GRÓSKA - Main Hall

Welcoming session

Chair: Jórunn Harðardóttir

GRÓSKA - Main Hall

Floods and Droughts: Nature's Extremes in a Warming World

Chair: Kolbjørn Engeland

ASKJA  - Hall N-132

Nature/Climate-Based Planning, Policy, and Management

Chair: Hólmfríður Þorsteinsdóttir

ASKJA - Hall N-131

Groundwater: The Hidden Source that Keeps Us Flowing

Chair. Anna-Kaisa Ronkanen

The value of pluvial flood mapping: an analysis of the flood in Gävle 2021

Jonas Olsson, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Fair Water – management of floods and droughts through collaboration and co-creation

Niclas Hjerdt, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological institute (SMHI)

The Evolving Role of Subsurface Processes in High Arctic Water Circulation: Insights from Fuglebekken

Marzena Osuch, Institute of Geophysics Polish Academy of Sciences

Ice jams in Latvia – can we predict them?

Līga Klints, Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre

A Significant Directive for a Small Nation – Embracing a New Perspective

Hólmfríður Þorsteinsdóttir, Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency 

Spatial and temporal variation in stable water isotopes of precipitation in Finland

Juuso Ikonen, Geological Survey of Finland - GTK

How ice jam floods will change in the future in the lowland rivers? 

Jūratė Kriaučiūnienė, Lithuanian Energy Institute

ICEWATER - Implementation of the first River Basin Management Plan in Iceland

Sæmundur Sveinsson, The Icelandic Environment and Energy Agency

Integrated Geological Mapping for Urban Resource Utilization and Management: A Case Study from Bømoen, Norway

Christian Rekve Bryn, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Developing storm surge models of the Norwegian coastline

Matthew Scarborough, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Changes in Ecological Flow in Latvia in the Context of Climate Change

Jolanta Jēkabsone, Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre

HYGLO Water Oriented Living Lab 

Kirsti Korkka-Niemi, Geological Survey of Finland

Impacts of climate change on winter floods: Spatial variability, trends, and bivariate frequency of rain-on-snow and soil frost

Tarek Zaqout, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland

Applying Explainable Artificial Intelligence for snowmelt-driven streamflow prediction in Finland

Bilal Liaqat, University of Turku

Modelling sediment thickness and bedrock morphology based on public data

Nils-Otto Kitterød, Department of Mathematics, Hawassa University

Floods and Droughts: Nature's Extremes in a Warming World

Chair: Tarek Zaqout

Nature/Climate-Based Planning, Policy, and Management

Chair: Sæmundur Sveinsson

Groundwater: The Hidden Source that Keeps Us Flowing

Chair: Inga Retike

Determining trends in occurrence of dry and wet events using gridded precipitation data in Finland

Tuomas J. G. Haapala, Aalto University

Nordic approach to drought risk management: Drought policies

Lauri Ahopelto, Finnish Environment Institute

Evaluating the Impact of Land Use Fragmentation on Groundwater Nitrate Contamination: A Multi-Scale Spatial Analysis in Denmark

Amir Naghibi, Division of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

Coupled urban-rural water infrastructure management under hydroclimatic extremes with decision support system (SW4F)

Feifei Yuan, UNU-Hub on Water in a Changing Env. & Div.  Water Res. Eng., Lund University

Future-proofing cities: adapting stormwater design to climate change

Egle Saaremäe, Estonian University of Life Sciences

Revealing groundwater patterns in the Baltic States: data challenges and groundwater memory effect

Janis Bikse, University of Latvia

Estimation of precipitation extremes in Iceland

Andréa-Giorgio R. Massad, Veðurstofa Íslands

ALAI's Pivotal Role in LIFE ICEWATER: Fostering Municipal Capacity for Sustainable Water Solutions 

Freyja Pétursdóttir, The Association of Local Authorities in Iceland (ALAI)

Assessing Model Transferability for Groundwater Nitrate Prediction in Data-Scarce Regions Using Bayesian Deep Learning, and Cumulative Logits Network

Kourosh Ahmadi, Division of Water Resources Engineering, Lund University

A method for estimating design flood for urban and natural catchments

Danielle M Barna, The Norwegian Water and Energy Directorate

Organic phosphorus flame retardants and bisphenol in municipal wastewater, runoff and drinking water in Iceland

Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland

Integrating Freeze-Thaw Dynamics and Frozen Ground Impermeability in the HBV Model

Nicole Hanselmann, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Flood frequency analysis of rivers in Latvia in a changing climate

Līga Klints, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Latvia

ON POWER - nature-based solutions and planning

Jón Örvar Jónsson, ON POWER

Applying HydroBlocks model over Finland to model temporal and spatial trends in soil conditions

Emma-Riikka Kokko, Unviersity of Oulu, Oulu Mining School

Groundwater drought in Norway and Sweden: Extremeness, drivers and impacts

Lena M. Tallaksen, Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo

GRÓSKA - Main Hall

Floods and Droughts: Nature's Extremes in a Warming World

Chair: Bergur Einarsson

ASKJA - Hall N-132

Nature/Climate-Based Planning, Policy, and Management

Chair: Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir

ASKJA - Hall N-131

Ecology: Bridging Water and Life for a Balanced Future

Chair: Elve Lode

Improving pluvial flood warnings in Denmark

Cecilie Thrysøe,  Danish Meteorological Institute, Weather Research Department

Providing robust low-flow indices for minimum-flow requirements 

Sunniva Nordeide, The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Impact-based flood warning – rapid development of a national system for Denmark 

Michael Butts, Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI)

Assessment of future water balance change in a snow-glacier-dominated regime basin in Norway

Peter Burek, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Flood modelling and risk assessment for the river Storåna in Sandnes, Norway

Linmei Nie, Stiftelse CSDI WaterTech

CAMELS-Nordic, a large-scale hydrometeorological and catchment properties dataset for Norway and Sweden

Kristen Joy Valseth, University of Oslo

Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Soil Moisture Dynamics in High Arctic Catchments Using In-Situ Sensors and UAV Imagery

Abhishek Bamby Alphonse, Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences

Fonnbu: a research station in an alpine climate to investigate the hydrological cycle, snowpack melting and flood generation in a changing climate.

Françoise Bigillon, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI)

Quantifying changes in flow regime due to hydropower plant operations using Indicators of Hydrologic Alteration in six lowland rivers of Lithuania

Karolina Gurjazkaitė, Lithuanian Energy Institute

From glacier melt to ecosystem change: hydrological and biodiversity responses of the river Vestari-Jökulsá

Ann-Kathrin Wild, Philipps University of Marburg, FB 19, Geography

The effect of univariate and multivariate bias-adjustment on climate change signals and climate extremes 

Wai Kwok Wong, The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)

In French small water bodies (SWB), is microplastics presence in sediment an indication of water column contamination?

François Jean Robert Le Cor, Ecolimneau

Floods and Droughts: Nature's Extremes in a Warming World

Chair: Andréa-Giorgio R. Massad

Rivers and Lakes: Nature’s waterways, shaping life and land

Chair: Eydís Salome Eiríksdóttir

Green Engineering: Nature-based solutions in urban areas, agriculture, forestry, mining, aquaculture, and more

Chair: Elve Lode

A nexus-based assessment of future drought in a glacierised, regulated catchment in Norway

Jessica Fennell, Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy (NIBIO)

Laser scanning of northern river transition zone characteristics – A review 

Ville Kankare, University of Turku, Department of Geography and Geology

Carbon Sequestration through Blue-Green Infrastructure

Muhammad Ayesh Muneeb, University of Iceland

Future extreme drought in Fenno-Scandinavia revealed through high-resolution climate modelling

Ruben Häberli, Physics of Ice, Climate and Earth, University of Copenhagen

Towards public benchmark of open source hydrological model Shyft.

Olga Silantyeva, University of Oslo

Digital tool for agricultural water management – easy access simulation with open gridded meteorological data

Harri Koivusalo, Aalto university

Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Hydrological Extremes in the Enns River Basin Using MIKE SHE

Morteza Zargar, University of Potsdam

A new lake ice model for estimation of the breeding habitat of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal in a changing climate

Juho Jakkila, Finnish Environment Institute

Intensified forest management: balancing the demand for renewable resources with environmental considerations

Ivars Kļaviņš, Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

Agile development of a national flood warning system in Denmark

Simon Kramme,  Danish Meteorological Institute, Weather Research Department

Estimation of Water Quality Parameters Using Remote Sensing Data and Deep Transformer Networks

Alireza Taheri Dehkordi, Division of Water Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University

Where it begins: water quality and its protection in forest drainage systems

Zane Kļaviņa, Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava"

Spatiotemporal Snow Cover Variability in Iran's Mountainous Regions Using MODIS Data, 2001-2021

Sahra Parvin, Water, Energy and Environmental Engineering Research Unit, University of Oulu

Spatial Data Processing for Water Quality Modeling: A Case Study of the Berze River in Latvia

Ieva Siksnane, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Stormwater planning in closed depression landscape – Gryfino, Poland

Sigurður Grétar Sigmarsson, Verkís

Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Management Effectiveness

Chair: Niclas Hjerdt

Rivers and Lakes: Nature’s waterways, shaping life and land

Chair: Hege Hisdal

Green Engineering: Nature-based solutions in urban areas, agriculture, forestry, mining, aquaculture, and more

Chair: Matthildur Bára Stefánsdóttir

The Impact of Climate Change on Water Stress in a Highly Regulated River: Sensitivity to Changes in Energy Demand, Water Use, and Regulations

Trine Jahr Hegdahl, Norges Vassdrags- Og Energidirektorat (NVE)

Impacts of warming climate and defrosting sedimentary systems on the evolution and material transport of seasonally frozen high-latitude rivers

Tuure Erkki Vihtori Takala, Aalto University

The optimal bioretention cell design: striking the balance between substrate, saturation and vegetation. 

Irina Pitropova, BG Byggros A/S

Challenges to water access in Arctic communities at times of global changes

Pernille Erland Jensen, Technical University of Denmark

Defining a frost-free season for minimum-flow requirements

Anne K. Fleig, NVE, Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Characterisation of marine plastics recycling technologies and definition of a blue circular bioeconomy concept

André Ribeiro, CVR - Center for Waste Valorisation, University of MInho

The MEDiate project: A framework for assessing multi-hazard interactions and compound risk

Matthew Roberts

Understanding Changes in Iceland's Streamflow Dynamics in Response to Climate Change

Hörður Bragi Helgason, Landsvirkjun

The practical application of nature-based solutions to river management: case studies from Iceland, Norway and Scotland

Hamish Moir, University of the Highlands and Islands

Climate-Induced Shifts in Critical Source Areas and Their Implications on Nutrient Loads: A Case Study of the Vantaanjoki River Basin

Abubaker Omer, Aalto University

Understanding climate variability and water resource resilience in Estonian catchments

Oliver Koit, Institute of Ecology at Tallinn University

Heavy metals in runoff from a neighborhood employing nature based solutions

Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland

Assessment of jökulhlaup hazard and risk in Iceland

Bergur Einarsson, Icelandic Meteorological Office

Community-Based Water Monitoring: Citizen Science Tools for Springs, Lakes and Rivers

Jaanus Terasmaa, Institute of Ecology at Tallinn University

Influence of soil and vegetation cover in the hydrological performance of bioretention cells in cold maritime climate

Gonzalo Eldredge Arenas, University of Iceland

Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Management Effectiveness

Chair: Jónas Guðnason

Rivers and Lakes: Nature’s waterways, shaping life and land

Chair: Johanna Korhonen

Soil amendments as water protection measures – farmers’ and advisors’ perspectives on bottlenecks and opportunities

Tanya Santalahti, University of Turku

Predicting spatial variation of cross section properties for hydraulic modeling in small low-land streams

Freja Froberg, Technical University of Denmark

Impacts of structure lime on soil properties in agricultural lands for water protection

Khaleda Begum, Finnish Environment Institute Syke

Flume experiments for studying the impact of ice on stream hydraulics in a subarctic river

Reeta Vaahtera, Aalto University

Simulating jökulhlaups from the Bárðarbunga caldera (Vatnajökull ice cap, Iceland) triggered by subglacial volcanic activity

Jón Elvar Wallevik, Icelandic Meteorological Office

Impacts of changing discharge regimes and effects of ice cover on fluvial environments+

Karoliina Lintunen, University of Turku

Small water supplies in Nordic countries: climate change effects, risks and contingency planning

María J Gunnarsdottir, University of Iceland

From intermittent to continuous: enhancing under-ice flow monitoring with advanced sensor system

Linnea Blåfield, University of Turku

Broadening best practice for remediation treatment of shallow lakes, lagoons and bays in LIFE SIP WetEST

Jaanus Terasmaa, Institute of Ecology, Tallinn University

Growth of frazil at a sub-arctic meandering river

Eliisa Lotsari, Aalto University

GRÓSKA - Main Hall

Rivers and Lakes: Nature’s waterways, shaping life and land

Chair: Hörður Bragi Helgason

ASKJA - Hall N-132

Risk Assessment, Mitigation Measures, and Management Effectiveness / Hard Engineering Strategies: Infrastructure development

Chair: Michael Butts

Seasonal Streamflow Forecast for the Upper Blue Nile Basin Using ECMWF-SEAS5 and WASA-SED

Morteza Zargar, University of Potsdam

LIFE for understanding the sedimentation processes in artificial reservoirs: Lithuanian case

Vytautas Akstinas, Lithuanian Energy Institute

A differentiable programming framework for joint estimation of catchment runoff and rating curve dynamics in coupled hydrological-hydraulic models

Phillip Aarestrup, Danish Meteorological Institute

Risk based flood forecasting for Norway – the process, where are we and what next

Trine Jahr Hegdahl, Norges Vassdrags- Og Energidirektorat (NVE)

Hydrological characteristics of Finnish catchments: national scale classification

Nasim Fazel, Finnish Environment Institute

Enhancing Ribasim for reservoir operations: validating a new version with Canteen and expanding to the Drammen basin

Fatima Monji, Deltares, Dep of water resources management
The Norwegian Water Resourches and Energy Directorate

AI Enhanced Hydrological Modelling Workflows: A Case Study for Snow-To-Streamflow Modelling in the Yukon River Basin

Darri Eythorsson, University of Calgary

The impact of deep glacial water diversions from a hydroelectric reservoir in the thermal dynamics of a sub-arctic lake

Hrund Ólöf Andradóttir, Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iceland

Boreal Meandering Rivers in Change

Elina Kasvi, University of Turku<< /h6>

Supporting informed decision making by co-creation of a policy dashboard for the Drammen river basin

Fatima Monji, Deltares, Dep of water resources management
The Norwegian Water Resourches and Energy Directorate

Observed impacts of climate change on the water balance in Sweden 1961-2020

Niclas Hjerdt, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute

Hydrodiversity: A Key to Enhancing River System Resilience in a Changing Climate

Petteri Alho, University of Turku

International cooperation in hydrology to enhance water resources assessment in a changing climate

Johanna Korhonen, World Meteororological Organization