Penn, C. A., Wemple, B. C. and Campbell, J. L. (2012), Forest influences on snow accumulation and snowmelt at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Hydrol. Process., 26: 2524–2534. doi: 10.1002/hyp.9450
Colin A Penn
Biography
Education
M.S. Hydrology - May 2014
Colorado School of Mines Hydrologic Science and Engineering Graduate Program
B.S. Environmental Sciences: Water Resources Concentration, Minor Statistics - May 2009
Honors College Graduate
University of Vermont Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Projects
Rocky Mountain Regional Snowpack Chemistry Monitoring
Upper Rio Grande Basin Focus Area Study (National Water Census)
cpenn-usgs GitHub Repository (R programming & model input)
USGS Groundwater Watch - Colorado Active Water Level Network
Hydrologic Models
Science and Products
Year Published: 2018
Snow sublimation in mountain environments and its sensitivity to forest disturbance and climate warming
Snow sublimation is an important component of the snow mass balance, but the spatial and temporal variability of this process is not well understood in mountain environments. This study combines a process‐based snow model (SnowModel) with eddy covariance (EC) measurements to investigate (1) the spatio‐temporal variability of simulated snow...
Sexstone, Graham A.; Clow, David W.; Fassnacht, Steven R.; Liston, Glen E.; Hiemstra, Christopher A.; Knowles, John F.; Penn, Colin A.Attribution: Colorado Water Science Center
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Sexstone, G. A., Clow, D. W., Fassnacht, S. R., Liston, G. E., Hiemstra, C. A., Knowles, J. F., & Penn, C. A. (2018). Snow sublimation in mountain environments and its sensitivity to forest disturbance and climate warming. Water Resources Research, 54,1191–1211. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017WR021172
Year Published: 2016
Numerical experiments to explain multiscale hydrological responses to mountain pine beetle tree mortality in a headwater watershed
The effects of mountain pine beetle (MPB)-induced tree mortality on a headwater hydrologic system were investigated using an integrated physical modeling framework with a high-resolution computational grid. Simulations of MPB-affected and unaffected conditions, each with identical atmospheric forcing for a normal water year, were compared at...
Penn, Colin A.; Bearup, Lindsay A.; Maxwell, Reed M.; Clow, David W.Attribution: Colorado Water Science Center
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Penn, C. A., Bearup, L.A., Maxwell, R.M., and Clow, D.W., 2016, Numerical experiments to explain multiscale hydrological responses to mountain pine beetle tree mortality in a headwater watershed: Water Resources Research, v. 52, doi:10.1002/2015WR018300.
Year Published: 2016
Water-quality response to a high-elevation wildfire in the Colorado Front Range
Water quality of the Big Thompson River in the Front Range of Colorado was studied for 2 years following a high-elevation wildfire that started in October 2012 and burned 15% of the watershed. A combination of fixed-interval sampling and continuous water-quality monitors was used to examine the timing and magnitude of water-quality changes...
Mast, M. Alisa; Murphy, Sheila F.; Clow, David W.; Penn, Colin A.; Sexstone, Graham A.Attribution: Colorado Water Science Center
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Mast, M.A., Murphy, S.F., Clow, D.W., Penn, C.A., and Sexstone, G.A. (2015) Water-quality response to a high-elevation wildfire in the Colorado Front Range:Hydrological Processes,DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10755