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Geomorphic Response to Extreme Flooding in Northern Yellowstone National Park, USA Open

Zachary P. DeLuca, Andrew C. Wilcox, Lyman P. Persico · 2025

Understanding and predicting flood‐induced geomorphic change, and the relative influences of fluvial forces and valley‐bottom geometry on system response, are persistent quandaries in geomorphic‐process studies. We combined field surveys, …

Risk of theft and malicious use of radiation sources in transit Open

Andrew C. Wilcox · 2024

Remote radioactive source applications require frequent transportation of sources from storage locations to remote sites. This introduces risk of theft of a source during the transportation process, with the level of risk proportional to t…

Model-based prediction and ascription of deforestation risk within commodity sourcing domains: Improving traceability in the palm oil supply chain Open

Henry B. Glick, Judith M. Ament, Jorn S. Dallinga, Juan Torres-Batlló, Megha Verma , et al. · 2024

Palm oil accounts for approximately 50% of global vegetable oil production, and trends in consumption have driven large-scale expansion of oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis ) plantations in Southeast Asia. This expansion has led to deforestatio…

A community palm model Open

Nicholas Clinton, Andreas Vollrath, Rémi d’Annunzio, Desheng Liu, Henry B. Glick , et al. · 2024

Palm oil production has been identified as one of the major drivers of deforestation for tropical countries. To meet supply chain objectives, commodity producers and other stakeholders need timely information of land cover dynamics in thei…

UML Sourcing Domain Predictions Open

Henry B. Glick, Judith M. Ament, Jorn S. Dallinga, Juan Torres-Batlló, Megha Verma , et al. · 2023

WHAT: This data accompanies Glick, H.B., Ament, J.M., Dallinga, J.S., Torres-Batlló, J., Verma, M., Clinton, N., and Wilcox, A. (2023). Model-based prediction and ascription of deforestation risk within commodity sourcing …

UML Sourcing Domain Predictions Open

Henry B. Glick, Judith M. Ament, Jorn S. Dallinga, Juan Torres-Batlló, Megha Verma , et al. · 2023

WHAT: This data accompanies Glick, H.B., Ament, J.M., Dallinga, J.S., Torres-Batlló, J., Verma, M., Clinton, N., and Wilcox, A. (2023). Model-based prediction and ascription of deforestation risk within commodity sourcing …

Fire‐produced coarse woody debris and its role in sediment storage on hillslopes Open

Kailey V. Adams, J. L. Dixon, Andrew C. Wilcox, David B. McWethy · 2023

Interactions between vegetation and sediment in post‐fire landscapes play a critical role in sediment connectivity. Prior research has focused on the effects of vegetation removal from hillslopes, but little attention has been paid to the …

General Overview of Mobile Sources Used for Well Logging and Industrial Radiography Applications Open

C. Potter, Jawad Moussa, Andrew C. Wilcox, Luke J. Gilbert, Vanessa Vargas · 2022

Mobile sources is a term most commonly used to describe radioactive sources that are used in applications requiring frequent transportation. Such radioactive sources are in common use world-wide where typical applications include radiograp…

A Risk-Based Methodology for the Prioritization of Radioactive Sources. Open

C. Potter, A. A. Solodov, Jawad Moussa, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2022

a companion paper,[close quote] the potential O M cost reduction inherent in this approach is very large. Furthermore, risk-based methods should also lead to safety improvements. This paper outlines the way that the EPRI technical work com…

EVALUATION OF HUMAN INTERACTION WITH AUTOMATION: EXPLORING POTENTIAL IMPLICATION TO SECURITY OF RADIOACTIVE SOURCES. Open

Jawad Moussa, A. A. Solodov, C. Potter, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2022

Capturing the complexity of soil evolution: Heterogeneities in rock cover and chemical weathering in Montana's Rocky Mountains Open

S. S. Benjaram, J. L. Dixon, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2022

We investigate the relationship between chemical weathering, persistence of soil cover, and topography in two neighboring mountain ranges in the northern Rockies of western Montana, USA. We augment existing tools for measuring chemical wea…

Risk-Based Radioactive Material Downselect Methodology. Open

Alexander ANDREEVICH Solodov, C. Potter, Andrew C. Wilcox, Jawad Ribhi Moussa · 2021

Data for manuscript: An ecogeomorphic framework coupling sediment modeling with invasive riparian vegetation dynamics Open

Jordan Gilbert, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2020

Datasets (aside from the publicly available GIS datasets) used in the analyses presented in the manuscript "An ecogeomorphic framework coupling sediment modeling with invasive riparian vegetation dynamics."

Data for manuscript: An ecogeomorphic framework coupling sediment modeling with invasive riparian vegetation dynamics Open

Jordan Gilbert, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2020

Datasets (aside from the publicly available GIS datasets) used in the analyses presented in the manuscript "An ecogeomorphic framework coupling sediment modeling with invasive riparian vegetation dynamics."

Sediment Routing and Floodplain Exchange (SeRFE): A Spatially Explicit Model of Sediment Balance and Connectivity Through River Networks Open

Jordan Gilbert, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2020

Sediment regimes, i.e., the processes that recruit, transport, and store sediment, create the physical habitats that underpin river‐floodplain ecosystems. Natural and human‐induced disturbances that alter sediment regimes can have cascadin…

Developing leaders to tackle wicked problems at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems Open

Alisa A. Wade, Amina Grant, Seigi Karasaki, Rachel A. Smoak, David M. Cwiertny , et al. · 2020

The multiscale, complex challenges at the nexus of food, energy, and water systems (FEWS) demand approaches to graduate education beyond traditional disciplinary training. Here, we present a vision for training FEWS leaders developed by fa…

Riparian Vegetation and Sediment Supply Regulate the Morphodynamic Response of an Experimental Stream to Floods Open

A. Lightbody, Li Kui, John C. Stella, Krysia W. Skorko, Sharon Bywater‐Reyes , et al. · 2019

Feedbacks between woody plants and fluvial morphodynamics result in co-development of riparian vegetation communities and channel form. To advance mechanistic knowledge regarding these interactions, we measured the response of topography a…

Conceptualizing Ecological Responses to Dam Removal: If You Remove It, What's to Come? Open

J. Ryan Bellmore, George R. Pess, Jeffrey J. Duda, Jim E. O’Connor, Amy E. East , et al. · 2018

One of the desired outcomes of dam decommissioning and removal is the recovery of aquatic and riparian ecosystems. To investigate this common objective, we synthesized information from empirical studies and ecological theory into conceptua…

The influence of diurnal snowmelt and transpiration on hillslope throughflow and stream response Open

Brett Woelber, Marco Maneta, J. T. Harper, Kelsey Jencso, W. Payton Gardner , et al. · 2018

During spring, daily stream flow and groundwater dynamics in forested subalpine catchments are to a large extent controlled by hydrological processes that respond to the day–night energy cycle. Diurnal snowmelt and transpiration events com…

The influence of a vegetated bar on channel-bend flow dynamics Open

Sharon Bywater‐Reyes, Rebecca M. Diehl, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2018

Point bars influence hydraulics, morphodynamics, and channel geometry in alluvial rivers. Woody riparian vegetation often establishes on point bars and may cause changes in channel-bend hydraulics as a function of vegetation density, morph…

The influence of diurnal snowmelt and transpiration on hilllslopethroughflow and stream response Open

Brett Woelber, Marco Maneta, J. T. Harper, Kelsey Jencso, W. Payton Gardner , et al. · 2018

Daily stream flow and groundwater dynamics in forested subalpine catchments during spring are to a large extent controlled by hydrological processes that respond to the day-night energy cycle. Diurnal snowmelt and transpiration events comb…

Dataset for the article: Metal contamination and food web changes alter exposure to upper trophic levels in upper Blackfoot River basin streams, Montana Open

Jack E Landers, S. Mažeika P. Sullivan, Lisa A. Eby, Andrew C. Wilcox, Heiko W. Langner · 2018

Reduced invertebrate abundance and diversity are common responses to heavy metals contamination in mining-impacted streams. The resulting changes in community composition may have implications for metals accumulation and transfer through t…

GEO 391.01: ST: Surface Processes Open

Andrew C. Wilcox, W. Payton Gardner · 2018

The Influence of a Vegetated Bar on Channel-Bend Flow Dynamics -- Data Set #1 Open

Sharon Bywater‐Reyes, Rebecca M. Diehl, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2018

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GEO 540.01: The Food-Energy-Water Nexus Open

Andrew C. Wilcox · 2018

Corrigendum: Applying Functional Traits to Ecogeomorphic Processes in Riparian Ecosystems Open

Rebecca M. Diehl, David M. Merritt, Andrew C. Wilcox, Michael L. Scott · 2017

The influence of a vegetated bar on channel-bend flow dynamics Open

Sharon Bywater‐Reyes, Rebecca M. Diehl, Andrew C. Wilcox · 2017

Alternating bars influence hydraulics, morphodynamics, and channel geometry in alluvial rivers. Recruitment of pioneer woody riparian vegetation is tightly coupled with bar building, yet the influence of vegetation on changing bend hydraul…

Applying Functional Traits to Ecogeomorphic Processes in Riparian Ecosystems Open

Rebecca M. Diehl, David M. Merritt, Andrew C. Wilcox, Michael L. Scott · 2017

The functional trait framework, an ecological tool powerful for its simplicity and ability to facilitate modeling and generalization across environmental gradients, can capture the interactions between ecological and physical processes tha…

Dam removal: Listening in Open

Melissa M. Foley, J. Ryan Bellmore, Jim E. O’Connor, Jeffrey J. Duda, Amy E. East , et al. · 2017

Dam removal is widely used as an approach for river restoration in the United States. The increase in dam removals—particularly large dams—and associated dam‐removal studies over the last few decades motivated a working group at the USGS J…

Web-Based Learning as a Tool for Public Education and Outreach Open

Colleen Brent, Andrew C. Wilcox, Margaret MacDonell, W. Mark Nutt · 2017

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