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Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Engineering and Technology
- Natural Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO CENTRAL CARTAGO
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 13 Climate Action
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Belen : ESBN-Belén: Evaluación del impacto hidrológico e hidrodinámico de la implementación de soluciones basadas en la naturaleza en la cuenca del río Bermúdez, con modelos calibrados y escenarios de cambio climático
Villagra Mendoza, K. (Coordinating Researcher (may be from TEC or another entity)), Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Monge Vargas, K. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/26 → 31/12/27
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Determinación del caudal ambiental para el mejoramiento de la gestión integrada del recurso hídrico en el río Sarapiquí mediante una metodología holística
Guzmán Arias, I. (Institutional academic coordinator), Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic collaborator), Serrano Nuñez, V. (Institutional academic collaborator), Chavarría-Pizarro, L. (Institutional academic collaborator), Meneses Montero, K. (Institutional academic collaborator), Cascante Chavarría, L. (External collaborating researcher ) & García, M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Relevo generacional: el futuro de la horticultura en los jóvenes profesionales encaminados hacia la agricultura digital
Romero, E. (Institutional academic collaborator), González, J. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Gómez Calderón, N. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Technology Transfer
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Propuesta de una herramienta de estimación de caudales a corto y mediano plazo para los puntos de captación de las Sociedades de Usuarios de Agua (SUA) de la zona norte de Cartago, Costa Rica.
Zúñiga, J. A. (External collaborating researcher ), Romero, E. (External collaborating researcher ), Cascante, L. (External collaborating researcher ), Serrano Nuñez, V. (Institutional academic collaborator), Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Guzmán Arias, I. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/05/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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VIPro-TEC: Desarrollo de una Tecnología basada en Procesamiento de Video e Imágenes Orientada Para Vehículos Autónomos Bajo Condiciones de Visión No Ideales
Soto-Quiros, P. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chavarría Zamora, L. A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Barboza Artavia, L. A. (Institutional academic coordinator), Leitón Jiménez, J. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Watson Hernández, F. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Estimación de la edad del cultivo de palma de aceite (elaeis guineensis) en función de índices de vegetación y humedad mediante imágenes satelitales y aprendizaje automático
Gómez-Calderón, N., Watson-Hernández, F., Rojas-Vásquez, R. & Quesada-Mora, Y., 6 Mar 2026, In: Revista Tecnología en Marcha. 39, 5, p. 264–275 11 p.Translated title of the contribution :Oil palm age estimation based on vegetation and moisture indices using satellite imagery and machine learning Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between Uncertainty and Responsibility: A Philosophical Inquiry into Climate Change Projections
Watson-Hernández, F. & Guzmán-Arias, I., 14 Aug 2025, In: Philosophies. 10, 4, 91.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Creación de hietogramas a partir de curvas IDF
Watson-Hernández, F., 2024Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Determination of Environmental Flow Using a Holistic Methodology in Three River Paths in the Tempisque River Basin, Costa Rica
Chavarría-Pizarro, L., Watson-Hernández, F., Quesada-Alvarado, F., Serrano-Núñez, V., Bustos-Vásquez, A. L., Fernández-Chévez, K., Chacón-Gutierrez, J. & Guzmán-Arias, I., Oct 2024, In: Hydrology. 11, 10, 159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diseño de estructuras hidráulicas
Hernández, F. W., 2024Research output: Other contribution › peer-review