Extreme Streamflow Events in the Upper Missouri River Basin

Extreme streamflow in the upper Missouri River Basin has become more prevalent in recent decades.  Since 1975, 9 out of the 10 most extreme streamflow years on the Missouri River Basin since 1898 have occurred.

Jenna received her M.S. degree in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering in June of 2017--congratulations Jenna! Her M.S. thesis is titled "Multi-algorithm modeling of suspended sediment in steep mountain catchments". Her research focused on developing a physically based hydrologic model to simulate the effects of climate change and land-cover disturbance on water quality and flow rates. Jenna received her B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Oregon in 2013.

The primary research interests of my research group is in quantifying the hydrologic impacts of both climate change and land cover disturbance processes across multiple scales. The scientific community’s understanding of climate change continues to evolve, and so we need a flexible framework—models, observations, and communication—to evolve together with this understanding. The tools we use in my research group to address these challenges involve integrating observations with modeling and statistics, to attribute causes and improve process understanding.

Sediment Modeling in the Colorado Front Range

Soil erosion adds constituents to streams, altering water chemistry and streambed morphology. This can adversely affect aquatic life, water resource infrastructure and regulation due to increased contaminants and sediment buildup above reservoirs.

Publication on the Reservoir Evaporation Workshop

Large-scale water storage provides many benefits, including flood control, water supply, recreation, and hydropower.

Andrew is currently a postdoctoral scholar in the Livneh Lab Group.  His current research interests and projects range from modeling flood conditions in the Upper Missouri River Basin, analyzing snow-based streamflow prediction methods and coupling satellite observations with modeled products to estimate evaporation from the soil.  Additionally, Andrew is interested in advancing the understanding of the relationship between the land-surface and climate system, modeling of agricultural water-use and associate impacts, and investigating how land-surface cha