Tagele Mossie Aschale, PhD

1. Full Name Tagele Mossie Aschale, PhD
2. Specialization: Hydroclimatology;
3. Academic Rank
   • Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA), Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University, United Kingdom
   • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia
4. Department
   • Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia
   • Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University, United Kingdom
5. Phone Number
   • Ethiopia: +251 918 591428
   • UK: +44 7351 476530
6. Institutional Email and Alternative Email
   • • Institutional Email: tagele_aschale@dmu.edu.et or tagele.m.aschale@durham.ac.uk
   • Alternative Emails:
     • abaymossa@yahoo.com
7. Research Interests

Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; Hydroclimate Extremes; Extreme Droughts, Floods, Heatwaves, Storms, Wildfires, and Other Natural Hazard Extremes; Natural Hazard Risk Assessment; Multi-Hazard and Cascading Risk Analysis; Critical Infrastructure Resilience; Climate Impacts on Energy, Agriculture, Transport, Water, and Health Systems; Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR); Disaster Risk Management (DRM); Climate Risk and Resilience Planning; Early Warning Systems; Climate Services; Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainability; Water-Energy-Food Nexus; Urban Resilience and Climate-Smart Infrastructure; Nature-Based Solutions; Environmental Risk Assessment; Hydrological and Environmental Modelling; GIS, Remote Sensing and Earth Observation; Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Climate Risk Analysis; Food Security and Agricultural Resilience; Community Resilience; Climate-Induced Infrastructure Vulnerability and Resilience; Sustainable Development under Climate and Disaster Risks.

1. List of Publications and ORCID Link

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-9716

Journal Articles

1. Aschale, T. M., Palazzolo, N., Buonacera, G., Cancelliere, A., & Peres, D. J. (2026). An evaluation of ERA5-Land reanalysis data for drought monitoring: Comparison with drought indices from observational datasets in Sicily. Hydrology Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydrch.2026.100016
2. Aschale, T.M.; Cancelliere, A.; Palazzolo, N.; Buonacera, G.; Peres, D.J. Analysis of the Spatiotemporal Trends of Standardized Drought Indices in Sicily Using ERA5-Land Reanalysis Data      (1950–2023). Water 2024, 16,        

https://doi.org/10.3390/w16182593

3. Aschale, T.M.; Sciuto, G.; Peres, D.J.; Gullotta, A.; Cancelliere, A. Evaluation of Reference Evapotranspiration Estimation Methods for the Assessment of Hydrological Impacts of Photovoltaic Power Plants in Mediterranean Climates. Water 2022, 14, 2268.  https://doi.org/10.3390/w14142268
4. Aschale, T.M.; Peres, D.J.; Gullotta, A.; Sciuto, G.; Cancelliere, A. Trend Analysis and Identification of the Meteorological Factors Influencing Reference Evapotranspiration. Water 2023, 15, 470. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15030470
5. Aschale, T.M.; Palazzolo, N.; Peres, D.J.; Sciuto, G.; Cancelliere, A. An Assessment of Trends of Potential Evapotranspiration at Multiple Timescales and Locations in Sicily from 2002 to 2022. Water 2023, 15, 1273. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15071273
6. Gullotta, A., Aschale, T.M., Peres, D.J. et al. Modelling Stormwater Runoff Changes Induced by Ground-Mounted Photovoltaic Solar Parks: A Conceptualization in EPASWMM. Water Resour Manage (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-023-03572-3
7. Aschale, T.M (2017). Assessment of Schools Spatial Distribution and Identifying Suitable Areas by Using GIS Technology: In Case of Debre Markos Town North Western Ethiopia. Journal of Resources Development and Management (35): 8-20

 

 

• Conference Papers:

 

1. Aschale, T. M., Malamud, B. D., & Donoghue, D. N. (2026). Hazard–Energy Interrelationship Matrix: Interactive R Shiny Dashboard and Literature Database. Durham University, SAT-Guard Project. Dashboard: https://tageleaschale.shinyapps.io/deploy-app-3/
2. Aschale, T. M., Malamud, B. D., and Donoghue, D. N.: Multi-Hazard Impacts and Cascading Risks in Energy Systems , EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-12258, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-12258.
3. Peres, D. J., Palazzolo, N., Aschale, T. M., Buonacera, G., and Cancelliere, A.: Evaluation of ERA5-Land reanalysis data for drought monitoring: Comparison with observation-based drought indices in Sicily, EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-7813, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-7813.
4. Aschale, T. M., Malamud, B. D., & Donoghue, D. (2025, September 4–5). The influence of natural hazards on energy sector components [Poster presentation]. Poster session at the UKADR Annual Conference 2025: Pathways to Practice & Resilience: UK Interdisciplinary Hazard & Disaster Research on the National and Global Stage, Durham University, UK. Retrieved from https://www.durham.ac.uk/research/institutes-and-centres/hazard-risk-resilience/about-us/explore-our-events/uk-alliance-for-disaster-research-ukadr-annual-conference-2025/
5. Peres, D. J., Aschale, T. M., Palazzolo, N., Buonacera, G., and Cancelliere, A.: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Drought Trends in Sicily Using ERA5-Land Data , EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27 Apr–2 May 2025, EGU25-8282, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-8282, 2025
6. Aschale, T. M., Buonacera, G., Palazzolo, N., Cancelliere, A., and Peres, D. J.: An historical flash drought analysis in Sicily based on ERA5 Reanalysis evapotranspiration and soil moisture data, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-10657, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-10657
7. Gullotta, A., Aschale, T. M., Peres, D. J., Sciuto, G., and Cancelliere, A.: Towards assessing the impacts of large ground-mounted solar parks on the hydrological cycle: an analysis of runoff changes with EPA-SWMM software , EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-11451, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-11451
8. Aschale, T.M: Assess the impacts of PVs on hydroclimate and soil: literature perspective, September 16-18, 2021. Conference Link or Conference Link 2

 

9. Aschale, T. M., Cancelliere, A., Peres, D., and Sciuto, G.: Identification of the main meteorological factors for the trend of reference evapotranspiration in Sicily, Italy, EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May 2022, EGU22-5917, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu22-591.
10. Aschale TM, Sciuto G, Peres DJ, Gullotta A, Cancelliere A.: Statistical evaluation of reference evapotranspiration estimation methods for the assessment of hydrological impacts of photovoltaic power plants, STAHY2022 – 12th International Workshop on Statistical Hydrology 17 – 20 September 2022, Chia, Sardinia (Italy). 033, Conference Link.
11. Gullotta A, Aschale TM, Sciuto G, Peres DJ, Cancelliere : Experimental Set-Up for The Assessment of the Impacts of Photovoltaic Power Parks Installation on Major Hydrologic Budget Constituents , IDRA2022 IDRA 2022 è organizzato dal Gruppo Italiano di Idraulica e dall’Università degli Studi “Mediterranea” di Reggio Calabria , 4 – 7 September 2022, Calabaria, Italy. Conference Link
12. Aschale, T. M., Peres, D. J., Palazzolo, N., Sciuto, G., and Cancelliere, A.: Run analysis of potential evapotranspiration and soil moisture for investigating flash droughts in Sicily, EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr 2023, EGU23-13360. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-13360I, 2023

1. Grant Projects

External

• Durham University Sed Corn grant, UK 2026
• UKRI SAT-Guard Project (PDRA), Durham University, UK (2025–Present)
• PRIN 2022 (Research Fellow): Integrated Monitoring & Modelling for the Sustainability of Irrigated Crops (I-MOSAIC), Italy (2024–2025)
• Doctoral Industrial Fellowship Ambiens Energy Srl and University of Catania, Italy 2020-2023
• OKP Fellowship (Short Term Training): Geostatistics for Water Management and Environmental Sciences, Netherlands (2020)

Internal

• Principal Investigator: Urban Green Suiatabality (Debre Markos University 2019-2020
• Co- Investigator: Urban Heat Island Effect (Debre Markos University 2019-2020

 

1. LinkedIn Account

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tagele-mossie-aschale-a9804a95/

12 GitHub

https://github.com/Abay2392