Donald O Rosenberry (Former Employee)
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Integrating seepage heterogeneity with the use of ganged seepage meters
The usefulness of standard half-barrel seepage meters for measurement of fluxes between groundwater, and surface water is limited by the small bed area that each measurement represents and the relatively large associated labor costs. Standard half-barrel cylinders were ganged together to allow one measurement of the summed seepage through all of the meters, reducing labor cost and increasing the r
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D. O. Rosenberry
An evaluation of effects of groundwater exchange on nearshore habitats and water quality of western Lake Erie
Historically, the high potentiometric surface of groundwater in the Silurian/Devonian carbonate aquifer in Monroe County, MI resulted in discharge of highly mineralized, SO4-rich groundwater to the Lake Erie shoreline near both Erie State Game Area (ESGA) and Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (PMSGA). Recently, regional groundwater levels near PMSGA have been drawn down as much as 45 m below lake le
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Sheridan K. Haack, Brian P. Neff, Donald O. Rosenberry, Jacqueline F. Savino, Scott C. Lundstrom
Comparison of wetlands in different hydrogeological settings under conditions of extreme climate variability
Wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area in North Dakota, USA, are underlain by poorly permeable till and have little groundwater input. Lakes and wetlands in the Shingobee River headwaters in Minnesota are underlain by permeable sand and have substantial groundwater input. Hydrological, chemical, and biological characteristics of these ecosystems have been monitored since 1977. Both sites experienced
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T. Winter, D. Rosenberry, E. Kelly, J. LaBaugh
Use of submersible pressure transducers in water-resources investigations
Submersible pressure transducers, developed in the early 1960s, have made the collection of water-level and pressure data much more convenient than former methods. Submersible pressure transducers, when combined with electronic data recorders have made it possible to collect continuous or nearly continuous water-level or pressure data from wells, piezometers, soil-moisture tensiometers, and surfac
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Lawrence A. Freeman, Michael C. Carpenter, Donald O. Rosenberry, Joseph P. Rousseau, Randy Unger, John S. McLean
Estimates of fetch-induced errors in Bowen-ratio energy-budget measurements of evapotranspiration from a prairie wetland, Cottonwood Lake Area, North Dakota, USA
Micrometeorological measurements of evapotranspiration (ET) often are affected to some degree by errors arising from limited fetch. A recently developed model was used to estimate fetch-induced errors in Bowen-ratio energy-budget measurements of ET made at a small wetland with fetch-to-height ratios ranging from 34 to 49. Estimated errors were small, averaging −1.90%±0.59%. The small errors are at
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David L. Stannard, Donald O. Rosenberry, Thomas C. Winter, Renee S. Parkhurst
The wetland continuum: A conceptual framework for interpreting biological studies
We describe a conceptual model, the wetland continuum, which allows wetland managers, scientists, and ecologists to consider simultaneously the influence of climate and hydrologic setting on wetland biological communities. Although multidimensional, the wetland continuum is most easily represented as a two-dimensional gradient, with ground water and atmospheric water constituting the horizontal an
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N.H. Euliss, J. W. LaBaugh, L.H. Fredrickson, D.M. Mushet, Murray K. Laubhan, G.A. Swanson, T. C. Winter, D. O. Rosenberry, R.D. Nelson
Comparison of 13 equations for determining evapotranspiration from a prairie wetland, Cottonwood Lake Area, North Dakota, USA
Evapotranspiration determined using the energy-budget method at a semi-permanent prairie-pothole wetland in east-central North Dakota, USA was compared with 12 other commonly used methods. The Priestley-Taylor and deBruin-Keijman methods compared best with the energy-budget values; mean differences were less than 0.1 mm d−1, and standard deviations were less than 0.3 mm d−1. Both methods require m
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Donald O. Rosenberry, David L. Stannard, Thomas C. Winter, Margo L. Martinez
Surface deformations as indicators of deep ebullition fluxes in a large northern peatland
Peatlands deform elastically during precipitation cycles by small (±3 cm) oscillations in surface elevation. In contrast, we used a Global Positioning System network to measure larger oscillations that exceeded 20 cm over periods of 4-12 hours during two seasonal droughts at a bog and fen site in northern Minnesota. The second summer drought also triggered 19 depressuring cycles in an overpressure
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P.H. Glaser, J. P. Chanton, P. Morin, D. O. Rosenberry, D. I. Siegel, O. Ruud, L.I. Chasar, A.S. Reeve
Use of an electromagnetic seepage meter to investigate temporal variability in lake seepage
A commercially available electromagnetic flowmeter is attached to a seepage cylinder to create an electromagnetic seepage meter (ESM) for automating measurement of fluxes across the sediment/water interface between ground water and surface water. The ESM is evaluated through its application at two lakes in New England, one where water seeps into the lake and one where water seeps out of the lake.
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D. O. Rosenberry, R. H. Morin
Multiple causes for the malformed frog phenomenon
Progress has been made in understanding the malformed frog problem, yet we still cannot identify with assurance specific causes of malformations at particular locations. To address this problem we assembled a team of specialists and present here results on geographic distribution, water quality, parasite infection, and morphological patterns from Minnesota malformed frog sites and reference sites.
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M.J. Lannoo, D.R. Sutherland, P. Jones, Donald O. Rosenberry, Robert W. Klaver, D.M. Hoppe, P.T.J. Johnson, K.B. Lunde, C. Facemire, J.M. Kapfer
Hydrological, chemical, and biological characteristics of a prairie pothole wetland complex under highly variable climate conditions: The Cottonwood Lake area, east-central North Dakota
Geologic deposits in the Cottonwood Lake area consist largely of silty, clayey glacial till that contains numerous fractures and small, randomly distributed sand and gravel deposits. The sand deposits can have a substantial effect on groundwater flow between wetlands in the area and can cause some to drain while others have relatively stable inflow. Direct precipitation and runoff from snowmelt ar
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Thomas C. Winter, Donald O. Rosenberry, James W. LaBaugh, George A. Swanson, Ned H. Jr. Euliss, Bruce A. Hanson, David M. Mushet, Karen A. Poiani, W. Carter Johnson
Use of hydraulic head to estimate volumetric gas content and ebullition flux in northern peatlands
Hydraulic head was overpressured at middepth in a 4.2‐m thick raised bog in the Glacial Lake Agassiz peatlands of northern Minnesota, and fluctuated in response to atmospheric pressure. Barometric efficiency (BE), determined by calculating ratios of change in hydraulic head to change in atmospheric pressure, ranged from 0.05 to 0.15 during July through November of both 1997 and 1998. The overpress
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Donald O. Rosenberry, Paul H. Glaser, Donald I. Siegel, Edwin P. Weeks
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 132
Integrating seepage heterogeneity with the use of ganged seepage meters
The usefulness of standard half-barrel seepage meters for measurement of fluxes between groundwater, and surface water is limited by the small bed area that each measurement represents and the relatively large associated labor costs. Standard half-barrel cylinders were ganged together to allow one measurement of the summed seepage through all of the meters, reducing labor cost and increasing the r
Authors
D. O. Rosenberry
An evaluation of effects of groundwater exchange on nearshore habitats and water quality of western Lake Erie
Historically, the high potentiometric surface of groundwater in the Silurian/Devonian carbonate aquifer in Monroe County, MI resulted in discharge of highly mineralized, SO4-rich groundwater to the Lake Erie shoreline near both Erie State Game Area (ESGA) and Pointe Mouillee State Game Area (PMSGA). Recently, regional groundwater levels near PMSGA have been drawn down as much as 45 m below lake le
Authors
Sheridan K. Haack, Brian P. Neff, Donald O. Rosenberry, Jacqueline F. Savino, Scott C. Lundstrom
Comparison of wetlands in different hydrogeological settings under conditions of extreme climate variability
Wetlands in the Cottonwood Lake area in North Dakota, USA, are underlain by poorly permeable till and have little groundwater input. Lakes and wetlands in the Shingobee River headwaters in Minnesota are underlain by permeable sand and have substantial groundwater input. Hydrological, chemical, and biological characteristics of these ecosystems have been monitored since 1977. Both sites experienced
Authors
T. Winter, D. Rosenberry, E. Kelly, J. LaBaugh
Use of submersible pressure transducers in water-resources investigations
Submersible pressure transducers, developed in the early 1960s, have made the collection of water-level and pressure data much more convenient than former methods. Submersible pressure transducers, when combined with electronic data recorders have made it possible to collect continuous or nearly continuous water-level or pressure data from wells, piezometers, soil-moisture tensiometers, and surfac
Authors
Lawrence A. Freeman, Michael C. Carpenter, Donald O. Rosenberry, Joseph P. Rousseau, Randy Unger, John S. McLean
Estimates of fetch-induced errors in Bowen-ratio energy-budget measurements of evapotranspiration from a prairie wetland, Cottonwood Lake Area, North Dakota, USA
Micrometeorological measurements of evapotranspiration (ET) often are affected to some degree by errors arising from limited fetch. A recently developed model was used to estimate fetch-induced errors in Bowen-ratio energy-budget measurements of ET made at a small wetland with fetch-to-height ratios ranging from 34 to 49. Estimated errors were small, averaging −1.90%±0.59%. The small errors are at
Authors
David L. Stannard, Donald O. Rosenberry, Thomas C. Winter, Renee S. Parkhurst
The wetland continuum: A conceptual framework for interpreting biological studies
We describe a conceptual model, the wetland continuum, which allows wetland managers, scientists, and ecologists to consider simultaneously the influence of climate and hydrologic setting on wetland biological communities. Although multidimensional, the wetland continuum is most easily represented as a two-dimensional gradient, with ground water and atmospheric water constituting the horizontal an
Authors
N.H. Euliss, J. W. LaBaugh, L.H. Fredrickson, D.M. Mushet, Murray K. Laubhan, G.A. Swanson, T. C. Winter, D. O. Rosenberry, R.D. Nelson
Comparison of 13 equations for determining evapotranspiration from a prairie wetland, Cottonwood Lake Area, North Dakota, USA
Evapotranspiration determined using the energy-budget method at a semi-permanent prairie-pothole wetland in east-central North Dakota, USA was compared with 12 other commonly used methods. The Priestley-Taylor and deBruin-Keijman methods compared best with the energy-budget values; mean differences were less than 0.1 mm d−1, and standard deviations were less than 0.3 mm d−1. Both methods require m
Authors
Donald O. Rosenberry, David L. Stannard, Thomas C. Winter, Margo L. Martinez
Surface deformations as indicators of deep ebullition fluxes in a large northern peatland
Peatlands deform elastically during precipitation cycles by small (±3 cm) oscillations in surface elevation. In contrast, we used a Global Positioning System network to measure larger oscillations that exceeded 20 cm over periods of 4-12 hours during two seasonal droughts at a bog and fen site in northern Minnesota. The second summer drought also triggered 19 depressuring cycles in an overpressure
Authors
P.H. Glaser, J. P. Chanton, P. Morin, D. O. Rosenberry, D. I. Siegel, O. Ruud, L.I. Chasar, A.S. Reeve
Use of an electromagnetic seepage meter to investigate temporal variability in lake seepage
A commercially available electromagnetic flowmeter is attached to a seepage cylinder to create an electromagnetic seepage meter (ESM) for automating measurement of fluxes across the sediment/water interface between ground water and surface water. The ESM is evaluated through its application at two lakes in New England, one where water seeps into the lake and one where water seeps out of the lake.
Authors
D. O. Rosenberry, R. H. Morin
Multiple causes for the malformed frog phenomenon
Progress has been made in understanding the malformed frog problem, yet we still cannot identify with assurance specific causes of malformations at particular locations. To address this problem we assembled a team of specialists and present here results on geographic distribution, water quality, parasite infection, and morphological patterns from Minnesota malformed frog sites and reference sites.
Authors
M.J. Lannoo, D.R. Sutherland, P. Jones, Donald O. Rosenberry, Robert W. Klaver, D.M. Hoppe, P.T.J. Johnson, K.B. Lunde, C. Facemire, J.M. Kapfer
Hydrological, chemical, and biological characteristics of a prairie pothole wetland complex under highly variable climate conditions: The Cottonwood Lake area, east-central North Dakota
Geologic deposits in the Cottonwood Lake area consist largely of silty, clayey glacial till that contains numerous fractures and small, randomly distributed sand and gravel deposits. The sand deposits can have a substantial effect on groundwater flow between wetlands in the area and can cause some to drain while others have relatively stable inflow. Direct precipitation and runoff from snowmelt ar
Authors
Thomas C. Winter, Donald O. Rosenberry, James W. LaBaugh, George A. Swanson, Ned H. Jr. Euliss, Bruce A. Hanson, David M. Mushet, Karen A. Poiani, W. Carter Johnson
Use of hydraulic head to estimate volumetric gas content and ebullition flux in northern peatlands
Hydraulic head was overpressured at middepth in a 4.2‐m thick raised bog in the Glacial Lake Agassiz peatlands of northern Minnesota, and fluctuated in response to atmospheric pressure. Barometric efficiency (BE), determined by calculating ratios of change in hydraulic head to change in atmospheric pressure, ranged from 0.05 to 0.15 during July through November of both 1997 and 1998. The overpress
Authors
Donald O. Rosenberry, Paul H. Glaser, Donald I. Siegel, Edwin P. Weeks