A.2. Field trip in Arges river basin / Vidraru hydro power station.

A one day trip to illustrate the practical challenges of implementing new methodologies and in-situ, EO and air data collection sensors.

A.3. Working session on algorithms and methodologies for new Earth observation sensors, aerial and in-situ sensors.

This activity consists in to session organized by NR in Norway. The session will address remote sensing of environmental / climate variables and in situ observations. It will be presented norwegian case studies illustrating the practical experience of the participants. The study session will allow the experience exchange around several case studies.


WATSTOR agenda
30 October 2017
Hour
Activity
8:30 – 9:00
Participant’s registration



9:00 – 9:20
Opening
Welcome addresses
Mrs. Marisanda PÎRÎIANU - Director of the Foreign Funds Access Department, Ministry of Environment
Mrs. Marilena Daniela DONCUTA - Superior Counselor, Directorate General Impact Assessment and Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment
Mr. Robert Eugen SZEP - Deputy Commissioner-General, Environmental Guard
Mrs. Elena MATEESCU - General Director, National Meteorological Administration
Mr. Gheorghe-Constantin RUSU - Deputy General Director, National Administration “Romanian Waters”
Mr. Viorel CHENDES - Scientific Director, National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management
9:20 – 9:45
The climatic system: challenges and opportunities offered by remote sensing data
Gheorghe Stancalie, Andrei Diamandi, Anisoara Irimescu, Roxana Bojariu, National Meteorological Administration, Romania
9:45 – 10:10
The Norwegian water resources and energy directorate (NVE)
Talk given by Rune Solberg, Norway
10:10 – 10:35
Hydropower and operational hydrology in Norway
Tom Andersen, EdInsights, Norway
10:35 – 11:00
Considerations regarding the hydrological regime evolution in the last decade, for some representatives reservoirs in Romania
Sorin Rîndasu, National Administration “Romanian Waters”, Romania
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break

11:30 – 11:55
Climate Change Influence on Hydropower Potential
Andreea Galie, National institute of Hydrology and Water Management, Romania
       Bogdan Popa, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania

11:55 – 12:20
Potential climate change impact on mean flow in Romania
Ciprian Corbus, Rodica-Paula Mic, Marius Matreata, Viorel Chendes, Alexandru Preda, National institute of Hydrology and Water Management,
      Romania

12:20 – 12:45
Climate change impact on water cycle relevant to hydropower sector in Romania
Roxana Bojariu, Roxana Cica, Alexandru Dumitrescu, Marius Bîrsan, Anisoara Irimescu, Denis Mihailescu, National Meteorological Administration,
      Romania
12:45 – 14:15
Lunch Break
14:15 – 14:40
Climate modelling and extended predictions' ability for water resources in Romania
Mihaela Caian, Otilia Diaconu, Roxana Bojariu, National Meteorological Administration, Romania
14:40 – 15:05
Remote sensing of snow parameters for hydrology and water management using the Sentinel satellites
Rune Solberg, Norsk Regensentral, Norway
15:05 – 15:30
In-situ and airborne data measurements
Andrei Diamandi, Catalin Dumitrache, Oana Nicola, Eduard Luca, National Meteorological Administration, Romania
15:30 – 15:55
Water-related hazard detection and monitoring by remote sensing
Øivind Due Trier, Norsk Regensentral, Norway
15:55 – 16:25
Coffee Break

16:25 – 16:50
Snow water resources in Carpathian reservoirs using in-situ and satellite data
Anisoara Irimescu, Simona Catana, Claudiu Angearu, Argentina Nertan, Denis  Mihailescu, Vasile Craciunescu, National Meteorological
      Administration, Romania
16:50 – 17:15
Towards developing a national ground segment in support of environment and security applications
Ion Nedelcu , Romanian Space Agency, Romania
17:15 – 17:40
Online spatial enabled platform for a better snow data management and analysis
Vasile Craciunescu , Anisoara Irimescu, Denis Mihailescu, National Meteorological Administration, Romania
17:40 – 18:10
Discussions between end-users / stakeholders and researchers
18:10 – 18:15
Conclusions
19:00
Dinner
Monday 16 October
Hour
Activity
09:30-10:00
Welcome and organising at NR
10:00-10:45
Planning week’s agenda
11:00-11:45
Lunch (NVE)
12:00-16:00
Visit to Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE)
16:30-17:30
Discussion on proposal ideas (NR)
Tuesday 17 October
Hour
Activity
09:30-11:00
Visit to the water resources company EdInsights (Forskningsparken)
11:00-12:00
Lunch (EdInsights)
13:00-14:30
Visit to Norwegian Space Centre (NSC)
16:00-17:00
Visit to Energy Norway
17:30-18:30
Discussion and updating proposal ideas (NR)
19:00-22:00
Dinner (Lofotstua)
Wednesday 18 October
Hour
Activity
09:30-11:00
Driving from NR to Solbergfoss
11:00-12:00
Visit to Solbergfoss hydroelectric power station
13:00-14:30
Driving back to Oslo
16:00-17:00
Lunch (NR)
17:30-18:30
Visit from drone company Orbiton (NR)
19:00-22:00
Summary of meetings’ outcome, discussion, planning proposal process
A.1. Estimation of Water Reserves Using Advanced Satellite, Air and In-Situ Data - Bucharest

This activity consists in organizing a 1 - 5 days workshop in Bucharest. In the first part, a series of presentations will be offered by NMA and NR researchers and by invited specialists.

This activity will allow to present the expertise of the involved partners and to review the state of the art in EO and AIR remote sensing of environmental / climate variables and of both in situ sensors and measurement techniques. In the second part, the opportunity of a project will be analyzed and discussed to demonstrate how new developments in Earth Observation, air and in-situ sensors and appropriate methodologies can significantly contribute to more precise rainfall, soil moisture and snow layer measurements for reliable quantification of the amount of water used to produce hydropower.




WATSTOR
Romanian-Norwegian network visit to Norway
16-20 October 2017
Date
18 - 19 October
Activity
Development of first draft of proposal(s) (NR)
Download: • WATSTOR_agenda_Norway
Download: • WATSTOR presentations
Download: • WATSTOR presentations