Design Aspects Of Hydrological Networks

The design of hydrological networks takes place between the field of the phenomena to be measured on the one hand and the needs to measure on the other hand. Apart from a classification of the networks according to the variables to be measured one can distinguish the networks according to their objective, going from short term objectives, such as forecasting and operational management of water projects to long term objectives, such as trend detection. Again another distinction can be made in networks for water quantity and water quality data.