Tuesday 7th July 2026
Registration
ERB Steering Committee meeting
Medal Ceremony and Medal Lecture (location: Campus, ground floor auditorium)
Welcome Supper and Icebreaker Event (location: Campus, ground floor Student Hall)
Wednesday 8th July 2026
Registration
Welcome (location: VTK Campus ground floor auditorium)
SESSION 1
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Small Experimental Catchments as Platforms for Research and Education
1 – Koch et al.
The Magyaregregy Experimental Catchment as a Platform for Hydrological Research and Practical Training
2 – Kalicz et al.
Integrating Forest Hydrology Research and Field Education in the Hidegvíz Valley Experimental Catchment, Hungary
3 – Martinić et al.
Hydrological research and student education on the Medvednica mountain (Croatia)
4 – Farkas et al.
Multi-criteria assessment of the benefits of water retention techniques in small agricultural catchments: an inclusive workflow to maximize relevance, uptake and educational value
5 – Gelybó et al.
Testing nature based solutions in the small catchment of the Szilágyi-creek
6 – Loose and Fohrer
The Kielstau catchment as an ecohydrological living laboratory: 20 years of research and education
7 – Lima et al.
On the use of tracers in engineering research and teaching in plots and small basins
Coffee Break
SESSION 2
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Hydrological and Hydrometeorological Extremes in Small Catchments
1 – Schmalz et al.
Discharge and vegetation responses to drought in selected small watersheds in Germany
2 – Kohl et al.
The Role of Runoff Generation and Subsurface Stormflow in Extreme Flood Modelling of Alpine Catchments
3 – Kaya et al.
Meteorological Drought Assessment of Antalya City Center, Turkey
4 – Meesenburg et al.
Disturbance of water and matter budgets after bark beetle attack at Lange Bramke, Harz Mountains, Germany
5 – Howarth et al.
Landcover Mitigation of Flood Events in Wet and Dry Initial Conditions
Lunch Break (location: Campus, ground floor Student Hall)
SESSION 3
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Hydrological and Ecohydrological Monitoring in Small Catchments
1 – Keim et al.
Quantifying Local Forest Transpiration by Thermal Infrared Sensing
2 – Čanjevac et al.
Contemporary hydrological research and monitoring in the Plitvice Lakes NP, Croatia
3 – Azizi et al.
Stream temperature seasonal patterns in a forested Mediterranean catchment
4 – Hariharan et al.
Shifting uncertainty in discharge measurements by integration of advanced sensor technology?
5 – Fischer and Ugstad
Zooming in on catchment processes: high-resolution sensors in long-term monitoring
6 – Penna
Controls on runoff processes in forested catchments: a global perspective
Coffee Break
SESSION 3
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Hydrological and Ecohydrological Monitoring in Small Catchments
7 – Pátek et al.
The beech and spruce transpiration explored by a combination of sap flow and stable isotopes
8 – Kocum et al.
Isotopic insights into the dynamics of soil water pools along an elevation gradient
9 – Fischer and Ugstad
Next generation of long-term water quality monitoring methods
10 – Verdone et al.
Geostatistical and deterministic approaches to throughfall measurements
11 – Levachou and Stonevičius
Satellite-based macrophyte monitoring in water bodies as a tool for transboundary catchment assessment: Nemunas River Basin
12 – Mięsiak-Wójcik et al.
Ecohydrological Monitoring as a Tool for Risk Analysis in a Small Urban-Rural Catchment – A Case Study of the Czechówka River
Conference Dinner (location: Campus, ground floor Student Hall)
Thursday 9th July 2026
SESSION 4
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Advances in Hydrological and Ecohydrological Modelling
1 – Dehghani Darmian et al.
Interpretable Symbolic Regression for River Water Level Prediction under Varying Hydrological Conditions
2 – Shuyue Wu
Deriving Hydrological Signatures of Runoff Generation Mechanisms from Experimental Catchments Using Explainable AI
3 – Ayalew et al.
Assessment of performance of event-based rainfall runoff modelling for small and ungauged watersheds in Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
SESSION 5
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Erosion, Sediment Transport, and Landscape Processes
1 – Szeles et al.
Rain drop size distribution linked to soil erosion in the Hydrological Open Air Laboratory, Austria
2 – Thorna et al.
Variability of suspended sediment transport dynamics between seasons and flow pathways in a small agricultural catchment
3 – Adane et al.
Effect of surface temperature and rainfall intensity on sediment yield in an Alpine experimental hillslope
4 – Chirici et al.
Linking forest phenology and hydrometeorological controls: Spatio-temporal sediment dynamics in a Mediterranean forested catchment
Coffee Break
SESSION 6
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
General Research Topics on Catchments
1 – Motiejūnas
Runoff Regulation in Small Lithuanian River Catchments: A Comparative Analysis Using Hydrological Indicators and GIS Data
2 – Čanjevac et al.
Habitat Fragmentation in a Karst River: A Case Study of the Vrljika River (southern Croatia)
3 – Murgia et al.
Partitioning climatic forcing and land-surface filtering in soil moisture dynamics
4 – Orešić
The impact of climate change on the flow regime of a small river in peri-Pannonian Croatia – the example of the Bregana stream
Lunch Break (location: Campus, ground floor Student Hall)
SESSION 7
(12 min presentations + 3 min questions)
Field Experiments, Unexpected Behaviours, and Lessons Learned
1 – Herza et al.
Quantifying subsurface flow paths using experimental in-situ methods in a forested site
2 – Zuecco et al.
Testing the perceptual model of runoff generation processes in the Ressi experimental catchment with new data
3 – Leuteritz et al.
Importance of near-surface runoff for stormflow in a small Swiss pre-Alpine catchment
2 min poster presentations
Poster Session
Sleziak et al.
Accuracy of VIIRS snow cover mapping at regional and catchment scale
Lebar et al.
Bridging Research and Education through Small Experimental Catchments: The HydRoData Summer School
Silveira et al.
Analysis of the effect of tire wear particle (TWP) size on surface runoff transport at laboratory scale
Marjanović et al.
Evaluation of Grassed Waterways in a small Austrian catchment through hydrodynamic modelling
Borges et al.
3D Representation of drainage basins for engineering education: Integration of GIS and 3D printing
Borges et al.
SIMWE-based hydrogeomorphological simulation of a semi-arid watershed in Northeastern Brazil (Paraíba)
da Silva et al.
Land use changes alter the chemical properties of sandy soils in the Brazilian semi-arid region
Zehsaz et al.
Thermal Tracing Approach for Detecting Water Loss Sink Points in Shallow Flooded Areas
Jančo et al.
Influence of hydroclimatic characteristics on the ecosystem services of a small forested mountain catchment
Cui and Tian
Runoff thresholds as state-dependent connectivity transitions: A global synthesis across diverse catchments
Danko et al.
Hydroclimatic extremes in the Western Tatra Mountains
Nadal-Romero et al.
Wet and dry periods determine differential hydrological behaviour under contrasted plant covers
Ogunfolaji et al.
Quantifying rainfall interception across different urban tree species and its effects on soil water dynamics
General Assembly and ERB Awards
Guided city tour (ends at the restaurant)
Dinner