The effects of climate change on river flow will differ across the world. Using the eWaterCycle platform, we have analysed projected changes in river discharge for XX regions worldwide. To make this global analysis possible, we applied the same simple hydrological model in every region. But how much do the conclusions depend on the choice of model?
In this hands-on Short Course, we invite you to select a region from our interactive map (https://www.ewatercycle.org/CCI-analysis-seamless/caravan_catchments_KG_map_world.html) and test the robustness of the existing analysis by repeating it with a different hydrological model or parameterset. You will compare simulations under historical and future climate scenarios and examine projected changes in high and low river flows.
Along the way, you will learn to work with eWaterCycle: an open-source online environment for FAIR by Design, open and reproducible hydrological modelling. It allows you to work with multiple hydrological models and climate data directly from a browser, without installing the models or downloading the datasets yourself.
During this Short Course, you will learn to:
- Run different hydrological models in eWaterCycle directly from a browser.
- Force hydrological models with historical and future climate data.
- Examine how the choice of hydrological model affects projected changes in high and low river flows.
- Create a FAIR by Design, open and reproducible workflow that can be rerun, shared and extended after the course.
By the end of the session, you will have produced a reproducible climate-change impact analysis for a region of your choice.
This course is intended for Earth scientists interested in regional climate-change impacts, including but not limited to hydrologists. Basic familiarity with Python or Jupyter notebooks is helpful, but no previous experience with eWaterCycle is required.
Bring a laptop, but no need to install anything: everything will be online!