Filling the Gap between ICT and HydroMeteo Research Communities: the DRIHMS Project,

Hydrometeorological science has made strong progress over the last decade as new modelling tools, post processing methodologies and observational data have become available. The goal of the DRIHMS project is to promote collaboration between the hydrometeorological and the GRID research communities in order to further advance the state-of-the-art. The DRIHMS (Distributed Research Infrastructure for Hydro-Meteorology Study) project is an EU support action on the use of Grid, High Performance Computing (HPC) and Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the field of HydroMeteo Research (HMR). Its goals are: o to promote the GRID paradigm within the European hydrometeorological research community o to boost European research excellence and competitiveness in hydrometeorological and Grid research by bridging the gaps between these two communities.