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Parameterization of river incision models requires accounting for environmental heterogeneity: insights from the tropical andes
(2020)
Landscape evolution models can be used to assess the impact of rainfall variability on bedrock river incision over millennial timescales. However, isolating the role of rainfall variability remains difficult in natural ...
Virtual control volume approach to the study of climate causal flows: identification of humidity and wind pathways of influence on rainfall in Ecuador
(2020)
Unraveling the relationship between humidity, wind, and rainfall is vitally important to understand the dynamics of water vapor transport. In recent years, the use of causal networks to identify causal flows has gained ...
Evaluation of 1D hydraulic models for the simulation of mountain fluvial floods: a case study of the Santa Bárbara river in Ecuador
(2019)
River flooding is a key topic for water managers because of social and economic losses it can cause. The complex topography and dynamics of mountain rivers has limited the analysis of their behavior during flood events ...
Atmosphere-surface fluxes modeling for the high Andes: the case of páramo catchments of Ecuador
(2020)
© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Interest in atmosphere-surface flux modeling over the mountainous regions of the globe has increased recently, with a major focus on the prediction of water, carbon and other functional indicators in ...
Pedalear sin fatigarse: análisis de infraestructura ciclística urbana basado en la energía de pedaleo
(2019)
One of the strategies for promoting the bicycle as a means of urban transport it is the design and implementation of the necessary infrastructure. This includes cycle paths, bicycle parking lots and vehicle loan systems. ...
Abundance and morphometry changes across the high mountain lake-size gradient in the tropical Andes of Southern Ecuador
(2017)
The number, size, and shape of lakes are key determinants of the ecological functionality of a
lake district. The lake area scaling relationships with lake number and volume enable upscaling
biogeochemical processes and ...
Unravelling evapotranspiration controls and components in tropical Andean tussock grasslands
(2020)
The study of the environmental factors that control evapotranspiration and the components of evapotranspiration leads to a better understanding of the actual evapotranspiration (ET) process that links the functioning of ...
Drastic improvements in air quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 outbreak
(2020)
In the beginning of 2020, the global human population encountered the pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Despite social and economic concerns, this epidemiologic emergency has brought unexpected positive ...
Dynamics of the behaviour of a vertical wetland (french system) operating in warm-climate conditions, evaluated by means of variables continuously measured in situ
(2020)
The sewage treatment system in this study was operated with only the first stage of a French system of vertical wetlands, composed of two units in parallel and running with an extended feeding cycle (7 days). This research ...
Estimating turbulent fluxes in the tropical andes
(2020)
The correct estimation of Sensible Heat Flux (H) and Latent Heat Flux (LE) (i.e., turbulent fluxes) is vital in the understanding of exchange of energy and mass among hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere in an ecosystem. ...