Research › Modelling and system identification
Models that represent water systems and processes are fundamental for understanding interactions and events. Developing new models and methods…
Research › Risk and water resources
Risks are all around us and understanding them is essential for managing them. Extreme events such as floods and earthquakes can present catastrophic…
Research › Land Surface Processes
Processes at the land surface control climate dynamics and catchment runoff. This group develops novel methods for analysing remote sensing data along with…
Research › Water resource management
Appropriate management of water resources is critical to meet human and ecosystem needs for now and the future. This group explore how human activities…
Doctoral Programme › How it works
Excellent education through cutting edge research, interdisciplinary science and an international perspective are at the heart of the Vienna Doctoral…
Doctoral Programme › What we offer
The Doctoral Programme on Water Resource Systems is shaped by our core aims of conducting cutting edge research, taking an interdisciplinary…
Research Highlights
Identifying vertical vegetation structure with remote sensing
Remote sensing is a fast and accurate way to collect real-time information about the earth’s surface. Many…
Research Highlights
Advances in detecting faecal pollution
Genetic markers seemed to improve the search for sources of drinking water contamination causing diarrhoea. Research showed that genetic…
Research Highlights
Step changes – a step towards understanding big floods
Understanding how floods occur is essential for their prediction. Considering catchment storage and critical…
Research Highlights
Modelling the impact of drought on the ancient Maya
What was the role of rainfall in the demise of the ancient Maya civilisation? Mathematical models that link water and…
