Breadcrumb
Pronouns: he/his
Bio
Hydrology, climate change, hydrometeorology, remote sensing, modeling and data analytics.
I’m excited about empirically based, theoretically grounded, and societally attuned science! My research goals are to assess climate change impacts on water availability, to measure and model ecohydrologic cold region processes across scales, and to develop approaches in collaboration with diverse stakeholder groups to inform sustainable adaptation and decision strategies.
I am committed to building a diverse research community, where everyone feels they belong, and we collectively benefit from our differences. I am motivated by the excitement of scientific discovery and the thrill of collaborative research. Efforts to be more inclusive will improve our knowledge and better serve the decisions of individuals and organizations. I believe these efforts can foster better outcomes for society and our environment.
Education
- PhD : Civil Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, 2012
- MS: Hydrology, University of Arizona, 2006
- BS: Geology, University of Vermont, 2003
Awards
- Outstanding Mentor Award, CU Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), 2021
- Best Paper Presentation, Western Snow Conference, 2019
Research
The goal of my research is to evaluate the availability of freshwater in seasonally snow-covered environments, to explain the mechanisms by which water resources develop and respond to perturbations in natural and managed systems, and to study the response of systems to changes in water availability. Societal, ecological, and economical dependencies on the seasonal delivery of snowmelt runoff motivate my research that serves to improve predictive capacity and inform resource management practices. I work with ecologists, social scientists, biologists, climate scientists, and biogeochemists to support multidisciplinary measurements and modeling spanning continuums of water and energy gradients in cold regions. Headwaters serve as our mountain water towers and offer climate change refugia for critically important ecosystem services. I strive to integrate environmental and climate change issues with resource sustainability issues to deliver scientific knowledge on water resources that is of effective use and benefit to diverse societal interests.
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Publications
Recent publications
A High‐Resolution, Daily Hindcast (1990–2021) of Alaskan River Discharge and Temperature From Coupled and Optimized Physical Models
Publication Date: 2024-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Deforestation poses deleterious effects to tree-climbing species under climate change
Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Type: Journal Article
The Arctic Rivers Project: Using an Equitable Co‐Production Framework for Integrating Meaningful Community Engagement and Science to Understand Climate Impacts
Herman‐Mercer N; Andre A; Buschman V; Blaskey D; Brooks C; Cheng Y; Combs E; Cozzetto K; Fitka S; Koch J...
- Herman‐Mercer N
- Andre A
- Buschman V
- Blaskey D
- Brooks C
- Cheng Y
- Combs E
- Cozzetto K
- Fitka S
- Koch J
Type: Journal Article
Effects of Snow Water Storage on Hydrologic Partitioning Across the Mountainous, Western United States
Publication Date: 2023-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Intercomparison of snow water equivalent products in the Sierra Nevada California using airborne snow observatory data and ground observations
Publication Date: 2023-06-22
Type: Journal Article
Recent decreases in snow water storage in western North America
Publication Date: 2023-05-22
Type: Journal Article
Increasing Alaskan river discharge during the cold season is driven by recent warming
Publication Date: 2023-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Moving Land Models Toward More Actionable Science: A Novel Application of the Community Terrestrial Systems Model Across Alaska and the Yukon River Basin
Publication Date: 2023-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Pervasive alterations to snow-dominated ecosystem functions under climate change
Publication Date: 2022-07-26
Type: Journal Article
Extending the vadose zone: Characterizing the role of snow for liquid water storage and transmission in streamflow generation
Publication Date: 2022-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Combining ground-based and remotely sensed snow data in a linear regression model for real-time estimation of snow water equivalent
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Modeling streamflow sensitivity to climate warming and surface water inputs in a montane catchment
Publication Date: 2022-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Snowfall and snowpack in the Western US as captured by convection permitting climate simulations: current climate and pseudo global warming future climate
Publication Date: 2021-10-01
Type: Journal Article
Winter melt trends portend widespread declines in snow water resources
Publication Date: 2021-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Spatial Distribution and Scaling Properties of Lidar-Derived Snow Depth in the Extratropical Andes
Publication Date: 2020-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Melt trends portend widespread declines in snow water resources
Type: Journal Article
Data Assimilation Improves Estimates of Climate-Sensitive Seasonal Snow
Publication Date: 2020-09-01
Type: Journal Article
The Post-Wildfire Impact of Burn Severity and Age on Black Carbon Snow Deposition and Implications for Snow Water Resources, Cascade Range, Washington
Publication Date: 2020-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Extreme Runoff Generation From Atmospheric River Driven Snowmelt During the 2017 Oroville Dam Spillways Incident
Publication Date: 2020-07-28
Type: Journal Article
Interannual and Seasonal Variability of Snow Depth Scaling Behavior in a Subalpine Catchment
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Solar radiation transmittance of a boreal balsam fir canopy: Spatiotemporal variability and impacts on growing season hydrology
Publication Date: 2018-12-15
Type: Journal Article
Snowmelt response to simulated warming across a large elevation gradient, southern Sierra Nevada, California
Publication Date: 2017-12-11
Type: Journal Article
Snow melt response to simulated warming across a large elevation gradient, southern Sierra Nevada, California
Type: Journal Article
Different sensitivities of snowpacks to warming in Mediterranean climate mountain areas
Lopez-Moreno JI; Gascoin S; Herrero J; Sproles EA; Pons M; Alonso-Gonzalez E; Hanich L; Boudhar A; Musselman KN; Molotch...
- Lopez-Moreno JI
- Gascoin S
- Herrero J
- Sproles EA
- Pons M
- Alonso-Gonzalez E
- Hanich L
- Boudhar A
- Musselman KN
- Molotch NP
Publication Date: 2017-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Slower snowmelt in a warmer world
Publication Date: 2017-03-01
Type: Journal Article
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