Sources of hydrological data

If you’re looking for useful sources of data, the list attached (Excel sheet) could help you. It is not exhaustive, but provides some pointers. Please contact the administrator to suggest additions or corrections to this list.

Disclaimer: Inclusion does not imply any endorsement by BHS of the organisations linked to, nor the accuracy of any data obtained from them.


Careers in hydrology

If you’re interested in a career in hydrology, this guide introduces many of the opportunities and career paths available, revised and updated in 2004. See also our list of hydrological employment opportunities – the list is not exhaustive, but provides some pointers for those seeking employment. Please contact the web administrator if you would like to suggest additions to this list.

Situations vacant — adverts for specific posts related to hydrology. To advertise a vacancy, please send the details by email to the Hon. Editor (preferably set out as you want it to appear, in a Word or PDF file), with a closing date within 3 months. The charge is 50 pounds per advert.

Disclaimer: Inclusion does not imply any endorsement by BHS of the organisations listed, nor the accuracy of any information included.


Chronology of British Hydrological Events

This web resource was launched by the Society in 1998 and in 2007 has over 8450 records of significant hydrological events in its database. It covers floods and droughts, surface and groundwaters, and is searchable by hydrometric area, date, keyword or more. It has been heavily used as a source of information by hydrologists seeking to identify records of historic floods which help to guide contemporary flood risk estimation. The chronology does not claim to be exhaustive, but seeks to point users towards useful sources of further information, and always welcomes new contributions from those with an interest in past hydrological events.



Education and training

The Society attracts members with a variety of different backgrounds including engineers, environmental and meteorological scientists and geographers and geologists. There is currently no single specific path
for practising hydrologists to gain professional recognition, but the
Society has been actively pressing for professional recognition through
several professional bodies. A summary of routes to Chartered status is
reported in this pdf document.

The BHS Committee has asked its members for their views on Chartered status in a questionnaire and at the AGM in Durham.

Chartered status is also being pursued through CIWEM, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, and many organisations and companies that employ hydrologists have developed their own CIWEM accredited structured training schemes. See CIWEM’s webpages for further guidance.

Some hydrologists working in hydro-meteorology may be eligible for admission by the Royal Meteorology Society (RMS) as Chartered Meteorologists: see the RMS website for further information. Members interested in this issue should contact the Hon. Secretary, Joe Pearce.

Journal subscriptions

Members enjoy access to reduced-rate personal subscriptions to two leading international journals:

• Hydrological Processes
  Published by Wiley in 26 issues per year from 2007, the personal subscription for BHS members is £120: application form here.
  
  
• Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS)
  Published as six issues per year by the European Geosciences Union and since 2005 as a free-access internet journal. The member discount provides printed issues of the journal at the reduced rate of €250 per annum.

BHS has also joined with the Nordic Hydrology Association to produce a new international journal, Hydrology Research.

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