Research Lines

ENVIRONMENTAL HYDROLOGY

Ecohydrology. Interactions atmosphere-soil-vegetation. Geohydrological relations. Modeling of riparian vegetation. Distributed modeling of N and C cycles at a catchment scale. Erosion and sedimentation processes. Siltation of reservoirs. Environmental flows.

WATER RESOURCES EVALUATION

Distributed hydrological modeling. Spatial variability of precipitation and temperature. Multi-scale water balances. Distributed recharge of aquifers. Effects of climate and land use changes on the hydrological cycle. Climate change adaptation. Arid climates Hydrology. Radar and satellite assimilation data. Seasonal forecasting systems.

STATISTICAL HYDROLOGY

Statistical models of extremes (floods and droughts). Historical information and historic floods incorporation techniques. Regional analysis. Weather generators. Non-stationary modeling and teleconnections with climatic indicators. Scaling and Hydrology. Uncertainty estimation in model simulation and prediction.

FLOODS

Flood studies. Spatial estimation of hazard and flood risk maps using GIS techniques. Design of Nature Based Solutions and Eco-engineering. 2D flood numerical modeling. Optimal flood control strategies for reservoirs. Real-time prediction systems. Flash floods in small catchments.