The Tarland catchment has been the focus of water quality research at The James Hutton Institute for over 12 years. In response to policy driven requirements we aim to link hydrology, water quality and ecology in order to provide catchment scale demonstration sites where techniques in Natural Flood Management (NFM) can be evaluated through monitoring and modelling. The automated monitoring stations at Netherton, Tarland Village, Coull and Aboyne (all on the Tarland Burn) enable us to collect relevant empirical data which underpins our hydrological modelling work.
Latest readings
Air Temperature (°C) |
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Water Temperature (°C) |
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Flow Level (m) |
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Readings from the last 7 days and what do they mean?
Air Temperature
Air temperature is measured because it is a) the main factor governing water temperature and b) the sensor used to measure water depth requires this data.