Sergio Contreras
Ecohydrologist/Remote Sensing Expert
BSc-MSc in Environmental Sciences (2001) and PhD (2006) at the University of Almeria. Dryland ecohydrologist, and drought and remote sensing expert with more than 10 years of career as researcher and consultant in water resources assessment (quantification of water-energy balance), hydrological and water allocation modelling, and geomatic technologies (analysis of satellite and UAV imagery, and Geographic Information Systems). Dr. Contreras studies and quantifies the links and feedbacks between the Hydrosphere (hydrological processes at the land surface), and the Biosphere (structure and functioning of native and agro- and native ecosystems), and their relation with climate-forcing drivers and human activities at different spatial scales (plot, landscape, regional). He developed its main research career in the Spanish National Research Council (2002-2013), and did stays at Australia (The University of Western Australia), Argentina (Institute of Applied Mathematics of San Luis), and USA (Bureau of Economic Geology). Since its joining in FW at 2013 as consult researcher, Sergio is contributing to a better understanding of drought impacts on the environment and the economy. He leads the InfoDrought pilot project focused on the development and testing of a fully-integrated Drought Monitoring-Management System, and the Work Package on “Drought and Innovations” of the EU-H2020 BRIGAID project. He has actively participated in in many international and Spanish research projects and contracts. Member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (2000-present).
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2020 - FutureWater Report 212
Monitor Ecopraderas: Seguimiento del estado de las praderas de la Vega del Alagón mediante indicadores de satélite
Contreras, S., C. Nolet, G.W.H. Simons
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2019 - FutureWater Report 197
Seasonal Hydrological Forecasting for the Segura River Basin, Spain
Hamed, R., A. De Tomas, S. Contreras, J.E. Hunink
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2019 - BRIGAID Internal Report
InfoSequia Testing Development Report
Contreras, S., J.E. Hunink
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2019 - FutureWater Report 186
Detection and coverage estimation of on-farm reservoirs and ponds in Mediterranean irrigated regions using orthophotos and pixel classification techniques
Contreras, S.
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2019 - E-Proceedings of the 38th IAHR World Congress
HERMANA: Co-Design of an Integrated Operational Water Management Tool For the Valle Del Cauca, Colombia
Ball, S., M.F. Sanchez, M. Werner, S.T. Escobar Carmona, C.Y. Soto Chavez, M. Wuis, S. Contreras, K. Douben, M. Visser, J.E. Hunink
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2019 - Water
A Simplified Water Accounting Procedure to Assess Climate Change Impact on Water Resources for Agriculture across Different European River Basins
Hunink, J.E, G.W.H. Simons, S. Suárez-Almiñana, A. Solera, J. Andreu, M. Giuliani, P. Zamberletti, M. Grillakis, A. Koutroulis, I. Tsanis, F. Schasfoort, S. Contreras, E. Ercin, W. Bastiaanssen
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2019 - Technical Report
El Marco del Árbol de Decisión: Aplicación a la Cuenca de Chancay-Lambayeque, Peru
Taner M.Ü., J.E. Hunink, S. Contreras, A. Hijar, R. Hamed, D. Morales, A. Wasti, P. Ray
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2019 - FutureWater Report 194
Satellite-based altimetry data for hydrological assessments: two case studies
Hunink, J.E., J.P.C. Eekhout, J. de Vente, S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons
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2019 - Science of the Total Environment
Hydrogeological modelling for the watershed management of the Mar Menor coastal lagoon (Spain)
Alcolea, A., S. Contreras, J.E. Hunink, J.L. García-Aróstegui, J. Jiménez-Martínez
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2018 - Agricultural Water Management
Comparison of meteorological and satellite-based drought indices as yield predictors of Spanish cereals
García-León, D., S. Contreras, J.E. Hunink
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2017 - FutureWater Report 176
Cuantificación de la descarga subterránea al Mar Menor mediante modelización hidrogeológica del acuífero superficial Cuaternario
Contreras, S., A. Alcolea, J. Jiménez-Martínez, J.E. Hunink
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2017 - FutureWater Report 174
Water and carbon fluxes in irrigated citrus orchards assessed from satellite data
Contreras, S., J.E. Hunink, A. Baille
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2017 - Remote Sensing
Hydrological Modelling using Satellite-Based Crop Coefficients: A Comparison of Methods at the Basin Scale
Hunink J.E., J.P.C. Eekhout, J. de Vente, S. Contreras, P. Droogers, A. Baille
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2017 - FutureWater Report 167
Hydrological Evaluation and Ecosystem Valuation of the Lukanga Swamps
Hunink, J.E., S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons, P. Droogers
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2016 - Agricultural Water Management
Effects of saline reclaimed waters and deficit irrigation on Citrusphysiology assessed by UAV remote sensing
Romero-Triguerosa, C., P.A. Nortes, J.J. Alarcón, J.E. Hunink, M. Parra, S. Contreras, P. Droogers, E. Nicolás
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2016 - Environmental Reviews
The role of groundwater in highly human-modified hydrosystems: a review of impacts and mitigation options in the Campo de Cartagena-Mar Menor coastal plain (SE Spain)
Jimenez-Martinez, J., J.L. Garcia-Arostegui, J.E. Hunink, S. Contreras, P. Baudron, L. Candela
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2016 - Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Vertical and lateral soil moisture patterns on a mediterranean karst hillslope
Cantón, Y., E. Rodríguez-Caballero, S. Contreras, L. Villagarcía, X.Y. Li, A. Solé-Benet, F. Domingo
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2015 - Agricultural Water Management
Estimating groundwater use patterns of perennial and seasonal crops in a Mediterranean irrigation scheme, using remote sensing
Hunink, J.E., S. Contreras, M. Soto-García, B. Martin-Gorriz, V. Martinez-Álvarez, A. Baille
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2015 - FutureWater Report 148
Scoping Assessment of Erosion Levels for the Mahale region, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
Hunink, J.E., W. Terink, S. Contreras, P. Droogers
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2015 - FutureWater Report 138
Water accounting at the basin scale: water use and supply (2000-2010) in the Segura River Basin using the SEEA framework
Contreras, S., J.E. Hunink
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2015 - FutureWater Report 141
Hydrological pre-feasibility assessment for the Romuku hydropower plant Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Hunink, J.E., S. Contreras, P. Droogers
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2014 - Water Environment Research
Effects of reclaimed waters on spectral properties and leaf traits of Citrus orchards
Contreras, S., P. Pérez-Cutillas, C.S. Santoni, C. Romero-Trigueros, F. Pedrero, J.J. Alarcón
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2014 - Droughts: Research and Science-Policy Interfacing
Drought effects on rainfed agriculture using standardized indices: A case study in SE Spain
Contreras, S., J.E. Hunink
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2014 - FutureWater Report 125
Building a Watershed Information System for the Campo de Cartagena basin (Spain) integrating hydrological modeling and remote sensing
Contreras, S., J.E. Hunink, A. Baille
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2013 - Earth observation of ecosystem services
Detecting ecosystem reliance on groundwater based on satellite-derived greenness anomaly and temporal dynamics
Contreras, S., D. Alcaraz-Segura, B. Scanlon, E.G. Jobbágy
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2013 - Ecohydrology
Abrupt watercourse formation in a semiarid sedimentary landscape of central Argentina: The roles of forest clearing, rainfall variability, and seismic activity
Contreras, S., C.S. Santoni, E.G. Jobbagy
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2012 - Plant, Cell and Environment
Stand structure modulates the long-term vulnerability of Pinus halepensis to climatic drought in a semiarid Mediterranean ecosystem
Moreno-Gutierrez, C., G. Battipaglia, P. Cherebuni, M. Saurer, E. Nicolás, S. Contreras, J.I. Querejeta
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2011 - Environmental Earth Sciences
Diffuse and concentrated recharge evaluation using physical and tracer techniques: Results from a semiarid carbonate massif aquifer in southeastern Spain
Alcalá, F.J., Y. Cantón, S. Contreras, A. Were, P. Serrano-Ortiz, J. Puigdefábregas, A. Solé-Benet, E. Custodio, F. Domingo
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2011 - Catena
Controls of infiltration-runoff processes in Mediterranean karst rangelands in SE Spain
Li, X-Y., S. Contreras, A. Solé-Benet, Y. Cantón, F. Domingo, R. Lázaro, H. Lin, B. Van Wesemael, J. Puigdefábregas
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2011 - Journal of Hydrology
Remote sensing estimates of supplementary water consumption by arid ecosystems of central Argentina
Contreras, S., E.G. Jobbagy, P.E. Villagra, M.D. Nosetto, J. Puigdefábregas
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2010 - Water Resources Research
Vadose zone transport in dry forests of central Argentina: The role of land use
Santoni, C.S., E.G. Jobbagy, S. Contreras