Overview
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
Additional Contact Information
Office: Thoday Building, Room F6
Email: s.d.patil@bangor.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1248 38 8294
Teaching and Supervision
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:
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
Research Interests
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.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
I am willing to supervise a PhD
Publications
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
Activities
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)
Projects
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Using AI and big data to optimise land management decisions for reducing river flood risk
01/02/2022 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)
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PONDERFUL - POND Ecosystems for Resilient FUture Landscapes in a changing climate (869296)
30/11/2020 – 31/12/2199 (Active)
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KESS II MRes with Ymgynghoriaeth Gwynedd Consultancy- BUK2188
01/11/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
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KESS II East Phd with Forest Research BUK2E014
01/03/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)
Personal
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