La  ciencia ciudadana como herramienta para el análisis de la variabilidad espacio-temporal de las precipitaciones

Ilda Entraigas; Carlos Vicente  Bongiorno; Georgina  Cazenave

doi:10.35305/curiham.ed24.e04

Authors

Ilda Entraigas Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras “Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff”. Azul; Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5730-4337
Carlos Vicente Bongiorno Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Azul; Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1815-4660
Georgina Cazenave Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras “Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff”. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Azul; Argentina. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5008-3290

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35305/curiham.ed24.e04

Keywords:

Citizen Science, Precipitation, Pampas Ecoregion, Hydrology, Pluviometric Network

Abstract

In a region such as the Flooding Pampa, where flood and drought cycles are intrinsic characteristics of the system, and where the scarcity of pluviometric networks is evident, citizen science becomes a viable tool to alleviate the lack of information and support decision-making, especially in the context of water resources. Particularly in the district of Azul, historical records of rainfall are scarce despite being a territory heavily devoted to agricultural production and having suffered many floods. This situation motivated the call to rural area residents to form a group in which rainfall records are shared through an instant messaging application for smartphones. The objective of this article is to describe the strategies created for joint work within the framework of the aforementioned group, and to analyze the results obtained so far in this practice of citizen monitoring. This experience has led participating citizens to develop new skills and abilities, and has led participating academics to conceive research as a process of co-creation with the community.

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