Alexander Pitman
Alex Pitman is a Physical Scientist with the USGS Nevada Water Science Center.
Alex contributes to both research and operations with a focus on the development of software and data products relevant to estimating water supply and streamflow in snow dominated watersheds. His main interests emphasize better understanding spatial and temporal variability of hydrometeorological processes in mountainous environments that are critically important to water resource management decisions and flood hazard assessment.
Science and Products
Nevada StreamStats
The USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR), is updating streamflow statistics for Nevada. Additionally, the project includes launching StreamStats, a web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool that provides streamflow statistics and information about drainage basins. Work on this...
Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) - Advancing Soil Moisture Monitoring
Soil moisture is an important part of the climate system, but it remains difficult to measure accurately. In 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began building a soil moisture monitoring network to provide high-quality continuous soil moisture data, standardize data collection methods, and test new technologies. Stations are placed in different climates and land cover types to capture a broad...
Science and Products
Nevada StreamStats
The USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC), in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR), is updating streamflow statistics for Nevada. Additionally, the project includes launching StreamStats, a web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool that provides streamflow statistics and information about drainage basins. Work on this...
Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) - Advancing Soil Moisture Monitoring
Soil moisture is an important part of the climate system, but it remains difficult to measure accurately. In 2022, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began building a soil moisture monitoring network to provide high-quality continuous soil moisture data, standardize data collection methods, and test new technologies. Stations are placed in different climates and land cover types to capture a broad...