The TT-HydroResearch, established at the 9th WMO Research Board session in 2023 (Decision #3, Action #3), builds on the work of the former Research Board Tiger Team on Hydrology. It addresses emerging hydrology-related projects and activities within WMO research programmes to ensure their inclusion in the WMO Plan of Action for Hydrology. The team, within the Research Board, coordinates with hydrology activities in WWRP, WCRP, and GAW, and strengthens collaboration with initiatives such as UNESCO-IHP, IAHS, HEPEX, and EGU/AGU.
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Roles and Objectives
The TT-HydroResearch will:
- Review, update (as appropriate), and oversee the implementation of the WMO Hydrological Research Strategy 2022-2030.
- Review, update (as appropriate), and and oversee the implementation of the actions related to the WMO RB (as lead or contributor) contained in the WMO Plan of Action (PoA) for Hydrology.
- Recommend the establishment of a subsidiary body (e.g., Expert Team, Study Group) or research program under the Research Board to lead the hydrology research agenda of WMO.
- Identify and report on the research priorities for improving hydrological predictions that add value across spatial scales and time horizons.
📄The Task Team’s Terms of Reference can be found here.
Activities
📄 Publication: Pechlivanidis, I. G., and Coauthors, 2025: Enhancing Research-to-Operations in Hydrological Forecasting: Innovations across Scales and Horizons. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 106, E894–E919, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0322.1.
📄 Status Report (March 2024)
Membership
The Task Team has a global membership and meets virtually, typically in two parallel 'east' and 'west' sessions held on the same day.
Membership includes
