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Research Bio

Hydrologic response and interaction between natural and human driven processes, land surface remote sensing and multi-sensor, -spectrum, -resolution data assimilation; hydrology contribution to sea level change, snow hydrology.

Research Expertise and Interest

hydrologic response, natural and human driven processes, remote sensing, sea level change, snow hydrology

In the News

New UC Berkeley Initiative Uses AI Research to Solve Climate Problems

For years, UC Berkeley snow hydrologist Manuela Girotto has combined disparate remote sensing datasets from satellites into models to understand snow as a water resource. In an era of extreme drought and climate change, her work is increasingly urgent. A recent rapid expansion of available observations from space could unlock important insights. But integrating that amount of data into researchers’ existing models is difficult. So when Berkeley computer science doctoral candidate Colorado Reed reached out asking how artificial intelligence could help, she saw an opportunity.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring

  • Senior Research Laboratory in Environmental Sciences  [ESPM 175L]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ESPM 199]  

  • Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)  [ESPM 199S]  

  • Individual Research  [ESPM 299]  

  • Senior Research Laboratory in Environmental Sciences  [ESPM H175L]  

2025 Fall

  • Remote Sensing of the Environment  [CIVENG C172]  

  • Senior Research Laboratory in Environmental Sciences  [ESPM 175L]  

  • Senior Thesis  [ESPM 195]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ESPM 199]  

  • Sponsored Projects for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)  [ESPM 199S]  

  • Data Assimilation and Artificial Intelligence in Hydrology  [ESPM 207]  

  • Individual Research  [ESPM 299]  

  • Remote Sensing of the Environment  [ESPM C172]  

  • Senior Research Laboratory in Environmental Sciences  [ESPM H175L]  

2025 Summer

  • Field Study in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management  [ESPM 197]  

  • Field Study in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management  [ESPM 197]  

2025 Spring

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ESPM 199]  

  • Individual Research  [ESPM 299]