Objective The management of flash flood hazards and risks is a critical component of public safety and quality of life. Flash-floods develop at space and time scales that conventional observation systems are not able to monitor for rainfall and river discharge. Consequently, the atmospheric and hydrological generating mechanisms of flash-floods are poorly understood, leading to highly uncertain forecasts of these events.The HYDRATE objective is to improve the scientific basis of flash flood forecasting by extending the understanding of past flash flood events, advancing and harmonising a European-wide innovative flash flood observation strategy and developing a coherent set of technologies and tools for effective early warning systems. To this end, the project includes actions on the organization of the existing flash flood data patrimony across Europe. The observation strategy proposed in HYDRATE has the objective to collect flash flood data by combining hydrometeorological monitoring and the acquisition of complementary information from post-event surveys. This will involve a network of existing Hydrometeorological Observatories; all placed in high flash flood potential regions.HYDRATE will develop a freely accessible European Flash Flood Database to make avail able the collected hydrometeorological data to the international research community. The final aim of HYDRATE is to enhance the capability of flash flood forecasting in ungauged basins by exploiting the extended availability of flash flood data and the imp roved process understanding. The Partners include nine universities, seven government research centres, and one SME. These represent eight Member States, one Associated Candidate State and three third-countries. Thus the results of HYDRATE will benefit fro m assembling international knowledge and scientific expertise and lead to advancements in observation strategy for implementation not only in Europe but internationally. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyhydrometeorology Keywords Flash flood forecasting ungauged basins weather radar Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2005-3.II.1.2 - Flash-flood forecasting Call for proposal FP6-2005-GLOBAL-4 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA EU contribution No data Address Via VIII Febbraio 2 PADOVA Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (16) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE France EU contribution No data Address Rue Michel Ange 3 PARIS See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN Austria EU contribution No data Address Karlsplatz 13 VIENNA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ECOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES (ENPC) France EU contribution No data Address Avenue Blaise Pascal 6-8, Cite Descartes, Champs sur Marne MARNE LA VALLÉE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution No data Address JORDI GIRONA, 31 BARCELONA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE Greece EU contribution No data Address Old Harbor, St. Titou Square CHANIA, CRETE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HELLENIC CENTRE FOR MARINE RESEARCH Greece EU contribution No data Address 47th km Athens - Sounio Av., Mavro Lithari ANAVISSOS, ATTIKA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data SLOVENSKA TECHNICKA UNIVERZITA V BRATISLAVE Slovakia EU contribution No data Address Vazovova 5 BRATISLAVA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ADMINISTRATIA NATIONALA DE METEOROLOGIE R. 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