Pertti Ala-aho

Ala-aho leads the research group "Snow Hydrology and Modeling". The research group strives to produce science that helps in adapting to changing snow conditions in the North. Ala-aho has dual appointment as a Tenure Track Professor funded by Maa- ja Vesitekniikan Tuki, and Research Council of Finland Research Fellow.

Academy of Finland research fellow project (2022-2027) <<Correcting a bias undermining the global importance of snowmelt>> seeks to better understand the role of snowmelt for water resources. The project develops isotope hydrology methods to "fingerprint" and track the snowmelt water in the environment. With improved methods Ala-aho aims to unravel how snowmelt contributes to "blue water", used by societies and "green water" used by the ecosystems.

The tenure track professor's research on <<Digitalization and Hydrological modeling>> aims to better use emerging and existing digital monitoring technologies in hydrological modeling. Currently, the vast digital datasets are underexploited in modeling frameworks. Ala-aho works to unlock the enormous potential in merging data and models for frameworks that allow better decision-making tools for society.