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Valentina Krysanova is affiliated with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany. Their research centers primarily on environmental science with a marked focus on global and planetary change, water science and technology, and atmospheric science.

Their work spans several closely related subfields including:

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Environmental Engineering

Key topics covered by their research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Transboundary Water Resource Management

Recent publications by Krysanova demonstrate engagement with hydrological modeling and the impacts of climate change on water systems. Notable papers include:

  • How evaluation of global hydrological models can help to improve credibility of river discharge projections under climate change, 2020, Climatic Change
  • Central Asian rivers under climate change: Impacts assessment in eight representative catchments, 2021, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Towards a more consistent eco-hydrological modelling through multi-objective calibration: a case study in the Andean Vilcanota River basin, Peru, 2020, Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Performance evaluation of global hydrological models in six large Pan-Arctic watersheds, 2020, Climatic Change
  • Climate change impact on water availability of main river basins in Ukraine, 2020, Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies

Frequent publication venues reflect a focused contribution to climate and hydrology research, including:

  • Climatic Change
  • Journal of Hydrology Regional Studies
  • Hydrological Sciences Journal
  • Journal of Hydrometeorology
  • Scientific Data

Collaborators appearing regularly in their publications include:

  • Fred F. Hattermann
  • Anastasia Lobanova
  • Iulii Didovets
  • Christoph Menz
  • Carlos Antonio Fernández-Palomino

Best Publications

  • Assessing the impacts of 1.5 °C global warming - simulation protocol of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP2b)

    Katja Frieler;Stefan Lange;Franziska Piontek;Christopher P. O. Reyer

  • Development and test of a spatially distributed hydrological/water quality model for mesoscale watersheds

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  • Spatial Variation and Trends in PDSI and SPI Indices and Their Relation to Streamflow in 10 Large Regions of China

    Jianqing Zhai;Buda Su;Valentina Krysanova;Tobias Vetter

  • Uncertainty in climate change impacts on water resources

    Z.W. Kundzewicz;Z.W. Kundzewicz;V. Krysanova;R.E. Benestad;Ø. Hov

  • On Critiques of “Stationarity is Dead: Whither Water Management?”

    Paul C.D. Milly;Julio L. Betancourt;Malin Falkenmark;Robert M. Hirsch

  • Advances in water resources assessment with SWAT—an overview

    Valentina Krysanova;Mike White

  • Evaluation of sources of uncertainty in projected hydrological changes under climate change in 12 large-scale river basins

    Tobias Vetter;Julia Reinhardt;Martina Flörke;Ann van Griensven;Ann van Griensven

  • How the performance of hydrological models relates to credibility of projections under climate change

    Valentina Krysanova;Chantal Donnelly;Alexander Gelfan;Dieter Gerten

  • Advances in ecohydrological modelling with SWAT—a review

    Valentina Krysanova;Jeffrey G. Arnold

  • Differences in flood hazard projections in Europe–their causes and consequences for decision making

    Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz;V. Krysanova;R. Dankers;Y. Hirabayashi

  • Comparing impacts of climate change on streamflow in four large African river basins

    V. Aich;S. Liersch;T. Vetter;S. Huang

  • Cross‐scale intercomparison of climate change impacts simulated by regional and global hydrological models in eleven large river basins

    Fred Hattermann;V. Krysanova;Simon N. Gosling;Rutger Dankers

  • Development of the ecohydrological model SWIM for regional impact studies and vulnerability assessment

    Valentina Krysanova;Fred Hattermann;Frank Wechsung

  • Sources of uncertainty in hydrological climate impact assessment: a cross-scale study

    Fred Hattermann;Tobias Vetter;Tobias Vetter;Lutz Breuer;Buda Su

  • Impact of climate change on soil moisture dynamics in Brandenburg with a focus on nature conservation areas

    Anne Holsten;Tobias Vetter;Katrin Vohland;Valentina Krysanova

  • Integrating wetlands and riparian zones in river basin modelling

    F.F. Hattermann;V. Krysanova;A. Habeck;A. Bronstert;A. Bronstert

  • Multi-model climate impact assessment and intercomparison for three large-scale river basins on three continents

    T. Vetter;S. Huang;V. Aich;T. Yang

  • New challenges in integrated water quality modelling

    Michael Rode;George Arhonditsis;Daniela Balin;Tesfaye Kebede

  • Modelling river discharge for large drainage basins: from lumped to distributed approach

    V. Krysanova;A. Bronstert;D.-I. Müller-Wohlfeil

  • Intercomparison of regional-scale hydrological models and climate change impacts projected for 12 large river basins worldwide—a synthesis

    Valentina Krysanova;Tobias Vetter;Stephanie Eisner;Shaochun Huang;Shaochun Huang

  • Cross-Comparison of Climate Change adaptation Strategies Across Large River Basins in Europe, Africa and Asia

    Valentina Krysanova;Chris Dickens;Jos Timmerman;Consuelo Varela-Ortega

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Hattermann
Fred Hattermann Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Shaochun Huang
Shaochun Huang Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz
Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Tao Yang
Tao Yang Hohai University
Buda Su
Buda Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Axel Bronstert
Axel Bronstert University of Potsdam
Dieter Gerten
Dieter Gerten Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Simon N. Gosling
Simon N. Gosling University of Nottingham
Martina Flörke
Martina Flörke Ruhr University Bochum
Hannes Müller Schmied
Hannes Müller Schmied Goethe University Frankfurt

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