Dr. Cee Nell is a data visualization specialist in the Data Science Branch of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area.
Cee is the Lead of VizLab and Analytics in the Data Science Branch of the USGS Water Mission Area. In this role they develop timely and innovative data visualizations to communicate complex scientific concepts. In this position, Cee develops reproducible data processing and visualization workflows to create high quality data products.
Cee received a PhD in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of California Irvine in 2018. Their dissertation looked at tri-trophic interactions (involving plants, herbivores, and insectivorous bird predators) in the context of tree diversity, plant defense syndromes, and bird behavior.
Science and Products
The water cycle
Water Data Visualizations
Science and Products
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The water cycle
An illustrated diagram of the water cycle. This is a modern, updated version of the widely used diagram featured on the USGS Water Science School. Notably, this new water cycle diagram depicts humans and major categories of human water use as key components of the water cycle, in addition to the key pools and fluxes of the hydrologic cycle. This product targets an 8th grade audience and is designeAuthorsHayley R. Corson-Dosch, Cee S. Nell, Rachel E. Volentine, Althea A. Archer, Ellen Bechtel, Jennifer L. Bruce, Nicole Felts, Tara A. Gross, Dianne Lopez-Trujillo, Charlotte E. Riggs, Emily K. Read - Science
Water Data Visualizations
Water data visualizations are provocative visuals and captivating stories that inform, inspire, and empower people to address our Nation's most pressing water issues. USGS data science and visualization experts use visualizations to communicate water data in compelling and often interactive ways when static images or written narrative can’t effectively communicate the interconnectivity and... - Multimedia
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