SURVEYPURPOSE:Whatcanweachievefromintegratingdistributedsoildataintoourhydrologicalmodelsandby
modellinglateralflow?
InNewZealand,hydrologicalmodelsdonotyettakefullyadvantageoftheavailabledistributedsoildata.The
objectiveofthissurveyistoestablishtheadvantagesofdevelopingahydrologicalmodellingplatformwhichcanbetter
takeadvantageofdistributedsoildataandwhichcanmodellateralflow.
Theproposedplatformwillenableuserstoeasilyplugandplaytheirmodelofinterest(e.g.nitrateleaching)andtake
advantageoftheoutputofthehydrologicalmodellingplatformatthescaleandtimestepofinterest.
TheresultsofthissurveywillbemadepublicontheLandcareResearchwebsiteandwehopethatitwillfosterfuture
collaborationwithinLandcareResearchandotherresearchers.
PleasecontactJosephPollacco(pollaccoj@landcareresearch.co.nz)ifyouhavequestionsorconcerns.
WHOSHOULDCOMPLETETHISSURVEY?
Anyresearcherwhousesordevelopsmodelsthatrequireorcomputehydrologicalcomponents.