SZILÁGYI József

Dr. SZILÁGYI József is a Professor at the Department of Hydraulic and Water Resources Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He teaches courses such as Hydrography and Hydroinformatics, Hydrological Modelling and Forecasting, and Hydrology I. His research primarily focuses on evapotranspiration modeling, climate change impacts on water systems, groundwater recharge analysis, and the development of the complementary relationship approach for hydrological modeling.

• Email: szilagyi.jozsef@emk.bme.hu
• Office Location: K. ép / mf. 12/8

Research Interests:

• Evapotranspiration modeling and validation
• Climate change impacts on water resources
• Groundwater recharge in dune environments
• Hydrological modeling and forecasting
• Remote sensing of water resources
• Complementary relationship theory in hydrology

Recent Research Trends: Dr. Szilagyi's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on evapotranspiration modeling using the complementary relationship approach across various global regions including China, the Tibetan Plateau, and Nebraska. His work addresses climate change impacts on alpine vegetation, evaporation dynamics in relation to land surface temperature, and calibration-free hydrological modeling techniques.

Scientific Awards:

• BME 240 - 250th Anniversary Scholarship/Donor

Contributions: Dr. Szilagyi has made significant contributions to hydrological modeling through the development of the calibration-free complementary relationship (CR) approach for evapotranspiration estimation, which has been applied at both regional and continental scales. He has also worked on evapotranspiration mapping techniques (CREMAP) and analyzing the impacts of irrigation on regional climate systems.