Professional summary

Helen has a broad water resource background and experience of working within wide disciplinary teams. Currently she is Project Manager for COSMOS-UK — an operational soil moisture network of nearly 50 stations across the UK, and hydrology lead in a three-partner consortium designing surface water monitoring networks for catchment water balance and flood monitoring to provide data for water resources management and to meet Malta’s environmental objectives under the EU Water Framework and Floods Directives.

Recently, she has also joined the FDRI project management team, and is hydrology lead for a capacity development project in the Lower Mekong Basin. She has been intermittently involved as a scientist in HydroSOS, most recently collating evidence and making recommendations to inform the development of the HydroSOS implementation project in the Lake Victoria region. Previously she was an NRFA regional rep with responsibility for Wales, conducting data validation and other liaison activities to help maintain the UK National River Flow Archive.

Selected publications

Baron Helen Elizabeth et al. , (2023), Improving the representation of groundwater processes in a large-scale water resources model. Hydrological Sciences Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2023.2208755

Sene Kevin et al. , (2021), Reflections on almost a century of hydrological studies on Africa’s largest lake. Proceedings of International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 384, 141-147, https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-384-141-2021

Horan Robyn et al. , (2021), Extending a large-scale model to better represent water resources without increasing the model’s complexity. Water, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w13213067

Horan Robyn et al. , (2021), Modelling small-scale storage interventions in semi-arid India at the basin scale. Sustainability, 13, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116129

Horan Robyn et al. , (2021), A comparative assessment of hydrological models in the Upper Cauvery catchment. Water, 13, https://doi.org/10.3390/w13020151

Rickards Nathan et al. , (2020), Understanding future water challenges in a highly regulated Indian river basin — modelling the impact of climate change on the hydrology of the upper Narmada. Water, 12, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/6/1762

Samaniego Luis et al. , (2019), Hydrological forecasts and projections for improved decision-making in the water sector in Europe. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 100, 2451-2471, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0274.1

Laize, C.L.R. et al. , (2014), Projected flow alteration and ecological risk for pan-European rivers. River Research and Applications, 30, 299-314, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.2645/abstract

Houghton-Carr, H.A. et al. , (2011), An assessment of the surface water resources of the Juba-Shabelle basin in southern Somalia. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 56, 759-774, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2011.585470

McCartney, Matthew P.; Houghton-Carr, Helen A., (2009), Working Wetland Potential: An index to guide the sustainable development of African wetlands. Natural Resources Forum, 33, 99-110, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122466606/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0