Gonzalo Espinoza Dávalos, PhD

Gonzalo Espinoza Dávalos, PhD

Water Resources Engineer

I’m a Water Resources & Environmental Engineer specialized on integrating global and remote sensing data sets for the improvement of water management practices. I have a keen interest in earth observations, geospatial tools, and communicating applied science by means of interactive web applications. I have more of 10 years of experience developing hydrologic models and building hydroinformatic applications and applying research to deliver integrated water resources management and environmental solutions at different geographic scales. Currently, I work at Esri as a Principal GIS Engineer at ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World.

Highlights

Research, achievements, and activities

MDPI
Call for Papers
I am a guest editor of the Recent Advances in Remote Sensing Products for Water and Environment Monitoring special issue in the Remote Sensing journal.
AWRA
Conference
I was the technical program chair at the 2024 Geospatial Water Technology Conference (GWTC) of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA).
UAA
Honors
I was featured as one of the 50 spotlight alumni in the Trascender en Luz book, celebrating the 50th anniversary of my alma mater.

Publications


I've published journal articles and international reports that focus on the use of remote sensing and global models into practical research, implementing solutions to address the most pressing water resources challenges.


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Amazon Basin

Variability of trends in precipitation

Spatial variability of evapotranspiration

Remote sensing products validated by flux towers

Urban precipitation and evapotranspiration

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Transboundary Waters

Water Security in the Jordan River Basin

Hydrology of the Jordan River Basin

Transboundary cooperation in international basins (part 1)

Transboundary cooperation in international basins (part 2)

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Hydroinformatics

Statistical analysis & web apps (dissertation)

Open source web app development platform

Statistical analysis of soil moisture data

Merging satellite precipitation products

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International Reports

WaPOR database methodology

Water accounting in the Litani River Basin

Teaching

I’ve specialized on teaching the different aspects of GIS for Water Resources Engineering, from hydrologic modelling to the use of global datasets in practical applications.

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