Wouter Buytaert
Dr. Wouter Buytaert
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Imperial College London
Skempton Building
London, SW7 2AZ
United Kingdom
E-mail:
w.buytaert(at)imperial.ac.ukPersonal URL:
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Key Publications of Wouter Buytaert (up to ten) :
Buytaert, W., Zulkafli, Z., Grainger, S., Acosta, L., Alemie, T.C., Bastiaensen, J., De Bièvre, B., Bhusal, J., Clark, J. Dewulf, A., Foggin, M., Hannah, D. M., Hergarten, C., Isaeva, A., Karpouzoglou, T., Pandeya, B., Paudel, D., Sharma, K., Steenhuis, T. S. Tilahun, S., Van Hecken, G., Zhumanova, M., 2014. Citizen science in hydrology and water resources: opportunities for knowledge generation, ecosystem service management, and sustainable development. Frontiers in Earth Science 2:26.
Buytaert, W., Baez, S., Bustamante, M., Dewulf, A., 2012. Web-based environmental simulation: bridging the gap between scientific modelling and decision-making. Environmental Science and Technology 46, 1971-1976.
Buytaert W, De Bièvre B, 2012. Water for cities: the impact of climate change and demographic growth in the tropical Andes. Water Resources Research, 48, W08503
Viviroli, D., Archer, D. R., Buytaert, W., Fowler, H. J., Greenwood, G. B., Hamlet, A. F., Huang, Y., Koboltschnig, G., Litaor, M. I., López-Moreno, H. I., Lorentz, S., Schädler, B., Schwaiger, K., Vuille, M., and Woods, R., 2010. Climate change and mountain water resources: overview and recommendations for research, management and policy. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15, 471-504.
Buytaert, W., Cuesta-Camacho, F., Tobon, C., 2011. Potential impacts of climate change on the environmental services of humid tropical alpine regions. Global Ecology and Biogeography 20, 19-33
Buytaert, W., Vuille, M., Dewulf, A., Urrutia, R., Karmalkar, A., Célleri, R., 2010. Uncertainties in climate change projections and regional downscaling: implications for water resources management. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1247-1258, 2010.
Buytaert W., Iñiguez, V., De Bièvre B., 2007. The effects of Pinus patula forestation on water yield in the Andean páramo. Forest Ecology and Management 251, 22-30
Célleri, R., Willems, P., Buytaert, W., Feyen, J., 2007. Space-time rainfall variability in the Paute Basin, Ecuadorian Andes. Hydrological Processes 21, 3316 - 3327
Buytaert, W., Celleri, R., De Bièvre, B., Hofstede, R., Cisneros, F., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2006. Human impact on the hydrology of the Andean páramos. Earth Science Reviews 79, 53-72.
Buytaert, W., Celleri, R., Willems, P., De Bièvre, B., Wyseure, G., 2006. Spatial and temporal rainfall variability in mountainous areas: A case study from the south Ecuadorian Andes. Journal of Hydrology 329, 413-421.
Expertise of Wouter Buytaert:
Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
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Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Soil Formation |
Topic Integrated Systems | Carbon Cycle |
Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
Topic Technology | Technology |
Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Past |
| Recent / Today |
| Future |
Statistical Focus | Statistical Focus |
| Variability |
Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Modeling |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
Mountain Research Initiative | MRI Research area |
| Integrated model-based studies of environmental change in diff. mountain regions |
| Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
Specialties of Wouter Buytaert:
Buytaert's research activities deal with water resources management and environmental change, especially the impact of land use changes and climate change on hydrological processes and water supply. His work includes field research, mainly on hydrophysical soil properties, rainfall-runoff modelling, rainfall patterns, data assimilation and uncertainty analysis. His research focuses on tropical areas, with a particular interest in South American and African mountain regions.
Human impacts (land use changes, climate change) on water resources in tropical mountain regions. Predicting the effects of environmental change on water resources. Assessing the value of data in the abovementioned predictions.
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Last update: 4/27/16
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