Hydrological Sciences

Matthew C. Larsen

PhD, Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), Panama. Larsen directed STRI from 2014 to 2020. STRI scientists further the understanding of tropical nature and its importance to human welfare, train students to conduct research in the tropics, and promote conservation by increasing public awareness of the beauty and importance of tropical ecosystems. From 2010 to 2014, Larsen was the U.S. Geological Survey Associate Director for Climate and Land Use Change, where he led science programs focused on climate and land use change, a national ecological carbon sequestration assessment, the Landsat satellite program and the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center. Prior to 2010 Larsen served in various scientific leadership roles at the U.S. Geological Survey, following an 18-year research career in that agency. His 90+ publications are in marine geology, natural hazards, water resources management, climate change, and ecosystem services.

The Lutz Creek watershed of Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Steven Paton, Matthew C. Larsen and Robert Stallard June 16, 2021

The Lutz Creek watershed, administered by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) on Barro Colorado Island (BCI), is one of the longest continually monitored, micro-catchments in the neotropics. This catchment is central to the long-term climate and hydrological monitoring program that STRI has operated on BCI since 1972. The information derived from this program plays an essential role ...[Read More]