Garrett Akie
Garrett is a Hydrologist with the USGS Colorado Water Science Center (COWSC), in Lakewood, CO.
I started with the USGS in 2019 as a Hydrologic Technician. My interests are snow hydrology and surface water quality. My current research focuses on the effects of wildfire on water quality in streams. I also use high-performance computing and physically based modeling to support studies of snow processes and snow water resource availability. Prior to attending graduate school, I developed wastewater desalination technologies and hold a patent for an osmotic separation system and method.
Science and Products
Rocky Mountain Regional Snowpack Chemistry Monitoring Study
Snowpacks collect atmospheric deposition throughout the snowfall season and offer a unique opportunity to obtain a composite sample of the chemistry of most of the annual precipitation at high elevations [> 1,800 meters]. The purpose of the snowpack network is to determine annual concentrations and depositional amounts of selected nutrients and other constituents in snow resulting from atmospheric...
Science and Products
Rocky Mountain Regional Snowpack Chemistry Monitoring Study
Snowpacks collect atmospheric deposition throughout the snowfall season and offer a unique opportunity to obtain a composite sample of the chemistry of most of the annual precipitation at high elevations [> 1,800 meters]. The purpose of the snowpack network is to determine annual concentrations and depositional amounts of selected nutrients and other constituents in snow resulting from atmospheric...