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What motivates our group
Accurate prediction of the stream hydrograph [and stream water quality] implies adequate modeling of sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes
[Hewlett and Troendle, 1975].
Decades after Hewlett and Troendle's writing, we still know little about the sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes within headwaters and their parent watersheds. This lack of scientific knowledge has limited the ability to sufficiently predict the impacts of climate variability and land-use alteration on the quality and quantity of stream water. HydroGeoScience for Watershed Management (HG-WM) research group advances the scientific knowledge on the quantification of sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes to inform watershed management, under changing climate and land-use.
Accurate prediction of the stream hydrograph [and stream water quality] implies adequate modeling of sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes
[Hewlett and Troendle, 1975].
Decades after Hewlett and Troendle's writing, we still know little about the sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes within headwaters and their parent watersheds. This lack of scientific knowledge has limited the ability to sufficiently predict the impacts of climate variability and land-use alteration on the quality and quantity of stream water. HydroGeoScience for Watershed Management (HG-WM) research group advances the scientific knowledge on the quantification of sources, pathways and residence time of water and solutes to inform watershed management, under changing climate and land-use.
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ALI AMELI (Director)
I am a hydrologist interested in exploring how water and solutes move and react within watersheds, how these movements and reactions change with climate variability and land-use alteration, and ultimately, how these changes impact terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. I currently lead national and international projects on the development of interdisciplinary approaches for water security assessments and watershed management in collaboration with geochemists, ecologists, agricultural and forestry scientists, as well as water conservation and protection agencies. Through this work, we are developing science-based evidence on the interaction amongst hydrological, geochemical, and ecological processes to inform watershed management, planning, and engineering designs for the end-goal of managing the environmental impacts of climate variability and land-use alteration on groundwater and surface water resources. |
RESEARCH GROUP
UBC's HydroGeoScience for Watershed Management (HG-WM) research group combines different environmental science disciplines in order to scientifically manage the environmental impacts of climate and land-use changes. In particular, HG-WM (1) advances the knowledge on materiel (water & solute) transport and reaction below and above the land surface, to (2) inform science-based watershed management strategies and land-use planing, and to (3) design engineered groundwater and surface water protection and purification systems. For the details of our current projects, please see the research section. |
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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Groundwater Ecohydrology Hydro-geological Engineering Watershed Management Applied Hydro-geochemistry Groundwater - Surfacewater & Land Interaction Green Infrastructure |
NSERC SUBJECTS:
4504 Groundwater 1007 Water Resources and Supply 1501 Water Quality 4501 Hydrogeochemistry 1006 Hydrologic Engineering 2203 Modeling, Simulation |
