Waiology • Nov 24, 2011 •
By Daniel Collins For those of you who don’t receive New Zealand’s own hydrology journal, or for those who want to save some time, here’s an overview of this month’s edition — the journal’s 100th. 1. Barry Fahey (Landcare Research) et al. use their water balance model, WATYIELD, to assess whether tussock in Otago’s uplands can really intercept … Read More
Waiology • Oct 25, 2011 •
Guest post by Dr Tim Kerr (post-doctoral fellow funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, and hosted by NIWA) Back in June, Daniel described New Zealand’s rain as coming mainly from the plains mountains. In the South Island, that generally means the Southern Alps. One of science’s tasks is to refine our understanding of where, why and … Read More
Waiology • Aug 22, 2011 •
By Daniel Collins With the sun shining and last week’s snow all but gone in Christchurch, it’s hard to imagine that the city almost ground to a halt. But not the hydrologists. While Ross was collecting snow in a saucepan, two other NIWA colleagues – Chris Appleby and Jeremy Rutherford – were out in the field doing more rigorous … Read More
Waiology • Jul 28, 2011 •
By Ross Woods On Monday morning I posted an album of photos of the snow near my house on my Facebook page, including shots like this one: My son, who likes to tease me about spending too much time working, then asked me ‘what are your predictions for gutter flow rates due to snow melt in the coming days … Read More