| Full name |
Robert Peter Cameron BROWN |
| Year of birth |
1963 |
| Nationality |
British |
| Profession |
Hydrologist |
| Position in firm |
Associate |
| Range of experience |
Water resources, resource system modelling, Aquator resource modelling and support, probabilistic yield assessment of river and reservoir systems, low flows, flow regime analysis, arid zone flood hydrology and modelling, flood frequency/magnitude analysis, rainfall frequency analysis, hydrological modelling, HYSIM catchment modelling, groundwater/river flow interactions, MIKE11 river modelling, environmental river flows, FORTRAN and MS VBA programming and software development. |
| Career summary |
1995-date |
Independent consultant |
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1990-1995 |
WS Atkins Water, Principal Hydrologist |
|
1987-1990 |
Institute of Hydrology |
| Education |
1984 |
BSc (Jt Hons) in Geology and Chemistry, Kings College London |
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1987 |
MSc in Engineering Hydrology, Imperial College London |
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1997 |
BA in Theology, Brunel University (LBC) |
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2002 |
PGCTM in Theology and Ministry, University of Durham |
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2003 |
DMS, Diploma in Ministerial Studies, St John’s College Durham |
| Professional affiliation |
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| Recent work |
- Hydrological Consultant to Essex & Suffolk Water: including AMP4 DO assessment, resources system modelling using Aquator (including VBA customisation), Drought Contingency Planning, probabilistic yield analysis, reliability-based operational policy development and technical support for Aquator.
- Hydrological modelling (HYSIM) and resource system modelling (Aquator) of reservoirs in Southern Uplands of Scotland for Scottish and Northern Ireland Forum for Environmental Research (SNIFFER).
- Rainfall frequency/intensity/duration analysis, arid zone rainfall-runoff modelling, and flood frequency/magnitude/volume analysis for Kuwait City storm water drainage master plan and Jeddah storm water drainage design, Saudi Arabia. Development of the Arid Regions Rainfall-Runoff Model (ARRRM) used for flood hydrograph design.
- Advice and assistance in assessing rainfall and resources of remote upland sources in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland on behalf of North of Scotland Water Authority.
- Reviewing and reassessing the yield of all major water supply sources (surface and groundwater) in Northern Ireland as part of the Northern Ireland Water Resources Strategy Review.
- Audit of FORTRAN program code and conceptual basis for Bewl-Darwell Resource System Model for Southern Water Services.
- Development of custom-built Microsoft Access project management data base for DETR building research projects on behalf of surveying consultancy.
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| Countries of work |
UK, Kenya, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia (in addition, worked with data from France, Libya, Norway, St Helena, Spain, Turkey) |
| Languages |
English, French (Basic) |
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