NHF 50 years | Hydrology Research | IWA Publishing

The Nordic Association for Hydrology – NHF1 – turned 50 years in 2020. The anniversary is celebrated by this special issue and was also marked at the Nordic Hydrological Conference (NHC) in Tallin in 2022. Since 1970, NHF has been an important hub for the hydrological community in the Nordic countries and from 1996, the three Baltic countries were included in the association. The roots of NHF can be traced back to the Baltic Sea conferences starting in 1926 and the Nordic Conferences of Hydrologists starting in 1955. In 2020, the association had more than 220 members including 13 institutional members.

According to the statutes, the purpose of NHF is to promote hydrology as a science, strive for improved understanding of hydrology, and the practical application of hydrological methods within applied science and national planning in the Nordic countries. NHF also supports international cooperation within hydrology. To fulfill this purpose, two important activities of NHF are to organize conferences and to publish scientific papers. NHF is responsible for the NHC and is one of the owners of Hydrology Research. In this editorial, we will briefly summarize the history of NHF, NHC, and Hydrology Research.

This special issue includes three review papers that have a Nordic perspective about important research topics, one opinion paper that points at important research topics within hydrology for the coming years, one paper that summarizes the history of Hydrology Research and its predecessor Nordic Hydrology, and five scientific papers that reflect on important topics for hydrological research in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

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