Climatic Change and Climate Impacts

Areas of Interests
Education
Projects
Publications

Areas of Interests

Hydrology in mountain areas: Temporal analysis of hydroclimatic variables, relationships between climate and trends in snow accumulation, effect of topography and land cover on snow distribution, influence of snowmelt on river regimes and interannual variability of discharges, water balances, analysis of extreme events.

Spatial modelling of nivometeorological variables: Utilzation of spatial statistics and snow accumulation and melting models for predicting spatial distribution of snow and other climatic territories over mountainous areas.

Study of the availability and mangement of water resources: Management patterns of reservoirs related with the availability of water resources, hydrological impacts derived from reservoir management (changes in fluvial regime, magnitude and frequency of extreme events, etc), reservoir siltation processes.

Recent evolution of the Pyrenean glaciers: Changes in the location of the Equilibrium Line since the L.I.A., evolution of glaciated areas in the Pyrenees in relation to climate variability and the topographic context of the glacial cirques.

Education

Licenced in Geography by the University of Zaragoza en 1999

Doctor in Geography. University of Zaragoza 2005

Projects

-‘Strategy and methodology for improved IWRM- An integrated interdisciplinary assessment in four twining river basins- STRIVER’

- ‘Characterisation and modelling of hydrological processes in gauged basins for the prediction of non-gauged basins- CANOA’ (CANOA, CGL 2004-04919-c02-01) funded by CICYT, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. 2004-2007. Main researcher: Dra. Pilar Llorens

- `Hydrologic and erosive processes in Pyrenean catchments, related to land use changes and climate variability- PIRIHEROS’ (PIRIHEROS, REN 2003-08678/HID), funded by CICYT, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. 2004-2006. Main researcher: Dr. Jose María García-Ruiz.

- 'Agreement CSIC/Agricultural Ministry (General Office for Nature Conservation) - RESEL', funded by Ministerio de Medio Ambiente. 1999- 2003. Main researcher: Dr. José María García Ruiz.

- 'Permanent stations for studying hydrological processes in mediterranean environments - EPROHIDRO' (HID98-1056-C02-01), funded by CICYT, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. 1998-2001. Main researcher: Dr. Francesc Gallart-Gallego.

- 'Hydrological processes in seminatural mediterranean areas - PROHISEM' (PROHISEM, REN 2001-2268-C02-01/HID), funded by CICYT, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. 2001-2004. Main researcher: Dr. Francesc Gallart-Gallego

- 'Identification of sediment sources and runoff generation areas in relationship with land use changes - HIDROESCALA' (REN2000-1709-C04-01/GLO), funded by CICYT, Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. 2000-2002. Main researcher: Dr. Jose-María García Ruiz.

-'Water resources management in a changing environment: The impact of sediment on sustainability -WARMICE' (ENV4-CT98-0789), funded by the European Community. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología - CSIC 1998-2001 Main researcher: Dr. Sue White (Univ. Cranfield, Reino Unido)

- 'Debris fall assessment in mountain catchments for local end-users - DAMOCLES' (EVG1-1999-00027P), funded by the European Community. Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología - CSIC 1999-2002. Main researcher: Dr. James Bathurst (Univ. de Newcastle, Reino Unido)

Publications