The research group “Hydrology” explores the processes that lead to floods and droughts. Extreme rainfall, snowmelt, or prolonged periods without precipitation can result in hydrologic extremes with distinct characteristics and varying impacts on water quality and aquatic ecosystems. These events can influence pollutant transport, habitat conditions, and ecosystem health. Since climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of such events, our group focusses on improving the understanding of current and future hydrologic extremes, and their impact on the environment. 

Our work integrates large observational datasets with hydrological modeling. A specific method involves extracting information from scientific literature using text analysis techniques such as large language models. Using these text-as-data approaches can help us make sense of the wealth of knowledge contained within scientific publications.