About UK Hydro-MIP

The UK Hydro-MIP is a community-lead Model Intercomparison Project, seeking to further hydrological understanding by comparing streamflow simulations over the UK from a range of hydrological and land-surface models. Our key ambitions are:
-    To enable understanding of UK hydrological capability, including the applicability of different models, and to inform operational/practical applications of models.
-    To understand the differences between model types and to drive model development.
-    To identify general knowledge gaps and to understand model uncertainty.
-    To convene the community and to further hydrological understanding in the UK.

 

River flows through hillside


The UK Hydro-MIP provides modelling protocols, including consistent meteorological driving data, to ensure comparability of model outputs.

Modelling Protocols


Our current model line-up includes a range of models which are commonly applied in the UK (see the current list of participating models here), and we welcome any model which can simulate streamflow at a daily timestep (email hydrojules@ceh.ac.uk to find out more).


It is hoped that UK Hydro-MIP will be an ongoing collaboration between the UK hydrological community, and that funding will be secured for future phases to further explore UK hydrology. 

Timelines

The first phase of UK Hydro-MIP will run in 2025 and 2026. All participating 2025 models are expected to have submitted their model outputs by the end of 2025, with model analysis and write-up to take place in 2026.

Future phases of UK Hydro-MIP will be confirmed in 2026.

Participating Models

JULES

ECLand and CaMaFloodLocation of the CAMELS-GB gauges and example hydrographs

SHETRAN

Grid2Grid

DeCIPHer

HBV

GR6J

LSTM

Get Involved

UK Hydro-MIP is an open MIP. If you are interested in getting involved, please review the MIP Protocol, checking the MIP Guidelines, then contact HydroJules@ceh.ac.uk for further information.

 

 

Selection of the team at UKCEH