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Introduction to Water and Rivers in the South

Engström, J., Mossa, J., & Praskievicz, S. (2024). Guest Editors’ Introduction to Water and Rivers in the South (Part 2). Southeastern Geographer, 64(2), 160-164, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2024.a929403. Article first published online: 16 June 2024 in Southeastern Geographer. ABSTRACT: In Part 2 of the special issue on Rivers and Water in the South, the scope expands to include not […]

Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate?

ENGSTRÖM, KEELLINGS – Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate? Johanna Engström, Peyman Abbaszadeh, David Keellings, Proloy Deb, & Hamid Moradkhani Article first published online: 4 Jul 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05452-2 ABSTRACT: This study seeks to use machine learning to investigate the role of meteorological and climate variables on wildfire occurrence in […]

Focus Area 7: Geospatial Analysis & Techniques

Modeling, Measurement, Visualization and Computation: techniques for the collection, analysis, interpretation and display of geospatial data, using tools such as GeoAI, GIS, Remote Sensing, GPS, and Spatial Statistics. Sub Areas GEOAI: Geographic Artificial Intelligence Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Remote Sensing Spatio-temporal analysis Geospatial Modeling Courses GIS2002: The Digital Earth GIS2114: Geographic Artificial Intelligence & Big […]

Welcome new GeoGator faculty!

We have had an exciting Spring 2021 with the hire of 4 new Tenure Track Assistant Professors – Dr. Berry Wen, Dr. Willie Wright, Dr. Johanna Engstrom, and Dr. David Keellings. Geography is growing and we are building new initiatives in GeoAI, Meteorology, and Sustainability. It’s an exciting time to be a GeoGator!

Fatal landslides in Europe

ENGSTROM, HAQUE, KEELLINGS – Fatal landslides in Europe Ubydul Haque, Philipp Blum, Paula F. da Silva, Peter Andersen, Jürgen Pilz, Sergey R. Chalov, Jean-Philippe Malet, Mateja Jemec Auflic, Norina Andres, Eleftheria Poyiadji, Pedro C. Lamas, Wenyi Zhang, Igor Peshevski, Halldór G. Pétursson, Tayfun Kurt, Nikolai Dobrev, Juan Carlos García-Davalillo, Matina Halkia, Stefano Ferri, George Gaprindashvili, Johanna […]

Geography Colloquium: The Influence of Large-scale Climate Drives on the Hydroclimatology and Hydropower Production in the Southeastern United States

The Influence of Large-scale Climate Drives on the Hydroclimatology and Hydropower Production in the Southeastern United States Speaker: Ms. Johanna Engstrom Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, March 10, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Passion for Hydropower

Geography PhD candidate Johanna Engstrom recently published her master’s thesis Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden, which explores the climate drivers of hydropower production in southern Sweden, in the Journal of Water Resource Planning and Management. In addition to increasing our understanding of what large scale atmospheric drivers affect this region, the […]

Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden

ENGSTROM – Effect of Northern Hemisphere Teleconnections on the Hydropower Production in Southern Sweden Johanna Engström and Cintia Bertacchi Uvo Article first published online: 07 Oct 2015 Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000595 , 05015008. ABSTRACT: Approximately 50% of Sweden’s electricity is produced by hydropower. This makes energy production in the country vulnerable to factors […]

Dr. Johanna Engström

Assistant Professor she/her Affiliate Faculty, Florida Climate Institute Affiliate Faculty, UF Water Institute joem@ufl.edu Google Scholar Curriculum Vitae ORCID: 0000-0002-5771-4640 Focus Areas Earth System Science Places, Networks, & Flows Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Research Statement Among the most severe current and future challenges to humanity is the ability to support a growing human population […]