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Member Since 2005
Ilja H.J. van Meerveld
Group leader, University of Zurich
Professional Experience
University of Zurich
Group leader
2014 - Present
Education
Oregon State University
Doctorate
2004
Current Roles
Member
Hydrology Witherspoon Lecture Committee
Publications
Assessment of the Value of Remotely Sensed Surface Water Extent Data for the Calibration of a Lumped...

For many catchments, there is insufficient field data to calibrate the hydrological models that are needed to answer water resources management que...

November 06, 2023
AGU Abstracts
What makes this catchment so dynamic? Lessons learned in the Alptal, central Switzerland, during summer floods of 2021
ADVANCING SCIENCE THROUGH OBSERVATIONS, MONITORING, AND EXPERIMENTATION IN CATCHMENT, CRITICAL ZONE, AND ECOSYSTEM STUDIES II ORAL
hydrology | 16 december 2021
Manfred Stähli, Ilja H. van Meerveld, James W. Kir...
Summer 2021 has been extraordinary concerning severe thunderstorms and subsequent flooding in central Europe. A long-term observatory of small torrent...
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Recent trends in the use of tracers in catchment hydrology
RECENT ADVANCES IN THE HYDROLOGIC SCIENCES I
hydrology | 14 december 2020
Ilja H. van Meerveld
Tracers have been used in hydrological studies for centuries and many advancements in our understanding of the hydrological functioning of catchments ...
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How well can citizens observe water levels using a smartphone app, and when do they choose to do so?
ADVANCING SCIENCE THROUGH OBSERVATIONS, MONITORING, AND EXPERIMENTATION IN CATCHMENT, CRITICAL ZONE, AND ECOSYSTEM STUDIES II
hydrology | 09 december 2020
Jan Seibert, Simon Etter, Barbara Strobl, Franzisk...
One possibility to overcome the lack of data in hydrology is to engage the public in hydrological observations. Citizen science projects are potential...
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Volunteer Experience
2023 - 2026
Member
Hydrology Witherspoon Lecture Committee
2021 - 2022
Member
Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee
2017 - 2020
Editor
Water Resources Research
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