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2009 Past Papers
2008 Past Papers
2007 Past Papers
2006 Past Papers
2005 Past Papers

2009 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2009

The impact of landspreading organic wastes on biomass crops - ground and surface waters - P. Galbally, D. Ryan, K. McDonnell, J. Finnan

Groundwater recharge and its relationship to river flow in Ireland - Bruce Misstear, Donal Daly and Les Brown

Calculating extreme sea level probabilities around complex coastlines - A best practice approach - Crispian Batstone, Mark Lawless, Kevin Horburgh, David Blackman, Jonathan Tawn

Low flow prediction for ungauged river catchments in Ireland - Uzzal Mandal and C. Cunnane

Empirical investigation of the influence of floodplain attenuation effects on flood flow - S Ahilan, J.J. O’ Sullivan and M. Bruen

Hydrological analysis for the fingal east meath flood FRAMS - Keshav Bhattarai and Scott Baigent

An innovative approach to pluvial flood risk assessment - Mark Morris, Ross Bryant, Simon Waller, Neil Hunter, Rob Lamb, Amanda Crossley and Vanessa Balmbra

Pluvial Flooding North Dublin City 9th August 2008 - Gerard O’Connell,

Collation of research undertaken in Irish Hydrology since 1982 - Oliver Nicholson

2008 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2008

The Planning System and Flood Risk Management Draft Planning Guidelines for Ireland - Mark Adamson

A Spatial Understanding of Flood Risk in Northern Ireland - Barry Hankin

Groundwater Protection at Brittas: A Detailed Hydrogeological Assessment around the Public Water Supply Well - Siobhán McGarry

Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping - M Lee

Pluvial Extreme Event Risk Appraisal Techniques - Ronnie Falconer

Development of Flood Mapping Formats for the Lee CFRAMS - Robert Berry

EU Water Framework Directive Managing Freshwater Morphology - L Houston

Climate Change at Local Level: Coping with Uncertainty - Ray McGrath,

Spatial Planning at Different Scales - E McNicholas

2007 Past Papers

OPW Flood Hazard Mapping Website - George Peters

Use of GIS in Flood Risk Mapping - Sun Yan Evans

Automated flood estimation using GIS - Duncan Faulkner

Northern Ireland Undefended Floodplain mapping - M Calvert

GIS in Hydrology: Application of Remote Sensing (Digital Terrain Models) in Flood Risk Assessments - Mercedes Uden

Caherdavin Area Strategic Study: Flood Risk Assessment - Luke Ballantyne

Application of Geographical Information Systems within the Lee Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study - Linda Hemsley

Application of GIS in Support of Flood Emergency Response Management - T.M. Calvert

An Integrated Approach to Quantifying Groundwater and Surface Water Contributions of Stream Flow - S Jennings

2006 Past Papers

The Implications of Climate Change for Hydrological Regimes and Water Resources: An Overview - Professor Nigel Arnell

Downscaling Global Climate Models for Ireland: Providing Future Climate Scenarios: John Sweeney and Rowan Fealy

Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Groundwater Resources - Kevin Hiscock and Yu Tanaka

Regional Climate Ensemble Simulations for Ireland Impact of Climate Change on River Flooding - Tido Semmler

Climate Change Impact on Catchment Hydrology and Water Resources for Selected Catchments in Ireland - Conor Murphy and Ro Charlton

Climate Change Scenarios and Impact on Catchment and Rainfall Runoff Response - Bjoern Elsaesser

Future Climate Change and Water Colour in Irish Peatland Catchments Results from the CLIME Project - Eleanor Jennings

Sustainable Water Management in the Context of Climate Change: The Experience in OECD Countries - Gérard Bonnis

The Public and Climate Change - Eric Huyskes

2005 Past Papers

Meteorology of the Boscastle Flood - Brian Golding

A Selection of Extreme Flood Events: The Irish Experience - A.M. Cawley

FSU a New Look at Flood Estimation for Ireland - Duncan Reed

The FSR Ungauged Catchment Method Underestimates for Catchments around Dublin - Michael Bruen

Flood Frequency Analysis of Irish River Flow Data Using Variants of L-Moments - Keshav P. Bhattarai

Early Warning System Feasibility for Application to Dublin Rivers - E.J. Huyskes

Coastal Flooding and Tidal Surges - Gerard J Farrell

Approaches to Urban Drainage Systems Management for the 21st Century - R.Y.G. Andoh

Understanding and Managing Hydrological Extremes in the Lough Neagh Basin - Adrian K Bell

Low Flows and Low Flow Distributions for Ireland - L. Brogan