CV - NVE

CURRICULUM VITAE
Donna Wilson
Research hydrologist
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), Norway
Main research topics
Flood studies: frequency analysis (incl. use of historical and regional data), trend studies.
Large scale hydrology: spatial and temporal variability of hydrological parameters at regional and
continental scales.
Hydroclimatological processes, in particular understanding the linkages between atmospheric circulation,
regional climate and river flow.
Teaching Experience
Kings College London (2003 – 2005): Lectured courses on: Data Analysis in Geography, Hydrology,
Hydrological Processes and Techniques for Managing
Environmental Change.
Halcrow Group Ltd (2005-2009):
Course trainer of Halcrow’s Introduction to Hydrology – Flood
Estimation Handbook (FEH) & Revitalised Rainfall-Runoff (ReFH)
training courses.
Employment
2009-present:
Researcher, Hydrological Modelling Section, Norwegian Water and Energy Directorate
(NVE), Norway
2005-2009:
Hydrologist, Halcrow Group Limited, UK
2003-2005:
Lecturer in Physical Geography, King’s College London, UK
Professional Qualifications
2009:
Charted Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM)
2008:
Chartered Scientist (CSci)
2008:
Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (MCIWEM)
2005:
PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner level certificates for Project Management
Education
2000-2004:
PhD in Geography, The University of Birmingham, UK
1999-2000:
MSc in Applied Meteorology and Climatology, The University of Birmingham, UK
1996-1999:
BSc Geography, The University of Birmingham, UK
Award
Awarded BHS prize for oral presentation at the 8th National BHS Hydrology Symposium in Birmingham
(2002)
Membership/affiliations/activities
2013- present
Membership in Nordic Association for Hydrology (NHF)
2013- present
Session (co-) convener “Large scale hydrology” at the EGU General Assembly
2012 – present:
Project Coordinator for EURO-WATER FRIEND group on Large Scale
Hydrology
2006 – present:
Member of the Charted Institution of Environmental Management (CIWEM)
2002 – present:
EURO-WATER FRIEND group on Large Scale Hydrology (Flow Regimes from
International Experimental and Network Data; UNESCO IHP)
2002 – 2009:
Member of the British Hydrological Society (BHS)
2002 – 2004:
Member of the British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG)
Recent national/ international projects
Robust flood estimation framework for Norway (FlomQ) (2014 - 2017)
CHIHE (Climate change impact on hydrological extremes) (2013 - 2016)
NIFS (Natural hazards, infrastructure, flood and landslides) (2012 - 2015)
COST Action ES0901 - European procedures for flood frequency estimation – Flood Freq. (2010 – 2014).
http://www.cost-floodfreq.eu/
Refereed International Journal Papers (Wilson née Bower)
Kjeldsen, T.R. et al (incl. Wilson, D). Documentary evidence of past floods in Europe and their utility in
flood frequency estimation, submitted Journal of Hydrology
Wilson, D., Hannah, D.M., McGregor. G.R. (2013) A large scale hydroclimatological perspective on
western European river flow regimes, Hydrology Research - Special issue on “Large-scale hydrology”,
Accepted. doi:10.2166/nh.2012.201.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. (2010) Has streamflow changed in the Nordic countries? – Recent
trends and comparisons to hydrological projections, Journal of Hydrology, 394, 334-346.
Bower, D., McGregor, G.R., Hannah, D.M., Sheridan, S.C. (2007) Development of a spatial synoptic
classification scheme for Western Europe, International Journal of Climatology, 27, 2017-2040.
Bower, D., Hannah, D.M., McGregor G.R. (2004) Techniques for assessing the climatic sensitivity of river
flow regimes, Hydrological Processes, 18, 2515-2543.
Phillips, I.D, McGregor, G.R., Wilson, C.J., Bower, D., Hannah, D.M. (2003) Regional climate and
atmospheric circulation controls on the discharge of two British rivers, 1974-97. Theoretical and Applied
Climatology, 71, 141-164.
Refereed International Conference Papers (Wilson née Bower)
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. 2014. Trends in floods in small Norwegian catchments –
instantaneous vs. daily peaks, Hydrology in a Changing World: Environmental and Human Dimensions
Proceedings of FRIEND-Water 2014, IAHS Publication 363, accepted.
Hannah, D.M., Fleig, A.K., Kingston, D.G., Stagge, J.H., Wilson, D. 2014. Connecting streamflow and
atmospheric conditions in Europe: state-of-the-art review and future directions, Hydrology in a Changing
World: Environmental and Human Dimensions Proceedings of FRIEND-Water 2014, IAHS Publication 363,
accepted.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. (2010) Trends in streamflow in the hydropower producing Nordic
countries and implications for water resource management, IAHS Publ. 340, 279-285.
Hannah, D.M., Bower, D., McGregor, G.R. (2006) Association between Western European air-masses
and river flow regimes, Climate Variability and Change—Hydrological Impacts (Proceedings of the
Havana Conference), IAHS Publication, 308, 344–349.
Bower, D., Hannah D.M. (2002) Spatial and temporal variability of UK river flow regimes, FRIEND 2002Regional Hydrology: Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice (Proceedings of Cape Town
Conference), IAHS Publication, 274, 457-464.
Technical Reports
Stenius, S, Glad, P, A., Wilson, D. 2014. Karakterisering av flomregimer (Characterising of flood
regimes), NVE Report 2013-14
Fleig, A.K., Wilson, D. 2013. Flood estimation in small catchments, NVE Report, No. 60-2013, 38pp
Wilson, D., Fleig, A.K. (2012) Norway report. In: Castellarin, A., Kohnová, S., Gaál, L., Fleig, A.K.,
Salinas, J.L., Toumazis, A., Kjeldsen, T.R. and Macdonald, N. (Eds.) (2012) Review of applied statistical
methods for flood frequency analysis in Europe. COST Action ES0901 “European procedures for flood
frequency estimation - FloodFreq”, Report Working group 2. Published by the Centre for Ecology &
Hydrology on behalf of COST. ISBN: 978-1-906698-32-4
Wilson, D., Lawrence, D. (2012) Overview of methods used to consider the impact of environmental
change (particularly climate change) on flood frequency in Norway. In: Madsen, H., Lawrence, D., Lang,
M., Martinkova, M., Kjeldsen, T.R. (Eds.) A review of applied methods in Europe for flood-frequency
analysis in a changing environment. COST action ES0901 FloodFreq Report, Working group 4 (to be
published by CEH, Wallingford, in press)
Wilson, D., Fleig, A.K., Lawrence, D., Hisdal, H., Pettersson, L-E., Holmqvist, E. (2011) A review of
NVE's flood frequency estimation procedures. Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate, NVE
Report, No. 9-2011, 46pp
Lawrence, D., Barthelmie, R., Crochet, P., Lindström, G., Kolcova, T., Kriauciuniené, J., Larsen, S., Pryor,
S., Reihan, A., Roald, L., Tietäväinen, H., Wilson, D. (2012), Analyses of hydroclimatological timeseries
for the Nordic and Baltic regions. In Climate Change and Energy Systems: Impact, Risks and Adaptation
in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Thorsteinsson, Th., Halldór, B. (Eds.) Copenhagen: Nordic Council of
Ministers, TemaNord 2011:501, 67-90
Theses (Wilson née Bower)
Bower, D. (2005) Western European climate and river flow regimes, University of Birmingham.
Presentations and Posters at International Conferences and Meetings (Wilson née
Bower)
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. 2014. Trends in floods in small Norwegian catchments –
instantaneous vs. daily peaks, FRIEND-Water 2014, Montpellier, 7-10 October 2014.
Hannah, D.M., Fleig, A.K., Kingston, D.G., Stagge, J.H., Wilson, D. 2014. Connecting streamflow and
atmospheric conditions in Europe: state-of-the-art review and future directions, FRIEND-Water 2014,
Montpellier, 7-10 October 2014.
Hodgkins G.A., et al., (incl. Wilson, D). 2014. Historical changes in the annual number of large floods in
near-natural catchments across North America and Europe, 1931-2010, EGU General Assembly, Vienna,
28. Apr – 2. May 2014.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. 2014. Trends in floods in small Norwegian catchments –
instantaneous vs. daily peaks, COST Floodfreq Final Conference, 6-7 Mar 2014, Potsdam.
Hodgkins, G.A. et al., (incl. Wilson, D). 2013 Historical changes in the annual number of large floods in
North America and Europe, AGU, San Francisco, 9-13 December 2013.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. 2013. Trends in floods in small catchments – instantaneous vs. daily
peaks, Seminar i Kraftrelatert Hydrologi, Produksjonsplanlegging, Meteorologi og Klima – EnergiNorge
Energiakademiet, 22 October 2013, Trondheim.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H. (2013) Trends in floods in small Norwegian catchments - instantaneous vs. daily
peaks, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 8. – 12. Apr 2013.
Hodgkins, G.A., Hannaford, J., Whitfield, P.H., Burn, D.H., Fleig, A.K., Stahl, K., Renard, B., Korhonen, J.,
Murphy, C., Crochet, P., Wilson, D., Madsen, H. (2013) Decadal changes in the frequency of major
floods in near-natural catchments across North America and Europe, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, 8.
– 12. Apr 2013.
Hodgkins, G., Hannaford, J., Whitfield, P., Burn, D., Fleig, A.K., Stahl, K., Renard, B., Korhonen, J.,
Murphy, C., Crochet, P. & Wilson, D. (2012) Changes in the frequency of large floods in North America
and Europe. EGU Topical Meeting 2012 “Floods and climate: Understanding and exploiting the link
between floods and climate”, 4. - 5. October 2012, Potsdam.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. (2012) Have floods changed in the Nordic countries? – Recent
trends and comparisons to hydrological projections, Deciphering River flood change, Joint
FloodChange/FloodFreq COST symposium, Vienna 3-5 Sept 2012.
Wilson, D. (2012) Scientific progress and plans of EURO-FRIEND-Water Project 3 (Large Scale
Variations in Hydrological Characteristics), FRIEND-WATER Splinter Group meeting at the EGU General
Assembly, Vienna, 23.-27. Apr 2012.
Hannah, D.M., Kingston, D.G., Laize, C., Lavers, D.A., Wilson, D. (2011) European river flow regimes:
assessing space-time dynamics and links to large-scale climate, Invited presentation at the AGU, San
Francisco, 5-9 Dec 2011.
Wilson, D. (2010) Evaluation of the methodologies used by NVE for flood frequency estimation, Seminar
i Kraftrelatert Hydrologi, Produksjonsplanlegging, Meteorologi og Klima – EnergiNorge Energiakademiet,
16-17 November 2010, Trondheim.
Wilson, D., Roald, L.A., Lawrence, D., Hisdal, H. (2010) Norwegian regional runoff series, CES
conference on Future Climate and Renewable Energy: Impacts, Risks and Adaptation, Oslo, 31 May - 2
June 2010.
Bower, D., McGregor, G.R., Hannah, D.M., Sheridan, S.C. (2010) A spatial synoptic classification for
western Europe, COST 733 Training school, Classifications in atmospheric sciences and their
applications, Augsburg, Germany, 12-16 April 2010.
Wilson, D., Hisdal, H., Lawrence, D. (2010) Trends in streamflow in the hydropower producing Nordic
countries and implications for water resource management, Sixth FRIEND Conference (Global change:
Facing risks and threats to water resources) held in Fez, 25-29 October 2010.
Hannah, D.M., Bower, D., McGregor, G.R. (2006) Association between Western European air-masses
and river flow regimes, Fifth FRIEND World Conference (Climate Variability and Change—Hydrological
Impacts) held in Havana, Cuba, November 2006.
Bower, D., Hannah D.M., McGregor, G.R. (2004) Seasonality of river flow regimes – a western European
perspective, Northern European FRIEND & AMHY-FRIEND Joint Low Flow Meeting, Bratislava, Slovakia,
May 2004.
Bower, D., Hannah D.M. (2002) Spatial and temporal variability of UK river flow regimes, Fourth FRIEND
World Conference (FRIEND 2002-Regional Hydrology: Bridging the Gap between Research and
Practice), held in Cape Town, South Africa.
Bower, D., Hannah D.M. and McGregor G.R. (2002) A tool for assessing the climatic sensitivity of river
flow regimes, BHS Symposium, 8-11 September, Birmingham UK.

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