Dr. Gijs Simons es experto en hidrología y teledetección con ocho años de experiencia en gestión y ejecución de proyectos internacionales en el ámbito de la gestión de recursos hídricos. Ha realizado trabajos en Camboya, China, Egipto, Etiopía, República Democrática Popular Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Marruecos, Mozambique, Myanmar, los Países Bajos, España, Sudán, Uganda y Vietnam.

Gijs posee habilidades avanzadas en modelización hidrológica, interpretación de imágenes de satélite, y análisis GIS mediante el empleo de una gran variedad de herramientas (ej. SPHY, SWAT, WEAP, ArcGIS, QGIS, PCRaster, Python, R, AquaCrop, Google Earth Engine) y abarcando varias escalas espaciales, desde el nivel de parcela hasta el de cuenca hidrológica. Gijs es el autor principal y coautor de un gran número de publicaciones incluyendo artículos científicos en revistas con referato e informes técnicos, a la vez que ha desarrollado y dirigido múltiples cursos de capacitación y talleres sobre teledetección, SIG y modelación hidrológica. Gijs es actualmente el director gerente de la oficina holandesa de FutureWater en Wageningen.

Actualmente es investigador de doctorado en la Universidad Tecnológica de Delft desarrollando una tesis sobre las posibilidades de la reutilización del agua en una cuenca hidrográfica a diferentes escalas espaciales.

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  • Cambodja China Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam

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  • Iran

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    This tailor-made training, funded by Nuffic as part of the Mena Scholarship Programme and requested by The Center for Conservation and Development of Sustainable Ecosystems (ZIPAK) in Iran, focused on providing participants with relevant hands-on experience in tools and techniques to enhance their capacity to manage (protected) ecosystems in Iran.

  • Pakistan

    Capacity Building on Water Accounting in Pakistan

    The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Pakistan has recently secured Green Climate Fund (GCF) funds for increasing the climate resilience of agriculture and water management in the Indus Basin. Given the region’s climate vulnerability, it is critical to improve information services and build the country’s...

  • Mondiaal

    SOS-Water: Water Resources System Safe Operating Space in a Changing Climate and Society

    Het SOS-Water Project probeert de grenzen aan te geven waarbinnen de capaciteit van de aarde om levensondersteunende systemen voor de mensheid te leveren niet in gevaar komt en de capaciteit van de mensheid om zich aan te passen aan milieuveranderingen niet overbelast raakt. Het overschrijden van dergelijke drempels of omslagpunten...

  • China Laos Myanmar Thailand Vietnam

    Data Generation and Reporting to Support MRC Mekong State of the Basin Report 2023

    The Mekong State Of the Basin Report (SOBR) is published by MRCS every five years. It provides information on the status and trends of water and related resources in the Mekong Basin, from an economic, social and environmental perspective. This project involves the hydrological and satellite-based analyses concerning spatiotemporal dynamics...

  • Mondiaal

    Identification of Land Degradation and Climate Change Hotspots

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    Follow the Water: Reuse of Water in Irrigated Systems

    Reuse of water in irrigated systems is a key component in design and management of irrigation systems. FAO and FutureWater developed a Guidance document, a Tool and a Training package demand for a better understanding of the role of reuse of water in irrigated agriculture systems. Those outcomes will support...

  • Myanmar

    Advancing the Monitoring of Water-Related SDGs in Myanmar: an Issue Brief

    This assignment entails the write-up of an issue brief on SDG 6 monitoring in Myanmar with Earth Observation (EO) technologies. Based on the status of data availability in Myanmar and the potential of innovative technologies and datasets, examples are given of how current knowledge gaps can be addressed. In addition,...

  • Nederland

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  • Mondiaal

    Technical Annexes on Nature-based Solutions for Water Security

    The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is producing technical modules and guidance documentation to enable water sector actors and their funders to invest in Nature-based Solutions for Water Security (NbS-WS). Part of the material being developed is a module on technical options, which will include annexes with key information for each of...

  • Cambodja Laos Thailand Vietnam

    Evaluating the Extent of Salinity Intrusion and the Riverine, Estuarine and Coastal Habitat Conditions in the Lower Mekong Basin

    Within this project, detailed methodologies are developed for periodical implementation of regional studies on the extent of salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta; and the condition of riverine, estuarine, and coastal habitats in the Lower Mekong Basin. A literature review is conducted to identify successful approaches from the Mekong Region...

  • Myanmar

    Tailor-made Training on River Morphology and Flood Risk using State-of-the-Art Open Satellite Data and Processing Tools

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  • Kirgizië

    Baseline Assessment for the Identification of Landscape Restoration Options in Kyrgyzstan

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  • Mondiaal

    HiHydroSoil v2.0: Global Maps of Soil Hydraulic Properties at 250m Resolution

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  • Cambodja

    WAT4CAM: Mekong-Bassac Hydrological and Hydraulic Study

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  • Marokko

    Future Evapotranspiration in the Souss-Massa Basin

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  • Georgië

    Hydrological Assessment for Hydropower in the Lukhra River

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  • Filipijnen

    Integrated Catchment Management in the Cagayan River Basin

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  • Colombia Mozambique Spanje

    InfoSequia-4CAST: Forecasting and Quantifying Risks of Crop and Water Supply Failures Using Machine Learning and Remote Sensing

    InfoSequia-4CAST combines historical and up-to-date observations of satellite-based meteorological and agricultural drought indices with climate variability indices, to generate seasonal outlooks of water supply and crop yield failure alerts. These impact-based indicators are computed using a simple, robust and easily understandable statistical forecasting-modelling framework. By making use of multi-sensor, state-of-the...

  • Nederland

    Toetsing van watersysteem bij toekomstig klimaat ter voorkoming van wateroverlast

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  • Myanmar

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  • Cambodja Thailand

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  • Myanmar

    Tailor-Made Training for water professionals in Myanmar

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  • Nederland

    Kennisbehoefte meteorologische en klimatologische informatie bij waterbeheerders

    Als vertegenwoordiger van de watersector wil STOWA een onderzoeksagenda voor de meteorologie opstellen, gestoeld op de kennisbehoefte uit de watersector. FutureWater heeft een inventarisatie uitgevoerd van de behoefte aan meteorologische en klimatologische data en informatie binnen de watersector. Hiertoe zijn kernpersonen geïnterviewd en is een online enquête uitgezet onder een...

  • Cambodja

    Water Resources and Eco-hydrological Assessments of Tonle Sap and Mekong Delta Basins

    The overall project objective is to support MOWRAM to make more informed, evidence-based water resources management and irrigation investment decisions through better understanding of water resources and ecosystems of two river basin groups: the Tonle Sap and the Mekong Delta. The project concerns (i) rapid water resources assessment of the...

  • Spanje

    Satellite-based Monitoring of the Health Status of Grasslands at the Alagon Valley

    This project is part of the technical-innovation support provided by FutureWater to ECOPRADERAS, an EIP-AGRI Operational Group which aims to improve the sustainable management of grasslands located at the Alagon Valley (Extremadura, Spain). Specific tasks included: the definition of a methodological framework for monitor the health of grasslands at the...

  • Kenia Tanzania

    Improved catchment management for small hydropower

    This study assessed the impacts of various investment portfolios for catchment management activities on the cost-benefits of small hydropower schemes, in two case study catchments in Kenya and Tanzania, and analyzes the return-on-investment for the hydropower developers. Catchment degradation trends, climate change impacts and socio-economic changes increasing competing water use...

  • Iran

    SMART-WADI: SMART WAter Decisions for Iran

    The SMART-WADI project (SMART Water Decisions for Iran), carried out by a consortium of FutureWater, IHE-Delft, and local partner EWERI, focuses on farmers who irrigate their crops with groundwater. The aim is to provide up-to-date information and advice on water productivity, irrigation and farm management. The project combines the latest...

  • Australië

    Agricultural Water Consumption in the Australian Border Rivers Catchment

    FutureWater was hired to use satellite-derived data to provide a preliminary spatiotemporal assessment of water consumption across the Border Rivers catchment, one of the MDB catchments where excessive agricultural water use is an urgent issue. For relevant specific lots / properties, monthly water consumption dynamics were evaluated. This study is...

  • Angola

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    The project "Knowledge-to-Knowledge" (K2K), aims to strengthen and enhance the capacity of the main Angolan knowledge institutions in agricultural sciences, to establish a strong relate between knowledge and practice. FutureWater collaborates with Wageningen University on giving a training on remote sensing and GIS techniques in agricultural applications and services to...

  • China Myanmar

    MRC Mekong State of the Basin Report 2018: China and Myanmar

    The Upper Mekong Basin has seen rapid economic development, radical land use changes and extensive hydropower development on the mainstream. FutureWater was hired by the Mekong River Commission to evaluate hydrological, environmental, economic and social indicators of the Upper Mekong Basin in China and Myanmar. Current status and trends in...

  • Angola

    Remote Sensing for Land Suitability Assessment in Angola

    The government of Angola considers the agricultural sector as an economic sector that offers great prospects and therefore aims to further develop the agricultural sector in order to diversify its economy. The potential for expanding the area under production is great. To support the effective planning of interventions that increase...

  • Madagaskar

    LAUREL: Land Use Planning for Enhanced Resilience of Landscapes

    Deforestation, population growth, and climate change are only some of the challenges to sustainable landscape management in Madagascar. Severe impacts of land degradation on crop production, water availability and biodiversity are already observed and expected to exacerbate in the future. To address these challenges, the World Bank is supporting the...

  • Myanmar

    Leapfrogging Delta Management: Showcase operational rainfall monitoring

    Significant decisions are to be made to manage and engineer the water systems in Myanmar and to develop large structural and non-structural projects (e.g. hydropower dams, urban water use, industrial development, extension of irrigation capacity, operational quantity and quality management, etc.). The Myanmar and Dutch governments have agreed to cooperate...

  • Nederland

    DAISY2: Daring Applications and Innovations in Sensor sYstems

    DAISY2 builds on the success of the DAISY project in which a compact and mobile sensor system was developed aimed at different socio-economic applications like e.g. security, life-sciences, transport, logistics, and agro-food. Within DAISY2 we aim to further develop this sensor system and explore the viability of this products for...

  • Nederland

    CoMET: Slimme modelkoppeling voor betere actuele verdampingsschatting

    Momenteel worden via het SAT-WATER initiatief verdampingsdata aangekocht die gebaseerd is op optische en thermische satellietbeelden. Zulke beelden zijn op bewolkte dagen echter niet beschikbaar, waardoor de berekening van de actuele verdamping niet optimaal uitgevoerd kan worden. Dit is een serieus obstakel voor het gebruik van satellietgebaseerde verdampingsdata voor het...

  • Nepal

    Hydropower Development Assessment for the Tamakoshi River Basin

    The overall objective of this project is to improve the understanding of the expected impacts of climate change on water availability in the context of potential hydropower development in the Tamakoshi River Basin. Specifically, the project aims to (i) Understand the current baseline hydrological regime of the Tamakoshi River Basin,...

  • Nederland

    Marktverkenning informatieproducten voor waterschappen op basis van remote sensing

    Remote sensing wordt in de ruimste zin van het woord gebruikt voor waarnemingen vanaf afstand en in de geo-informatica tot het gebruik maken van satellieten, vliegtuigen, en drones voor aardobservatie. Ondanks dat remote sensing technieken al meer dan een eeuw oud zijn (luchtballon sinds ~1860, vliegtuigen sinds ~1915, satellieten sinds ~1960, drones sinds ~2010) is...

  • Vietnam

    Inclusive Development Paths for Healthy Red River Landscapes

    Rapid land use changes in the Red River Basin threaten water resources. This project will be working in the Day River Catchment, a Red River distributary important for Hanoi, where most of these problems are manifest. The project will develop equitable and economically viable pathways for the land and water...

  • Vietnam

    Demonstration of Remote Sensing Information for Integrated Reservoir Management in the Red River Basin in Northern Vietnam

    In 2011 the Vietnamese and Dutch government signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of a Government to Government (G2G) program for improved integrated planning and monitoring of water resources for transboundary water management and disaster risk management. This project was formulated as part of the G2G trajectory towards...

  • Nederland

    Bodemvochtgegevens ter ondersteuning van Leverbot analyses

    De Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren (GD) heeft in de afgelopen jaren een analyse van leverbotbesmettingen uitgevoerd. Dit onderzoek heeft laten zien dat verschillende omgevingsfactoren een rol spelen zoals grondwaterstand, neerslag, temperatuur en bodemtype. Daarnaast is op basis van landsdekkende bodemvochtschattingen door FutureWater vastgesteld dat ook bodemvocht en leverbotbesmettingen gecorreleerd zijn, wat...

  • Roemenië

    Online field-scale irrigation management for Romania

    In this project a field-scale irrigation planning and management system was setup and tested. The basis for this system is formed by online in-situ ground data on soil moisture content and hydrological model calculations of the root zone and shallow subsoil. Weather stations and soil moisture sensors were installed at...

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  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 205Droogers, P., A. Green, G.W.H. Simons, I. Brownhall, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar, J.E. Hunink. 2019. Rapid Assessment of the State of Water Resources for the Tonle Sap River Basin and Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia. FutureWater Report 205X

    Rapid Assessment of the State of Water Resources for the Tonle Sap River Basin and Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia

    Droogers, P., A. Green, G.W.H. Simons, I. Brownhall, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar, J.E. Hunink

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 206Green, A., K.G. Hortle, W. Giese, B. van Balen, D. Yem, J. Mills, I. Brownhall, P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, J.E. Hunink, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar. 2019. Rapid Assessment of Eco-Hydrology for the Tonle Sap River Basin and Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia. FutureWater Report 206X

    Rapid Assessment of Eco-Hydrology for the Tonle Sap River Basin and Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia

    Green, A., K.G. Hortle, W. Giese, B. van Balen, D. Yem, J. Mills, I. Brownhall, P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, J.E. Hunink, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 207Green, A., P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, B. van Balen, K. Hortle, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar, D. Yem, J.E. Hunink. 2019. Detailed Surface Water Resources Assessment for the Tonle Sap and Mekong Delta River Basins, Cambodia. FutureWater Report 207X

    Detailed Surface Water Resources Assessment for the Tonle Sap and Mekong Delta River Basins, Cambodia

    Green, A., P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, B. van Balen, K. Hortle, C. Oeurng, T. Bonvongsar, D. Yem, J.E. Hunink

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 208Nolet, C., J. Beard, A. Green, J.E. Hunink, G.W.H. Simons. 2019. Climate Risk Screening for the Tonle Sap River Basin and the Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia. FutureWater Report 208X

    Climate Risk Screening for the Tonle Sap River Basin and the Mekong Delta River Basin, Cambodia

    Nolet, C., J. Beard, A. Green, J.E. Hunink, G.W.H. Simons

  • 2019 - STOWA Report 2019-32Simons, G.W.H., M. de Klerk. 2019. Kennisbehoefte meteorologische en klimatologische informatie. STOWA Rapport 2019-32.X

    Kennisbehoefte meteorologische en klimatologische informatie

    Simons, G.W.H., M. de Klerk

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 185Kaune, A., G.W.H. Simons, S. Pareeth, P. Karimi, M. Shaffei. 2019. SMART-WADI: SMART WAter Decisions for Iran. FutureWater Report 185X

    SMART-WADI: SMART WAter Decisions for Iran

    Kaune, A., G.W.H. Simons, S. Pareeth, P. Karimi, M. Shaffei

  • 2019 - Internship ReportTiwari, S., 2019. Historical climate analysis of the Third Pole Region between 1979-2018. Internship ReportX

    Historical climate analysis of the Third Pole Region between 1979-2018

    Tiwari, S.

  • 2019 - WaterHunink, J.E, G.W.H. Simons, S. Suárez-Almiñana, A. Solera, J. Andreu, M. Giuliani, P. Zamberletti, M. Grillakis, A. Koutroulis, I. Tsanis, F. Schasfoort, S. Contreras, E. Ercin, W. Bastiaanssen. 2019. A Simplified Water Accounting Procedure to Assess Climate Change Impact on Water Resources for Agriculture across Different European River Basins. Water 2019, 11, 1976. doi:10.3390/w11101976X

    A Simplified Water Accounting Procedure to Assess Climate Change Impact on Water Resources for Agriculture across Different European River Basins

    Hunink, J.E, G.W.H. Simons, S. Suárez-Almiñana, A. Solera, J. Andreu, M. Giuliani, P. Zamberletti, M. Grillakis, A. Koutroulis, I. Tsanis, F. Schasfoort, S. Contreras, E. Ercin, W. Bastiaanssen

  • 2019 - IWMI Research ReportMcCartney, M., S. Foudi, L. Muthuwatta, A. Sood, G.W.H. Simons, J.E. Hunink, K. Vercruysse, C. Omuombo. 2019. Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya. IWMI Research Report 174.X

    Quantifying the services of natural and built infrastructure in the context of climate change: the case of the Tana River Basin, Kenya

    McCartney, M., S. Foudi, L. Muthuwatta, A. Sood, G.W.H. Simons, J.E. Hunink, K. Vercruysse, C. Omuombo

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 181Simons, G.W.H., K. Viergever, A. Kaune. 2019. Remote Sensing for Land Suitability Assessment in Angola. FutureWater Report 181.
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    Remote Sensing for Land Suitability Assessment in Angola

    Simons, G.W.H., K. Viergever, A. Kaune

  • 2019 - FutureWater Report 194Hunink, J.E., J.P.C. Eekhout, J. de Vente, S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons. 2019. Satellite-based altimetry data for hydrological assessments: two case studies Report 194X

    Satellite-based altimetry data for hydrological assessments: two case studies

    Hunink, J.E., J.P.C. Eekhout, J. de Vente, S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons

  • 2018 - FutureWater Report 183Simons, G.W.H., J.E. Hunink. 2018. The business case for small hydropower schemes to invest in catchment management: two case studies in Kenya and Tanzania. FutureWater Report 183.X

    The business case for small hydropower schemes to invest in catchment management: two case studies in Kenya and Tanzania

    Simons, G.W.H., J.E. Hunink

  • 2018 - Climate Risk ManagementAmarnatha, G., G.W.H. Simons, N. Alahacoon, V. Smakhtin, B. Sharma, Y. Gismalla, Y. Mohammed, M.C.M. Andriessen. 2018. Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: The case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan. Climate Risk Management, 22, 52-66.X

    Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: The case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan

    Amarnatha, G., G.W.H. Simons, N. Alahacoon, V. Smakhtin, B. Sharma, Y. Gismalla, Y. Mohammed, M.C.M. Andriessen

  • 2018 - FutureWater Report 177Simons, G.W.H., M. Kruisheer. 2018. Agricultural Water Consumption in the Australian Border Rivers Catchment: a Preliminary Assessment. FutureWater Report 177.X

    Agricultural Water Consumption in the Australian Border Rivers Catchment: a Preliminary Assessment

    Simons, G.W.H., M. Kruisheer

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 172Den Besten, N.I., J.E. Hunink, G.W.H. Simons. 2017. Water Productivity assessment using Flying Sensors and Crop Modelling: Pilot study for Maize in Mozambique. FutureWater Report 172.X

    Water Productivity assessment using Flying Sensors and Crop Modelling: Pilot study for Maize in Mozambique

    Den Besten, N.I., J.E. Hunink, G.W.H. Simons

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 170Simons, G.W.H., N.I. den Besten, P. Droogers. 2017. A First-Order Water Productivity Assessment for the APROVALE Project, Mozambique. FutureWater Report 170.X

    A First-Order Water Productivity Assessment for the APROVALE Project, Mozambique

    Simons, G.W.H., N.I. den Besten, P. Droogers

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 169Droogers, P., G.W.H. Simons, N.I. den Besten, J. van Til, M. de Klerk. 2017. Monitoring Water Productivity: Demonstration Case for ThirdEye Mozambique. FutureWater Report 169.X

    Monitoring Water Productivity: Demonstration Case for ThirdEye Mozambique

    Droogers, P., G.W.H. Simons, N.I. den Besten, J. van Til, M. de Klerk

  • 2017 - White paperSimons, G.W.H., A. Poortinga, W. Bastiaanssen, D. Saah, A. Troy, J.E. Hunink, M. de Klerk, M. Rutten, P. Cutter, L. Rebelo, L. Thanh Ha, V. Phuong Nam, T. Hessels, M. Fenn, B. Bean, D. Ganz, P. Droogers, T. Erickson, N. Clinton. 2017. On Spatially Distributed Hydrological Ecosystem Services - Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models. White paper published by FutureWater.X

    On Spatially Distributed Hydrological Ecosystem Services – Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models

    Simons, G.W.H., A. Poortinga, W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, D. Saah, A. Troy, J.E. Hunink, M. de Klerk, M. Rutten, P. Cutter, L. Rebelo, L. Thanh Ha, V. Phuong Nam, T. Hessels, M. Fenn, B. Bean, D. Ganz, P. Droogers, T. Erickson, N. Clinton

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 166De Klerk, M., P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, J. van Til. 2017. Change in Water Productivity as a Result of ThirdEye Services in Mozambique. FutureWater Report 166.X

    Change in Water Productivity as a Result of ThirdEye Services in Mozambique

    De Klerk, M., P. Droogers, G.W.H. Simons, J. van Til

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 163De Boer, F.S., M. de Klerk, G. Simons, P. Droogers. 2017. Pilot optimalisatie waterverdeling Hunze en Aa’s. FutureWater Report 163.X

    Pilot optimalisatie waterverdeling Hunze en Aa’s

    De Boer, F.S., M. de Klerk, G. Simons, P. Droogers

  • 2017 - eLEAF ReportAndriessen, M., G.W.H. Simons, R. Kassies, W. Terink. 2017. Slimme modelkoppeling voor betere actuele verdampingsschatting. eLEAF Report.X

    Slimme modelkoppeling voor betere actuele verdampingsschatting

    Andriessen, M., G.W.H. Simons, R. Kassies, W. Terink

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 167Hunink, J.E., S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons, P. Droogers. 2017. Hydrological Evaluation and Ecosystem Valuation of the Lukanga Swamps. FutureWater Report 167.X

    Hydrological Evaluation and Ecosystem Valuation of the Lukanga Swamps

    Hunink, J.E., S. Contreras, G.W.H. Simons, P. Droogers

  • 2017 - FutureWater Report 161Simons, G.W.H., J. Buitink, P. Droogers, J.E. Hunink. 2017. Impacts of climate change on water and sediment flows in the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya. FutureWater Report 161.X

    Impacts of climate change on water and sediment flows in the Upper Tana Basin, Kenya

    Simons, G.W.H., J. Buitink, P. Droogers, J.E. Hunink

  • 2017 - Remote SensingPoortinga, A., W. Bastiaanssen, G. Simons, D. Saah, G. Senay, M. Fenn, B. Bean, J. Kadyszewski. 2017. A Self-Calibrating Runoff and Streamflow Remote Sensing Model for Ungauged Basins Using Open-Access Earth Observation Data. Remote Sens., 9, 86, doi:10.3390/rs9010086X

    A Self-Calibrating Runoff and Streamflow Remote Sensing Model for Ungauged Basins Using Open-Access Earth Observation Data

    Poortinga, A., W. Bastiaanssen, G. Simons, D. Saah, G. Senay, M. Fenn, B. Bean, J. Kadyszewski

  • 2016 - FutureWater Report 159Simons, G.W.H., F. Heuff, P. Droogers, F. Witte. 2016. Ontwikkeling en demonstratie van een prototype informatieproduct voor natuurbrandbeheersing (SVIPE-W). FutureWater Report 159.X

    Ontwikkeling en demonstratie van een prototype informatieproduct voor natuurbrandbeheersing (SVIPE-W)

    Simons, G.W.H., F. Heuff, P. Droogers, F. Witte

  • 2016 - FutureWater Report 153Simons, G.W.H., F. Witte, P. Droogers. 2016. Satellietdatagebruik bij natuurbrandbeheersing: haalbaarheidsstudie naar de ontwikkeling van SWIPE. FutureWater Report 153.X

    Satellietdatagebruik bij natuurbrandbeheersing: haalbaarheidsstudie naar de ontwikkeling van SWIPE

    Simons, G.W.H., F. Witte, P. Droogers

  • 2016 - FutureWater Report 152Simons, G.W.H., P. Droogers. 2016. Verkenning van remote sensing producten voor het waterbeheer. FutureWater Report 152.X

    Verkenning van remote sensing producten voor het waterbeheer

    Simons, G.W.H., P. Droogers

  • 2016 - STOWA ReportSimons, G.W.H., P. Droogers. 2016. Verkenning van remote sensing producten voor het waterbeheer. STOWA Report 2016-17.X

    Verkenning van remote sensing producten voor het waterbeheer

    Simons, G.W.H., P. Droogers

  • 2016 - Remote SensingSimons, G.W.H., W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, L.A. Ngô, C.R. Hain, M.C. Anderson, G.B. Senay, 2016. Integrating Global Satellite-Derived Data Products as a Pre-Analysis for Hydrological Modelling Studies: A Case Study for the Red River Basin. Remote Sensing 8(4):279-306X

    Integrating Global Satellite-Derived Data Products as a Pre-Analysis for Hydrological Modelling Studies: A Case Study for the Red River Basin

    Simons, G.W.H., W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, L.A. Ngô, C.R. Hain, M.C. Anderson, G.B. Senay

  • 2015 - FutureWater Report 144Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel. 2015. SPHY: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Case-studies for training. FutureWater Report 144X

    SPHY: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Case-studies for training.

    Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel

  • 2015 - FutureWater Report 140Droogers, P., F.S. de Boer, M. de Klerk, G.W.H. Simons. 2015. Water Resources Model for Kenneti Basin South-Sudan. FutureWater Report 140X

    Water Resources Model for Kenneti Basin South-Sudan

    Droogers, P., F.S. de Boer, M. de Klerk, G.W.H. Simons

  • 2015 - FutureWater Report 137Simons, G.W.H., G.A.P.M. Van den Eertwegh, P. Droogers. 2015. Online Parcel-scale Irrigation management in Romania: spatio-temporal soil moisture modeling using SPHY. FutureWater Report 137X

    Online Parcel-scale Irrigation management in Romania: spatio-temporal soil moisture modeling using SPHY

    Simons, G.W.H., G.A.P.M. Van den Eertwegh, P. Droogers

  • 2015 - Geoscientific Model Development Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers. 2015. SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in HYdrology. Geoscientific Model Development 8: 2009-2034X

    SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in HYdrology

    Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers

  • 2015 - KWR ReportBartholomeus, R.P., G.W.H. Simons, G.A.P.H. van den Eertwegh. 2015. Anticipating on amplifying water stress: Optimal crop production supported by climate-adaptive water management. KWR Report 2015.062. June 2015.X

    Anticipating on amplifying water stress: Optimal crop production supported by climate-adaptive water management

    Bartholomeus, R.P., G.W.H. Simons, G.A.P.H. van den Eertwegh

  • 2015 - ReportVan Den Eertwegh, G., F. Witte, G. Simons, P. Hoefsloot, P. Droogers. 2015. Van SWIMM-methode naar NatuurVerdrogingsmonitor, Pilot voor drie Natte Natuur Parels in Noord-Brabant. X

    Van SWIMM-methode naar NatuurVerdrogingsmonitor

    Van Den Eertwegh, G., F. Witte, G. Simons, P. Hoefsloot, P. Droogers

  • 2015 - Geoscientific Model Development DiscussionsTerink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers. 2015. SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in Hydrology. Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 8: 1687-1748X

    SPHY v2.0: Spatial Processes in Hydrology

    Terink, W., A.F. Lutz, G.W.H. Simons, W.W. Immerzeel, P. Droogers

  • 2015 - Journal of HydrologySimons, G.W.H., W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, W.W. Immerzeel. 2015. Water reuse in river basins with multiple users: A literature review. Journal of Hydrology 522: 558-571X

    Water reuse in river basins with multiple users: A literature review

    Simons, G.W.H., W.G.M. Bastiaanssen, W.W. Immerzeel

  • 2014 - Bachelor ThesisWehling, M., P. Droogers, W. Terink, G. Simons, S. Eeman. 2014. ONLine parcel oriented irrigation advice Romania. Optimization of agricultural water resource management by using the SPHY model. Bachelor Thesis Land and water management, Hydrology, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied SciencesX

    ONLine parcel oriented irrigation advice Romania. Optimization of agricultural water resource management by using the SPHY model

    Wehling, M., P. Droogers, W. Terink, G. Simons, S. Eeman

  • 2013 - Advances in Data Mining, Workshop ProceedingsTerink, W., P. Droogers, J. van Dam, G. Simons, M. Voogt, A. Ines. 2013. Satellite based data mining to support Egypt's agriculture. Advances in Data Mining, Workshop Proceedings, ICDM 2013, pp. 171-180. ISSN 1164 - 9734. ISBN 978-3-942952-23-1X

    Satellite based data mining to support Egypt’s agriculture

    Terink, W., P. Droogers, J. van Dam, G. Simons, M. Voogt, A. Ines

  • 2012 - FutureWater Report 116Terink, W., P. Droogers, J. van Dam, G. Simons, M. Voogt. 2012. The added value of high-resolution above coarse-resolution remote sensing images in crop yield forecasting: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta. FutureWater Report 116X

    The added value of high-resolution above coarse-resolution remote sensing images in crop yield forecasting: a case study in the Egyptian Nile Delta

    Terink, W., P. Droogers, J. van Dam, G. Simons, M. Voogt

  • 2012 - FutureWater ReportSimons, G.W.H., W. Terink, H. Badawy, G.A.P.H. van den Eertwegh, W.G.M. Bastiaanssen. 2012. Egypt: Assessing the Effects of Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization on Water Availability and Crop Yields. X

    Egypt: Assessing the Effects of Farm-Level Irrigation Modernization on Water Availability and Crop Yields

    Simons, G.W.H., W. Terink, H. Badawy, G.A.P.H. van den Eertwegh, W.G.M. Bastiaanssen