As a world leader in hydrometeorology, Professor Wood has helped build linkages between large scale atmospheric phenomena and regional scale hydrologic phenomena, and their implications for predictions of water resources and water related natural hazards, such as floods and droughts. He is a pioneer in the use of satellite remote sensing and data assimilation techniques for hydrological state estimation and regional scale water resources predictions. He is the author of models widely used for predictions in ungauged basins under global change (e.g., VIC), including as operational tools for flood forecasting in the USA and for drought monitoring over Africa.