10.4122/1.1000001164 Thorolfsson, S.T. Matheussen, B.V. Urban Drainage in Cold Climate - Education and Training DTU Library, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) 2005 Cold climate education snowmelt runoff training urban drainage urban hydrology Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering en Conference full text 10.4122/1.1000001163 application/pdf 1 The overall goal of this project is to contribute to education and training in urban drainage in cold climate. If engineers are to handle year round urban drainage in cold climate, they must have education and training within urban drainage in cold climate conditions. The project, Education and Training Laboratory on Urban Drainage in Cold Climate (ETL-UD-CC) was implemented at Department of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, (NTNU). ETL-UD-CC is based on internet connection between Risvollan urban hydrological field laboratory (RUHFL) and Risvollan urban hydrological station (RUHS). RUHS is designed for year round measurements in cold climate. RUHS is made online. This make real time data and the urban hydrological database back to 1986 available in the classroom. The students can then rub model calibration and verification in the classroom using real time and historical urban hydrological data. The key parameters in cold climate are the snow water equivalent (SWE) and the snow covered area (SCA). The urban snow melt modeling is still in the early stage. The field measurements and the real time data make it possible for the students to make decisions on what to do in operating the urban drainage system and to simulate the effects on the urban drainage system year round. The student enjoy staying outside the classroom and the feedbacks are promising The authors believe that TEL-UD-CC may contribute to education and training in urban drainage in cold climate.