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ITS1.20/HS12.7 | Data-poor to data-rich: Rise of innovative sensing techniques in hydrology
EDI
Data-poor to data-rich: Rise of innovative sensing techniques in hydrology
Convener: Antara Dasgupta | Co-conveners: Antonio AnnisECSECS, Marie-Amélie Boucher, Maurizio MazzoleniECSECS, Fernando Nardi
Citizen Observatories, crowdsourcing, and innovative sensing techniques are increasingly relevant in hydrological monitoring, as water hazards intensify under climate change and new methods to simulate the hazards must be developed. Citizen scientists can provide timely and critical information during disasters, by providing key ground information for process identification and validation of remotely sensed data. For monitoring, modelling, and management of water resources, optimally utilising innovative sensing techniques especially in interdisciplinary settings, is crucial to further hydrological process understanding and solve the hitherto unsolved research questions.
This session is thus dedicated to multidisciplinary contributions, especially those focused on the demonstration of the benefit of the use of Citizen Science and innovative sensing techniques (Internet of Things, reflected GPS signals, new satellites and sensors) for water resource management.
We thus invite innovative applications of these novel data sources for (i) water resources monitoring, mapping, and modelling; (ii) hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and risk mapping; (iii) development of disaster management and risk reduction strategies. The session aims to serve a diverse community of research scientists, practitioners, end-users, and decision-makers, by showcasing the current state-of-the-art in hydrological monitoring; (2) foster a broader exchange of knowledge, datasets, methods, and good practice in dealing with unconventional data sources between scientists and practitioners; and finally (3) identify future research avenues.
Submissions that investigate issues related to the benefits and impacts of innovative sensing on studies of climate change, anthropogenic pressure, as well as ecological and social interactions related to water resources management and water hazards are very welcome. Early career researchers are strongly encouraged to present their research. Contributors to this session will be invited to develop full papers for a focused special issue in HESS.