Community Impact
We are committed to providing infrastructure support to CIROH consortium partners and members to advance their research. Our impact spans across various cloud platforms and resources. Here's an overview of our contributions:
💧Transforming Water Prediction
CIROH is building the next generation of operational hydrologic models used across the nation. By integrating research-grade science into deployable tools, we help agencies and communities make faster, more informed decisions about water resources. Our work ensures that flood, drought, and streamflow predictions are more accurate, accessible, and actionable than ever before.
🤝 Powered by Collaborative Science
CIROH connects leading universities, federal agencies, and scientists to tackle the nation’s most pressing water challenges. Our collaborative framework enables shared data, open models, and scalable breakthroughs. Instead of working in isolation, researchers innovate as part of a unified national hydrology community.
💻 Data, Cloud & Cyberinfrastructure
Modern water research demands advanced computing - and CIROH delivers. Through cloud-ready workflows, curated datasets, HPC resources, and the CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub, we eliminate barriers to scientific experimentation. Researchers can run complex hydrologic models at scale, collaborate instantly, and accelerate time-to-discovery.
🌍 Community Impact & Resilience
Our mission goes far beyond research - CIROH helps communities better understand and prepare for water-related risks. By partnering with local agencies and practitioners, we bring advanced prediction tools into real-world decision making. This work strengthens resilience, protects infrastructure, and safeguards lives.
Cloud Infrastructure
Real-time metrics across all platforms
Amazon Web Services

GCP / JupyterHub

On-premise HPC

NSF ACCESS Allocations
Discover Our Impact & Insights
To learn more about our projects and the impact we’re making, check out our blogs for in-depth insights, research updates, and community stories!
Hourly Differentiable Modeling Arrives in the NGIAB-NRDS NextGen Ecosystem
Penn State and AWI reunite to introduce an hourly differentiable model to AWI's NextGen Ecosystem.

CIROH Hub: Your New Central Home for CIROH Research, Tools, and Community Resources
January Monthly Blog Update

CIROH Cyberinfrastructure and Hydroinformatics Team at AGU25
January Monthly Blog Update

AWS re:Invent 2025: Key Insights for Research and Cyberinfrastructure
Insights from AWS re:Invent 2025 on AI, cloud efficiency, security, and innovations relevant to CIROH’s hybrid cyberinfrastructure.

Moving Hydrologic Prediction Forward — A software integration meeting at the Alabama Water Institute
A recap of a multi-institution software integration meeting at the Alabama Water Institute focused on advancing NextGen hydrologic prediction.

Building Bridges: CIROH–Penn State Collaboration Formalizes Differentiable Modeling for NRDS
Collaboration between CIROH and Penn State introduces differentiable models to the Next Generation Research Data Stream.

From Research to Impact: CIROH Science Meeting 2025 Resources and Reflections
Best CIROH Science Meeting Yet! Reflecting on the 2025 CIROH Science Meeting held September 15-18 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Access meeting resources, session recordings, and presentation slides while we celebrate four days of collaborative water science research and community building.

Focusing on Streamflow Data: New Software for Camera-Based Hydrologic Modeling
New open-source software tools enable scalable, automated camera-based streamflow monitoring using low-cost field computers and cloud computing services.

Evaluating NextGen’s Performance in the MARFC Region with NGIAB
A case study on using NextGen in a Box (NGIAB) to assess the NextGen Hydro Framework in the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center (MARFC) region, comparing its performance with CHPS and NWM 3.0.

Cross-Institutional Collaboration Enhances Hydrologic Modeling in the Logan River Watershed
A joint effort by CIROH (University of Alabama) and Utah State University

NGIAB Reaches 10,000 Docker Pulls: NextGen In A Box Makes Water Modeling More Accessible
NextGen In A Box (NGIAB) surpasses 10,000 Docker pulls, highlighting growing global adoption of accessible, containerized water modeling tools.
CIROH Researchers Showcase Cutting-Edge Hydrologic Science at NHWC 2025
CIROH researchers showcased innovative work and leadership at the 15th Biennial National Hydrologic Warning Conference (NHWC 2025), presenting cutting-edge hydrologic forecasting tools and earning top recognition.

Tethys Summit 2025: Advancing Geoscience with Open-Source Web Apps
Explore the workshop materials and our experience at Tethys Summit 2025.

AORC Data in Your Hands: User-Friendly Jupyter Notebooks for Data Retrieval and Analysis via CIROH-2i2c JupyterHub Notebooks
Accessing AORC data has never been easier with our new Jupyter Notebooks, designed for both point and zone retrieval from the AORC datasets hosted on AWS.

Assessing Streamflow Forecast Over the Hackensack River Watershed Using NGIAB
A summary of the research presented at the 2025 CIROH DevCon, focusing on streamflow forecasting in the Hackensack River Watershed using NGIAB.

DevCon 2025: A DevOps and Cyberinfrastructure Success Story
Our team demonstrated how modern DevOps principles and cloud infrastructure can seamlessly support large-scale technical workshops for over 200 attendees.

DevCon 2025: Hydroinformatics and Research CyberInfrastructure Keynote
Keynote Recap - CIROH Developers Conference 2025

Application of NOAA-OWP's NextGen Framework: DevCon 2025 and EWRI Congress 2025 Highlights
A recap of presentations and workshops from the 2025 EWRI Congress and CIROH Developers Conference, focusing on the practical application of the NOAA-OWP NextGen Framework.

δHBV2.0: How NGIAB and Wukong HPC Streamlined Advanced Hydrologic Modeling
Here's how NGIAB and Wukong HPC enabled researchers at Pennsylvania State University to create advanced models!

Google Cloud Next 2025: Innovation at Scale ✨
Google Cloud Next 2025

🌟 UA's Alabama Water Institute Showcases 30-Minute Hydrological Modeling Revolution🌟
AWI News talks about NGIAB

Pennsylvania State University Researchers Leverage CIROH Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Hydrological Modeling
February Monthly Blog Update

CIROH at AGU 2024
December Monthly Blog Update

Community NextGen Updates
November Monthly Blog Update

CIROH Science Meeting 2024
October Monthly Blog Update

Accessing National Water Model (NWM) Data via Google Cloud BigQuery API
September Monthly Blog Update

CIROH Cloud User Success Story
August Monthly Blog Update

CIROH Research CyberInfrastructure Update
July Monthly IT Update

CIROH Developers Conference 2024
CIROH Developers Conference 2024

AWRA 2024 Spring Conference
AWRA 2024 Spring Conference

Google Cloud Next '24: A Flood of Innovation and Inspiration
Google Cloud Next '24: Las Vegas

Monthly News Update - March 2024
News and release notes for Community NextGen

Monthly News Update - February 2024
News and release notes for Community NextGen

NextGen Monthly News Update - January 2024
News and release notes for NextGen

NextGen Monthly News Update - December 2023
News and release notes for NextGen

NextGen In A Box v1.1.0 Release
News and release notes for NGIAB

NextGen Monthly News Update - November 2023
News and release notes for NextGen

NextGen In A Box Updates
News and release notes for NGIAB

NextGen Framework Forcings
NextGen Framework Forcings