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Water resource assessment of the status and dynamics of hydrological conditions and fluxes across the UK to underpin seasonal hydrology forecasting.
![COSMOS-UK station at Rothamsted](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_listing/public/images/stripes/d8-tile-100173-cosmos-rothamsted-740x546.jpg?itok=zRwzhnub)
COSMOS-UK
Established in 2013, the COSMOS-UK project operates and maintains a network of long-term soil moisture monitoring sites throughout the UK.
![Lake Windermere in the mist Lake Windermere in the mist](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_listing/public/images/stripes/d8-tile-lake-windermere-740x546.jpg?itok=D_OmaOqu)
Cumbrian Lakes monitoring platform
Long-term and high-resolution monitoring to understand lake ecosystem responses to environmental change, over multiple time scales.
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eDNA
Development, application and evaluation of DNA sampling techniques to characterise terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems.
![River Severn with trapezoidal flume. Photo by Daniel Hauck, work experience student.](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_listing/public/images/stripes/d8-tile-11501-Plynlimon-Daniel-Hauck-740x548.jpg?itok=N0i7Nd5p)
Hydrological Outlook
An insight into future hydrological conditions across the UK, specifically describing likely trajectories for river flows and groundwater levels on a monthly basis, with a particular focus on the next three months.
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Loch Leven
Fieldwork, laboratory analyses and data management to maintain the frequent and long-term monitoring of chemical, physical and biological characteristics of Loch Leven and its catchment.
![Low water levels in Haweswater (Cumbria), taken 3 June 2020. Photo © Katie Muchan.](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_listing/public/images/stripes/d8-tile-Haweswater-june-2020-katie-muchan-740x546.jpg?itok=QWz_HAjj)
National Hydrological Monitoring Programme (NHMP)
Providing independent, authoritative advice on UK hydrological conditions and water resource status. Monthly Hydrological Summaries and reports of major hydrological floods and droughts since 1988.
![River Duddon](/sites/default/files/styles/tile_listing/public/images/stripes/d8-tile-river-4488-740x546.jpg?itok=lqpVLXJx)
National River Flow Archive (NRFA)
To maintain and provide access to a comprehensive database of the country’s river flows and provide information on water resources nationally.