Scientific research in Ecuador: A bibliometric analysis

G Herrera-Franco, N Montalván-Burbano… - Publications, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecuador has shown a growth in its scientific production since 2011, representing 85% of the
total historical production. These investigations are reflected in scientific publications, which …

Water balance and soil moisture deficit of different vegetation units under semiarid conditions in the andes of southern Ecuador

A Fries, K Silva, F Pucha-Cofrep, F Oñate-Valdivieso… - Climate, 2020 - mdpi.com
Water availability in semiarid regions is endangered, which is not only due to changing
climate conditions, but also to anthropogenic land use changes. The present study analyzed …

Assessment of native radar reflectivity and radar rainfall estimates for discharge forecasting in mountain catchments with a random forest model

J Orellana-Alvear, R Célleri, R Rollenbeck, P Muñoz… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Discharge forecasting is a key component for early warning systems and extremely useful
for decision makers. Forecasting models require accurate rainfall estimations of high spatial …

How does high resolution topography affect flood simulation at watershed scale: A case study in a small watershed based on tilt photography

J Li, L Li, T Zhang, Y Kang, B Zhang - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The data source and resolution of DEM will affect the extraction of watershed features and
flood simulation precision. In this paper, based on the 7 cm resolution DEM of the Liulin …

Sustainable Water Service Tariff Model for Integrated Watershed Management: A Case Study in the Ecuadorian Andes

F Granda-Aguilar, HM Benavides-Muñoz… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study addresses the financial sustainability challenge of integrated watershed
management (IWM) in regions with inadequate water service tariffs. A novel water service …

Establishment of the baseline for the iwrm in the ecuadorian andean basins: Land use change, water recharge, meteorological forecast and hydrological modeling

C Mera-Parra, F Oñate-Valdivieso, P Massa-Sánchez… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study was conducted in the Zamora Huayco (ZH) river basin, located in the inter-
Andean region of southern Ecuador. The objective was to describe, through land use/land …

Wind Characteristics and Wind Energy Potential in Andean Towns in Northern Peru between 2016 and 2020: A Case Study of the City of Chachapoyas

J Rascón, W Gosgot Angeles, M Oliva-Cruz… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Currently, climate change and population growth have a significant impact on human
beings. Furthermore, these factors are generating a great need for energy to sustain present …

Integrating geographic data and the SCS-CN method with LSTM networks for enhanced runoff forecasting in a complex mountain basin

MJ Merizalde, P Muñoz, G Corzo, DF Muñoz… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In complex mountain basins, hydrological forecasting poses a formidable
challenge due to the intricacies of runoff generation processes and the limitations of …

Optimizing Ambiance: Intelligent RGB Lighting Control in Structures Using Fuzzy Logic

GA Alvarez-Garcia, CL Zúñiga-Cañón… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Managing red–green–blue (RGB) lighting conditions within structures may evoke emotions
and positively influence behavior. Intelligent RGB lighting systems based on environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the Hydrological Response to Land Use Change Scenarios in Urban and Non-Urban Mountain Basins in Ecuador

D Mejía-Veintimilla, P Ochoa-Cueva, J Arteaga-Marín - Land, 2024 - mdpi.com
Land cover is a crucial factor in controlling rainfall–runoff processes in mountain basins.
However, various anthropogenic activities, such as converting natural vegetation to …