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Dr Andres Quiros

Dr Andres Quiros

Royal Society - Newton International Fellow

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Dr Andres Quiros
Dr Andres Quiros

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Elphinstone Road, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UF
Scotland, UK
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Biography

I am a “Royal Society – Newton International Fellow” working in the project “Monitoring and coupled hydrogeophysical modelling of saltwater intrusion in heterogeneous aquifers” with Dr. Jean-Christophe Comte. The main objective of the project is to develop a hydrogeophysical mathematical modelling approach for robust quantification of groundwater flow and salt transport in coastal aquifers using geophysical methods.

Previously, I worked n the numerical modelling of water flow and contaminant transport in two flooded underground coal mines in Spain, within the EU funded project MERIDA ("Management of Environmental RIsks During and After mine closure"), and as hydrogeologist and geophysicist in several projects including, among others, the evaluation for new uses of abandoned coal mines (coal bed methane, CO2 geological storage, geothermal energy), characterisation of mine tailings or groundwater modelling of coastal aquifers, and geophysical surveys for archaeological and forensic studies.

Qualifications

AFHEA, Associate Fellowship Advance HE (Higher Education Academy) 2021

External Memberships and Affiliations

Member
  • International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH)
  • European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
  • International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG)
  • European Geosciences Union (EGU)

  • Scottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society (SAGES)

Prizes and Awards

AIH-GE Alfons Bayó 2020 International Association of Hydrogeologists - Spanish Chapter

Mathematical Geosciences Student Award 2014 IAMG International Association for Mathematical Geosciences

Research

Research Overview

  • Use of geophysical methods for near-surface characterization in environmental, mining, geotechnical, engineering, archaeological and forensic applications.
  • Numerical modelling of fluid flow and transport in saturated and variable saturated porous media.
  • Finite element multiphysical modelling (mainly for hydrogeophysical applications).

Current Research

My current research aims to develop an integrated hydrogeophysical mathematical modelling approach for quantification of groundwater flow and salt transport in coastal heterogeneous aquifers using geophysical methods.  

Some of the objectives of the project are:

  • To develop a coupled hydrogeophysical model, using the finite element software COMSOL Multiphysics®, that mathematically links the distribution of hydraulic properties and dynamics of flow and transport in porous media with geophysical observations.
  • To assess the ability and accuracy of electrical geophysical methods to capture the spatiotemporal patterns of induced saltwater intrusion in real heterogeneous aquifers.
  • To evaluate the uncertainty associated with the use of empirical petrophysical relationships traditionally utilized in hydrogeophysical studies.
  • To assess the resolution achievable in field conditions using survey configurations (arrays, electrode spacing and distribution of profiles) for both saltwater intrusion patterns and subsurface properties.

Research Funding and Grants

Royal Society - Newton International Fellowship 2018: Monitoring and coupled hydrogeophysical modelling of saltwater intrusion in heterogeneous coastal aquifers (2019-2021)

IAMG Mathematical Geosciences Student Award 2014: Study of the gravity anomaly produced by a pumping test in an unconfined aquifer: coupled modeling and survey optimization.

Publications

Publications 

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  • Use of microgravity for identification of delayed gravity drainage and conceptual model selection in unconfined aquifers

    González-Quirós, A., Fernández-Álvarez, J. P.

    Journal of Hydrology, vol. 597, 126285

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126285

  • Cool deltas: Sedimentological, geomorphological and geophysical characterization of ice-contact deltas and implications for their reservoir properties (Salpausselkä, Finland)

    Kurjanski, B., Rea, B., Spagnolo, M., Cornwell, D., Howell, J., Comte, J., Gonzalez Quiros, A., Palmu, J., Oien, R., Gibbard, P.

    Sedimentology

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12884

  • Coupling PEST/PEST++ and COMSOL® for hydrogeophysical model calibration using pilot points

    Gonzalez Quiros, A.

    COMSOL Conference Europe 2020

    Contributions to Conferences: Posters

  • Relative importance of conceptual and computational errors when delineating saltwater intrusion from resistivity inverse models in heterogeneous coastal aquifers

    Gonzalez Quiros, A., Comte, J.

    Advances in Water Resources, vol. 144, 103695

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2020.103695
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  • Incorporation of unsaturated zone effects in coupled hydrogeophysical modelling of gravity anomalies caused by pumping tests

    Quiros, A. G., Álvarez, J. P.

    26th European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, Held at Near Surface Geoscience 2020. [134] European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, EAGE.

    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202020134
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  • Conceptualization and finite element groundwater flow modeling of a flooded underground mine reservoir in the Asturian Coal Basin, Spain

    Gonzalez Quiros, A., Fernández-Álvarez, J. P.

    Journal of Hydrology, vol. 578, 124036

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124036
    Open Access
    http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14902/1/Quiros_et_al_Hydrol_Conceptualization_and_finite_AAM.pdf
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  • GPR and ERT detection and characterization of a mass burial, Spanish Civil War, Northern Spain

    Rubio-Melendi, D., Gonzalez-Quirós, A., Roberts, D., García García, M. d. C., Caunedo Domínguez, A., Pringle, J. K., Fernández-Álvarez, J. P.

    Forensic Science International, vol. 287, pp. e1-e9

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.03.034

  • Combined GPR and ERT exploratory geophysical survey of the Medieval Village of Pancorbo Castle (Burgos, Spain)

    Fernández-Álvarez, J. P., Rubio-Melendi, D., Quirós Castillo, J. A., González-Quirós, A., Cimadevilla-Fuente, D.

    Journal of Applied Geophysics, vol. 144, pp. 86-93

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2017.07.002

  • Forward Coupled Modeling and Assessment of Gravity Anomalies Caused by Pumping Tests in Unconfined Aquifers Under Unsteady-State Conditions

    González Quirós, A., Fernández-Álvarez, J. P.

    Mathematical Geosciences, vol. 49, no. 5, pp. 603-617

    Contributions to Journals: Articles

    Digital Object Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s11004-016-9634-1
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