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Dr Doug Booker

Position:

Hydro-ecological Modeller

Phone:

+64-3-343-7848

Location:

Christchurch

Science Centres:

Freshwater and Estuaries

Qualifications:

Ph.D. Fluvial geomorphology

Biography:

Dr Doug Booker is a hydro-ecological modeler at NIWA. He is an expert in development, application and testing of data analytics for improved environmental management. He specialises in advanced data analysis methods such as machine learning and physically-based numerical modelling. Doug has 19 years of experience researching environment flow requirements, and the interrelationships between flow, geomorphology and ecological values in rivers. He has recently led several large projects on pressure-state-impact modelling of fresh water flows, hydrological indices for national reporting, and indicators for water allocation. He has also conducted research on nationwide hydrological predictions, ecosystem health thresholds for suspended and deposited sediment, river water temperature data, and water quality state and trend analyses. Doug serves on the Ministry’s Technical Advisory Group for reporting on freshwater. He is the leader of the Environmental Flows Programme and the co-creator the NZrivermaps web app.

Articles:

Booker, D.J. (2018) Quantifying the hydrological effect of permitted water abstractions across spatial scales. Environmental Management, DOI:10.1007/s00267-018-1040.
Booker, D. J., Whitehead, A. L. (2018). Inside or outside: Quantifying extrapolation across river networks. Water Resources Research, 54. doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023378.
Crow, S.K., Tipa, G.T., Booker, D.J., Nelson K.D. (2018) Relationships between Maori values and flow: developing tools for incorporating cultural values into freshwater management decisions. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. DOI:10.1080/00288330.2018.1499538.
Haddadchi, A., Booker, D.J., Measures, R. (2018) Predicting river bed substrate cover proportions across New Zealand. Catena, 163, 130–146.
Whitehead, A.L., Booker, D.J. (2018) Communicating biophysical conditions across New Zealand’s rivers using an interactive webtool. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. doi:10.1080/00288330.2018.1532914

NZrivermaps is a web app designed to display various spatial predictions across New Zealands national river network:

https://shiny.niwa.co.nz/nzrivermaps

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