Hydrometeorological projects – summary of what is ongoing

Eleanor Blyth (UK) was invited to provide the IAHS Bureau with an overview of Hydrometeorology and its role in Hydrological Sciences, and to assess the need for an IAHS Working Group on this subject (the previous one was disbanded in 2007). The overview that she prepared is reproduced here because, as she states, whilst there have been no recent officially co-ordinated Hydrometeorological activities under IAHS, several others have taken place that are of interest to the hydrological community. Her report comments on GEWEX, GLASS, WATCH, Benchmarking and Regional Studies. Eleanor is a member of the Science Steering Committee and of the GLASS (Global Land/Atmosphere System Study) panel.