The HOBE research center is a Danish initiative bringing together 7 multidisciplinary research groups in order to enhance the scientific understanding of large-scale hydrological processes. A hydrological observatory is being established in the Skjern river catchment in Denmark and is bringing into play integrated monitoring, time-lapse measurements, experiments and modeling at a hierarchy of nested temporal and spatial scales within the 1500 km2 catchment region.
In addition to investigating the land surface and the atmosphere exchange processes, the HOBE-scientists are paying particular attention to expanding the knowledge of recharge and groundwater dynamics and how groundwater interacts with surface- and sea water.
The center will educate 7 PhD students and 6 Postdocs. In this regard close collaboration has been established to the International Research School of Water Resources
(FIVA). It is expected that a number of MSc thesis projects will also be connected to HOBE. Information will be exchanged and collaborated with similar initiatives in the US and in the EU.
The scientific results will be published in international peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. Results will be communicated to a wider audience through publications in popular scientific journals and magazines and by presentations at meetings for professionals in water authorities, consulting firms, industry, and other organizations.
