Using interactive Jupyter Notebooks to facilitate knowledge transfer and training of rainfall-runoff modelling

• A. Peñuela ^[1] ; Francesca Pianosi ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad de Córdoba

     Universidad de Córdoba

     Cordoba, España

     
  2. [2] University of Bristol

     University of Bristol

     Reino Unido

     
• Localización: Estudios en la zona no saturada del suelo. Vol. XV, ZNS'21, A Coruña, 9-10 noviembre 2021: trabajos presentados en las XV Jornadas de Investigación en la Zona no Saturada del Suelo / Javier Samper (ed. lit.), Antonio Paz González (ed. lit.), Jorge Dafonte Dafonte (ed. lit.), Eva Vidal Vázquez (ed. lit.), 2021, ISBN 978-84-9749-821-0, págs. 237-239
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The field of interactive computing has recently coalesced around the Jupyter Notebooks, a literate programming environment that combines executable code, rich media, model outputs, figures and explanatory text in a single document. Another enhancement provided by Notebooks over model static documentation, is the possibility to include interactive visualization. This opens the potential use of interactive Jupyter Notebooks for knowledge transfer and teaching purposes. In this study we used the interactive knowledge transfer Notebooks included in the iRONS (Reservoir Operations Notebooks and Software) toolbox and an online survey to evaluate how interactive Jupyter Notebooks contribute to facilitate the communication of complex concepts in rainfall-runoff modelling. The results of the survey show that most participants considered the interactive Notebooks more effective forleraning than other methods. Participants increased both their familiarity and knowledge. These results suggest that learning from interactive Jupyter Notebooks facilitate the communication of complex modelling concepts.