Filling the observational void: Scientific value and quantitative validation of hydrometeorological data from a community-based monitoring programme

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 538, Issue , 2016, Pages 713-725

  Walker, David ^a   Forsythe, Nathan ^a   Parkin, Geoff ^a   Gowing, John ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Ethiopia; Hydrometeorology; Local data gaps; Quantitative validation; Water resource assessment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RAIN; RIVERS; TIME SERIES;

CITIZEN SCIENCE; ETHIOPIA; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LOCAL DATA; QUANTITATIVE VALIDATION; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS;

WATER RESOURCES;

DATA ACQUISITION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RIVER FLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER LEVEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84966431075     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.04.062     Document Type: Article

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