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Project Code [GOIPG/2017/421]
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Project title
Ensemble Reconstruction of River Flows 1871 to present
Primary Funding Agency
Irish Research Council
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
Maynooth University (MU)
Project Abstract
Long term river flows are fundamental to understanding risks posed by hydro-climatic extremes of floods and droughts and sustainable management of water sources. They are essential for tracking emerging climate signals,
contextualising recent extremes and understanding the drivers of hydrological variability and change. In Ireland the deficiency of long river flow records and confounding factors of catchment change from human activities mean that such foundational data are lacking. This creates uncertainty and limits the potential for evidence based decision making in key sectors centrally important to human well being, the economy and the environment. This research seeks to rectify this situation by developing probabilistic daily river flow reconstructions for 38 catchments across the island.
Grant Approved
�96,000.00
Research Theme
Ireland's Future Climate, its Impacts, and Adaptation Options
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/09/2021