Santiago Yepez F.

Áreas de Investigación

• Hidrología
• Manejo Integrado de Cuencas
• Sensores Remotos Avanzados

Líneas de Investigación

• Morfodinámica Fluvial usando fotogrametria en imágenes UAV y SFM
• Analisis espectral en imágenes satelitales para estudios de sanidad forestal
• Hidrologia satelital aplicada a flujos hidrosedimentarios y calidad del agua

Proyectos de Investigación Destacados

• 2022-2025 (1221091) Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Inherent and Apparent Optical Properties in Lakes and
  Reservoirs in South-central Chile: Implications for Bio-optical Modeling and Water Quality FONDECYT
  REGULAR. Participante(s) UdeC: Santiago Yépez (IP); Germán Velásquez (Co-inv / Instituto GEA); Rolando Rodriguez (Co-inv).
• 2022-2020 Proyecto Innova Chile – CORFO Bienes Públicos Adaptación al Cambio Climático. 19BP-117424 – South Rivers Toolbox: Modelo predictor de la morfodinámica fluvial para apoyar la gestión de cauces. Adjudicado. Institución Mandante: DOH-MOP. Director Principal del Proyecto e Investigador Responsable.
• 2022-2018 Programa Friend-Water AMIGO (http://www.unesco.org/ new/es/natural-sciences/environment/water/ihp/ihp-programmes/friend/), como Coordinador Regional para Latinoamérica y el Caribe de la UNESCO-PHI (hidrología). Investigador Responsable.

Últimas Publicaciones

Araújo, D.F., Knoery, J., Briant, N., Ponzevera, E., Chouvelon, T., Auby, I., Yepez, S., Bruzac, S., Sireau, T., Pellouin-Grouhel, A. and Akcha, F., (2021). Metal stable isotopes in transplanted oysters as a new tool for monitoring anthropogenic metal bioaccumulation in marine environments: The case for copper. Environmental Pollution, 290, p.118012.

Mahé, G., Abdo, G., Amoussou, E., Brou, T., Dietrich, S., El Tayeb, A., van Lanen, H., Meddi, M.,Mishra, A., Orange, D., Quynh Le, T. P., Tshimanga, R., Valimba, P., Yepez, S., Ogilvie, A., and Amrouni, O. (2021). The UNESCO FRIEND-Water program: accelerates, shares and transfers knowledge and innovation in hydrology across the world in the frame of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Program (IHP), Proc. IAHS, 384, 5–18, https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-384-5-2021.

Hincapié, B., Cortés-Soto, A., Bermudez, M. A., Yepez, S., Trujillo-Hernández, J. S., Salguero-Londoño, B. M., & Grande, S. (2021). Coffee plantation soil characterization using a multi-method approach near the Volcano Nevado del Ruiz, Colombian Central Cordillera. Earth Sciences Research Journal, 25(3), 263-273.

Araújo, D.F., Ponzevera, E., Weiss, D.J., Knoery, J., Briant, N., Yepez, S., Bruzac, S., Sireau, T. and Brach-Papa, C., (2021). Application of Zn isotope compositions in oysters to monitor and quantify anthropogenic Zn bioaccumulation in marine environments over four decades: a “Mussel Watch Program” upgrade. ACS ES&T Water, 1(4), pp.1035-1046.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater. 1c00010.

De la Rosa R, Aldana M, Costanzo-Alvarez V, Yepez S, Amon C. (2021). The surface expression of hydrocarbon seeps characterized by satellite image spectral analysis and rock magnetic data (Falcon basin, western Venezuela). Journal of South American Earth Sciences. Volume 106, 2021,103036, https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jsames.2020.103036.

Nardini, A., Yépez, S., Mazzorana, B., Ulloa, H., Bejarano, M. D., & Laraque, A. (2020). A Systematic, Automated Approach for River Segmentation Tested on the Magdalena River (Colombia) and the Baker River (Chile). Water MDPI – Special Issue “River Evolution Research”, 12(10), 2827.

Laraque, A., Moukandi N’kaya, G.D., Orange, D., Tshimanga, R., Tshitenge, J.M., Mahé, G.,Nguimalet, C.R., Trigg, M.A., Yepez, S. and Gulemvuga, G., (2020). Recent budget of hydroclimatology and hydrosedimentology of the Congo River in Central Africa. Water, 12(9), p.2613.

Nardini, A., Yepez, S., & Bejarano, M. D. (2020). A Computer Aided Approach for River Styles—Inspired Characterization of Large Basins: A Structured Procedure and Support Tools. Geosciences, 10(6), 231.

Nardini, A., Yepez, S., Zuniga, L., Gualtieri, C., & Bejarano, M. D. (2020). A Computer Aided Approach for River Styles—Inspired Characterization of Large Basins: The Magdalena River (Colombia). Water, 12(4), 1147.

Laraque, A., Lopez, J. L., Yepez, S., & Georgescu, P. (2019). Water and Sediment Budget of Casiquiare Channel Linking Orinoco and Amazon Catchments, Venezuela. Water, 11(10), 2068. doi:10.3390/w11102068.

Gallay, M., Martinez, J. M., Mora, A., Castellano, B., Yepez, S., Cochonneau, G., Alfonso, J. A., Carrera, J. M., López, J. L. & Laraque, A. (2019). Assessing Orinoco river sediment discharge trend using MODIS satellite images. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 91, 320-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2019.01.010.