Environmental Hydrology
Hydrology is the science which deals with water cycle on global or regional scales through observation of hydrological processes and numerical simulations. To enhance reliability of flood control in river basins, we need hydrological models that can represent the regional hydrological cycle and predict flood discharges accurately. Our laboratory works on developing mathematical models that quantitatively accounts for the water cycle and probability statistical models that express the scale and frequency of hydrological and meteorological phenomena for appropriate water management, disaster prevention and mitigation against floods and impact assessment of climate change on flood/drought damages.
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To contribute to efficient management of water resources, advance release of water from dams, and the appropriate management of hydraulic facilities, we are conducting research on the probabilistic prediction of floods and droughts from a few hours to several days ahead by inputting weather forecast data such as rainfall estimates and weekly ensemble forecasts into mathematical models that represent the river water cycle.
