Research Overview:

I am a catchment hydrologist with research interests along two broad themes: (1) to understand how climate and land-use change will affect the hydrological behaviour of landscapes across multiple observation scales, and (2) to quantify the resilience of linked ecosystem services to hydrological changes in the region. I am especially interested in investigating the spatial and temporal patterns of environmental change through model-based evaluations across numerous river basins.

Current Research Group:

Parinaz Rashidi (Post-doc): Pond Ecosystems for Resilient Future Landscapes in a changing climate

Matthew Cooper (PhD): Investigating the Role of Forested Lands for Natural Flood Management in Wales

Rijaa Khan (PhD): Investigating potential impacts of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on the biodiversity of Pakistan (co-supervised with Dr Isabel Rosa)

Wider Academic Contribution:

Associate Editor, Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA)

Deputy Director, Places of Climate Change (PloCC) Research Centre

Member of the NERC Peer Review College

Member of UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College

Member of the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee

Administrative responsibilities within the school:

• Academic coordinator for: International student and staff exchanges

• Academic coordinator for: Trans-Atlantic Forestry Masters (TRANSFOR-M) programme

Office: Thoday Building, Room F6

Email: s.d.patil@bangor.ac.uk

Tel: +44 1248 38 8294

Module organiser for:

• DXX-1007: Academic Tutorial & Key Skills
• DXX-2011: Catchment Processes
• DXX-3707: Catchment Modelling & Analysis
• DXX-3115: Advanced GIS & Remote Sensing

Teaching contributer to:

• ONS-1001: Environmental data & analysis
• DXX-4527: Research Planning & Comm

Research students supervised:

Matthew Cooper (PhD): Investigating the Role of Forested Lands for Natural Flood Management in Wales

Rijaa Khan (PhD): Investigating potential impacts of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on the biodiversity of Pakistan (co-supervised with Dr Eleanor Warren-Thomas)

Tom Kind (MScRes, graduated: 2022): The feasibility of a conceptual model, EXP-Hydro, to simulate streamflow as a potential for hydropower generation of seven catchments in Wales for the years of 2040-2080, benchmarked against Kling-Gupta Efficiency (co-supervised with Ian Harris)

Alex Rigby (MScRes, graduated: 2021): A Hydrological Modelling Toolkit to Enhance Flood Management and Infrastructure Decisions in Gwynedd County, Wales

Richard Dallison (PhD, graduated: 2020): Climate Change and Welsh Catchments: Implications for Hydrological Regime, Water Quality and Water Abstraction

John Musau (PhD, graduated: 2020): Land Cover Change Impacts on Water and Energy Balance in East Africa

Hosea Mwangi (PhD, graduated: 2016): Impact of Land Use Change and Climate Variability on Watershed Hydrology in the Mara River Basin, East Africa

My research interests are along two broad themes: (1) to understand how climate and land-use change will affect the hydrological behaviour of landscapes across multiple observation scales, and (2) to quantify the resilience of linked ecosystem services to hydrological changes in the region. I am especially interested in investigating the spatial and temporal patterns of environmental change through model-based evaluations across numerous river basins.

I am willing to supervise a PhD

2025

• PublishedDependence of rainfall-runoff model performance on calibration conditions under changing climatic conditions
  Jahanshahi, A., Booij, M. & Patil, S., Mar 2025, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 70, 4, p. 581-596
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

• PublishedAn ensemble-based projection of future hydro-climatic extremes in Iran
  Jahanshahi, A., Booij, M., Patil, S. & Gupta, H., 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology. 642, 131892.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedExploring Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Straw Burning in Hunan Province, China, from 2010 to 2020
  Zeng, Y., Liu, S., Huang, S., Patil, S., Gao, W. & Li, H., 18 Apr 2024, In: Remote Sensing. 16, 8
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedQuantifying natural and anthropogenic impacts on streamflow and sediment load reduction in the upper to middle Yellow River Basin
  Ren, D., Liu, S., Wu, Y., Xiao, F., Patil, S., Dallison, R., Feng, S., Zhao, F., Qiu, L., Wang, S., Zhang, S. & Li, L., 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 53, p. 101788 101788.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedDownscaling Global Land-Use Scenario Data to the National Level: A Case Study for Belgium
  Rashidi, P., Patil, S., Schipper, A. M., Alkemade, R. & Rosa, I., 7 Sept 2023, In: Land.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpact of climate change on hydropower potential in the UK and Ireland
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 17 Mar 2023, In: Renewable Energy. 207, p. 611-628
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedNew paths for modelling freshwater nature futures
  Kramer, L., Teurlincx, S., Rashleigh, B., Janssen, A., Janse, J., Brauman, K., Földesi, C., van Wijk, D., de Senerpont Domis, L., Patil, S., Rashidi, P., Hamel, P., Rising, J., Mooij, W. & Kuiper, J., 3 Jul 2023, In: Sustainability Science.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedResearching Green Process Innovation Across Borders and Boundaries Through Collaborative Inquiry
  Coughlan, P., Bellini, R., Bello-Dambatta, A., Dallison, R., Dreyer-Gibney, K., Gallagher, J., Harris, I., McNabola, A., Mitrovic, D., Murali, M., Novara, D., Patil, S., Rigby, A., Ritsos, P. D., Schestak, I., Singh, A., Walker, N. & Williams, P., Dec 2023, In: The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. 59, 4, p. 556-584 29 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRun-of-river hydropower in the UK and Ireland: The case for abstraction licences based on future flows
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 1 Nov 2023, In: Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability. 3, 4, 045005.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedAbstraction licence impacts on optimal streamflow utilization by run-of-river hydropower in the UK and Ireland
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 14 Dec 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedDependence of rainfall-runoff model transferability on climate conditions in Iran
  Jahanshahi, A., Ghazanchaei, Z., Navari, M., Goharian, E., Patil, S. & Zhang, Y., 12 Mar 2022, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 67, 4, p. 564-587 24 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedFuture water availability for run-of-river hydropower in the UK and Ireland under climate change
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 12 Sept 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedHydrokinetic energy conversion: A global riverine perspective
  Ridgill, M., Lewis, M., Robins, P., Patil, S. & Neill, S., Jul 2022, In: Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. 14, 4, 044501.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHydrological Perspectives on Integrated, Coordinated, Open, Networked (ICON) Science
  Acharya, B., Ahmmed, B., Chen, Y., Davison, J., Haygood, L., Hensley, R., Kumar, R., Lerback, J., Liu, H., Mehan, S., Mehana, M., Patil, S., Persaud, B., Sullivan, P. & URycki, D., 12 Apr 2022, In: Earth and Space Science. 9, 4, e2022EA002320.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
• PublishedIdentifying most relevant controls on catchment hydrological similarity using model transferability - A comprehensive study in Iran
  Jahanshahi, A., Patil, S. & Goharian, E., 1 Sept 2022, In: Journal of Hydrology. 612, Part B, 128193.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedLUCST: A novel toolkit for Land Use Land Cover change assessment in SWAT+ to support flood management decisions
  Rigby, A., Butcher, P., Ritsos, P. D. & Patil, S., Oct 2022, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 156, 105469.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModelling the impact of future climate change on streamflow and water quality in Wales, UK
  Dallison, R., Williams, P., Harris, I. & Patil, S., 25 Apr 2022, In: Hydrological Sciences Journal. 67, 6, p. 939-962 24 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWater availability assessment for run-of-river hydropower under future climate change in the UK and Ireland
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 23 May 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2021

• PublishedComparing spatial and temporal scales of hydrologic model parameter transfer: A guide to four climates of Iran
  Jahanshahi, A., Melsen, L., Patil, S. & Goharian, E., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology. 603, Part C, 127099.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedGeneration characteristics of run-of-river hydropower schemes in the UK and Ireland under future climate change
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 16 Dec 2021.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedGlobal riverine theoretical hydrokinetic resource assessment
  Ridgill, M., Neill, S., Lewis, M., Robins, P. & Patil, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: Renewable Energy. 174, p. 654-665
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpact of climate change on abstraction for hydropower and public water supply in Wales, UK
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 29 Apr 2021.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedImpacts of climate change on future water availability for hydropower and public water supply in Wales, UK
  Dallison, R., Patil, S. & Williams, P., 1 Aug 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 36, 100866.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedInfluence of Land Use Land Cover on River Water Quality in Rural North Wales, UK
  Crooks, E., Harris, I. & Patil, S., Jun 2021, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 57, 3, p. 357-373
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRole of forested land for natural flood management in the UK: A review
  Cooper, M., Patil, S., Nisbet, T., Thomas, H., Smith, A. & McDonald, M., Sept 2021, In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 8, 5, e1541.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedInfluence of historical climate patterns on streamflow and water demand in Wales, UK
  Dallison, R., Patil, S. & Williams, P., 12 Jun 2020, In: Water. 12, 6, 1684.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedImpacts of climate change on water quantity and quality in the Dyfi Catchment, UK: Implications for drinking water supply
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 18 Jul 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedInland Water Bodies in China: New Features Discovered in the Long-term Satellite Data
  Feng, S., Liu, S., Huang, Z., Jing, L., Zhao, M., Peng, X., Yan, W., Wu, Y., Lv, Y., Smith, A., McDonald, M., Patil, S., Sarkissian, A., Shi, Z., Xia, J. & Ogbodo, U. S., 17 Dec 2019, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA. 116, 51, p. 25491-25496
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModel based assessment of climate change impacts on river water quality in Wales
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 10 Jul 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• PublishedModelling the impact of climate change on water supply sustainability for the rural Afon Dyfi catchment, mid Wales
  Dallison, R. & Patil, S., 8 Apr 2019.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

2018

• PublishedAnalysing the historic supply-demand dynamics of public water supply across catchments in Wales, UK
  Dallison, R., Patil, S. & Williams, P., 9 Apr 2018.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
• PublishedCharacterizing the Intensity and Dynamics of Land-Use Change in the Mara River Basin, East Africa
  Mwangi, H., Lariu, P., Julich, S., Patil, S., McDonald, M. & Feger, K.-H., 2018, In: Forests. 9, 1, 17 p., 8.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2017

• PublishedPredicting the spectral information of future land cover using machine learning
  Patil, S., Gu, Y., Dias, A., Steiglitz, M. & Turk, G., 2017, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 38, p. 5592-5607
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedClimate regulation, energy provisioning and water purification: Quantifying ecosystem service delivery of bioenergy willow grown on riparian buffer zones using life cycle assessment
  Styles, D., Borjesson, P., d’Hertefeldt, T., Birkhofer, K., Dauber, J., Adams, P., Patil, S., Pagella, T., Pettersson, L. B., Peck, P., Vaneeckhaute, C. & Rosenqvist, H., Dec 2016, In: AMBIO. 45, 8, p. 872-884
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModelling the impact of agroforestry on hydrology of Mara River Basin in East Africa
  Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. A. & Ferger, K., 30 Aug 2016, In: Hydrological Processes. 30, 18, p. 3139-3155
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedRelative contribution of land use change and climate variability on discharge of upper Mara River, Kenya
  McDonald, M. A., Mwangi, H. M., Julich, S., Patil, S. D., McDonald, M. S. & Feger, K. H., 12 Feb 2016, In: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. 5, p. 244-260
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedComparing spatial and temporal transferability of hydrological model parameters
  Patil, S. D. & Stieglitz, M., 9 Apr 2015, In: Journal of Hydrology. 525, p. 409-417
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedImpact of tree planting configuration and grazing restriction on canopy interception and soil hydrological properties: Implications for flood mitigation in silvopastoral systems
  Lunka, P. D., Lunka, P. & Patil, S. D., 15 Oct 2015, In: Hydrological Processes. 30, 6, p. 945–958
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedGRACE storage-runoff hystereses reveal the dynamics of regional watersheds
  Sproles, E. A., Leibowitz, S. G., Reager, J. T., Wigington, P. J., Famiglietti, J. S. & Patil, S. D., 30 Oct 2014, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 19, p. 3253-3272
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedHow does spatial variability of climate affect catchment streamflow predictions?,
  Patil, S. D., Wigington, P. J., Leibowitz, S. G., Sproles, E. A. & Comeleo, R. L., 17 May 2014, In: Journal of Hydrology. 517, p. 135–145
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedIntrastream variability in solute transport: Hydrologic and geomorphic controls on solute retention
  Patil, S. D., Covino, T. P., Packman, A. I., McGlynn, B. L., Drummond, J. D., Payn, R. A. & Schumer, R., 1 Jun 2013, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 118, 2, p. 413-422
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedUse of Hydrologic Landscape Classification to Diagnose Streamflow Predictability in Oregon
  Patil, S. D., Wigington, P. J., Leibowitz, S. G. & Comeleo, R. L., 18 Nov 2013, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 50, 3, p. 762–776
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedA network model for prediction and diagnosis of sediment dynamics at the watershed scale
  Patil, S. D., Sivapalan, M., Hassan, M. A., Ye, S., Harman, C. J. & Xu, X., 1 Dec 2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. 117, F4, p. F00A04
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedControls on hydrologic similarity: role of nearby gauged catchments for prediction at an ungauged catchment
  Patil, S. D. & Stieglitz, M., 23 Feb 2012, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 16, p. 551-562
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedEffects of solute breakthrough curve tail truncation on residence time estimates: A synthesis of solute tracer injection studies
  Drummond, J. D., Covino, T. P., Aubeneau, A. F., Leong, D., Patil, S. D., Schumer, R. & Packman, A. I., 1 Sept 2012, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 117, G3
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedModelling daily streamflow at ungauged catchments: what information is necessary?
  Patil, S. D. & Stieglitz, M., 28 Dec 2012, In: Hydrological Processes. 28, 3, p. 1159-1169
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2011

• PublishedHydrologic similarity among catchments under variable flow conditions
  Patil, S. D. & Stieglitz, M., 23 Mar 2011, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 15, 3, p. 989-997
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• UKRI Interdisciplinary Assessment College

  Aug 2023 →

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Membership of peer review panel or committee (Member)
• Welsh Digital Twin Network (External organisation)

  Member of WDTN Steering Board

  May 2023 →

  Activity: Membership of board (Member)

2021

• American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021

  17 Dec 2021

  Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Chair)

2020

• Member of AGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee

  Dec 2020 →

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Contributor)
• Water (Journal)

  Special Issue: Natural Ecosystems Management and Mountain Engineering Works as Tools for Runoff and Sediment Yield Control

  Jun 2020 – May 2021

  Activity: Editorial activity (Guest editor)
• NERC Peer Review College

  May 2020 →

  Activity: Types of External academic engagement - Contribution to the work of national or international committees and working groups (Member)

2019

• Atmosphere (Journal)

  Special Issue: Impact of Climate and Land-Use Change on the Earth’s Critical Zone

  Oct 2019 – Jan 2021

  Activity: Editorial activity (Guest editor)

2015

• Journal of the American Water Resources Association (Journal)

  May 2015 →

  Activity: Editorial activity (Editorial board member)

• Using AI and big data to optimise land management decisions for reducing river flood risk

  01/02/2022 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• PONDERFUL - POND Ecosystems for Resilient FUture Landscapes in a changing climate (869296)

  30/11/2020 – 31/12/2199 (Active)

• KESS II MRes with Ymgynghoriaeth Gwynedd Consultancy- BUK2188

  01/11/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• KESS II East Phd with Forest Research BUK2E014

  01/03/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies:

PhD, Hydrology and Water Resources; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2011)

MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA (2006)

BE, Civil Engineering; University of Mumbai, India (2005)

Fellow, Higher Education Academy UK (2016)

Fellow, Royal Geographical Society UK (2019)

Member, European Geosciences Union

Member, American Geophysical Union