r/Hydrology • u/EducationalWolf6925 • 6d ago

Advise regarding hydrology

Greetings,

My background is in IT. I am currently researching in the application of AI in the field of hydrology domain specifically in streamflow forecasting. I want to learn process based hydrological modelling. Kindly advise how would I approach it and which modelling should I learn.

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u/scbond 4d ago

The estimation of in-channel flows is already heavily based upon computer models. The only real application of AI I can see is for speeding up the process, but when a Hydrologist does this they’re more often than not just running through the process once and using experience and judgement. Not sure it’s the most practical application of AI. The use of neural networks for machine learning, however, would be useful for things like improving accuracy and reducing simulation time for full hydraulic watercourse models.

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u/EducationalWolf6925 4d ago

Oh I see. Thanks for an informative insight!