Water Resources Modelling

Guada´s team in action nearby Cerro del Águila , even in a dry summer. For a deeper detail or high quality pictures check IHLLA sites and publications.  

At southern hemisphere, with a good GPS cover of 18 satellites. The  UNICEN university campus  at Azul is found at the rear, and at the front many summer pools !

January the 6th, 2023, we´ve sent the first high-demanding simulation to Google-Cloud-Compute-Engine successfully from IHLLA , meaning that we´ve got already a feasible and low cost platform to develop 2D flood simulations to compare against satellite imagery. The monitoring screen-shot is shown below.

During the first December week, I moved for a full time research position at IHLLA institute, Azul, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Consultancy activities will continue, and new phone numbers and Email will be eased soon.

Having worked for 10 years within Hydromet Networks and Early Warning Systems, I recommend this World Bank recent guide ,  as key reference for modernization and maintenance prioritizing sustainability, based in experience from developing countries but practically valid elsewhere.  “Grimes, David R.; Rogers, David P.; Schumann, Andreas; Day, Brian F.. 2022. Charting a Course for Sustainable Hydrological and Meteorological Observation Networks in Developing Countries.  World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/38071 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”  Figure: screenshot from Daniel Kull at live presentation, 2022-11-09. Hydromet people and functions, D. Kull.

A new set of Land-Hydrology altimeter data from Sentinel-3 is available in pilot phase SR_2_LAN_HY , with a 27 days revisit time, and the orbit footprint as displayed in Copernicus OAH ,  in order to track water surface elevation at reservoirs, the case of Paso de las Piedras in Buenos Aires province, with orbits pictured.