Hugo Loaiciga

Biography

B.Sc. University of Costa Rica
M.Sc. University of California, Davis
Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Professor at UC Santa Barbara since 1988

Research

My research focuses on Hydrology, especially in the subjects of groundwater hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources systems, and applied mathematics. I apply numerical, statistical, and field methods to answer complex problems involving the interactions between surface water, groundwater, and human activities. I have published over 350 archival papers and received several awards for my work.

Selected Publications

2018. Loáiciga, H.A, Johnson, J.M. Infiltration on sloping terrain and its role on runoff generation and slope stability. Journal of Hydrology, /doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.04.023.

2017. Loáiciga, H.A. The Safe Yield and Climatic Variability: Implications for Groundwater Management. Groundwater Journal, 55(3), 334–345, doi: 10.1111/gwat.12481.

2015. Loáiciga, H.A. Managing municipal water supply and use in water-starved regions: Looking ahead. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management 141(1), 01814003/1-4.

2013. Loáiciga, HA. Consolidation settlement of aquifers caused by pumping. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 139(7), 1191-1204.

2012. Loáiciga, HA., Pingel. T., Garcia, E. Seawater intrusion by sea-level rise: scenarios for the 21st century. Groundwater Journal, 50(1), 37-47.

2005. Loáiciga, H.A. On the probability of droughts: the compound renewal model. Water Resources Research, 41, W01009, doi:10.1029/2004WR003075.

2004. Loáiciga, H.A. Analytic game-theoretic approach to groundwater management. Journal of Hydrology, 297, 22-33.

2003. Loáiciga, H.A. Climate change and Groundwater. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 93(1), 33-45.

1993. Loáiciga, H.A., Haston, L., and Michaelsen, J. Dendrohydrology and long-term hydrologic phenomena, Reviews of Geophysics, 31(2), 151-171.

1989. Loáiciga, H.A. An optimization scheme for ground water quality monitoring network design, Water Resources Research, 25(8), 1771-1782.