Portfolio · NSF #2054444 · Since May 2023
Wildfire disturbances & downstream water quality
This project investigates how far downstream wildfire disturbances propagate in fluvial networks.
My contributions
- Conduct fieldwork, calibrate EXO sensors, and collect water samples.
- Analyze nutrient and metal concentrations to identify post-fire water-quality changes.
- Analyze data using ArcGIS, MATLAB, R, HEC-HMS, and Aquarius.
- Develop Python and MATLAB models for water-quality prediction.
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Interested in water,
data, or collaboration?
liroca01@unm.edu ↗+1 (505) 975-4563 · Albuquerque, New Mexico