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Hydrological Sciences

Jan Daňhelka

Dr. Jan Daňhelka is the Hydrology Director at the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) and Co-Vice President of the WMO Infrastructure Commission (INFCOM), bringing extensive expertise in operational flood forecasting, prediction, and the influence of meteorological and climatic phenomena on hydrology.

Bridging the Gap Between Global Tech and Local Expertise: Why We Open-Sourced Google’s Hydrology Framework

and October 8, 2026
Bridging the Gap Between Global Tech and Local Expertise: Why We Open-Sourced Google’s Hydrology Framework

Dear EGU Hydrology community, Over the past few years, machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence have fundamentally changed what is possible in large-scale hydrological modeling. At Google, our team has worked to develop machine learning river forecast models that operate globally, extending reliable forecasting to ungauged basins and covering almost two billion people through the …[Read More]