edemaria@email.arizona.edu

Eleonora Demaria

Adjunct Professor of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics

Eleonora Demaria works as a hydrologist for Pima County Regional Flood Control District where she is responsible for doing hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, project management, and overseeing various efforts related to the water and climate in the County. Before joining the District, Eleonora worked as a research scientist where she investigated the impacts of climate change on water resources and the usefulness of satellite-estimated precipitation for flood forecasting and water management. She gained a B.S. in Water Resources Engineering from Argentina, an M.S. in Meteorology from the University of Utah, and a Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Arizona.

Degrees

Ph.D. Hydrology
- University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States
M.S. Meteorology
- University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
B.S. Water Resources Engineering
- Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina
A.S. Sanitation Chemistry
- Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina

Work Experience

Principal Hydrologist (September 2019 – present), Regional Flood Control District Pima County
Research Hydrologist-Meteorologist (2015 – 2019), USDA-ARS
Associate Editor (2018 – 2020), Water Resources Research Journal
Postdoctoral Fellow (2015 – 2017), DOI-Southwest Climate Science Center Univ. of Arizona
Natural Resources Consultant (2014 –2014), The World Bank
Postdoctoral Fellow (2012 – 2014), DOI-Northeast Climate Science Center Univ. of Massachusetts
Research Associate (2011 – 2012), Centro de Cambio Global Pontificia Univ. Católica de Chile
Research Associate (2010 – 2015), Department of Hydrology and Water Resources University of Arizona
Graduate Research Assistant (2003 –2010), Department of Hydrology and Water Resources University of Arizona
Environmental Policy Analyst (2006), Division of Policy Implementation-United Nations Kenya
Graduate Teaching Assistant (2005 –2010), Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department University of Arizona
Lab Instructor (2004 –2006), Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department University of Arizona
Graduate Research Assistant (2001 – 2003), Meteorology Department University of Utah

Courses

Hydrology

CE 423/CE 523 (Fall)

Selected Publications

[21] T. Roy, J. Valdés, Juan, A. Serrat-Capdevila, Aleix, M. Durcik, E.M.C. Demaria, R. Valdés-Pineda, Rodrigo (2020). Detailed Overview of the Multimodel Multiproduct Streamflow Forecasting Platform. Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research.
[20] C. Baffaut, and co-authors (2020). Comparative analysis of water budgets across the U.S. long-term
agroecosystem research network. Journal of Hydrology, doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125021
[19] E. M. C. Demaria, P. Hazenberg, R. L. Scott, M. B. Meles, M. Nichols, and D. Goodrich (2019). Intensification of the North American Monsoon Rainfall as Observed from a Long-Term High-Density Gauge Network. Geophysical Research Letters. doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082461
[18] M. M. Bitew, D. C. Goodrich, E. M. C. Demaria, P. Heilman, M. Nichols, L. Levick; C. L. Unkrich and M. Kautz (2019). Multi-parameter regression modeling for improving the quality of measured rainfall and runoff data in densely instrumented watersheds. J. Hydrol. Eng.,doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0001825.
[17] E.M.C. Demaria, D. Goodrich, and K. E. Kunkel. Evaluating the reliability of the U.S. Cooperative Observer Program precipitation observations for extreme events analysis using the LTAR network. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-18-0128.1
[16] Roy, T., J. B. Valdes, B. Lyon, E.M.C. Demaria, A. Serrat-Capdevila, H. V. Gupta R. Valdés-Pineda, and M. Durcik (2018), Assessing hydrological impacts of short-term climate change in the Mara River basin in East Africa. Journal of Hydrology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.08.051
[15] Reinmann, A.B., J.R. Susser, E.M.C. Demaria, and P.H. Templer (2018). Declines in northern forest tree growth following snowpack decline and soil freezing. Global Change Biology. doi. 10.1111/gcb.14420
[14] Singh I., F. Dominguez, E.M.C. Demaria, and J. Walter. Extreme Landfalling Atmospheric River Events in
Arizona: Possible Future Changes. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi.org/10.1029/2017JD027866
[13] Demaria, E.M.C., F. Dominguez, H. Hu, G. von Glinski, M. Robles, J. Skindlov, and J. Walter, Observed
Hydrologic Impacts of Landfalling Atmospheric Rivers in the Salt and Verde River basins of Arizona, United States. Water Resources Research, doi.org/10.1002/2017WR020778
[12] Demaria, E.M.C., D. Goodrich, and T. Keefer, Frequency Analysis of Extreme Sub-Daily Precipitation under Stationary and Non-Stationary Conditions across Two Contrasting Hydroclimatic Environments. HESS Discussions. doi:10.5194/hess-2017-247
[11] Wi, S., P. Ray, E.M.C. Demaria, S. Steinschneider, and C. Brown (2017). A user-friendly software package for VIC hydrologic model development. Environmental Modelling and Software, 98, 35-53.
[10] Switanek M. B., P. A. Troch, C. L. Castro, A. Leuprecht, H. Chang, R. Mukherjee, E.M.C. Demaria (2017). Scaled distribution mapping: a bias correction method that preserves climate model projected changes of temperature and precipitation. HESS 21, 2649–2666, doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2649-2017
[9] Valdés-Pineda, R., E M.C. Demaría, J.B. Valdes, S. Wi, and A. Serrat-Capdevilla (2017). Bias correction of daily satellite-based rainfall estimates for hydrologic forecasting in the Upper Zambezi, Africa. HESS Discussions/doi:10.5194/hess-2016-473, 2016
[8] Demaria E.M.C., J. K. Roundy, S. Wi, and R.N. Palmer (2016). The Effects of Climate Change on Seasonal
Snowpack and the Hydrology of the Northeastern and Upper Midwest, U.S., Journal of Climate, DOI: 10.1175/JCLID-15-0632
[7] Demaria E.M.C., R. N. Palmer and, J. Roundy (2016). Regional climate change projections of streamflow
characteristics in the Northeast and Midwest U.S. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies. DOI:
10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.11.007
[6] Demaria, E.M.C., B. Nijssen, J.B. Valdés, D.A. Rodriguez and F. Su (2014). Satellite precipitation in southeastern South America: how do sampling errors impact high flow simulations? 1-13, DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2013.865637, International Journal of River Basin Management.
[5] Demaria, E.M.C., E.P. Maurer, B. Thrasher, S. Vicuña, and F.J. Meza (2013). Climate change impacts on an alpine watershed in Chile: do new model projections change the story? Journal of Hydrology, 502, 128-138, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.08.027.
[4] Demaria, E.M.C., E.P. Maurer, J. Sheffield, E. Bustos, D. Poblete, S. Vicuña, F. J. Meza (2013). Using a gridded global data set to characterize regional hydroclimate in central Chile. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 14 (1), 251- 265. DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-047.1
[3] Rodriguez, D.A., S.C. Chou, J. Tomasella, and E.M.C. Demaria (2013). Landscape fragmentation impacts on simulated precipitation fields in the Amazonian sub-basin of Ji-Paraná using Eta model. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, DOI 10.1007/s00704-013-0866-4.
[2] Demaria, E.M.C., D. A. Rodriguez, B. Ebert, J.B. Valdes and P. Salio (2011). Assessment of spatial displacements in Mesoscale Convective Systems in the la Plata basin, South America using an object-base approach. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 116, DOI:10.1029/2010JD015157.
[1] Demaria, E.M.C., B. Nijssen, and T. Wagener (2007). Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis of land surface parameters using the Variable Infiltration Capacity model, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 112, D11113, DOI:10.1029/2006JD007534.