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2010 to 2014 Past Papers

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2014 Past Papers
2013 Past Papers
2012 Past Papers
2011 Past Papers
2010 Past Papers

2014 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2014

Water Framework Directive Implementation and Integrated Catchments Management - Donal Daly

Where has Groundwater Gone from Northern Ireland - Paul Wilson

Modelling extreme flood events due to rivers tides and storm surges - Joanne Comer

Practical Appraisal Techniques for Adaptive Capacity - Jonathan Cooper

The Flood Studies Update Web Portal and Future Directions - Oliver Nicholson

Assessment of Urban Pressures and SUDS Design - David Morgan

Agricultural need for Sustainable Willow Effluent Recycling: An EU Funded Project to Encourage the Use of SCR Willow for Bioremediation - Christopher Johnston

Statistical analysis of low flows in the Shannon IRBD - Ahmed Nasr and Michael Bruen

The river Tolka flood study 10 years on - Rosemarie Lawlor

2013 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2013

Hydrodetect: The Identification and Assessment of Climate Change Indicators for An Irish Reference Network of River Flow Stations - An Overview - Conor Murphy

The use of Climate Models in Guiding the Decision Making Process: Implications for Hydrological Impact Modelling - Rowan Fealy

The Flood Studies Update - What are the Improvements since the 1975 Flood Studies Report - Oliver Nicholson

Development of the Web-Based Applications Portal for the Flood Studies Update - New Design Flood and Rainfall Estimation Tools for Ireland - Slavco Velickov

Lessons learned from the FEH Improvements - Dr Thomas Rodding Kjeldsen

Pulling It All Together: Information From FSU and EPA Datasets in Parameterising Hydrology in The Pathways Catchment Management Tool - Eva Mockler

Results of Hydrological and Hydraulic Analysis of the Heavily Urbanised Poddle Catchment and the October 2011 Flood Event - Brendan Quigley

Scientific Basis of Raised Bog Conservation: The Application of a Hydrological Management Tool - S Regan

How Does Afforestation Affect the Hydrology of a Blanket Peatland - A Modelling Study - Ciaran Lewis

2012 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2012

New Long-Term Rainfall Averages for Ireland - Séamus Walsh

Identification and Management of Flood Risk to the National Road Network - Barry Hankin

Post-construction monitoring of culvert crossings of watercourses in SACs - Patrick Purcell

Fish and Flow - Maintaining the Balance between Hydrometric Uncertainty and Aids to Fish Passage at Flow Gauging Structures - Martin Dibley

Flows, Sediments and Hydraulic Habitats: Interaction in a Dynamic Riverine Environment - George Heritage

Proposed Reservoir Safety Legislation for Northern Ireland - D.N. Porter

New Standards and Methods for Validating Coastal Flood Forecasting Systems - Dr Mark Lawless

Dodder Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Study - Gerard O'Connell

Flood Estimation in Small and Urbanised Catchments - Fasil Gebre

2011 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2011

Stress Testing Design Allowances to Uncertainties in Future Climate - Conor Murphy

The Dublin Flood Resilience City Project within a European Surface Water Management Context - Tony Maguire

Strategic Review of Options for Flood Forecasting and Warning in Ireland - Jeremy Benn

Innovative Decision Support Systems for Water Management - Examples from the Netherlands - S Loos

Improving Communication Strategies for Effective Flood Risk Management - R.A. Bradford

Impact Assessment of Urbanisation on Hydrology for the River Tolka - B Verbeiren

Impact of Blanket Peat Forest Harvesting on Stream Flow Regime - A Case Study in the Burrishoole Catchment Co. Mayo - Liwen Xiao

A National Groundwater Recharge Map for Ireland - Hunter Williams

Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Nitraites Directive in Ireland for Nutrient Loss - A.R. Melland

Data Architecture for Location Aware Smarter Water Sensor Visualisation - Eli M. Dow

2010 Past Papers

Introduction - Irish National Hydrology Conference 2010

Dutch Water Management and Values of Nature - Michael van der Valk

Comment on the November 2009 Flooding in the Shannon and Corrib Systems - Anthony Cawley

Turbidity, Suspended Sediment Concentrations and Fluxes for the River Owenabue in the South Western Basin District, Ireland - Sean Harrington

Mass Balance Modelling of Pharmaceuticals Consumption using Water Monitoring Data - Yuliya Vystavna

Investigating Water Flow and Contaminant Pathways to Rivers using Chemical Hydrograph Separation - Jenny Deakin

National Pluvial Flood Mapping for All Ireland - The Modelling Approach - Richard Kellagher

Development of the Surface Water Flood map for Northern Ireland - David Porter

The Lee Catchment Flood Risk Management Plan - Clare Dewar & John Martin

Quantifying Flood Risk from Groundwater Sources - A National Approach - Maxine Zaidman