1. Hydrological and geological classification of hydrographic basins;
2. Hydrological analysis, energy studies and modelling for hydroelectric plants;
3. Consistency and reconstitution of hydrometric series;
4. Hydro-meteorological regionalization;
5. Hydro-geomorphological processes;
6. Design of monitoring networks;
7. Analysis of pluviometric, fluviometric and sedimentological data;
8. Attainment of liquid and solid discharge curves;
9. The frequency of floods and droughts;
10. Operation and sizing of reservoirs;
11. Prediction of levels and flows in rivers and reservoirs;
12. Mathematical modelling of variables and parameters related to hydrological cycles;
13. Hydrosedimentological modelling;
14. Development of numerical methods and computational systems;
15. Generation of synthetic data;
16. Analysis of vulnerability to landslides;
17. Studies of extreme events;
18. Technical studies to comply with the codes and procedures to obtain a grant of use of water resources.
Image: Clouds over the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Source: Acervo O Globo