HMRC
Name
HMRC - Hydro-Meteorology Research Community
Area
Virtual Research Community
Agreement
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 22 Aug 2011
About HMRC
HMRC deals with problems involving the hydrologic cycle, the water budget, and the rainfall statistics of storms. The boundaries of hydrometeorology are not clear-cut, and the problems of the hydrometeorologist overlap with those of the climatologist, the hydrologist, the cloud physicist, and the weather forecaster. Considerable emphasis has been placed on determining, theoretically or empirically, the relationships between meteorological variables and the maximum precipitation reaching the ground. Other concerns of hydrometeorologists include the determination of rainfall probabilities, the space and time distribution of rainfall and evaporation, the recurrence interval of major storms, snow melt and runoff, and probable wind tides and waves in reservoirs. The whole field of water quality and supply is of growing importance in hydrometeorology.
Overview of the collaboration
CIMA Foundation, the MoU signatory, has been playing a central role in the hydrometeorology research community and as coordinator of dedicated projects in the domain, is well positioned to represent the overall hydrometeorology community and coordinate the HMRC VRC. The specific joint workplan signed with EGI.eu will cover:
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User support
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Services and operations
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Requirements gathering
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Dissemination
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