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Rasool Porhemmat is a hydrologist at NIWA based in Christchurch.
Staff Profile - Channa Rajanayaka
I am a groundwater modeller with the Hydrology Group in Christchurch.
A New Zealand Water Model update: a tool for water management now and in the future.
Models are needed because it is impossible to directly observe environmental variables at all locations, all the time or in the future. Hydrological models can make reliable predictions in ungauged catchments and about future conditions.
The New Zealand Water Model (NZWaM) – a new water modelling approach
Models have an important role to play in water management in New Zealand. To be useful, models need to be both flexible and complex; flexible because they are needed for a wide range of purposes, and complex because they need to simulate complex natural and man-made systems