I.G. Littlewood

1.3k citations

28 papers · 1.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16

Co-authors: Anthony J. Jakeman P. G. Whitehead Barry Croke Terry Marsh B. Webb Carol D. Watts G. J. L. Leeks J. M. Phillips
Topics: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (24 papers)Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers)Hydrology and Drought Analysis (12 papers)
Cited by: Water Science and Technology Global and Planetary Change Environmental Chemistry
Journals: The Science of The Total Environment Journal of Hydrology Environment International
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia Slovakia

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I.G. Littlewood

27 papers receiving 952 citations

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Computation of the instantaneous unit hydrograph and identifiable component flows with application to two small upland catchments

1990 450 citations Anthony J. Jakeman, I.G. Littlewood et al. Journal of Hydrology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of data time-step on the accuracy of calibrated rainfall–streamflow model parameters: practical aspects of uncertainty reduction 2012 ·Hydrology research ·I.G. Littlewood,Barry Croke	23
2	Preliminary comparison of two methods for identifying rainfall-streamflow model parameters insensitive to data time-step: the Wye at Cefn Brwyn, Plynlimon, Wales 2010 ·I.G. Littlewood,Peter C. Young,Barry Croke	10
3	Data time-step dependency of conceptual rainfall—streamflow model parameters: an empirical study with implications for regionalisation 2008 ·Hydrological Sciences Journal ·I.G. Littlewood,Barry Croke	57
4	Unit hydrograph characterization of flow regimes leading to a streamflow estimation in ungauged catchments (regionalization) 2007 ·NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) ·I.G. Littlewood,Anthony J. Jakeman,Barry Croke,Teemu Kokkonen,David Post	2
5	Predicting daily streamflow using rainfall forecasts, a simple loss module and unit hydrographs: Two Brazilian catchments 2006 ·Environmental Modelling & Software ·I.G. Littlewood,Robin T. Clarke,Walter Collischonn,Barry Croke	19
6	New Directions for Top-Down Modelling: Introducing the PUB Top-Down Modelling Working Group. 2005 ·ANU Open Research (Australian National University) ·David Post,I.G. Littlewood,Barry Croke	5
7	Unit Hydrographs and Regionalisation of United Kingdom River Flows: Comments on Some Estimation Uncertainties 2004 ·ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·I.G. Littlewood	0
8	The role of ‘top‐down’ modelling for Prediction in Ungauged Basins (PUB) 2003 ·Hydrological Processes ·I.G. Littlewood,Barry Croke,Anthony J. Jakeman,Murugesu Sivapalan	31
9	Sequential Conceptual Simplification of the Effective Rainfall Component of a Rainfall-Streamflow Model for a Small Kenyan Catchment 2002 ·ScholarsArchive (Brigham Young University) ·I.G. Littlewood	3
10	Improved unit hydrograph characterisation of the daily flow regime (including low flows) for the River Teifi, Wales: towards better rainfall-streamflow models for regionalisation 2002 ·Hydrology and earth system sciences ·I.G. Littlewood	24
11	Reassessment of flood risk for Scottish rivers using synthetic runoff data 1999 ·Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee) ·(unknown),Andrew Black,Alan Werritty,I.G. Littlewood	7
12	Load estimation methodologies for British rivers and their relevance to the LOIS RACS(R) programme 1997 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·B. Webb,J. M. Phillips,D. E. Walling,I.G. Littlewood,Carol D. Watts,G. J. L. Leeks	160
13	Modelling land-cover-induced variations in hydrologic response: Picaninny Creek, Victoria 1996 ·Ecological Modelling ·David Post,Anthony J. Jakeman,I.G. Littlewood,P. G. Whitehead,(unknown)	24
14	Re-assessment of the monthly naturalized flow record for the River Thames at Kingston since 1883, and the implications for the relative severity of historical droughts 1996 ·Regulated Rivers Research & Management ·I.G. Littlewood,Terry Marsh	21
15	Re‐assessment of the monthly naturalized flow record for the River Thames at Kingston since 1883, and the implications for the relative severity of historical droughts 1996 ·Regulated Rivers Research & Management ·I.G. Littlewood,(unknown)	2
16	Dynamic response characteristics of the plynlimon catchments and preliminary analysis of relationships to physical descriptors 1995 ·Environmetrics ·Catherine Sefton,P. G. Whitehead,Andrew Eatherall,I.G. Littlewood,Anthony J. Jakeman	16
17	An assessment of the dynamic response characteristics of streamflow in the Balquhidder catchments 1993 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Anthony J. Jakeman,I.G. Littlewood,P. G. Whitehead	43
18	Practical solution of some forward and inverse problems in hydrology 1992 ·Project Euclid (Cornell University) ·Anthony J. Jakeman,C. R. Dietrich,Fereidoun Ghassemi,I.G. Littlewood,P. G. Whitehead	1
19	Computation of the instantaneous unit hydrograph and identifiable component flows with application to two small upland catchmentsbreakdown → 1990 ·Journal of Hydrology ·Anthony J. Jakeman,I.G. Littlewood,P. G. Whitehead	450
20	Research and development of a streamflow dilution gauging technique for the Llyn Brianne Acid Waters Study, Wales 1986 ·I.G. Littlewood	2

About I.G. Littlewood

I.G. Littlewood is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Engineering, having authored 28 papers that have together received 1.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies (24 papers), Flood Risk Assessment and Management (16 papers) and Hydrology and Drought Analysis (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Water Science and Technology (980 citations), Global and Planetary Change (649 citations) and Environmental Chemistry (235 citations). I.G. Littlewood has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include Anthony J. Jakeman, P. G. Whitehead, Barry Croke, Terry Marsh, B. Webb, Carol D. Watts, G. J. L. Leeks, J. M. Phillips, D. E. Walling and Murugesu Sivapalan. Their work appears in journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Hydrology and Environment International.

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