Developing new ways of measuring, understanding and predicting runoff generation in gauged and ungauged basins

Developing new ways of measuring, understanding and predicting runoff generation in gauged and ungauged basins

Developing new ways of measuring, understanding and predicting runoff generation in gauged and ungauged basins

Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology

The Watershed Hydrology lab led by Professor Jeff McDonnell conducts field, lab and modeling investigations that address the following questions:

  • - Where does water go when it rains (and snow go when it melts)?
  • - How long does it reside in the watershed?
  • - What pathway does it take to the stream channel?

The PhD students in the group are active experimentalists working on similar questions in diverse watershed settings while the Post Docs in the group help to integrate findings through model development and testing. Our ultimate goal is to explore the common features of watershed response across diverse scales, climates, and hydrogeological settings to develop a new theoretical framework for streamflow generation in humid regions. Visitors to the lab are very welcome and students wishing to pursue a PhD or Post Doc within our group are encouraged to apply directly to Prof. McDonnell.


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New faces in the lab

May 22, 2013

The lab is a hive of activity at the moment! We’re really happy to have with us three visiting researchers (Laurent Pfister, Miguel Barrios and Ali Ameli) and a new post-doc (Sandra Timsic). Here’s the low-down on each of them and what they’ll be up to while they’re with us.....
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