Emily Richardson
Emily Richardson is a Physical Scientist in the California Water Science Center’s Biogeochemistry Group.
Emily researches water quality and phytoplankton in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay. Her research interests span many additional areas including the intersections of social and environmental sciences, spatial statistics, working with complex instrumentation, and more.
Professional Experience
2020-Present Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey, Sacramento, CA
2019-2020 GIS and Data Management Technician AmeriCorps Member, National Parks Service, Gatlinburg, TN
2017-2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Phytoplankton Research Lab, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
2016 Adirondack Corps Trail Maintenance Worker, Student Conservation Association, Long Lake, NY
2016 Academic Program Mentor and Tutor, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
2015 Wildlife Library Database Technician, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX
Education and Certifications
M.S., Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
B.S., Environmental Science, Minor in Biology, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Science and Products
In situ chlorophyll fluorometer validation and comparison study
Biogeochemistry Group
KdPAR and surface water-quality data collected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in 2013 and 2014
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton and related water-quality constituents in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at the landscape scale: 2020-2021 High-resolution mapping surveys
Phytoplankton Species Composition and Abundance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta: Microscopic Enumeration of USGS Samples, beginning in 2016 (ver. 1.1, December 2023)
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water quality constituents in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to the 2015 installation of the False River Emergency Drought Barrier: 2015 and 2016 high-resolution m
Spatial assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in Suisun Marsh with the salinity control gate reoperation experiment; a Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy experiment 2018
Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in the North Delta during Yolo Bypass flooding events in March 2017
Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents at the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Confluence during a phytoplankton bloom in July 2017
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in the California Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta at the landscape scale—2018 high resolution mapping surveys
Evaluation and refinement of chlorophyll-a algorithms for high-biomass blooms in San Francisco Bay (USA)
A simple approach to modeling light attenuation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta using commonly available data
A novel boat-based field application of a high-frequency conductometric ammonium analyzer to characterize spatial variation in aquatic ecosystems
Bay- Delta Water Quality, Nutrient and Phytoplankton Mapping | US Geological Survey
Data visualization tool created for California's Bay-Delta Regional Monitoring Program. This web applicaton visualizes nutrients and phytoplankton spatially and temporally.
Science and Products
In situ chlorophyll fluorometer validation and comparison study
Biogeochemistry Group
KdPAR and surface water-quality data collected in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in 2013 and 2014
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton and related water-quality constituents in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at the landscape scale: 2020-2021 High-resolution mapping surveys
Phytoplankton Species Composition and Abundance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta: Microscopic Enumeration of USGS Samples, beginning in 2016 (ver. 1.1, December 2023)
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water quality constituents in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta related to the 2015 installation of the False River Emergency Drought Barrier: 2015 and 2016 high-resolution m
Spatial assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in Suisun Marsh with the salinity control gate reoperation experiment; a Delta Smelt Resiliency Strategy experiment 2018
Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents in the North Delta during Yolo Bypass flooding events in March 2017
Assessment of nutrients and water-quality constituents at the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Confluence during a phytoplankton bloom in July 2017
Assessing spatial variability of nutrients, phytoplankton, and related water-quality constituents in the California Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta at the landscape scale—2018 high resolution mapping surveys
Evaluation and refinement of chlorophyll-a algorithms for high-biomass blooms in San Francisco Bay (USA)
A simple approach to modeling light attenuation in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta using commonly available data
A novel boat-based field application of a high-frequency conductometric ammonium analyzer to characterize spatial variation in aquatic ecosystems
Bay- Delta Water Quality, Nutrient and Phytoplankton Mapping | US Geological Survey
Data visualization tool created for California's Bay-Delta Regional Monitoring Program. This web applicaton visualizes nutrients and phytoplankton spatially and temporally.