Curtis V Price
Curtis Price is a hydrologist specializing in geospatial data analysis.
Curtis Price earned his M.S. in Geology from Dartmouth College and, after a few years with NASA, joined the U.S. Geological Survey. During his long USGS career, he has provided GIS technical support, tools, and training across the USGS, applying GIS to projects ranging in scale from local water-quality studies to landscape characterization for national-scale analysis. He also developed Python software used to integrate hydrography and elevation data for the National Hydrography Dataset-Plus. Price left the USGS in 2018 to join the faculty at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, where he taught geospatial technology courses and workshops (including Surveying for Geological Engineers, Remote Sensing, and three GIS courses). He returned to the USGS in 2023. He is currently a Geology Ph.D. candidate at South Dakota Mines; his dissertation research focuses on developing tools to create longitudinal stream profiles from DEMs and using these DEM derivative data to infer the surface history of Laramide terranes in the eastern Rocky Mountains.
Education and Certifications
B.S. Geology University of Puget Sound
M.S. Geology Dartmouth College
Ph.D. Candidate, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Esri Certified Desktop Professional (ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Geological Society of America
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Honors and Awards
Samuel B Heyman Service to America Aware (Sammy) nominee, 2018
Esri Community Esteemed MVP
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 22
Use of Low-Flow Trend and Transfer-Function Models to Determine Relation of Low Flows to Regional Urbanization and Precipitation, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, 1940-91
The Rahway River Basin in northern New Jersey has become heavily urbanized. The importance of the Rahway River as a water-supply source for the region led to an investigation of trends in the river's low-flow characteristics over time and their relation to regional urbanization and precipitation. Since 1950, low flows at a stream-gaging station near Springfield, N.J., increasingly have tended to e
Authors
Thomas H. Barringer, Robert G. Reiser, Curtis V. Price
Digital data sets describing principal aquifers, surficial geology, and ground-water regions of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.
Authors
Rick M. Clawges, Curtis V. Price
Digital data sets describing water use, toxic chemical releases, metropolitan areas, and population density of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.
Authors
Curtis V. Price, Rick M. Clawges
Preserving ground water samples with hydrochloric acid does not result in the formation of chloroform
Water samples collected for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are often preserved with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to inhibit the biotransformation of the analytes of interest until the chemical analyses can he performed. However, it is theoretically possible that residual free chlorine in the HCl can react with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to form chloroform via the haloform re
Authors
Paul J. Squillace, James F. Pankow, Jack E. Barbash, Curtis V. Price, John S. Zogorski
Urban land-use study plan for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
This study plan is for Urban Land-Use Studies initiated as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. There are two Urban Land-Use Study objectives: (1) Define the water quality in recharge areas of shallow aquifers underlying areas of new residential and commercial land use in large metropolitan areas, and (2) determine which natural and human factors
Authors
P. J. Squillace, C. V. Price
Occurrence of the gasoline additive MTBE in shallow ground water in urban and agricultural areas
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a volatile organic compound (VOC) derived from natural gas that is added to gasoline either seasonally or year round in many parts of the United States to increase the octane level and to reduce carbon monoxide and ozone levels in the air. In 1993, production of MTBE ranked second among all organic chemicals manufactured in the United States. Currently, the U.S. E
Authors
Paul J. Squillace, Daryll A. Pope, Curtis V. Price
A preliminary assessment of the occurrence and possible sources of MTBE in ground water of the United States, 1993-94
The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments require fuel oxygenates to be added to gasoline used in some metropolitan areas to reduce atmospheric concen- trations of carbon monoxide or ozone. Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), is the most commonly used fuel oxygenate and is a relatively new gasoline additive. Nevertheless, out of 60 volatile organic chemicals analyzed, MTBE was the second most frequently detec
Authors
P. J. Squillace
Development of a 14-digit hydrologic coding scheme and boundary data set for New Jersey
No abstract available.
Authors
William H. Ellis, Curtis V. Price
Potential effects of development on flow characteristics of two streams in the Raritan River Basin, New Jersey
Parts of the Raritan River basin in central New Jersey have undergone increasing development over the last several decades. The increasing population relies on the region's ground water and surface water sources for its residential, commercial, and industrial water supply. Urbanization, regionalized wastewater‐treatment facilities, stream channel alterations, and interbasin transfers of water can
Authors
Thomas H. Barringer, Robert G. Reiser, Curtis V. Price
Extraction of terrain features from digital elevation models
Digital elevation models (DEMs) are being used to determine variable inputs for hydrologic models in the Delaware River basin. Recently developed software for analysis of DEMs has been applied to watershed and streamline delineation. The results compare favorably with similar delineations taken from topographic maps. Additionally, output from this software has been used to extract other hydrologic
Authors
Curtis V. Price, David M. Wolock, Mark A. Ayers
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Filter Total Items: 22
Use of Low-Flow Trend and Transfer-Function Models to Determine Relation of Low Flows to Regional Urbanization and Precipitation, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, 1940-91
The Rahway River Basin in northern New Jersey has become heavily urbanized. The importance of the Rahway River as a water-supply source for the region led to an investigation of trends in the river's low-flow characteristics over time and their relation to regional urbanization and precipitation. Since 1950, low flows at a stream-gaging station near Springfield, N.J., increasingly have tended to eAuthorsThomas H. Barringer, Robert G. Reiser, Curtis V. PriceDigital data sets describing principal aquifers, surficial geology, and ground-water regions of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.AuthorsRick M. Clawges, Curtis V. PriceDigital data sets describing water use, toxic chemical releases, metropolitan areas, and population density of the conterminous United States
No abstract available.AuthorsCurtis V. Price, Rick M. ClawgesPreserving ground water samples with hydrochloric acid does not result in the formation of chloroform
Water samples collected for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are often preserved with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to inhibit the biotransformation of the analytes of interest until the chemical analyses can he performed. However, it is theoretically possible that residual free chlorine in the HCl can react with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to form chloroform via the haloform reAuthorsPaul J. Squillace, James F. Pankow, Jack E. Barbash, Curtis V. Price, John S. ZogorskiUrban land-use study plan for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
This study plan is for Urban Land-Use Studies initiated as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. There are two Urban Land-Use Study objectives: (1) Define the water quality in recharge areas of shallow aquifers underlying areas of new residential and commercial land use in large metropolitan areas, and (2) determine which natural and human factorsAuthorsP. J. Squillace, C. V. PriceOccurrence of the gasoline additive MTBE in shallow ground water in urban and agricultural areas
Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a volatile organic compound (VOC) derived from natural gas that is added to gasoline either seasonally or year round in many parts of the United States to increase the octane level and to reduce carbon monoxide and ozone levels in the air. In 1993, production of MTBE ranked second among all organic chemicals manufactured in the United States. Currently, the U.S. EAuthorsPaul J. Squillace, Daryll A. Pope, Curtis V. PriceA preliminary assessment of the occurrence and possible sources of MTBE in ground water of the United States, 1993-94
The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments require fuel oxygenates to be added to gasoline used in some metropolitan areas to reduce atmospheric concen- trations of carbon monoxide or ozone. Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), is the most commonly used fuel oxygenate and is a relatively new gasoline additive. Nevertheless, out of 60 volatile organic chemicals analyzed, MTBE was the second most frequently detecAuthorsP. J. SquillaceDevelopment of a 14-digit hydrologic coding scheme and boundary data set for New Jersey
No abstract available.AuthorsWilliam H. Ellis, Curtis V. PricePotential effects of development on flow characteristics of two streams in the Raritan River Basin, New Jersey
Parts of the Raritan River basin in central New Jersey have undergone increasing development over the last several decades. The increasing population relies on the region's ground water and surface water sources for its residential, commercial, and industrial water supply. Urbanization, regionalized wastewater‐treatment facilities, stream channel alterations, and interbasin transfers of water canAuthorsThomas H. Barringer, Robert G. Reiser, Curtis V. PriceExtraction of terrain features from digital elevation models
Digital elevation models (DEMs) are being used to determine variable inputs for hydrologic models in the Delaware River basin. Recently developed software for analysis of DEMs has been applied to watershed and streamline delineation. The results compare favorably with similar delineations taken from topographic maps. Additionally, output from this software has been used to extract other hydrologicAuthorsCurtis V. Price, David M. Wolock, Mark A. Ayers - Science
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