Model Development

Issue: Adaptive management in support of Chesapeake Bay restoration is complicated by uncertainty about the effects of agricultural management practices on water quality. Despite increasing investment, effects of agricultural conservation practices on regional water quality remain difficult to quantify due to factors such as groundwater travel times, varying modes-of-action, and the general lack...

Our Geomorphology Team works across all spatial scales to optimize monitoring, modeling, and interpretative work tailored to the needs of our cooperators. We have extensive experience in leveraging large geospatial datasets and advanced GIS analyses to meet these needs, and our methods include hydraulic flow modeling, sediment source tracking, watershed-wide GIS-based morphological analyses...