Dr Richard Gosling
Module Leader content
Research interests and papers content
Module Leader
Roles
- Water Management Module Leader
Qualifications
- PhD in Geography (University of Dundee): Modelling the snow water equivalent in an upland Scottish catchment
- M.A. (Hons.) Geography (University of Dundee)
Contact
Teaching subjects
- Water Management
Research interests and papers
Technical/Research interests
- Inland flood modelling and mapping; Water resources; Hydro-ecology; Climate change impacts and adaptation
Employment history
Joined the Centre for Mountain studies in 2015 as a module leader.
Currently holding a post as Principal Scientist in inland flood modelling at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Role includes:
- Oversight of inland modelling support to assess flood risk for new planning developments and actions associated with Scotland’s Flood Risk Management Planning
- Oversight of the development of pluvial and fluvial flood hazard and risk mapping products
Published papers
- Annie Visser-Quinn, Lindsay Beevers, Tiffany Lau, Richard Gosling (2021) Mapping future water scarcity in a water abundant nation: Near-term projections for Scotland, Climate Risk Management, Volume 32 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2021.100302
- Gosling , R. (2014) Assessing the impact of projected climate change on drought vulnerability in Scotland. Hydrology Research 45, 6 pp. 806-816. doi:10.2166/nh.2014.148
Conference papers, presentations and posters
- R.D.Gosling, M.Zaidman, M. Wann and P.J.Rodgers (2012) How low can you go? Using drought indices to protect environmental flows in Scottish rivers. 11th BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Dundee, 2012.
- Charles E. L. Malcolm, Andrew R. Young, Ellen R. Willmott, Matthew G.R. Holmes and Richard D. Gosling (2012) Can we give up gauging? A comparison of statistical certainty of gauged and modelled flows. 11th BHS National Hydrology Symposium, Dundee, 2012.
- R. Gosling, A. Tuhackova (2010) Evaluating the impact of projected climate change on water temperature and ecological health in Scottish rivers. BHS Third International Conference in Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2010.
- N. Goody, R. Gosling, P.Copestake (2010) Time series flow modelling at ungauged sites: a simple transformation approach to aid water resources regulation. BHS Third International Conference in Newcastle upon Tyne, July 2010.
- Black, A.R., Gosling, R.D., Pillai, A. and Reid, C.T. (2006) Environmental flow provisions of the former North of Scotland Hydro-electric Board: a reappraisal. BHS Ninth National Hydrology Symposium in Durham, September 2006.
- Copestake, P.G., Goody, N.P., Gosling, R.D., Logon, F.H and Rodgers, P.J.(2006) The Water Framework Directive: a monitoring strategy for determining the quantity of dynamics of flow in Scotland. BHS Ninth National Hydrology Symposium in Durham, September 2006.
Also lead or co-author on the following documents:
- A proposal for amending the poor and bad status environmental river flow standards at medium and high flows. April 2012
- A proposal for amending the hydrology environmental standards for lakes. April 2012:
http://www.wfduk.org/stakeholders/phase-3-environmental-standards-stakeholder-review-201213 - River flow for good ecological potential: final recommendations. December 2013:
http://www.wfduk.org/resources/river-flow-good-ecological-potential - The impact of climate change on water scarcity. April 2015:
https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/159070/climate_change_water_scarcity.pdf