The Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering has since
its start pursued a strong interest in numerical simulation techniques
and computer applications. This resulted in an expertise in development
and use of hydrological modelling techniques. In the development,
application and visualisation of these models and their results,
GIS and remote sensing is implemented. Many research projects
on Flemish, Belgian and European level have been executed with
financing from Flemish, Belgian and EU scientific programmes,
as well as directly from administrations and industry. The research
activities are focused on development, calibration and validation
of modelling techniques for:
- Simulation and forecasting of the hydrological processes on
a river basin scale;
- Simulation and analysis of processes controlling runoff and
quality of surface water;
- Hydrodynamics and sediment transport as well as lithologic and
geomorphologic evolution in aquatic environment;
- Assessment of quantity and quality of groundwater flow and
regional groundwater reservoirs;
- Techniques to forecast and improve integrated water management
practices on a regional scale;
- Research on ecohydrology to quantify interactive processes
between water and the environment, strongly linked with GIS
and remote sensing techniques