Research

Research areas

Each area brings together the people, thesis topics and publications of the group on that subject.

Research areas

  • Front of Grey Glacier, with blocks of blue ice, in Torres del Paine, Chile

    Climate change

    Assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources.

    4 people · 6 topics

  • Global winds simulated by NASA's GEOS-5 atmospheric model, with jet streams over South America

    Numerical modeling

    Numerical hydrological and atmospheric simulations, such as floods and extreme precipitation.

    11 people · 6 topics

  • San Pedro de Atacama salt flat with a shallow lagoon and the mountains in the background

    Hydrogeology

    Study of groundwater flow and aquifer management.

    2 people

  • Streamflow gauging station installed next to a bridge

    Hydrological monitoring and forecasting

    Observations and models to monitor and forecast streamflow and water levels.

    1 person · 7 topics

  • Aerial view of a floodplain inundated by the overflowing Alapaha River, with a road and a farm surrounded by water

    Extreme event analysis

    Assessment of the risk and frequency of floods, droughts and other extreme hydrological events.

    7 people · 7 topics

  • Turquoise river running between rocks and native forest in the Los Lagos Region, Chile

    Surface hydrology

    Analysis and modeling of river systems and basins.

    8 people · 7 topics

Photos: Nicolás Donatte, Csaba Marosi and Willian Justen de Vasconcellos (Pexels license). Public domain: NASA, USGS and Florida FWC.