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Prof. Elfatih A B Eltahir
Breene M Kerr Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Primary DLC
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
MIT Room:
48-207
(617) 253-6596
eltahir@mit.edu
https://cee.mit.edu/people_individual/elfatih-eltahir/
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Environmental Data Analysis
Surface Hydrology
Global Change Science
Hydroclimatology
Hydrometeorology
Impact of Tropical Deforestation on Climate Focusing on the Regions of the Amazon and West Africa
Development of Hydrologic Representations for Use in Climate Models
The Relation of El Nino to Flow in Tropic Rivers
Regional Studies of Drought and Floods
Climate Modeling Initiative
Deforestation
Water Resources Systems
Land Surface Hydrology and Hydrology-Vegetation Coupling
Environmental Systems
Earth Systems Initiative
Research Summary
Eltahir’s research focuses on understanding how regional land-use and land-cover change, as well as global climate change, may impact society through shifts in the patterns of water availability, extreme weather, and spread of vector-borne diseases. Working with his students, he develops sophisticated numerical models that are used for predicting such impacts at regional scales.
Recent Work
Projects
April 13, 2022
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Reinventing Climate Change Adaptation with the Climate Resilience Early Warning System (CREWSnet)
Principal Investigators
Elfatih Eltahir
,
John Aldridge
September 3, 2021
Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
Impact of Near-Term Climate Change on Water Availability and Food Productivity in Africa
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
November 9, 2016
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Water and Disease
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
November 9, 2016
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Regional Climate Studies
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
September 14, 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
How Does Climate Impact Dengue in Singapore?
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
September 10, 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Regional Climate Modeling of the Maritime Continent
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
September 10, 2015
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Integrated Water Resources Management in the Blue Nile Basin
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
February 7, 2014
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Climate, Water, and the Environment in Arid Regions
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
May 10, 2010
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Regional Climate Modeling Over Semi-Arid Regions
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
January 10, 2001
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Eltahir Research Group
Principal Investigator
Elfatih Eltahir
Related Faculty
Andrea Giuseppe Araldo
Postdoctoral Associate
Prof. Desiree Louise Plata
Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Francisco Martinez
Research Scientist