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bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad

by Christoph Derndorfer

“Great, that’s exactly what we need here!” is a common reply when Harald Kling tells people that he is working in hydrology. However this only started occurring when he moved to Tucson in Arizona. Back in the days in his native Austria, he always had to explain what the field of hydrology was all about …

Kling at desk
Harald Kling
In 2007, Kling received funding through a FWF Erwin-Schrödinger Fellowship that allows him to spend 16 months doing research at the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on modeling the transformation of precipitation into runoff, which is applicable in a variety of fields: Classic examples would be flood prediction and the impact of land use on water resources. Additionally, a wider range of issues such as comprehensive climate change impact evaluation, questions on groundwater recharge, and certain aspects of hydropower generation depend on the accurate model of precipitation and its impact on runoff.

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