Title: Performance-based assessment of tropical cyclone parametric precipitation models for flood simulation applications Authors: O.M. Viloria-Marimon, F.L. Santiago-Collazo, M.V. Bilskie, A. Gori, and T.L. Mote Journal: Journal of Hydrology Abstract Tropical cyclone (TC) rainfall is one of the primary drivers of flooding in coastal watersheds; therefore, accurate rainfall estimation is essential for reliable hydrologic and…
A practitioner-friendly approach to quantifying the hydrologic benefits of city-scale distributed green stormwater infrastructure
Title: A practitioner-friendly approach to quantifying the hydrologic benefits of city-scale distributed green stormwater infrastructure Authors: M.L. Chambers, F.L. Santiago-Collazo, R.W. Lammers, and B.P. Bledsoe Journal: Journal of Environmental Management Abstract The practice of green stormwater infrastructure (GI) is rapidly advancing. However, there remain complex challenges to upscaling its practice from localized installations to city-scale…
Evaluating macroplastics transport thresholds for overland flow processes
Title: Evaluating macroplastics transport thresholds for overland flow processes Authors: N. Oruc Baci, F.L. Santiago-Collazo, and J.R. Jambeck Journal: Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances Abstract Macroplastic pollution is an emerging contaminant in urban landscapes, where it clogs storm drains, degrades water quality, harms wildlife, fragments into microplastics, and contributes to downstream pollutant loads. Yet the overland…
A technique for stream geometry estimation based on watershed morphometric characteristics
Title: A technique for stream geometry estimation based on watershed morphometric characteristics Authors: O.M. Viloria-Marimon, F.L. Santiago-Collazo, B.P. Bledsoe, and W.F. Silva-Araya Journal: Environmental Modelling and Software Abstract This study presents an approach for deriving stream geometry from watershed morphometric characteristics, addressing data scarcity for hydrologic and hydraulic modeling. The approach was tested in Puerto…
Advancing numerical models for land-to-ocean litter transport: A review of hydrodynamic processes and inland contributions
Title: Advancing numerical models for land-to-ocean litter transport: A review of hydrodynamic processes and inland contributions Authors: N. Oruc Baci, F.L. Santiago-Collazo, C.B. Woodson, and J.R. Jambeck Journal: Science of the Total Environment Abstract Litter pollution, particularly from plastic waste, has escalated into a global crisis that poses substantial risks to aquatic ecosystems and human health….