CUAHSI's Hydrograf(x) is a competition for short films in hydrology open to undergraduate and graduate students. This includes both pre-service and in-service K-12 educators doing continuing ed coursework to meet professional certification requirements.
The goal of this competition is to foster greater understanding and appreciation of hydrologic science. This competition also provides you and your students with an opportunity to present principles of hydrology in a non-traditional format as well as a means to interact with audiences that would not regularly be reached through more formal means.
A simple definition of hydrology is the science focused on understanding the terrestrial components of the global water cycle. This would include the movement of water, and materials contained in the water, into and within/on the surface and subsurface of the earth as well as the "storage" on the surface (e.g., lakes) and subsurface (groundwater).
You may use any (or all) of three general type of formats in the development of your project:
- documentary - live action
- animation – such a cell, stop action or computer generated
- visualization - graphical images generated from data sets
Entries will be reviewed in one of two categories – based upon your intended audience: professional/technical and general audiences.
Entries will be posted to the Hydrograf(x)-2009 Community at SciVee.tv (a "YouTube for science" hosted at San Diego Supercomputer Center).
Cash prizes will be awarded in each category for First ($100.00) and Second ($50.00) places. Additionally there will be a Producers Award for the entry with the highest viewer rating on SciVee.
The deadline for submission is 15 November 2009.
The winning entry from the 2008 competition "Visualization in Hydrology using Google Earth" can be viewed at www.scivee.tv/node/9481.
Hydrograf(x) is being sponsored by the Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science, Inc. (CUAHSI). The mission of the organization is to foster advancements in the hydrologic sciences through the support of research and education activities.
