Scientists aim to use crowdsourced data to improve flood predictions

(University at Buffalo) In 2011, University at Buffalo hydrogeologist Chris Lowry hammered a giant measuring staff into the bottom of a Western New York pond. Nearby, he posted instructions explaining how passersby could read the staff and text him the water level. With these humble beginnings, CrowdHydrology was launched. It has since expanded to streams into 14 states, and Lowry is working with NOAA scientists to find ways to use CrowdHydrology to improve flooding predictions in the U.S.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 9, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news