报告题目：Journey to the East: Filling in the white space in global large-sample hydrology

报 告 人：Hong Xuan Do，Nong Lam University – Ho Chi Minh City

时    间：2025年7月8日（星期二）14:30—16:00

地    点：地理资源所A1236

报告人简介：

Hong Xuan Do is the PI of the'Multi-scale assessment of the hydrologic cycle'research group at Nong Lam University – Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. He previously held a Research Fellow appointment at the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Prior to his appointment in SEAS,he conducted his doctorate research at the University of Adelaide from 2015 to 2019.

Hong's work focuses on large-sample hydrology,with a particular interest in the characteristics and changes of hydrological extremes. He is also an advocate for making hydrological data more accessible,aiming to foster a deeper understanding of how global hydrological cycles have evolved during the Anthropocene.

报告摘要：

Large-sample hydrology (LSH) makes use of datasets involving a large number of catchments to derive robust conclusions on hydrological processes and models. This branch finds its roots in comparative hydrology, whose key motivation is to derive fundamental laws and processes by analyzing similarities and differences in hydrological characteristics across the globe. The distinction of LSH lies in its emphasis on establishing robust principles by leveraging large sets of catchments. This feature means LSH research often shows a bias towards 'the West' – countries that successfully leveraged the Industrial Revolution to advance their economies and, consequently, established strong hydroclimatic observational networks since the 19th Century. However, many unsolved problems in hydrology could be demystified only when scientific evidence from both 'the West' and 'the East' is available. This presentation discusses some progress in LSH research to increase the representation of 'the East' in global research, ultimately contributing to a more complete understanding of the hydrological cycle across multiple scales, from a single catchment to the globe.