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 climate impacts on water resources to support adaptation and resilience.

    4 people · 6 topics

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

    Numerical modeling

    Hydrological and atmospheric simulations for water management.

    11 people · 6 topics

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

    Hydrogeology

    Studies of groundwater flow and aquifer management for sustainable water use.

    2 people

  • Streamflow gauging station installed next to a bridge

    Hydrological monitoring and forecasting

    Technologies for monitoring and forecasting hydrological conditions.

    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 events analysis

    Assessment of the risk and frequency of extreme hydrological events for disaster preparedness and mitigation.

    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 to improve water management and basin planning.

    8 people · 7 topics

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