Publications by Wouter Buytaert
International peer review journals:
Submitted
- Dussaillant, A., Buytaert W., Maturana, O., Arias, M.,
Meier, C., Espinoza, F. Extreme gradient, data sparse basins
and challenges for prediction and management: Baker basin in
Chilean Patagonia. Submitted to Hydrological Sciences Journal.
2012
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32. Buytaert, W., Friesen, J., Liebe, J., Ludwig, R.,
2012. Assessment and management of water resources in
developing, semi-arid and arid regions. Water Resources
Management. In press.
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31. Buytaert, W., Baez, S., Bustamante, M., Dewulf, A.,
2012. Web-based environmental simulation: bridging the
gap between scientific modelling and
decision-making. Environmental Science and Technology. DOI:
dx.doi.org/10.1021/es2031278.
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30. Beven, K., Buytaert, W., Smith, L., 2012. On virtual
observatories and modelled realities (or why discharge must be
treated as a virtual variable). Hydrological Processes. In press.
2011
- 29. Crespo, P., Feyen, J., Buytaert, W., Bücker, A., Breuer,
L., Frede, H.-G., Ramírez, M., 2011.
Identifying controls of the rainfall-runoff response of
small catchments in the tropical Andes (Ecuador). Journal of
Hydrology 407, 164-174.
- 28. Ward, E., Buytaert, W., Peaver, L., Wheater, H., 2011.
Evaluation of precipitation products over complex mountainous
terrain: a water resources perspective. Advances in Water Resources.
34, 1222-1231.
- 27. Reusser, D., Buytaert, W., Zehe, E. 2011.
Temporal dynamics of
model parameter sensitivity for computationally expensive
models with FAST (Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity
Test). Water Resources Research 47, W07551.
- 26. Buytaert, W., Beven, K., 2011.
Models as multiple working hypotheses: Hydrological
simulation of tropical alpine wetlands. Hydrological
Processes 25, 1784 - 1799
- 25. Viviroli, D., Archer, D. R., Buytaert, W., Fowler,
H. J., Greenwood, G. B., Hamlet, A. F., Huang, Y.,
Koboltschnig, G., Litaor, M. I., López-Moreno, H. I.,
Lorentz, S., Schädler, B., Schwaiger, K., Vuille, M.,
and Woods, R., 2010.
Climate change and mountain water resources: overview and
recommendations for research, management and policy.
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 15, 471-504.
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24. Buytaert, W., Cuesta-Camacho, F., Tobon, C., 2011.
Potential impacts of climate change on the environmental services of humid tropical alpine regions.
Global Ecology and Biogeography 20, 19-33.
(Full paper).
2010
- 23. Dussaillant, A., Benito, G., Buytaert, W., Carling, P.,
Meier, C., Espinoza, F., 2010. Repeated Glacial-Lake
Outburst Floods in Patagonia: An Increasing Hazard? Natural
Hazards 54, 469-481. DOI 10.1007/s11069-009-9479-8
- 22. Buytaert, W., Vuille, M., Dewulf, A., Urrutia, R., Karmalkar, A., Célleri, R., 2010.
Uncertainties in climate change projections and regional downscaling: implications
for water resources management.
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 1247-1258, 2010. (Open access).
- 21. Crespo, P., Célleri, R., Buytaert, W., Feyen, J., Iñiguez, V., Borja, P.,
de Bièvre, B., 2010. Land use change impacts on the hydrology of wet Andean
páramo eocystems. In: Status and Perspectives of Hydrology in Small Basins.
IAHS Publ. 336.
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20. Célleri R., Buytaert W., De Bièvre B., Tobón C., Crespo P., Molina J., Feyen J., 2010. Understanding the hydrology of tropical Andean ecosystems through an Andean Network of Basins. In: Status and Perspectives of Hydrology in Small Basins. IAHS Publ. 336.
2009
- 19. Holländer, H. M., Blume, T., Bormann, H., Buytaert, W., Chirico, G.B.,
Exbrayat, J.-F., Gustafsson, D., Hölzel, H., Kraft, P., Stamm, C., Stoll, S.,
Blöschl, G., Flühler, H., 2009.
Comparative predictions of discharge from an artificial catchment (Chicken Creek)
using sparse data.
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 2069-2094.
- 18. Neal, J., Schumann, G., Bates, P., Buytaert, W., Matgen, P., Pappenberger F., 2009. A data assimilation approach to discharge estimation from space. Hydrological Processes 23, 3641 - 3649
- 17. Buytaert, W., Beven, B., 2009. Regionalisation as a learning process. Water Resources Research 45, W11419.
- 16. Buytaert, W., Celleri, R., Timbe, L., 2009.
Predicting climate change impacts on
water resources in the tropical Andes: the effects of GCM
uncertainty.
Geophysical Research Letters 36, L07406.
2008
- 15. Buytaert, W., Reusser, D., Krause, S., Renaud, J-P, 2008. Why can't we do better than Topmodel? Hydrological Processes 22, 4175 - 4179
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14. Buytaert, W., De Bièvre, B., Celleri, R.,
Cisneros, F., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2008. Comment on
Human impacts on headwater fluvial systems in the northern
and central Andes. Geomorphology 96, 239-242.
2007 and earlier
- 13. Buytaert W., Iñiguez, V., De Bièvre B., 2007. The effects of Pinus patula forestation on water yield in the Andean páramo. Forest Ecology and Management 251, 22 - 30
- 12. Célleri, R., Willems, P., Buytaert, W., Feyen, J., 2007.
Space-time rainfall variability in the Paute Basin, Ecuadorian Andes.
Hydrological Processes 21, 3316 - 3327
- 11. Buytaert, W., Celleri, R., De Bièvre, B., Hofstede, R., Cisneros,
F., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2006. Human impact on the
hydrology of the Andean páramos. Earth Science Reviews 79, 53-72.
- 10. Buytaert, W., Deckers, J., Wyseure, G. 2006. Regional variability of volcanic ash soils in south Ecuador: the relation with parent material, climate and land use. Catena 70, 143-154.
- 9. Geerts, S., Garcia M., Del Castillo, C., Buytaert, W., 2006. Agro-climatic
suitability mapping for crop production in the Bolivian Altiplano: a case study
for quinoa. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 139, 399-412.
- 8. Buytaert, W., Celleri, R., Willems, P., De Bièvre, B., Wyseure, G.,
2006. Spatial and temporal rainfall variability
in mountainous areas: A case study from the south Ecuadorian Andes.
Journal of Hydrology 329, 413-421.
- 7. Nyssen, J., Nigussie Haregeweyn, Descheemaeker, K.,
Gebremichael, D., Vancampenhout, K., Poesen, J., Mitiku Haile,
Moeyersons, J., Buytaert, W., Naudts, J., Deckers, J., Govers,
G., 2006. Modelling the effect of soil and water conservation practices
in Tigray, Ethiopia - discussion. Agriculture, Environment and
Ecosystems 114, 407-411.
- 6. Buytaert, W., Deckers, J., Wyseure, G., 2006.
Description and classification of highly weathered Andosols in the south
Ecuadorian paramo. Geomorphology 73, 207-221
- 5. Buytaert, W., De Bièvre, B., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2005.
The effect of land use changes on the hydrological behaviour o
Histic Andosols in south Ecuador. Hydrological Processes
19: 3985 - 3997.
- 4. Buytaert, W., Sevink, J., De Leeuw, B., Deckers, J., 2005.
Clay mineralogy of the soils in the south Ecuadorian
páramo region. Geoderma, 127: 114-129.
- 3. Buytaert, W., De Bièvre, B., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2004.
The use of the linear reservoir
concept to quantify the impact of
land use changes on the hydrology of catchments in the Ecuadorian
Andes. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 8: 108-114.
- 2. Buytaert, W., Wyseure, G., Deckers, J., 2003. The advantages
of the use of open source software in geosciences. Communications
in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences 68: 35-38.
- 1. Buytaert, W., Deckers, J., Dercon, G., De Bièvre, B., Poesen, J.,
Govers, G., 2002. The influence of land use changes on the
hydrological properties of volcanic ash soils in South Ecuador. Soil Use and
Management 18: 94-100.
Book chapters:
- Buytaert, W., Iñiguez, V., Celleri, R., De Bièvre, B., Wyseure, G., Deckers,
J., 2006. Analysis of the water balance of small páramo
catchments in south Ecuador. In: J. Krecek and M. Haigh (eds.), Environmental Role of
Wetlands in Headwaters, Springer. pp. 271 - 281.
- B. De Bièvre, V. Iñiguez, W. Buytaert. Hidrología del páramo.
Importancia, propiedades y vulnerabilidad. In: Proyecto páramo (ed.).
Investigaciones biofísicas en el páramo. GTP/Abya Yala, 2006.
- Dercon G., Buytaert, W., Molina, A., Sanchez, H., Loaiza, G.,
Deckers, J., 2000. Efectos del uso sobre las características
hidrofísicas de los suelos del páramo en el Austro Ecuatoriano.
In: Proyecto páramo (ed.). Suelos del páramo: pp.37-38
Outreach
- Helge Bormann, Hartmut M. Holländer, Theresa Blume, Wouter Buytaert, Giovanni B. Chirico, Jean-Francois Exbrayat, David
Gustafsson, Herwig Hölzel,
Philipp Kraft, Thomas Krauße, Ali
Nazemi, Christian Stam, Sebastian Stoll, Günter Blöschl and Hannes Flühler, 2011. Modellkonzept vs. Modellierer – wer oder was ist
wichtiger? Korrespondenz Wasserwirtschaft 4, 487 - 491.
- Buytaert, W., Vuille, M., Dewulf, A., 2011. Climate Change Impacts
on Water Resources in the
Tropical Andes. Newsletter of the Mountain Research Initiative
MRI NEWS no. 6, 11 - 13.
- Buytaert W., Tovar, C., De Bièvre, B., 2010. Análisis de los potenciales impactos del cambio climático
sobre el balance hídrico de los Andes tropicales. CONDESAN, Lima.
- Buytaert, W., R. Celleri, B. De Bièvre, F. Cisneros,
R. Hofstede, 2009. Impacto humano en la hidrología de los páramos Andinos. Serie Gestión de Cuencas Hidrográficas y Población. Pydlos Ediciones, Cuenca. Ecuador.
- B. De Bièvre, V. Iñiguez, W. Buytaert. Hidrología del páramo. Importancia, propiedades y vulnerabilidad.Versión como salió
en el libro
Investigaciones biofísicas en el páramo.
GTP/Abya Yala, 2006.
- Buytaert, W., 2006. The impact of global change on the páramo ecosystem and
water supply (in Spanish). Journal of the Union of Construction Engineers of Cuenca, Ecuador.
- Buytaert, W., 2006. Open Source Software (in Spanish). Journal of the Union of
Construction Engineers of Cuenca, Ecuador.
- Buytaert, W., 2004. The properties of the soils of the south Ecuadorian páramo and
the impact of land use changes on their hydrology. PhD Thesis. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
- Cisneros, F., Celleri, R., Buytaert, W., De Bièvre, B., 2004, Evaluation
and review of best practices for water management in the Andean páramos (in Spanish),
Proyecto Páramo Andino, Quito, Ecuador.
- Buytaert, W., R. Celleri, B. De Bièvre, J. Deckers and G. Wyseure,
Modelización del comportamiento hidrológico de microcuencas
de páaramo en el sur del Ecuador usando TOPmodel. Articulo presentado en III Congreso
Latinoamericano de manejo de cuencas hidrograficas, 8-13 Junio 2003, Arequipa, Peru.