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DOI	10.5194/hess-23-393-2019
	Flooded by jargon: How the interpretation of water-related terms differs between hydrology experts and the general audience
	Venhuizen G.J.; Hut R.; Albers C.; Stoof C.R.; Smeets I.
发表日期	2019
ISSN	1027-5606
起始页码	393
结束页码	403
卷号	23 期号:1
英文摘要	Communication about water-induced hazards (such as floods, droughts or levee breaches) is important, in order to keep their impact as low as possible. However, sometimes the boundary between specialized and non-specialized language can be vague. Therefore, a close scrutiny of the use of hydrological vocabulary by both experts and laypeople is necessary. In this study, we compare the expert and layperson definitions of 22 common terms and pictures related to water and water hazards, to see where misunderstandings might arise both in text and pictures. Our primary objective is to analyze the degree of agreement between experts and laypeople in their definition of the used terms. In this way, we hope to contribute to improving the communication between these groups in the future. Our study was based on a survey completed by 34 experts and 119 laypeople. Especially concerning the definition of words related to water there are some profound differences between experts and laypeople: words like "river" and "river basin" turn out to have a thoroughly different interpretation between the two groups. Concerning the pictures, there is much more agreement between the groups. © Author(s) 2019.
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Hazards; Levee breaches; Primary objective; River basins; Water-induced; Floods; flood; hydrology; levee; river basin; survey method
来源期刊	Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/159786
作者单位	Venhuizen, G.J., Science Communication and Society, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Hut, R., Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands; Albers, C., Heymans Institute for Psychological Research, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands; Stoof, C.R., Soil Geography and Landscape Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, Wageningen, 6700 AA, Netherlands; Smeets, I., Science Communication and Society, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Venhuizen G.J.,Hut R.,Albers C.,et al. Flooded by jargon: How the interpretation of water-related terms differs between hydrology experts and the general audience[J],2019,23(1).
APA	Venhuizen G.J.,Hut R.,Albers C.,Stoof C.R.,&Smeets I..(2019).Flooded by jargon: How the interpretation of water-related terms differs between hydrology experts and the general audience.Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,23(1).
MLA	Venhuizen G.J.,et al."Flooded by jargon: How the interpretation of water-related terms differs between hydrology experts and the general audience".Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 23.1(2019).