Research group Water, Permafrost and Environmental systems
We investigate hydrological processes in water and land environments, the anthropogenic effects on these processes and their variability and change, both in time and space, to contribute to the knowledge and capacity advancement needed for sustainable development.
Group description
Water, Permafrost and Environmental systems is one of our four research units at the Department.
We also develop methods and tools for decision support in urban development and planning, watershed/urban modelling integration, and water resources management, by combining subdisciplines such as hydro climatology, remote sensing, geodesy and ecology.
Our research focuses on water quantity and quality, how liquid and frozen, subsurface and surface water compartments interact, and how water flows and carries other substances through the landscape – in plants, locally, regionally and globally, and from past, through present and into the future. We study the possible fate of permafrost under global warming and the total amount, landscape distribution and vertical partitioning of soil organic carbon stocks in these regions. We also inform decision makers and planners on managing current and mitigating future hydrologic impacts of weather extremes.
