Surface and groundwater dynamics
This research line develops predictive models of surface and groundwater dynamics to support climate-resilient water management and groundwater protection.
It contributes to:
- Hydrogeosciences
Increasing pressures on water resources, including droughts, floods, overexploitation and contamination, require a sound understanding of surface and groundwater dynamics. This understanding is challenged by the spatial heterogeneity of natural media across scales, from pores to catchments, and by the complexity and nonlinearity of coupled flow, transport and reaction processes in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and the critical zone. We develop predictive frameworks and multiscale models to support climate-resilient water management and sustainable groundwater protection.
To this end, we combine fundamental and applied research through theory development, detailed numerical simulations, field experiments, and laboratory monitoring.
Two current ERC-funded projects provide a strong foundation for advancing the quantitative understanding of flow, transport, mixing, and reactive processes in karst aquifers.
Coordinators
Pilar Llorens Garcia
Tomás Aquino
Key Research Projects
KARST
Our team
The multidisciplinary team behind the science
Our publications
Latest scientific contributions
A multivariate analysis and machine learning approach to assess the impact of climate change on water quality
Sustainable Water Resources Management — 2026 — DOI: 10.1007/s40899-026-01336-6
Do thermally activated foundations affect trace organic contaminant fate in urban aquifers? A case study from Barcelona
2026 — DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-10553
Drivers of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) concentration in aquifers and rivers of the Besòs basin (Catalunya, Spain)
2026 — DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-22052
Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in rural endorheic basins: insights from the Gallocanta Lake Basin (Spain)
2026 — DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-10091
Assessing Actual Groundwater Recharge under Climate Variability and Irrigation Pressure in the Upper Guadiana Basin (Central Spain)
2026 — DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-2301
