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12 Jul 2019
Review article |
| 12 Jul 2019
| 12 Jul 2019
Using R in hydrology: a review of recent developments and future directions
Louise J. Slater
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, UK
Guillaume Thirel
HYCAR Research Unit, IRSTEA, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, 92160 Antony, France
Shaun Harrigan
Forecast Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Olivier Delaigue
HYCAR Research Unit, IRSTEA, 1 Rue Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, 92160 Antony, France
Alexander Hurley
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Abdou Khouakhi
School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
Ilaria Prosdocimi
Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, 30172 Venice, Italy
Claudia Vitolo
Forecast Department, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Shinfield Park, Reading, RG2 9AX, UK
Katie Smith
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
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This paper explores the benefits and advantages of R's usage in hydrology. We provide an overview of a typical hydrological workflow based on reproducible principles and packages for retrieval of hydro-meteorological data, spatial analysis, hydrological modelling, statistics, and the design of static and dynamic visualizations and documents. We discuss some of the challenges that arise when using R in hydrology as well as a roadmap for R’s future within the discipline.
This paper explores the benefits and advantages of R's usage in hydrology. We provide an...
