Supporting Research

The Monitoring Freshwater Improvements WebApp and Freshwater Improvement Scenario Builder are based on extensive analysis and modelling of nationally available freshwater data. For detailed information on the data, assumptions, modelling steps and methods, and examples of national-scale applications, please refer to the following publications, or contact the corresponding author(s) directly.

Note: Links to the articles will be uploaded once published.

Models for assessing the impacts of land use mitigation
Technical report

Parameters for simple empirical catchment water quality models for simulating Escherichia coli in New Zealand

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Dr Ton Snelder

STATUS:
Final report
Final report
Access
Download
Change detection in groundwater nitrate
Journal Article

Determining the likelihood and cost of detecting reductions of nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in groundwater across New Zealand

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Matt Dumont né Hanson et al.

STATUS:
Published in Science of the Total Environment (2024) Volume 927, 1 June 2024
Published in Science of the Total Environment (2024) Volume 927, 1 June 2024
Access
Download
change detection in rivers
Journal Article

Monitoring to detect changes in water quality to meet policy objectives

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Prof. Rich McDowell

STATUS:
Published in Scientific Reports (2024) 14: 1914
Published in Scientific Reports (2024) 14: 1914
Access
Download
Change detection in lakes
Journal Article

Optimising sampling frequency for change detection of variables in lake monitoring programs

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Prof. David Hamilton

STATUS:
Published in Ecological Indicators (2024) Volume 166
Published in Ecological Indicators (2024) Volume 166
Access
Download
NPSFM attribute state analysis
Technical report

Hydrological representation by State of the Environment water quality data: an analysis of river flow condition representation in monthly water quality datasets

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Dr Olivier Ausseil

STATUS:
Final report
Final report
Access
Download
Measuring the benefits of management actions
Technical Report

Mitigation effectiveness monitoring design

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Dr Olivier Ausseil

STATUS:
Proof of concept development phase
Proof of concept development phase
Access
Download
Implementation of monitoring technologies
Journal Article

Towards implementation of robust monitoring technologies alongside freshwater improvement policy in Aotearoa New Zealand

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:

Dr. Rogier Westerhoff

STATUS:
Published in Environmental Science & Policy Volume 132, June 2022, Pages 1-12
Published in Environmental Science & Policy Volume 132, June 2022, Pages 1-12
Access
Download