Hoos, A. B., Tucci, Patrick, Bryan, B. A., and Carey, W. P., 1988, Hydrology of the Reelfoot Lake basin, Obion and Lake Counties, Tennessee, May 1984 to May 1987, and potential effects of proposed lake-level changes: In Final Environmental Impact Statement, Reelfoot Lake Water Level Management, Obion and Lake Counties, Tennessee and Fulton County, Kentucky: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region, appendix D, p. 1-74.
Anne B Hoos
Biography
Anne Hoos is a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Lower Mississippi Gulf Water Science Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She began her career with the USGS in 1985. Her projects with the USGS include regional-scale statistical modeling of stream transport of nutrients in response to watershed physical characteristics and natural and anthropogenic nutrient sources, and estimation of instream loads and trends of water-quality constituents from monitoring data. She is currently the manager of the Southeast regional SPARROW modeling project for nutrients and suspended sediment.
Recent Accomplishments
Education
- B.S. in General Biology (Minor in Chemistry) – Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, 1973-1977.
- M.S. in Water Resources Engineering – Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee, 1983-1985
Professional Studies/Experience
- Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Nashville, TN
- 2006-present: Lead science team characterizing watershed factors influencing nutrient transport in streams in the Southeastern U.S.; part of the NAWQA (National Assessment of Water Quality) program.
- 2006-2010: Chief of the Tennessee River Basin NAWQA Study Unit
- 1996-2006: Surface-Water Coordinator for the Tennessee River Basin NAWQA Study Unit
- 1985-1994: Project manager for a wide range of water-resource investigations involving different aspects of surface-water quality, streamflow hydrologic characteristics, and hydraulics
- Environmental Engineer, Tennessee Division of Water Pollution Control, Nashville, TN
- 1994-1996: Developed Division plan for reviewing permit applications to alter urban stream channels for stormwater control; compliance assurance for NPDES wastewater and stormwater dischargers, responsible for inspecting wastewater-discharge facilities and reviewing permits and engineering plans.
Mentorship/Outreach
Professional societies/affiliations/committees/editorial boards
Honors, awards, recognition, elected offices
Scientific/Oral Presentations, Abstracts
Science and Products
Date published: October 30, 2018
Status: Active SPARROW Modeling for North Carolina Watersheds
In North Carolina, excessive nutrient and sediment loadings have contributed to the degradation of surface-water quality across the state as a result of agricultural activities and population growth increases. To further understand the influences of human activities and natural processes on surface-water quality, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) developed the SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced...
Attribution: South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)
Date published: June 23, 2017
Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basins - SPARROW
SPARROW, a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies...
Contacts: Richard A Rebich, Anne B Hoos
Date published: September 26, 2016
Status: Active Lower Tennessee River (LTEN) Basin Study
Welcome....the Lower Tennessee River Basin in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi is one of the 59 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program.The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water...
Date published: April 3, 2013
We've Got A Model - Why Do We Need Data?
Anne Hoos and Ana Garcia discuss why data is important for the USGS nutrient loading model SPARROW. To view the video click here.
Contacts: Anne B Hoos, Ana Maria Garcia
Date published: April 3, 2013
Modeling - The Ninth Art - Video
The art and science of SPARROW modeling. The steps of developing the SPARROW model. The other eight arts are: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Music, Poetry, Dance, Theater and Cinema. To view the video click here.
Contacts: Anne B Hoos
Year Published: 2020
An analysis of streamflow trends in the southern and southeastern US from 1950-2015
In this article, the mean daily streamflow at 139 streamflow-gaging stations (sites) in the southern and southeastern United States are analyzed for spatial and temporal patterns. One hundred and thirty-nine individual time-series of mean daily streamflow were reduced to five aggregated time series of Z scores for clusters of sites with similar...
Rodgers, Kirk D.; Roland II, Victor L.; Hoos, Anne B.; Crowley-Ornelas, Elena; Knight, Rodney
Year Published: 2019
Spatially referenced models of streamflow and nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads in the southeastern United States
Spatially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) models were applied to describe and estimate mean-annual streamflow and transport of total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), and suspended sediment (SS) in streams and delivered to coastal waters of the southeastern United States on the basis of inputs and management practices...
Hoos, Anne B.; Roland II, Victor L.Attribution: Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Region 4: Mississippi Basin
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Hoos, A.B., and Roland, V.L. II, 2019, Spatially referenced models of streamflow and nitrogen, phosphorus, and suspended-sediment loads in the Southeastern United States: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019–5135, 91 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195135.
Year Published: 2019
Estimates of long-term mean daily streamflow and annual nutrient and suspended-sediment loads considered for use in regional SPARROW models of the Conterminous United States, 2012 base year
Streamflow, nutrient, and sediment concentration data needed to estimate long-term mean daily streamflow and annual constituent loads were compiled from Federal, State, Tribal, and regional agencies, universities, and nongovernmental organizations. The streamflow and loads are used to develop Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed...
Saad, David A.; Schwarz, Gregory E.; Argue, Denise M.; Anning, David W. ; Ator, Scott A. ; Hoos, Anne B.; Preston, Stephen D.; Robertson, Dale M.; Wise, DanielAttribution: Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Water Resources
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Saad, D.A., Schwarz, G.E., Argue, D.M., Anning, D.W., Ator, S.W., Hoos, A.B., Preston, S.D., Robertson, D.M., and Wise, D.R., 2019, Estimates of long-term mean daily streamflow and annual nutrient and suspended-sediment loads considered for use in regional SPARROW models of the conterminous United States, 2012 base year: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2019–5069, 51 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20195069.
Year Published: 2019
Adapting a regional water-quality model for local application: A case study for Tennessee, USA
We evaluated whether SPAtially Referenced Regression On Watershed attributes (SPARROW) models calibrated for two adjacent USA regions could be applied at the local scale to support management decisions for streams in Tennessee. Nutrient-source apportionment of load is important for this local-scale application and demands careful...
Hoos, Anne B.; Wang, Sherry H.; Schwarz, Gregory E.
Year Published: 2018
Leveraging big data towards functionally-based, catchment scale restoration prioritization
The persistence of freshwater degradation has necessitated the growth of an expansive stream and wetland restoration industry, yet restoration prioritization at broad spatial extents is still limited and ad-hoc restoration prevails. The River Basin Restoration Prioritization tool has been developed to incorporate vetted, distributed data models...
Lovette, John P.; Duncan, Jonathan M.; Smart, Lindsey S.; Fay, John P.; Urban, Dean L.; Daly, Nancy; Blackwell, Jamie; Hoos, Anne B.; Garcia, Ana M.; Band, Lawrence E.
Year Published: 2014
Nutrient load summaries for major lakes and estuaries of the Eastern United States, 2002
Nutrient enrichment of lakes and estuaries across the Nation is widespread. Nutrient enrichment can stimulate excessive plant and algal growth and cause a number of undesirable effects that impair aquatic life and recreational activities and can also result in economic effects. Understanding the amount of nutrients entering lakes and estuaries,...
Moorman, Michelle C.; Hoos, Anne B.; Bricker, Suzanne B.; Moore, Richard B.; García, Ana María; Ator, Scott W.Attribution: South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
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Nutrient load summaries for major lakes and estuaries of the Eastern United States, 2002; 2014; DS; 820; Moorman, Michelle C.; Hoos, Anne B.; Bricker, Suzanne B.; Moore, Richard B.; García, Ana María; Ator, Scott W.
Year Published: 2013
Simulating stream transport of nutrients in the eastern United States, 2002, using a spatially-referenced regression model and 1:100,000-scale hydrography
Existing Spatially Referenced Regression on Watershed attributes (SPARROW) nutrient models for the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States were recalibrated to achieve a hydrographically consistent model with which to assess nutrient sources and stream transport and investigate specific management questions about the effects of...
Hoos, Anne B.; Moore, Richard B.; Garcia, Ana Maria; Noe, Gregory B.; Terziotti, Silvia E.; Johnston, Craig M.; Dennis, Robin L.Attribution: Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf
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Simulating stream transport of nutrients in the eastern United States, 2002, using a spatially-referenced regression model and 1:100,000-scale hydrography; 2013; SIR; 2013-5102; Hoos, Anne B.; Moore, Richard B.; Garcia, Ana Maria; Noe, Gregory B.; Terziotti, Silvia E.; Johnston, Craig M.; Dennis, Robin L.
Year Published: 2011
A Regional Modeling Framework of Phosphorus Sources and Transport in Streams of the Southeastern United States
We applied the SPARROW model to estimate phosphorus transport from catchments to stream reaches and subsequent delivery to major receiving water bodies in the Southeastern United States (U.S.). We show that six source variables and five land-to-water transport variables are significant (p<0.05) in explaining 67% of the variability in long-term...
Garcia, A.M.; Hoos, A.B.; Terziotti, S.View Citation
A Regional Modeling Framework of Phosphorus Sources and Transport in Streams of the Southeastern United States; 2011; Article; Journal; Journal of the American Water Resources Association; Garcia, A. M.; Hoos, A. B.; Terziotti, S.
Year Published: 2010
Mapping watershed potential to contribute phosphorus from geologic materials to receiving streams, southeastern United States
As part of the southeastern United States SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) water-quality model implementation, the U.S. Geological Survey created a dataset to characterize the contribution of phosphorus to streams from weathering and erosion of surficial geologic materials. SPARROW provides estimates of total...
Terziotti, Silvia; Hoos, Anne B.; Harned, Douglas; Garcia, Ana MariaAttribution: South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), Water Resources, Region 2: South Atlantic-Gulf (Includes Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)
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Mapping watershed potential to contribute phosphorus from geologic materials to receiving streams, southeastern United States; 2010; SIM; 3102; Terziotti, Silvia; Hoos, Anne B.; Harned, Douglas; Garcia, Ana Maria
Year Published: 2009
Spatial analysis of instream nitrogen loads and factors controlling nitrogen delivery to streams in the southeastern United States using spatially referenced regression on watershed attributes (SPARROW) and regional classification frameworks
Understanding how nitrogen transport across the landscape varies with landscape characteristics is important for developing sound nitrogen management policies. We used a spatially referenced regression analysis (SPARROW) to examine landscape characteristics influencing delivery of nitrogen from sources in a watershed to stream channels. Modelled...
Hoos, Anne B.; McMahon, Gerard
Year Published: 2008
Data to support statistical modeling of instream nutrient load based on watershed attributes, southeastern United States, 2002
This report presents and describes the digital datasets that characterize nutrient source inputs, environmental characteristics, and instream nutrient loads for the purpose of calibrating and applying a nutrient water-quality model for the southeastern United States for 2002. The model area includes all of the river basins draining to the south...
Hoos, Anne B.; Terziotti, Silvia; McMahon, Gerard; Savvas, Katerina; Tighe, Kirsten C.; Alkons-Wolinsky, RuthAttribution: Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center, Water Resources, Region 4: Mississippi Basin, Region 6: Arkansas-Rio Grande-Texas-Gulf
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Data to support statistical modeling of instream nutrient load based on watershed attributes, southeastern United States, 2002; 2008; OFR; 2008-1163; Hoos, Anne B.; Terziotti, Silvia; McMahon, Gerard; Savvas, Katerina; Tighe, Kirsten C.; Alkons-Wolinsky, Ruth
Year Published: 2006
Section 3. The SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Model—Theory, application and user documentation
SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) is a watershed modeling technique for relating water-quality measurements made at a network of monitoring stations to attributes of the watersheds containing the stations. The core of the model consists of a nonlinear regression equation describing the non-conservative transport of...
Schwarz, Gregory; Hoos, Anne B.; Alexander, R.B.; Smith, R.A.Attribution: Water Resources, National Water Quality Laboratory
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Schwarz, G.E., Hoos, A.B., Alexander, R.B., and Smith, R.A., 2006, Section 3. The SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Model—Theory, application and user documentation: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods, 6–B3, https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/tm6B3.
Pre-USGS Publications
Hoos, A. B., 1985, A real time stochastic nonlinear model for river flow forecasting: M.S. thesis, Department of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nash-ville, Tennessee.
Hoos, A. B., Koussis, A. D., and Beale, G. O., 1984, Reducing uncertainty in real-time flood forecasts through an improved channel routing model: abstract in proceedings of American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California.
Hoos, A.B. and Preston, S.D., 2014, Using estimates of nitrogen deposition from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program to assess sources and spatial distribution of stream nitrogen loads in the United States, in 2014 Scientific Symposium and Fall Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Proceedings: National Atmospheric Deposition Program.
Journey, C.A., Hoos, A.B., Ladd, D.E., Brakebill, J.W., and Smith, R.A., 2012, Publically accessible Decision Support System of the SPAtially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) Model and Future Enhancements in South Carolina, in 2012 South Carolina Water Resources Conference, Columbia, S.C., Proceedings: Clemson University Restoration Institute.
Hoos, A.B., Moore, R.B., and Dennis, R.L., 2012, Sources and transport of nitrogen to estuaries along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, in 2012 National Monitoring Conference, Portland, Ore., Proceedings: National Water Quality Monitoring Council.
Hoos, A.B., and Garcia, Ana Maria, 2010, Application of regional regression models of nutrient transport to water-quality assessments in the southeastern U.S., in 2010 National Monitoring Conference, Denver, Co., Proceedings: National Water Quality Monitoring Council.
Hoos, A.B., and Saad, D.A., 2009, Accounting for the contribution from point sources and urban land uses to nutrient delivery into the Gulf of Mexico, in Science to Solutions--Reducing Nutrient Export o the Gulf of Mexico, Des Moines, Iowa, December 9-11, 2009.
Terziotti, S.E., and Hoos, A.B., 2008, Comparison of two stream networks as framework for the SPARROW model for the southeastern U.S., Hoos, A.B., and McMahon, G.C., 2008, Characterizing spatial variation in rates of nitrogen transport from watershed to stream channel, southeastern United States, in 2008 National Monitoring Conference, Atlantic City, N.J., Proceedings: National Water Quality Monitoring Council.
Hoos, A.B., and McMahon, G.C., 2006, Effect of stream network resolution and monitoring site density on the calibration of a nutrient SPARROW model for the southeastern United States, in
2006 National Monitoring Conference, San Jose, Ca., Proceedings: National Water Quality Monitoring Council.
Hoos, A.B., 2005, Evaluation of the SPARROW model for estimating transport of nitrogen and phosphorus in streams of the Interior Low Plateau Ecoregion, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, during 1992-2002, in 2005 Alabama Water Resources Conference, Orange Beach, Ala., Proceedings: Alabama Section of the American Water Resources Association. Invited presentation.
Hoos, A.B., 2004, Effects of urbanization on water quality, 2004 Urban-Rural Interface Conference, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Ala. Invited presentation.
Hoos, A.B., and Powell, J.R., 2002, Evaluating the link between nutrient concentration, periphyton growth rate, stream photosynthesis, and biological indicators of ecosystem health in streams in Tennessee, Alabama, and Virginia [abs.], in National Water Quality Monitoring Council, National Monitoring Conference 2002 Conference Handbook, Madison, Wis.
Hoos, A.B., and Woodside, M.D., 2001, Effects of streamflow on the quality of source water for the City of Huntsville, Alabama [abs.], the 129th annual meeting of the American Public Health Association. Invited presentation.
Hoos, A.B., and Knight, R.R., 2000, Transport of pesticides and metabolites in streams in the lower Tennessee River Basin, in Proceedings from the 10th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Nashville, Tenn.
Hoos, A.B., 1999, Comparison of nonpoint and point sources of nutrients with instream transport for selected watersheds in the lower Tennessee River Basin, 1992, in Crabtree, L.R., Bradley, M.W., Blunt, Tiffany, and Pierre, Salnave, comps., Tennessee Water Resources Symposium, 9th, Nashville, Tenn., 1999, Extended abstracts: American Water Resources Association, Tennessee Section, p. 2B-3--2B4.
Hoos, A. B., 1991, Storm-water runoff quality and its relation to land use in the Nashville Metro-politan area, Tennessee: in Symposium on Urban Hydrology, Denver, Colorado, November 4-8, 1990, Proceedings: American Water Resources Association Technical Publication Series TPS-91-4, p. 33.
Hoos, A. B., 1990, Surface-water quality trends at seven stations in Tennessee, 1980 to 1989, in Sale, J. J., and Presley, P. M., eds., Extended abstracts from Third Tennessee Water Resources Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, 1990: American Water Resources Association, p. 84.
Quinones, F., and Hoos, A. B., 1990, A simplified Thornthwaite climatic-index model to study potential changes in runoff in Tennessee induced by the greenhouse effect, in Sale, J. J., and Pres¬ley, P. M., eds., Extended abstracts from Third Tennessee Water Resources Symposium, Nash¬ville, Tennessee, 1990: American Water Resources Association.
Garrett, J.W., and Hoos, A. B., 1989, Characteristics of inflow of pesticides and nutrients from storm runoff into Reelfoot Lake, West Tennessee, in Quinones, Ferdinand, and Balthrop, B. H., eds., Abstracts with program of Second Tennessee Hydrology Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989: American Water Resources Association, p. 17.
Hoos, A. B., 1989, Effects of storm-water runoff on local ground-water quality at Clarksville, Tennessee: in Quinones, Ferdinand, and Balthrop, B. H., eds., Abstracts with program of Second Hydrology Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989: American Water Resources Association, p. 3.
Hoos, A. B., 1987, Shallow aquifer recharge rates in Tennessee: abstract in proceedings of Ground Water: Tennessee’s Hidden Asset, Nashville, Tennessee.