Demonstrating the value of community-based (‘citizen science’) observations for catchment modelling and characterisation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 548, Issue , 2017, Pages 801-817

  Starkey, Eleanor ^a   Parkin, Geoff ^a   Birkinshaw, Stephen ^a   Large, Andy ^b   Quinn, Paul ^a   Gibson, Ceri ^c,d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Shawwell Business Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizen science; Community based; Flash flood; Hydrological modelling; Monitoring; SHETRAN

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CHARACTERIZATION; FLOODS; MONITORING; POTASSIUM ALLOYS; RAIN; RIVERS; RUNOFF; URANIUM ALLOYS;

CITIZEN SCIENCE; COMMUNITY-BASED; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; SHETRAN;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; FLASH FLOOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MONITORING SYSTEM; PEAK DISCHARGE; RAINFALL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRIBUTARY;

ENGLAND; TYNE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85019008689     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2017.03.019     Document Type: Article

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