A modeling tool to support decision making in future hydropower development in Chile

Chris Hermansen1, Sebastian Vicuna2, Juan Pablo Cerda3, Marcelo A Olivares4, Tomas Ignacio Gomez5, Esteban Toha6, David Poblete7, Luca Mao8, Mark John Falvey9, Patricio Pliscoff10, Oscar Melo7, Shaw Lacy11, Matias Peredo12, Pablo A. Marquet13, Julio Maturana6 and Jorge A Gironas14, (1)Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Centro de Cambio Global UC, Santiago, Chile, (3)TECO Group SpA, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, (4)Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Department of Civil Engineering, Santiago, Chile, (5)University of Chile, Department of Geophysics, Santiago, Chile, (6)Ministerio de Energía de Chile, División de Desarrollo Sustentable, Santiago, Chile, (7)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, (8)University of Lincoln, School of Geography, Lincoln, United Kingdom, (9)University of Chile, Santiago, Chile, (10)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Instituto de Geografía y Departamento de Ecología, Santiago, Chile, (11)Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Centro de Cambio Global, Santiago, Chile, (12)Platform research on Ecohydrology and Ecohydraulic Ltd., Santiago, Chile, (13)Institute of Ecology & Biodiversity, Santiago, Chile, (14)Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental, Santiago, Chile