh, Water and Environment Division, Department of Civil
Engineering, Regional Engineering College, Warangal 506004, Andhra Pradesh,India
tel.: +91 8712 459191; fax: +91 8712 459547/459119; mahesh@recw.ernet.in or
mahesh_n@nettlinx.com

JSP04: International Symposium on Arctic
Environmental Change
JSS04: International Symposium on
Thermally Controlled Processes within theEarth
JWH01: International Workshop on Snow
Processes: Representation in Atmosphericand Hydrological Models
JWH02: International Workshop on theRole of GEWEX Hydrometeorological
Science in Improved Water Resources
Management
JWM01: International Workshop on Water
and Energy Budgets
JWS04: International Workshop on
Subsurface Thermal Signatures ofTectonics, Hydrogeology andPalaeoclimate
Third International Conference on DebrisFlow Hazards Mitigation: Mechanics,
Prediction and Assessment
International Seminar on Watershed
Development Special Colloquium on
Drinking Water Supply in SAARCCountries
International Conference on Advanced
Modelling Techniques for Sustainable
Management of Water Resources

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International Commission on Surface Water (ICSW)Contact: Prof. SIEGFRIED DEMUTH, Institute of Hydrology,
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demuths@uni-freiburg.de;
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International Commission on Groundwater (ICGW)Contact: Dr NORIO TASE, Institute of Geoscience, University ofTsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan[tel.: +81 298 534244; fax: +81 298 519764;
tase@atm.geo.tsukuba.ac.jp; http://www.envr.tsukuba.ac.jp/~ICGW]International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE)
Contact: Dr DIRK DE BOER, Department of Geography, Universityof Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan S7N 5A5, Canada[tel.: +1 306 9665671; fax: +1 306 9665680;
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International Commission on Snow and Ice (ICSI)
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Contact: Prof. BRUCE WEBB, School of Geography andArchaeology, University of Exeter, Amory Building, Rennes Drive,
Exeter EX4 4RJ, UK[tel.: +44 1392 263334; fax: +44 1392 263342;
b.w.webb@exeter.ac.uk; http://www.ex.ac.uk/~BWWebb/icwq]
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Contact: Dr ANDREAS SCHUMANN, Ruhr University Bochum,
Institute for Hydrology and Water Management, D-44780 Bochum,
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International Commission on Remote Sensing (ICRS)Contact: Dr ALAIN PIETRONIRO, National Water Research Institute, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 3H5, Canada[tel.: +1 306 9754394; fax: +1 306 9755143; al.pietroniro@ec.gc.ca;
http://hydrolab.arsusda.gov/~jritchie/]International Commission on Atmosphere–Soil–Vegetation Relations(ICASVR)
Contact: Dr JIRKA SIMUNEK, US Salinity Laboratory, USDA,
ARS, 450 W. Big Springs Road, Riverside, California 92507, USA[tel.: +1 909 3694865; fax: +1 909 3424964;
jsimunek@ussl.ars.usda.gov]
International Commission on Tracers (ICT)Contact: Prof. CHRIS LEIBUNDGUT, Institute of Hydrology,
University of Freiburg, Fahnenbergplatz, D-79098 Freiburg, Germany[tel.: +49 761 2033531; fax: +49 761 2033594;
chrisle@uni-freiburg.de; http://www.lgih.ulg.ac.be/ict]

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There is no page charge for papers less than 15 printed
pages in length. Please send material for publication to:
Mrs Frances Watkins, IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology andHydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK[tel.: +44 1491 692405; fax: +44 1491 692448;
frances@iahs.demon.co.uk]

Original papers will be screened by two referees, oneof whom is usually an Associate Editor. Instructions toAuthors are available from Frances.
Proceedings and Reports/Special Publications
Since 1924 the Association has published proceedings ofsymposia and workshops, and reports from working
groups. These publications comprise the well established“Red Book” Series of Proceedings and Reports. In 1989
the first of a series of Special Publications was published.
Publications in this series have an A4 format, a blue
cover, and do not generally exceed 100 pp. Please sendorders for these publications to:
Mrs Jill Gash, IAHS Press, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology,
Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, UK[tel.: +44 1491 692442; fax: +44 1491 692448;
jilly@iahs.demon.co.uk]

Standing orders: By placing a standing order, customers
wishing to receive every new title in the Red Book and/or Blue
Book series benefit from a 15% discount, and receive eachpublication at the earliest opportunity.

International Hydrology Prize
An International Hydrology Prize is awarded annually to anindividual in recognition of an outstanding contribution to thescience. Nominations for the prize are made by National
Committees and forwarded to the Secretary General for consideration by the Nominations Committee. Details of the criteria
considered for the award are found on the IAHS web site.

Tison Award
The Tison Fund provides an annual prize of US$1000 (plus a
year’s free subscription to Hydrological Sciences Journal!). The
Tison Award is granted for an outstanding paper published by
IAHS in the two years before the deadline for nominations. The
rules are found on the IAHS web site. Nominations should bereceived by the Secretary General not later than 31 December eachyear. Candidates must be under 41 years of age at the time theirpaper was published.