The Boussinesq Center for Hydrology is a Dutch scientific hydrology centre, established as a result of the Foresight Study on Hydrological Science in The Netherlands (2005), performed under the umbrella of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
The Boussinesq Center will be dedicated to focussing and strengthening hydrological research in The Netherlands. It will also strive to create favourable conditions for an efficient multi-disciplinary research environment.
The Boussinesq Center will be the umbrella of the university hydrology groups of:
- Delft University of Technology, (Hydrology and Water Resources Management)
- Utrecht University (Earth Surface Hydrology Group and Hydrogeology Group)
- Free University Amsterdam, Department of Hydrology and Geo-environmental Sciences
- Wageningen University (Soil Physics, Ecohydrology and Groundwater Management Group and Hydrology and Quantitative Water Management Group)
and the hydrology groups of the technological institutes:
Technological research institutes as TNO-NITG, Alterra, WL|Delft Hydraulics, GeoDelft, RIVM may be included as associate members.