Nordic hydrological frontier in the 21st century

Abstract

The 21st century has brought new challenges and opportunities and has also increased demands on the Nordic hydrological community. Our hydrological science focus and approaches need rethinking and adaptation to the changing requirements of society in response to climate change and human interventions, in search of more comprehensive and cross-disciplinary solutions. This commentary highlights new possibilities and suggests vital steps forward for the scientific discipline within Nordic hydrological research. By providing a common direction, we hope to increase awareness, accelerate progress in the hydrological community, and emphasize the importance of hydrological knowledge for serving other fields of science and society at large. We hope that our vision and the opportunities we identify will raise awareness of the scientific discipline and assist in the long-term development of the Nordic hydrological frontier in the 21st century.

Seasonal and interannual Dissolved Organic Carbon transport process dynamics in a subarctic headwater catchment revealed by high-resolution measurements

“…occurrence and magnitude of extremes) highlight the need to better understand inter-annual variability using more highly resolved data to characterize event dynamics (Bring et al, 2016). Consequently, longer term and higher frequency study of sensitive headwater catchments is essential to better understand their functioning and response to environmental changes, especially in high latitude conditions (Bruhwiler et al, 2021;Marttila et al, 2022Marttila et al, , 2021.…”