Institute of Hydrology
Topic
Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Hydrological Extremes: Nonstationary Analysis and Regionalization of Centennial European River Records
PhD. program
Water Resources Engineering
Year of admission
2026
Name of the supervisor
RNDr. Pavla Pekárová, DrSc.
Contact:
Receiving school
Faculty of Civil Engineering STU
Annotation
The European hydrological archive provides daily discharge data for multiple rivers with datasets spanning longer than 100 years. Such extensive temporal records exhibit diverse fluctuations that define the long-term hydrological behavior across the continent. The focus of this research will be to identify, characterize, and quantify the frequency and occurrence rate of extremes (floods and droughts) utilizing the peak over threshold method. Locally weighted scatter point smoothing (LOWESS) will be applied to smooth raw data variability, enabling the identification of trends without traditional linearity assumptions. In the work modern analytical methods, including machine learning, will be applied to identify the key factors influencing extreme flows. The work will also include the identification and verification of suitable geographic-cartographic methods for synoptic representation of extreme flows across the basin area. Results of this study may serve as a basis for effective water management planning in the context of climate change.