Future flows and groundwater levels : responses to project peer review

This report summarises the changes to the lumped catchment R-Groundwater model that have been made in response to the issues raised by the Future Flows and Groundwater Levels project peer review panel. Presentations of the proposed models and modelling methodologies to be used within the project were made to the panel in a meeting at CEH Wallingford on 18th January 2011. The peer review panel made a number of recommendations in response to these with regard to processing of the baseline climate data, downscaling of climate model output, and surface water and groundwater model verification. This report considers the verification of the lumped catchment groundwater model only. The peer review panel was composed of:  Prof Nigel Arnell, Director of the Walker Institute for Climate Systems Research, University of Reading  Dr Adrian Butler, Reader in Sub-surface Hydrology, Imperial College London  Prof Rob Wilby, Professor of Hydroclimatic Modelling, University of Loughborough