Tropical ecosystems are of major hydrological importance for regional and global climate systems and are characterized by greater energy inputs, higher rate of change and dynamics compared to other hydroclimatic regions. Nowadays, the anthropogenic influence in the climate crisis exerts enormous pressure on tropical hydrological systems. This growing pressure affects water quality and quantity, wh ...[Read More]
Featured catchment series: The San Carlos Catchment in northeast Costa Rica, a multi-scale hydrological observatory to leapfrog data scarcity in the tropics
The San Carlos Catchment in northeast Costa Rica, photograph taken at 660 m a.s.l. shows the active volcano Arenal and the catchment boundary formed by the hydropower reservoir Lake Arenal (dam is visible in the foreground), one of the sites for isotope and water quality monitoring in rivers.
Photo credit: Christian Birkel
