Publications

- Selected publications and creative work of the WRNZ team -

  • Sutherland-Stacey, L. Shucksmith, P. and Austin, G. (2011), "A mobile rain radar for high resolution hydrological observations in New Zealand", New Zealand Journal of Hydrology 50(2), 339-360

Read about the X-band radar in the New Zealand Journal of Hydrology

  • Joseph, T., Sutherland-Stacey L., Donald N. and Austin G. (2015, May 12-14) "The use of rain radar measurement for hydraulic modeling" [Conference proceedings]. OzWater Conference, Adelaide, Australia

Read about the use of X-band radar for sewer modeling in Auckland

  • Sutherland-Stacey, L., Joseph, T., Austin, G. and Brown, N. (New Zealand Local Government Magazine), August 2016, page 42.

    Also presented at NZ Stormwater Conference, Nelson, 18 May 2016

Read about using rain radar to estimate the return period of urban flood events in the NZ Local Government Magazine

  • Sutherland-Stacey, L., Joseph, T., Austin, G., Brown, N. and Williams, K. (2017, Sep 20-22) "Operational use of rain radar in Auckland" [Conference presentation]. Water NZ, Hamilton, New Zealand

Read about the operational use of the rain radar in Auckland

  • Nicol, J. and Sutherland-Stacey, L. (2020, Nov 23-27). "Doppler radar spectral retrieval of drop size distributions and vertical air motion" [Conference presentation]. MetSoc Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Reboredo, B., Sutherland-Stacey, L., Nicol, J. and Brown, N. (2020, Nov 23-27). "A new rainfall dataset for the Auckland region" [Conference presentation]. MetSoc Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Watson, L., Nicol, J. and Sutherland-Stacey, L. (2020, Nov 23-27). "Investigation into real-time correction of radar data to account for enhancement at the bright band" [Conference presentation]. MetSoc Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand

  • Sutherland-Stacey, L., Reboredo, B., Nicol, J. and Brown, N. (2021, May 12-14). "Performance evaluation of a decadal rainfall radar record for Auckland Council" [Conference proceedings]. Stormwater Conference, Tauranga, New Zealand

Read about the performance evaluation of rainfall radar for Auckland Council

  • Keats, B. and Sutherland-Stacey, L. (2021, May 12-14). " Assessing the errors involved in estimating rainfall from rain gauge records" [Conference proceedings]. Stormwater Conference, Tauranga, New Zealand

Read about the assessment of errors in the estimation of rainfall from rain gauges

  • Nicol, J., Sutherland-Stacey, L., Reboredo, B., Austin, G., Keats, B., Watson, L., Oudenhoven, H. (2021, Nov 25). "A Auckland rainfall observation test bed" [Conference presentation]. MetSoc Annual Conference, various locations, New Zealand

  • Reboredo, B., Sutherland-Stacey, L. and Nicol, J. (2021, Nov 30 - Dec 2). "A decadal comparison of tipping bucket rain gauge, radar and satellite derived rainfall estimates in the Auckland region" [Conference presentation]. pp. 160-161. 60th NZHS Annual Conference, Wellington (hybrid), New Zealand