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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-963-1-0232

POTENTIAL FOR CROWDSOURCED HYDROLOGIC DATA ON TFE MF KŘTINY AS A SIDE PRODUCT OF LOCAL RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Jan Deutscher1, Ondřej Hemr1, Petr Hrůza1
1 Department of Landscape Management , Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic

Citizen science can be simply defined as the practice of engaging the public in the observation and production of reliable data and information usable by scientists. Citizen science is a growing phenomenon with many good results in various fields of science. To this day, there are already a number of examples of crowdsourced hydrological monitoring experiments that can be used as inspiration. One of the big challenges in streamflow measurements in small forest streams are the many potential sources of wrong readings (branches and leaves clogging the weir, animals interfering, ice and snowmelt, etc.) which cause high uncertainty in the measured data. The best way to combat this is to frequently monitor the state of the measuring device, which in remote forest areas can be rather complicated. Using a citizen science approach and allowing people to collect hydrometric data during their leisure activities can be a great way to increase the number of in situ readings and potentially greatly improving the quality of the available hydrological data. In this article we look at the possibilities and technological restrictions for crowdsourced hydrological data as well as their potential benefits at some areas on the Training forest Enterprise Masaryk Forest Křtiny.

Keywords: Citizen science, Streamflow, Small forest streams, Headwater catchments

pages: 232-236, Published: 2024, online: 2024



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