Dr Rafael Rosolem
BSc(S.Paulo), MSc(S.Paulo), PhD(Arizona)
Current positions
Associate Professor in Water and Climate
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design Engineering
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Research interests
Terrestrial hydrometeorology studies the exchange processes of water and energy between the land surface and the lower atmosphere, their interactions and feedbacks. The ecology of the land surface is also an important aspect that controls hydrological and meteorological phenomena. Some of these land surface processes, such as floodings, extreme weather, landslides, climate change, among others, can potentially affect our society.
My research focuses on understanding and improving physical and physiological mechanisms associated with the water, energy, and biogeochemical cycles. To achieve that, I combinemeasurements and land surface models (also known as soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer schemes, SVATs) into data assimilation frameworks such as parameter or state estimation techniques. I am also involved in the development and dissemination of a new measurement technique which provides soil moisture at intermediate spatial scales from cosmic-rays.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Royal Society China-UK: Estimating Groundwater Recharge Using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensing Technology
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
31/03/2024 to 30/03/2026
COSMIC-SWAMP : NERC Global Partnership Seedcorn Grant
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/08/2021 to 31/07/2023
COSMIC-SWAMP : NERC Global Partnership Seedcorn Grant
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/08/2021 to 31/07/2023
COSMIC-SWAMP : NERC Global Partnership Seedcorn Grant
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School of Civil, Aerospace and Design EngineeringDates
01/08/2021 to 31/07/2023
8035 NERC NE/T005645/1
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
14/11/2019 to 13/11/2020
Thesis supervisions
The impact of groundwater representation in land surface models under current and future climate scenarios in Great Britain
Supervisors
Investigating groundwater recharge and dynamics at continental scales using comparative hydrology
Supervisors
Assessing the combined effect of Carbon-Water dynamics on hydrological processes in Brazil
Supervisors
Investigating opportunities for global scale soil moisture studies using Cosmic-Ray Neutron Sensors
Supervisors
Impacts of climate and climate change on water and vegetation dynamics in Horn of Africa drylands
Supervisors
Modelling hydrological responses of a large-scale river basin in India
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
07/05/2024Evaluation of reanalysis soil moisture products using cosmic ray neutron sensor observations across the globe
Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Impact of local versus global datasets on hydrological responses in Mahanadi River basin in India
Hydrological Sciences Journal
stoPET v1.0: a stochastic potential evapotranspiration generator for simulation of climate change impacts
Geoscientific Model Development
Translating seasonal climate forecasts into water balance forecasts for decision making
PLOS Climate