Chair - John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan

Goals of the 4th Biennium

• To enhance communication within the scientific community, and dialogue with the applications community
• To encourage the inclusion and analysis of regional efforts and varying perspectives
• To maximise the predictive value of available data
• To incorporate process structure, variability and emergence into predictive approaches
• To improve realism in conceptual approaches
• To encourage uptake and evaluation of new measurement and information technologies for basin inputs and characterization
• To develop improved models that reflect recently improved hydrological understanding

Professor Pomeroy's original views and plans for PUB's 4th Biennium are available from two documents:

• 2010 Report to IAHS Bureau
  
  
• 'Perspectives' Presentation

The culmination of the 4th biennium was a major workshop held in Canmore, Alberta, Canada in May 2011, entitled 'Putting PUB into Practice': details are available here.

Whilst the essence of PUB is very much 'bottom-up' in terms of its organisation, it is nevertheless important that the movement as a whole is guided towards its strategic goals, that strands of discovery are drawn together in a co-ordinated manner, and that a vehicle is provided to facilitate the transfer of information, ideas and progress. The task of striking this balance was managed for the 4th Biennium by the Science Steering Group or SSG, composed of a Chair and Communications Director, the leaders of the eight Scientific Themes, two 'Young Hydrologist' delegates, and four Special Advisors, including the chairs of PUB's first three biennial phases.

Science Steering Group for the 4th PUB Biennium (2009-2011)