Jeremy White
Dr. Jeremy White is a Supervisory Hydrologic Technician at the Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center.
He completed his B.S. in computer science at West Texas A&M, and M.S. and Ph.D. in geology at the University of South Florida. Dr. White has extensive experience with parameter estimation and uncertainty quantification in environmental and geophysical models, as well as simulation of surface water and groundwater interactions and density-dependent groundwater flow. Dr. White also has experience using high-performance computing systems to solve massively and embarrassingly parallel problems.
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A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support
Use of physically-motivated numerical models like groundwater flow-and-transport models for probabilistic impact assessments and optimization under uncertainty (OUU) typically incurs such a computational burdensome that these tools cannot be used during decision making. The computational challenges associated with these models can be addressed through emulation. In the land-use/water...
Authors
Jeremy T. White, Matthew J. Knowling, Michael N. Fienen, Daniel T. Feinstein, Garry W. McDonald, Catherine R. Moore
Revisiting “An Exercise in Groundwater Model Calibration and Prediction” after 30 years: Insights and New Directions Revisiting “An Exercise in Groundwater Model Calibration and Prediction” after 30 years: Insights and New Directions
In 1988, an important publication moved model calibration and forecasting beyond case studies and theoretical analysis. It reported on a somewhat idyllic graduate student modeling exercise where many of the system properties were known; the primary forecasts of interest were heads in pumping wells after a river was modified. The model was calibrated using manual trial‐and‐error...
Authors
Randall J. Hunt, Michael N. Fienen, Jeremy T. White
Adjudicating groundwater: A judge’s guide to understanding groundwater and modeling Adjudicating groundwater: A judge’s guide to understanding groundwater and modeling
Dividing the Waters offers this groundwater science bench book that cannot be matched by any other scientific or judicial publication. Adjudicating Groundwater combines the expertise and experience of academic scientists (UC Davis/Stanford), federal scientists (U.S. Geological Survey), and judicial officers to create a resource that can fulfill the needs of judges tackling the most...
Authors
Thomas Harter, Tara Moran, Eric Wildman
A tool for efficient, model-independent management optimization under uncertainty A tool for efficient, model-independent management optimization under uncertainty
To fill a need for risk-based environmental management optimization, we have developed PESTPP-OPT, a model-independent tool for resource management optimization under uncertainty. PESTPP-OPT solves a sequential linear programming (SLP) problem and also implements (optional) efficient, “on-the-fly” (without user intervention) first-order, second-moment (FOSM) uncertainty techniques to...
Authors
Jeremy T. White, Michael N. Fienen, Paul M. Barlow, Dave E. Welter
Sea turtles, light pollution, and citizen science: A preliminary report Sea turtles, light pollution, and citizen science: A preliminary report
Sea turtles are an important ecological resource for Gulf Islands National Seashore’s (Gulf Islands) waters and shorelines. Regionally, sea turtles face anthropogenic threats from situations such as entanglement in fishing gear and ingestion of marine debris, as well as possible changes in sex ratios due to increasing temperatures related to human-induced global warming. Locally, light...
Authors
Heather Afford, Susan Teel, Mark Nicholas, Thomas R. Stanley, Jeremy White
Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016 Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016
Heavy rainfall occurred across central and southern West Virginia in June 2016 as a result of repeated rounds of torrential thunderstorms. The storms caused major flooding and flash flooding in central and southern West Virginia with Kanawha, Fayette, Nicholas, and Greenbrier Counties among the hardest hit. Over the duration of the storms, from 8 to 9.37 inches of rain was reported in...
Authors
Samuel H. Austin, Kara M. Watson, R. Russell Lotspeich, Stephen J. Cauller, Jeremy S. White, Shaun Wicklein
Non-USGS Publications**
White, J.T., Fienen, M.N, and Doherty,J.E. 2016. A python framework for environmental model uncertainty analysis, Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 85, Pages 217-228, ISSN 1364-8152
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 50
A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support A non-intrusive approach for efficient stochastic emulation and optimization of model-based nitrate-loading management decision support
Use of physically-motivated numerical models like groundwater flow-and-transport models for probabilistic impact assessments and optimization under uncertainty (OUU) typically incurs such a computational burdensome that these tools cannot be used during decision making. The computational challenges associated with these models can be addressed through emulation. In the land-use/water...
Authors
Jeremy T. White, Matthew J. Knowling, Michael N. Fienen, Daniel T. Feinstein, Garry W. McDonald, Catherine R. Moore
Revisiting “An Exercise in Groundwater Model Calibration and Prediction” after 30 years: Insights and New Directions Revisiting “An Exercise in Groundwater Model Calibration and Prediction” after 30 years: Insights and New Directions
In 1988, an important publication moved model calibration and forecasting beyond case studies and theoretical analysis. It reported on a somewhat idyllic graduate student modeling exercise where many of the system properties were known; the primary forecasts of interest were heads in pumping wells after a river was modified. The model was calibrated using manual trial‐and‐error...
Authors
Randall J. Hunt, Michael N. Fienen, Jeremy T. White
Adjudicating groundwater: A judge’s guide to understanding groundwater and modeling Adjudicating groundwater: A judge’s guide to understanding groundwater and modeling
Dividing the Waters offers this groundwater science bench book that cannot be matched by any other scientific or judicial publication. Adjudicating Groundwater combines the expertise and experience of academic scientists (UC Davis/Stanford), federal scientists (U.S. Geological Survey), and judicial officers to create a resource that can fulfill the needs of judges tackling the most...
Authors
Thomas Harter, Tara Moran, Eric Wildman
A tool for efficient, model-independent management optimization under uncertainty A tool for efficient, model-independent management optimization under uncertainty
To fill a need for risk-based environmental management optimization, we have developed PESTPP-OPT, a model-independent tool for resource management optimization under uncertainty. PESTPP-OPT solves a sequential linear programming (SLP) problem and also implements (optional) efficient, “on-the-fly” (without user intervention) first-order, second-moment (FOSM) uncertainty techniques to...
Authors
Jeremy T. White, Michael N. Fienen, Paul M. Barlow, Dave E. Welter
Sea turtles, light pollution, and citizen science: A preliminary report Sea turtles, light pollution, and citizen science: A preliminary report
Sea turtles are an important ecological resource for Gulf Islands National Seashore’s (Gulf Islands) waters and shorelines. Regionally, sea turtles face anthropogenic threats from situations such as entanglement in fishing gear and ingestion of marine debris, as well as possible changes in sex ratios due to increasing temperatures related to human-induced global warming. Locally, light...
Authors
Heather Afford, Susan Teel, Mark Nicholas, Thomas R. Stanley, Jeremy White
Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016 Characteristics of peak streamflows and extent of inundation in areas of West Virginia and southwestern Virginia affected by flooding, June 2016
Heavy rainfall occurred across central and southern West Virginia in June 2016 as a result of repeated rounds of torrential thunderstorms. The storms caused major flooding and flash flooding in central and southern West Virginia with Kanawha, Fayette, Nicholas, and Greenbrier Counties among the hardest hit. Over the duration of the storms, from 8 to 9.37 inches of rain was reported in...
Authors
Samuel H. Austin, Kara M. Watson, R. Russell Lotspeich, Stephen J. Cauller, Jeremy S. White, Shaun Wicklein
Non-USGS Publications**
White, J.T., Fienen, M.N, and Doherty,J.E. 2016. A python framework for environmental model uncertainty analysis, Environmental Modelling & Software, Volume 85, Pages 217-228, ISSN 1364-8152
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.